Mapinduzi Cup

{{Infobox football tournament

|current=2025 Mapinduzi Cup

|founded=2004

|abolished=

|organiser=Zanzibar Football Federation

|number of teams=4 (2025)

|current champions={{fb|ZAN}}
(1st title)

|most successful team=Azam FC
(5 titles)

|image=

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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.{{Cite web|title=Simba face Tusker in Mapinduzi Cup|url=https://supersport.com/football/tanzania/news/121228/Simba_face_Tusker_in_Mapinduzi_Cup|access-date=2021-08-16|website=supersport.com|language=en}}

The defending champions are the Zanzibar national football team.{{cite web |date=13 January 2025 |title=Zanzibar stop Burkina Faso to win Mapinduzi Cup|url=https://cecafaonline.com/zanzibar-stop-burkina-faso-to-win-mapinduzi-cup-2025/ |publisher=CECAFA}}

History

The first edition of the cup was in 2004.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zanzcuphist.html Zanzibar - List of Cup Winners] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303033401/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesz/zanzcuphist.html|date=March 3, 2014}}, RSSSF.com However, the cup was played between Zanzibari clubs together with clubs from Tanzania mainland until 2024.{{Cite web|title=Mapinduzi Cup 2018 - Results, fixtures, tables and stats - Global Sports Archive|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/mapinduzi-cup-2018/final/17070/|access-date=2021-08-16|website=globalsportsarchive.com}}{{Cite web|title=Mapinduzi Cup: Simba SC and Yanga SC to miss key players in derby final {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-tza/news/mapinduzi-cup-simba-sc-and-yanga-sc-to-miss-key-players-in-derby-/v7ypqdb1mvap1k05g20ykqcm0|access-date=2021-08-16|website=www.goal.com}}{{Cite web|title=Simba SC explain Morrison's absence at Mapinduzi Cup in Arusha {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/simba-sc-explain-morrisons-absence-at-mapinduzi-cup-in/1gqbhklhtjfb91juuzyudclxks|access-date=2021-08-16|website=www.goal.com}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2 January 2025 |title=Mapinduzi Cup Format Overhaul After Burundi's Exit |url=https://azscore.com/news/football/2247769-mapinduzi-cup-format-overhaul-after-burundi-s-exit |access-date=10 January 2025 |website=Azscore}}

Champions

Reference:

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

!Winners

!Results

!Runner-ups

!Ref.

|{{center|2 – 1}}

|{{center|2 – 0}}

| colspan="3" |not held

|Malindi SC

|{{center|2 – 0}}

|Miembeni SC

|{{center|2 – 1}}

|Polisi SC

| colspan="3" |not held

|{{center|1 – 0}}

|{{center|2 – 0}}

|{{center|3 – 1}}

|{{center|2 – 1}}

|Kampala City Council

|{{center|1 – 0}}

|Simba SC

|{{center|0 – 0 (4–3 pen.)}}

|Mtibwa Sugar

|Uganda Revenue Authority

|{{center|3 – 1}}

|{{center|1 – 0}}

|{{center|0 – 0 (4–3 pen.)}}

|Uganda Revenue Authority

|{{center|2– 1}}

|{{center|1–0}}

|{{center|0–0 (4–3 pen.)}}

|{{center|1 – 0}}

|{{center|2 – 1}}

|{{center|1 - 0}}

|{{Cite web |date=2023-01-15 |title=Mlandege rewarded after Mapinduzi Cup triumph |url=https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/sports/mlandege-rewarded-after-mapinduzi-cup-triumph-4087304 |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=The Citizen |language=en}}

|{{fb|ZAN}}

|{{center|2 - 1}}

|{{fb|BUR}}