Malawi - List of Cup Winners



Name changes:

    Bata Bullets now called (Nyasa) Big Bullets;
    Yamaha/Limbe Leaf/Be Forward Wanderers now called Mighty (Mukuru) Wanderers;
    Hardware Stars now called Michiru Castles;
    Berec Power (Pack) founded as Chipuku Arrows and later called MDC United.

FAM Cup

2005    MTL Wanderers               1-1 ADMARC Tigers             [aet, 5-4 (5-3?) pen]
2006      not held
2007    Silver Strikers             1-0 Escom United
2008    Moyale Barracks             1-1 Bullets                   [aet, 5-4 pen]
2009    Tigers                      0-0 CIVO United               [aet, 7-6 pen]
2010/11 Moyale Barracks             0-0 CIVO United               [aet, 5-3 pen]
2011    Blue Eagles                 2-1 Moyale Barracks
2012    Mighty Wanderers            2-0 Silver Strikers   
2013    Mighty Wanderers            1-0 Silver Strikers   
2014    Silver Strikers             1-0 Tigers
2015    CIVO United                 1-0 Mighty Wanderers    
2016-20   not held
2021    Silver Strikers             2-0 Ekwendeni Hammers
2022    Big Bullets                 3-1 Big Bullets Reserves
2023    Big Bullets                 3-0 MAFCO

NB: 2005 edition was the first (sponsored by Stanbic; 2007-2014 sponsored by
    Standard Bank, new name for Stanbic; 2021 sponsored by FDH Bank)

Castle Cup

NB: first held in 1967/68; known as Press Cup 1976-92 and since 1994
1967/68 Chichiri Athletics          3-2 Blantyre SC                      [May  4]
1968/69 Malawi Univ. (Blantyre)     2-0 Yamaha Wanderers                 [Jul 12]
1969    Bata Bullets (Blantyre)
1970    Bata Bullets 
1972    Yamaha Wanderers            1-0 Michiru Blue Cross
1973    Bata Bullets
1974    Yamaha Wanderers            2-0 Michiru Blue Cross
1975    Bata Bullets
1976-92   see Press Cup
1993    Bata Bullets
1994-00   see Press Cup
NB: a new competition called Castle Challenge Cup was inaugurated in 2023
2023    Big Bullets                 1-1 Silver Strikers           [4-2 pen]  

Chibuku Cup

1969    Yamaha Wanderers            3-2 Bata Bullets              [aet]  [May 24]
1970    Bata Bullets (Blantyre)     1-0 Yamaha Wanderers
1971    Bata Bullets
1972    Bata Bullets                2-1 Yamaha Wanderers          [aet]
1973    Yamaha Wanderers            5-4 Michiru Blue Cross        [aet]
1974    Bata Bullets
1975    Bata Bullets 
1976    Yamaha Wanderers            4-0 Hardware Stars
1977    Bata Bullets
1978    Bata Bullets
1979    Limbe Leaf Wanderers        1-0 Bata Bullets
1980    Berec Power Pack (Lilongwe) [now MDC United]
1981    Civo United (Lilongwe)
1982    Civo United
1983    Sucoma (Chikwawa)           2-0 Limbe Leaf Wanderers
1984    Red Lions (Zomba)
1985    Admarc Tigers (Blantyre)
1986    Bata Bullets
1987    Silver Strikers (Lilongwe) [*1]
1988    Bata Bullets
1989    MDC United
1990    Sucoma
1991    Bata Bullets                2-2 Limbe Leaf Wanderers      [aet?, 4-3 pen] 
1992    Silver Strikers
1993    MDC United
1994    Limbe Leaf Wanderers
1995    Blue Eagles                 2-0 Bata Bullets 
1996    Limbe Leaf Wanderers
1997    Limbe Leaf Wanderers
1998    Bata Bullets
1999    Moyale Barracks             2-1 Super ESCOM (Blantyre)
2000      apparently not held
2001    MDC United (Lilongwe)       5-2 Total Big Bullets (Blantyre) 

[*1] final opponents are not known but must have been either Bata Bullets or
     Red Lions who were to meet at the semifinal stage

Governors Trophy/Kamuzu Cup

NB: this cup started as a trophy from the then governor of Nyasaland, Sir Robert
    Armitage, in 1957 to the Nyasaland African Football Association (NAFA) and
    probably was named after him.  In 1964 the throphy was called Kamuzu Cup in
    honour of 'Founder of the Nation' Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda.
    It was first played as an interprovincial (sind 1963 interregional) tournament 
    amongst the Southern, Central and Northern Provinces (c.q. Regions) in a
    round robin (mini-league) system.  In 1957 it was held in Lilongwe and in 1958
    in Mzuzu, both times in the Christmas period.  In 1962, the cup (knock-out)
    system was introduced and the Southern Province (later Region) was allowed to
    enter two sides, a southern and a northern section (also called A and B).
    Since 1974 the cup is played by club teams.

Year    Winners                         Runners-up
1957    Southern Province               Central Province   
1958    Northern Province        
1959-61   not played
1962    Southern Province A         3-2 Central Province
1963    Northern Region             2-1 Southern Region North
1964    Southern Region South       3-1 Southern Region North
1965    Central Region
1966    Central Region              2-1 Southern Region North
1967    Central Region              2-1 Southern Region B
1968    Northern Region             3-0 Southern Region South 
1969-73   not known
1974    Bata Bullets (Blantyre)     4-2 Karu United 
1975    Bata Bullets                3-2 Michiru Castles
1976    Yamaha Wanderers            4-0 Hardware Stars 
1977    Sucoma (Chikwawa)           1-0 Police
1978    Hardware Stars (Blantyre)   4-0 Rico Strikers
1979    Bata Bullets                4-0 MDC United
1980    Bata Bullets                1-0 Hardware Stars
1981    Bata Bullets                1-0 Civo United
1982    Limbe Leaf Wanderers        2-0 Sucoma
1983    Bata Bullets                2-0 Sucoma 
1984    Berec Power Pack            3-0 Civo United               [aet]
1985    Limbe Leaf Wanderers    1-1 2-0 Silver Strikers
1986    Bata Bullets                2-0 Red Lions (Zomba) 
1987    Silver Strikers (Lilongwe)  2-1 MDC United 
1988    Admarc Tigers (Blantyre)    3-2 Silver Strikers
1989    MITCO (Lilongwe)        1-1 2-1 Bata Bullets
1990    Admarc Tigers               1-0 Silver Strikers (Lilongwe)
1991    Silver Strikers             1-0 Civo United
1992    Bata Bullets                2-0 Limbe Leaf Wanderers    
1993    Sucoma                      3-1 Bata Bullets
1994    Silver Strikers 
1995    Silver Strikers 
1996    Uniprint Stars              2-1 Limbe Leaf Wanderers
1997    Telecom Wanderers           2-1 ACT Stars
1998      apparently not held
1999      final not played (MDC United (Lilongwe) vs  Super ESCOM (Blantyre))

NB: Michiru Castles were temporarily known as Hardware Stars and Uniprint Stars;
    MDC United were earlier known as Berec Power Pack

NB: resurrected as district tournament in 2005/06

2006    Kasungu Police              2-0 Santhe


Press Cup

NB: known as Castle Cup until 1976 and in 1993
1977    Hardware Stars (Blantyre)   7-0 Yamaha Wanderers
1978    Bata Bullets (Blantyre)
1979    Bata Bullets                2-0 Limbe Leaf Wanderers
1980    Bata Bullets
1981    Bata Bullets
1982    Sucoma (Chikwawa)
1983    Civo United (Lilongwe)
1984    Berec Power Pack            bt  Silver Strikers  
1985    Bata Bullets
1986    Civo United (Lilongwe)    
1987    MDC United (Lilongwe)
1988    Silver Strikers             2-2 Limbe Leaf Wanderers      [4-2 pen]
1989    MDC United (Lilongwe)       bt  University FC
1990    Limbe Leaf Wanderers        3-1 Blue Eagles   
1991    Silver Strikers
1992    Silver Strikers
1993    Bata Bullets 
1994    MDC United                  2-1 ADMARC Tigers
1995      apparently not held
1996    Bata Bullets                3-1 Bata Bullets Juniors 
1997    Silver Strikers             bt  Telecom Wanderers
1998    Silver Strikers             2-0 Super ESCOM (Blantyre)  
1999    Bata Bullets               [*]
2000    MDC United                  2-1 Bata Bullets
discontinued after 2000

NB: MDC United were earlier known as Berec Power Pack

[*] a report in 2002 by the Malawi Standard claimed MDC United won the Press 
    Cup in 1987 and 1989 but not in 1986 and that MDC United also won the Press 
    Cup in 1999 (and 2000).

Other Cup Tournaments

Oury Cup
NB: played between 1937 and 1964 between a Nyasa FA National Select and
    SLB (Sport Lisboa e Beira) from Portuguese East Africa (Mozambique)
Year  Date     Venue   
1937 Nov 20    Limbe         NFA        0-1        SLB
1938 Apr 16    Beira         SLB        0-1        NFA
1939 Apr  8    Blantyre      NFA        0-6        SLB
1940 Mar 23    Beira         SLB        2-3        NFA
1940 Mar 24    Beira         SLB        3-1        NFA
1941 or 1944     draw in either Blantyre or Limbe
1945 Mar 31    Beira         SLB        4-1        NFA
1946 Apr 20    Blantyre      NFA        2-3        SLB
1947 Apr  5    Beira         SLB       10-0        NFA
1948 Mar 28    Blantyre      NFA        1-2        SLB
1949 Apr 16    Beira         SLB        3-3        NFA
1950 Apr  8    Limbe         NFA        5-4        SLB
1951 Mar 24    Beira         SLB        1-2        NFA
1952 Apr 12    Limbe         NFA        1-2        SLB
1953 Apr  4    Beira         SLB        0-1        NFA
1954 Apr 17    Limbe         NFA        5-2        SLB
1955 Apr  9    Beira         SLB       10-0        NFA
1956 Mar 31    Blantyre      NFA        5-0        SLB
1957 Apr 21    Beira         SLB        1-4        NFA
1958 Apr  5    Limbe         NFA        3-2        SLB
1959 Mar 29    Beira         SLB        2-0        NFA
1960 Apr 16    Blantyre      NFA        0-2        SLB
1961 Apr  2    Beira         SLB        1-4        NFA
1962 Apr 21    Blantyre      NFA        2-1        SLB
1963 Apr 13    Beira         SLB        2-1        NFA
1964 Mar 27    Limbe         NFA        1-2        SLB

Abraham Shield [SHAFL]
1946    Abrahams (Blantyre)          -  Ntenjela                 [Aug 22]
1947    Kapeni (Limbe)               -  Black Bombers            [Nov  8]
1950      not known (final played Jul 22)
1953    African Urban (Limbe)        -  Abrahams (Blantyre)      [Jan 10]
1955    Ndirande Lions                      

United Tobacco Company Cup [SHAFL]
NB: between champions Zomba and Blantyre
1946    Zomba Athletics             2-1 Abrahams (Blantyre)      [Nov  4]
1947    N.N. [Zomba champions: African Athletics]                [Nov 15]
UTC Cup
1953    Zomba League                5-0 Blantyre League          [May 16]
1955    SHFL XI                      -  Zomba League             [Apr 30]
1956    Zomba League                 -  Cholo League

Likuni Cup
NB: Lilongwe Football League Cup
1952    Black Bombers               2-0 Mbabzi                   [Sep 29]

Kings Cup
1953    Kapeni (Limbe)               -  Abrahams (Blantyre)      [Jan 17]
1954    Kapeni (Limbe)
1955      not known (Ntirande Lions and Ntondwe played semifinal Feb 6) 

Trataris Cup
NB: held on eight occasions between Nyasaland and Alexandra Club of Salisbury
    (now Harare, Zimbabwe)
1954    Nyasaland                   1-4 Alexandra Club           [Oct  2, Blantyre]
1955    Nyasaland                   3-2 Alexandra Club           [Mar 19, Limbe]
1956    Alexandra Club              2-0 Nyasaland                [Mar 24, Salisbury]
1957    Nyasaland                   4-1 Alexandra Club           [Mar 30, Blantyre]
1958    Alexandra Club              0-2 Nyasaland                [Mar 29, Salisbury]
1959    Nyasaland                   2-5 Alexandra Club           [Oct 10, Blantyre]  
1960    Alexandra Club              3-1 Nyasaland                [Mar 26, Salisbury]
1961    Nyasaland                   3-1 Alexandra Club           [Mar 25, Blantyre]  

Overall Record:
   Alexandra Club         8  4  0  4  18-16  8
   Nyasaland              8  4  0  4  16-18  8
  
Bruss Cup
NB: held on eight occasions between "B" teams of Nyasaland and Alexandra Club of
    Salisbury
1954    Nyasaland "B"               0-2 Alexandra Club "B"       [Zomba]  
1955    Nyasaland "B"               2-0 Alexandra Club "B"       [Limbe]     
1956    Alexandra Club "B"          1-3 Nyasaland "B"            [Salisbury]
1957    Nyasaland "B"               2-2 Alexandra Club "B"       [Blantyre]
1958    Alexandra Club "B"          5-3 Nyasaland "B"            [Salisbury]
1959    Nyasaland "B"               2-3 Alexandra Club "B"       [Blantyre]
1960    Alexandra Club "B"          1-3 Nyasaland "B"            [Salisbury]
1961    Nyasaland "B"               9-1 Alexandra Club "B"       [Blantyre]

Overall Record:
   Nyasaland "B"          8  4  1  3  24-15  9
   Alexandra Club "B"     8  3  1  4  15-24  7

L. O. Adam Shield
1957    Postals                     2-1 Ntondwe                  [Aug 1]
1961    Red Bombers
1962    Red Bombers

Challenge 555 Cup
1984    Admarc Tigers (Blantyre)
1985    Limbe Leaf Wanderers
1986    Limbe Leaf Wanderers
1987    Red Lions (Zomba)
1988    Silver Strikers (Lilongwe)
1989    MITCO (Lilongwe)
1990    Bata Bullets (Blantyre)
1991    Nico
1992    MDC United
1993    Bata Bullets
1996    Bata Bullets
1997    Limbe Leaf Wanderers
FISD Challenge Cup
2016    Be Forward Wanderers        0-0 Kamuzu Barracks           [4-3 pen]
2017    Kamuzu Barracks             1-0 Moyale Barracks
2018    Be Forward Wanderers        3-2 Silver Strikers
2019    Blue Eagles                 1-1 Kamuzu Barracks           [4-2 pen]

Chombe Tea Cup
1997    Silver Strikers
1998    Bata Bullets
1999    Bata Bullets                3-0 MDC United

Carlsberg Cup
first edition 2000
2000    Telecom Wanderers           2-1 Bata Bullets              [asdet]
2001    Moyale Barracks             1-0 Super ESCOM (Blantyre)     
2002    Big Bullets                 1-0 MTL Wanderers
2003      trophy withdrawn by sponsors following farce around final replay
2004-11   not held
2012    Blue Eagles                 1-0 ESCOM                     [final Dec 8]
2013    Kamuzu Barracks             1-0 Moyale Barracks     
2014    Big Bullets                 2-0 Zomba United
2015    Be Forward Wanderers        2-1 Big Bullets     
2016    Be Forward Wanderers        1-1 Silver Strikers           [5-4 pen]
2017    Big Bullets                 2-2 Be Forward Wanderers      [4-3 pen]
2018    Masters Security            1-1 Be Forward Wanderers      [5-4 pen]
2019      cancelled

Royle Cup
NB: played on 18 occasions between 1949/50 and 1966/67
1949/50 Blantyre SC                 2-1 Mlanje                           [Apr 15, Limbe]
1950/51 Blantyre SC                 3-1 Zomba GC                         [Apr 15, Zomba]
1951/52 Sunnyside Rovers            1-0 Blantyre SC                      [Feb 23, Limbe]
1952/53 Corona                      3-0 Zomba GC                         [Mar 21, Zomba]
1953/54 Blantyre SC                 2-1 Corona                           [Mar  13]
1954/55 Corona                      5-3 Blantyre SC                      [Mar  2]
1955/56 Blantyre SC                 4-1 Zomba GC                         [Feb 11]
1956/57 Blantyre SC                 4-1 Cholo                            [Apr  6]
1957/58 Limbe CC                    4-1 Cholo                            [Apr 12] 
1958/59 Blantyre SC             2-2 5-1 Corona                           [Apr 25; May  2]
1959/60 Olympia                     2-1 Blantyre SC                      [Apr  9]
1960/61 Blantyre SC                 4-1 Olympia                          [May  7]
1961/62 Olympia                     5-2 Callies                          [Mar 31]
1962/63 Limbe CC                    4-3 Nyasaland Railways               [Apr 20]
1963/64 Limbe CC                    4-3 Blantyre SC                      [Apr 11]
1964/65 Blantyre SC                 2-1 Limbe CC                         [Apr 10]
1965/66 Zomba Town                  2-1 Railways                         [Apr 16]
1966/67 Zomba Town                  5-2 Blantyre City

Number of Wins (18; runners-up finishes between square brackets)

 8 [ 4] Blantyre SC 

 3 [ 1] Limbe CC  

 2 [ 2] Corona     
 2 [ 1] Olympia   
 2      Zomba Town 

 1      Sunnyside Rovers 

   [ 3] Zomba GC 
   [ 2] Cholo  
   [ 2] (Nyasaland) Railways 
   [ 1] Blantyre City        [later became Bullets]
   [ 1] Callies  
   [ 1] Mlanje

Stanhope Cup
NB: played on 14 occasions between 1953/54 and 1966/67
1953/54 Sunnyside Rovers            4-3 Blantyre SC               [aet]  [Apr  3]
1954/55 Corona                      5-3 Blantyre SC                      [Feb  6]
1955/56 Blantyre SC                 5-1 Limbe CC                         [Feb 11]
1956/57 Blantyre SC                 5-1 Limbe CC                         [Mar  9]
1957/58 Limbe CC                    1-0 Blantyre SC                      [Mar  8]
1958/59 Blantyre SC                 3-1 Cholo                            [Apr 19]
1959/60 Blantyre SC                 2-1 Cholo                            [Apr  2]
1960/61 Olympia                     8-1 Callies                          [Apr 29]
1961/62 Blantyre SC                 2-1 Callies                   [aet]  [Mar 24]
1962/63 Olympia                     6-3 Cholo                            [Apr  6]
1963/64 Limbe CC                    5-2 Blantyre SC               [aet]  [Apr  4]
1964/65  trophy shared: Blantyre SC 2-2 Portuguese Wanderers      [aet]  [Apr  3]
1965/66 Blantyre SC                 2-0 Chichiri Athletics
1966/67 Zomba Town                  6-1 Wanderers

Number of Wins (15; runners-up finishes (13) between square brackets)

 7 [ 4] Blantyre SC          [one win shared]

 2 [ 2] Limbe CC 
 2      Olympia    

 1 [ 1] Portuguese Wanderers [win shared] 
 1      Corona     
 1      Sunnyside Rovers 
 1      Zomba Town 

   [ 3] Cholo  
   [ 2] Callies  
   [ 1] Chichiri Athletics

Franklin Trophy
NB: played on 6 occasions between 1961/62 and 1966/67
1961/62 Olympia                     2-1 Blantyre SC 
1962/63 Nyasaland Railways          2-1 Cholo                            [Mar 16]
1963/64 Rovers                      4-2 Limbe CC                         [Feb  1]
1964/65 Railways                5-5 5-2 Limbe CC                         [Jan 30, Apr  4]
1965/66 Zomba Town                  4-0 Chichiri Athletics
1966/67 Wanderers                   3-1 Zomba Town

Number of Wins (6; runners-up finishes between square brackets)

 2      (Nyasaland) Railways 

 1 [ 1] Zomba Town 
 1      Olympia 
 1      Rovers   
 1      Wanderers  
 
   [ 2] Limbe CC
   [ 1] Blantyre SC    
   [ 1] Chichiri Athletics   
   [ 1] Cholo  

BAT Trophy
1969/70 Malawi Police               2-1 Yamaha Wanderers
1970/71 Yamaha Wanderers            1-0 Limbe Toyota
1971/72 Bata Bullets
1972/73 Yamaha Wanderers            3-2 Bata Bullets
1973/74 Yamaha Wanderers            3-0 Malawi University
1974/75 Yamaha Wanderers            2-0 Oilcom Rovers
1975/76 Bata Bullets

BAT Sportsman Trophy
first edition 1984
1984    ADMARC Tigers
1985    Limbe Leaf Wanderers        2-1 Silver Strikers
1987    Red Lions
1988    Silver Strikers
1989    Mitco
1992    MDC United (no previous win)
1994    Limbe Leaf Wanderers        4-1 Nico     
1995    Silver Strikers             2-0 Limbe Leaf Wanderers 
NB: other editions not known

BAT Life Kings Cup
1999    Bata Bullets
2000    Red Lions                   2-0 Telecom Youth
2001    Big Bullets                 1-0 MDC United 
2002    Big Bullets          
Embassy Kings Cup (successor of BAT Sportsman Trophy and Life Kings Cup)
2003    Big Bullets                 2-0 MDC United 

BP Top 8 Cup
only played in 2002 and 2003
2002    Silver Strikers             2-0 Red Lions
2003    MTL Wanderers               1-0 Moyale Barracks
Airtel Top 8 Cup
2017    Silver Strikers             0-0 Be Forward Wanderers      [10-9 pen]
2018    Blue Eagles                 1-0 Nyasa Big Bullets
2019    Silver Strikers             1-0 Karonga United
2021    Nyasa Big Bullets           1-1 Silver Strikers           [5-4 pen]
2022    Mighty Mukuru Wanderers     0-0 Nyasa Big Bullets         [5-3 pen]
2023    Nyasa Big Bullets           2-1 MAFCO

Charity Shield
2004    MTL Wanderers               bt  Silver Strikers
2006    MTL Wanderers               3-0 Big Bullets
Tutulane Charity Cup
2007    Big Bullets                 2-0 Blue Eagles 
FAM Charity Shield
2016    Nyasa Big Bullets           2-0 Be Forward Wanderers
2017    Nyasa Big Bullets           3-1 Kamuzu Barracks
2018    Nyasa Big Bullets           3-0 Silver Strikers
2019    Nyasa Big Bullets           1-0 Be Forward Wanderers 
2021/22 Nyasa Big Bullets           1-0 Silver Strikers
2023    Nyasa Big Bullets           2-1 Mighty Mukuru Wanderers 

President Cup
2008/09 MTL Wanderers               1-1 ESCOM United              [2-1 pen]
2010    Civo United                 1-0 Silver Strikers
2011    Mighty Wanderers            1-0 MAFCO
2012    Bullets                     1-0 Moyale Barracks
2013    MAFCO                       0-0 Silver Strikers           [9-8 pen]
2014-15   not held
2016    Bullets                     1-1 Moyale Barracks           [4-3 pen]


About this document

Thanks to Mario Antoine and Barry Baker

Sources included: [Ant 22], [Oli 95], [Ric 99], FA of Malawi, https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=458473697564440&id=424062557672221, https://www.facebook.com/FaMalawi/posts/throw-back-thursday-with-mario-malawi-cup-kings-1965-to-1985in-our-previous-arti/2008264445864409/, https://www.whoglocal.com/MW/Chileka/777407645744039/Fungayi-iniesta-kalumbih#gsc.tab=0

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