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.

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

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Reference: [2]

Year Winners Results Runner-ups Ref.
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

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Club Number Years
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

References

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  1. ^ "Simba face Tusker in Mapinduzi Cup". supersport.com. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  2. ^ a b c 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.