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.
The defending champions are Young Africans.
History The first edition of the cup was in 2004.Zanzibar - List of Cup Winners , RSSSF.com However, the cup was played between Zanzibari clubs together with clubs from Tanzania mainland until 2024. 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.
The 2025 edition of the tournament became the first to involve national teams instead of clubs.
Champions Reference: YearWinnersResultsRunner-upsRef.Young Africans SCMtibwa SugarMafunzo FCJKU SCMalindi SCMiembeni SCMiembeni SCPolisi SCMtibwa SugarOcean View FCSimba SCYoung Africans SCAzam FCJamhuriAzam FCTusker FCKampala City CouncilSimba SCSimba SCMtibwa SugarUganda Revenue AuthorityMtibwa SugarAzam FCSimba SCAzam FCUganda Revenue AuthorityAzam FCSimba SCMtibwa SugarSimba SCYoung AfricansSimba SCSimba SCAzam FCMlandege FCSingida Big StarsMlandege FCSimba SC
Winner by team Club Number YearsAzam FC2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019Simba2011, 2015, 2022Young Africans2004, 2021, 2026Mtibwa Sugar2010, 2020Mlandege FC2023, 2024Mafunzo FC2005Malindi SC2007Miembeni SC2008Kampala City Council2014Uganda Revenue Authority20162025
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