Mapinduzi Cup

Last updated

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.

Contents

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

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zanzibar</span> Autonomous region of Tanzania

Zanzibar is an insular semi-autonomous region which united with Tanganyika in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania. It is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, 25–50 km (16–31 mi) off the coast of the African mainland, and consists of many small islands and two large ones: Unguja and Pemba Island. The capital is Zanzibar City, located on the island of Unguja. Its historic centre, Stone Town, is a World Heritage Site.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Confederation of African Football</span> Governing body of association football in Africa

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) (in French Confédération Africaine de Football) is the administrative and controlling body for association football, beach soccer, and futsal in Africa. It was established on 8 February 1957 at the Grand Hotel in Khartoum, Sudan by the national football associations of: Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and South Africa. following formal discussions between the aforementioned associations at the FIFA Congress held on 7 June 1956 at Avenida Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Afro-Shirazi Party</span> Political party in Tanzania

The Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP) was a Socialist, African nationalist Zanzibari political party formed between the mostly Shirazi Shiraz Party and the mostly African Afro Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zanzibar national football team</span> Mens national association football team representing Zanzibar

The Zanzibar national football team represents Zanzibar in international football and is controlled by the Zanzibar Football Federation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zanzibar Revolution</span> 1964 overthrow of the Sultan of Zanzibar

The Zanzibar Revolution began on 12 January 1964 and led to the overthrow of the Sultan of Zanzibar and his mainly Arab government by the island's majority Black African population.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Young Africans S.C.</span> Association football club

Young Africans Sports Club is a Tanzanian professional football club based at Jangwani ward of Ilala District in Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania. Founded in 1935, the club plays their home games at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Miburani ward of Temeke District.

The Tanzania FA Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Tanzanian football.

Nadir Haroub Ali is a Tanzanian former footballer who last played for Young Africans FC as a defender. He is one among club's long serving member as he played more than 200 games in his 16-year spell with Young Africans.

Azam Football Club is a professional football club based in Chamazi, Temeke, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, that competes in the Tanzanian Premier League. Nicknamed Wana Lambalamba, Chamazi Millionaires or the Bakers, the club was founded as Mzizima Football Club in 2004, changed its name to Azam Sports Club in 2005, then Azam Football Club in 2006 and moved to its current stadium, Azam Complex Chamazi, in 2010.

The Zanzibari Cup is the top knockout football tournament in Zanzibar.

Jamhuri Sports Club, is a football club based in Pemba Island, Zanzibar.

The 2012 Kagame Interclub Cup was the 37th edition of the Kagame Interclub Cup, which is organised by CECAFA. It began on 14 July and ended on 28 July 2012. Tanzania hosted the tournament for their eleventh time since it officially began in 1974, when they were also hosts. The tournament made Wau Salaam the first South Sudanese club to take part in an international club tournament.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">James Kotei</span> Ghanaian association football player

James Agyekum Kotei is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Mtibwa Sugar in Tanzania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">SportPesa</span> Overview of the SportPesa brand and activities

SportPesa is an online gambling company founded in 2014. It offers online gambling products such as sportsbooks, live betting and online casino. SportPesa has offices in Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Italy, Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the UK.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 SportPesa Super Cup</span> Football tournament season

The SportPesa Super Cup is an association football competition that took place in June 2017 in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.

Jang'ombe Boys F.C. is a Zanzibari football club based in Jang'ombe. It competes in the Zanzibar Premier League.

Razak Abalora is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for the Moldovan National Division team Petrocub Hîncești, on loan from Sheriff Tiraspol as a goalkeeper. He joined the club from Tanzanian side Azam F.C. on a free transfer.

Zanzibari independence is a political ambition of some political parties, advocacy groups, and individuals of Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous region territory within Tanzania, to become an independent sovereign state.

The 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup was the 19th edition of Africa's secondary club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) under the current CAF Confederation Cup title after the merger of CAF Cup and African Cup Winners' Cup.

Michael Sarpong is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sekhukhune United.

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.