Mapinduzi Cup

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The Mapinduzi Cup is a top knockout football tournament in Zanzibar. Mapinduzi means Revolution in swahili, in recognition of the Zanzibar Revolution. The Mapinduzi Cup is a tournament created by the Zanzibar Football Federation to commemorate Zanzibar's Revolution day which is marked annually on 12 January. [1] The first edition of the cup was in 2004. [2] However, the cup is played between Zanzibari clubs together with clubs from Tanzania mainland. [3] [4] [5] Since 2013 clubs from Kenya and Uganda have been invited to take part occasionally.

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Along with the Zanzibari Cup and Nyerere Cup, the three tournaments are the three main knockout tournaments in Zanzibar. The maiden edition was won by Jamhuri F.C. [2]

Champions

Reference: [2]

YearWinnersResultsRunner-upsRef.
2004
 Young Africans SC
2 – 1
 Mtibwa Sugar
2005
 Mafunzo FC
2 – 0
 JKU SC
2006
not held
2007
 Malindi SC
2 – 0
 Miembeni SC
2008
 Miembeni SC
2 – 1
 Polisi SC
2009
not held
2010
 Mtibwa Sugar
1 – 0
 Ocean View FC
2011
 Simba SC
2 – 0
 Young Africans SC
2012
 Azam FC
3 – 1
 Jamhuri
2013
 Azam FC
2 – 1
 Tusker FC
2014
 Kampala City Council
1 – 0
 Simba SC
2015
 Simba SC
0 – 0 (4–3 pen.)
 Mtibwa Sugar
2016
 Uganda Revenue Authority
3 – 1
 Mtibwa Sugar
2017
 Azam FC
1 – 0
 Simba SC
2018
 Azam FC
0 – 0 (4–3 pen.)
 Uganda Revenue Authority
2019
 Azam FC
2– 1
 Simba SC
2020
 Mtibwa Sugar
1–0
 Simba SC
2021
 Young Africans
0–0 (4–3 pen.)
 Simba SC
2022
 Simba SC
1 – 0
 Azam FC
2023
 Mlandege FC
2 – 1
 Singida Big Stars
2024
 Mlandege FC
1 - 0
 Simba SC [6]

Winner by club

ClubNumberYears
Azam FC
5
2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019
Simba SC
3
2011, 2015, 2022
Mtibwa Sugar
2
2010, 2020
Young Africans SC
2
2004, 2021
Mafunzo FC
1
2005
Malindi SC
1
2007
Miembeni SC
1
2008
Kampala City Council
1
2014
Uganda Revenue Authority
1
2016
Mlandege FC
2
2023, 2024

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References

  1. ↑ "Simba face Tusker in Mapinduzi Cup". supersport.com. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  2. 1 2 3 Zanzibar - List of Cup Winners Archived March 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine , RSSSF.com
  3. ↑ "Mapinduzi Cup 2018 - Results, fixtures, tables and stats - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  4. ↑ "Mapinduzi Cup: Simba SC and Yanga SC to miss key players in derby final | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  5. ↑ "Simba SC explain Morrison's absence at Mapinduzi Cup in Arusha | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  6. ↑ "Mlandege rewarded after Mapinduzi Cup triumph". The Citizen. 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2023-01-16.
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