Gambian Cup
{{short description|Association football tournament in the Gambia}}
{{More citations needed|date=February 2007}}
{{ infobox football tournament
| name = Gambian Cup
| logo =
| caption =
| founded = 1965
| region = {{GAM}}
| current champions = Medina United
(1st title)
| most successful club = Wallidan
(24 titles)
| broadcasters =
| motto =
| website =
| current = 2025 Gambian Cup
}}
The Gambian Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Gambian football. The current champion is Real Banjul who won their four title in 2019. The winner competes in the Gambian Super Cup and also qualifies into the CAF Confederation Cup each season, if the national league champion also wins the FA cup then the second placed cup club competes.
Wallidan FC has won the most titles, 24.
Winners
=Before independence=
- 1952: Gambia United 2–1 Augustinians FC
- 1954: Police
- 1955: UAC
- 1956: White Phantoms
- 1957: Rainbow
- 1958: White Phantoms
- 1959: Black Diamonds
- 1960: White Phantoms
- 1961: White Phantoms
- 1962: Augustinians
- 1963: White Phantoms
- 1964: White Phantoms
- 1965: not played
=Since independence=
- 1966: Arrance
- 1967: Arrance
- 1968: Augustinians
- 1969: Real de Banjul 2-1 Young Lions
- 1970: Real de Banjul 2–1 White Phantoms
- 1971: Wallidan (Banjul)
- 1972: Wallidan (Banjul)
- 1973: Wallidan (Banjul)
- 1974: Wallidan (Banjul)
- 1975: Ports Authority (Banjul) vs Real Banjul{{cite web |url=http://www.realdebanjul.gm/index.php/club-profile/102-club-profile |title=Real de Banjul Football Club - REAL de BANJUL CLUB PROFILE |website=www.realdebanjul.gm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728093638/http://realdebanjul.gm/index.php/club-profile/102-club-profile |archive-date=2013-07-28}}
- 1976: Wallidan (Banjul)
- 1977: Wallidan (Banjul)
- 1978: Wallidan (Banjul)
- 1979: Dingareh
- 1980: Ports Authority vs Real Banjul
- 1981: Wallidan (Banjul)
- 1982: Starlight Banjul
- 1983: Hawks (Banjul)
- 1984: Wallidan (Banjul)
- 1985: Starlight Banjul
- 1986: Wallidan (Banjul)
- 1987: Wallidan (Banjul) 5–1 Hawks
- 1988: Wallidan (Banjul)
- 1989: not played
- 1990: not played
- 1991: not played
- 1992: Wallidan (Banjul) bt Peak Marwich
- 1993: Wallidan (Banjul) 2–1 Real de Banjul
- 1994: Wallidan
- 1995: Mass Sosseh bt Steve Biko
- 1996: Hawks
- 1997: Real de Banjul 1–0 Hawks (Banjul)
- 1998: Wallidan (Banjul) 1–1 1–1 Gambia Ports Authority (Banjul) (aet, 4–3 pen)
- 1999: Wallidan (Banjul) 1–1 Mass Sosseh (aet, 4–3 pen)
- 2000: Steve Biko (Bakau) 1–1 Wallidan (Banjul) (aet, 4–2 pen)
- 2001: Wallidan (Banjul) 3–0 Blackpool (Serrekunda East)
- 2002: Wallidan (Banjul) 1–0 Real de Banjul
- 2003: Wallidan (Banjul) 1–0 Hawks (Banjul)
- 2004: Wallidan (Banjul) 1–1 Armed Forces (Banjul) (aet, 9–8 pen)
- 2005: Bakau United 4–1 Wallidan (Banjul) (aet)
- 2006: Hawks (Banjul) 3–0 Steve Biko FC (Bakau)
- 2007: Ports Authority (Banjul) 1–0 Hawks (Banjul)
- 2008: Wallidan (Banjul) 2–2 Samger (4–2 pen)
- 2009: Young Africans (Banjul) 0–0 GAMTEL (Banjul) (3–1 pen)
- 2010: GAMTEL (Banjul) 3–0 Hawks (Banjul)
- 2011: GAMTEL (Banjul) 2–0 Ports Authority (Banjul)
- 2012: GAMTEL (Banjul) 3–0 Interior FC (Serrekunda)
- 2013: GAMTEL (Banjul) 1–1 Seaview (3–1 pen)
- 2014: Banjul United (Banjul) 1–0 Hawks (Banjul){{Cite web |url=http://observer.gm/africa/gambia/article/history-making-banjul-united-revel-in-fa-cup-success |title=History-making Banjul United revel in FA Cup success |access-date=2014-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006073526/http://observer.gm/africa/gambia/article/history-making-banjul-united-revel-in-fa-cup-success |archive-date=2014-10-06 |url-status=dead }}
- 2015: Wallidan (Banjul) 2–0 GAMTEL
- 2016: Brikama United (Brikama) 1-0 Bombada
- 2017: Hawks (Banjul) 1–1 Real de Banjul (7–6 pen)
- 2018: Armed Forces (Banjul) 4–3 Brikama United
- 2019: Real de Banjul (Banjul) 1–0 Red Hawks
- 2020: Not played due to COVID-19 pandemic
- 2021: Not played due to COVID-19 pandemic
- 2022: Wallidan (Banjul) 0–0 Brikama United (4–2 pen)
- 2023: Not played
- 2024: Medina United 0–0 TMT (3–2 pen)
Performance by club
Only cups after independence are counted.
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Club
! City ! Titles (known) ! Last title | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallidan | Banjul | 24 | 2022 |
| Hawks | Banjul | 4 | 2017 |
| Real de Banjul | Banjul | 4 | 2019 |
| GAMTEL Football Club | Banjul | 4 | 2013 |
| Gambia Ports Authority | Banjul | 3 | 2007 |
| Arrance (now Adonis) | Banjul | 2 | 1967 |
| Starlight Banjul | Banjul | 2 | 1985 |
| Augustinians | Banjul | 1 | 1968 |
| Bakau United | Bakau | 1 | 2005 |
| Banjul United | Banjul | 1 | 2014 |
| Dingareh | Banjul | 1 | 1979 |
| Mass Sosseh | Banjul | 1 | 1995 |
| Steve Biko | Bakau | 1 | 2000 |
| Young Africans | Banjul | 1 | 2009 |
| Brikama United | Brikama | 1 | 2016 |
| Armed Forces | Banjul | 1 | 2018 |
| Medina United | Serekunda | 1 | 2024 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gambcuphist.html RSSSF.com]
{{Football in the Gambia}}
{{National football Cups (CAF region)}}
Category:Football competitions in the Gambia