Cup of Zimbabwe

{{Short description|Zimbabwean football cup}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} The '''Cup of Zimbabwe''' (most recently known as the '''Chibuku Cup''' for sponsorship reasons) is the top knockout tournament of the Zimbabwean football. It was created in 1962 as the '''Cup of Southern Rhodesia''' and was known between 1965 and 1980 as the '''Cup of Rhodesia'''. Due to sponsorship, the competition has undergone a number of name changes: from its creation in 1962 until 1998, the cup was known as the Castle Cup, after its sponsor, the Johannesburg-based Castle Lager. Castle also sponsored the Northern Rhodesian (Zambian from 1964) equivalent of the competition, which led to the creation of the "Super Castle Cup", played between 1962 and 1965 between the winners of the Southern Rhodesia Castle Cup and its Northern Rhodesian (from 1962 to 1964) or Zambian (in 1965) equivalent. After the cessation of Castle sponsorship, the competition was abandoned for two seasons before being brought back in 2001 as the '''ZIFA Unity Cup'''. It retained this name until 2006, when it was known as the '''CBZ Cup'''. This name was extended to '''CBZ FA Cup''' in 2007. The cup was not played in 2009 or 2010.

The competition was rebranded the '''Mbada Diamonds Cup''' in 2011, with the 16 teams from the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League participating, and the winner qualifying for the CAF Confederation Cup.<ref> {{cite web | title=Mbada Diamond Cup launched | publisher=Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation | url=http://www.zbc.co.zw/news-categories/sport/12037-mbada-diamond-cup-launched.html | date=2011-09-17 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415063519/http://www.zbc.co.zw/news-categories/sport/12037-mbada-diamond-cup-launched.html | archivedate=2012-04-15 }}</ref>

In 2014, the competition became known as the Chibuku Super Cup.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=December 3, 2021 |title=Chibuku showdown |url=https://www.heraldonline.co.zw/chibuku-showdown/ |access-date=2026-03-04 |website=herald |language=en-US}}</ref>

The winner plays the winners of the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League in the Castle Challenge Cup at the beginning of the following season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 1, 2026 |title=Scottland clinch Castle Challenge Cup after rampage show over Dynamos - ZimStar News |url=https://zimstarnews.com/2026/03/01/scottland-clinch-castle-challenge-cup-after-rampage-show-over-dynamos/ |access-date=2026-03-04 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Winners==

===Mbada Diamonds Cup=== *2011: '''Dynamos''' 1–0 Motor Action<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newzimbabwe.com/sports-6591-Dynamos%20complete%20league%20and%20cup%20double/sports.aspx |title=Dynamos complete league and cup double |access-date=2011-11-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219163024/http://www.newzimbabwe.com/sports-6591-Dynamos%20complete%20league%20and%20cup%20double/sports.aspx |archive-date=2015-02-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> *2012: '''Dynamos''' 2–0 Monomotapa United<ref>[https://archive.today/20130421234544/http://www.footballzone.co.zw/local-news/2012-11-24-721-match-report-dynamos-retain-mbada-diamonds-cup Match Report: Dynamos retain Mbada Diamonds Cup]</ref> *2013: '''Highlanders''' 3–0 How Mine

===Chibuku Cup=== *2014: '''Platinum''' 1–1 (3–1 pen.) Harare City<ref>[http://allafrica.com/stories/201411170626.html Zimbabwe/Morocco: Zimbabwe Lose to Morocco As Fc Platinum Lift Chibuku Cup]</ref> *2015: '''Harare City''' 2–1 Dynamos<ref>[http://www.thestandard.co.zw/2015/11/01/harare-city-lift-chibuku-super-cup/ Harare City lift Chibuku Super Cup]</ref> *2016: '''Ngezi Platinum''' 3–1 Platinum<ref>[https://www.thestandard.co.zw/2016/11/06/ngezi-platinum-grabs-chibuku/ Ngezi Platinum grabs Chibuku]</ref> *2017: '''Harare City''' 3–1 How Mine<ref>[http://kwese.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/21378586/harare-city-chibuku-super-cup-glory Harare City in Chibuku Super Cup Glory]</ref> *2018: '''Triangle United''' 2–0 Harare City<ref>[http://kwese.espn.com/soccer/zimbabwe/story/3695353/triangle-in-historic-chibuku-super-cup-triumph Triangle in historic Chibuku Super Cup triumph]</ref> *2019: '''Highlanders''' 1–0 Ngezi Platinum<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://futaa.com/article/198080/watch-highlanders-chibuku-cup-winning-wonder-goal-over-ngezi |title=Archived copy |access-date=21 January 2022 |archive-date=21 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121105838/https://futaa.com/article/198080/watch-highlanders-chibuku-cup-winning-wonder-goal-over-ngezi |url-status=dead }}</ref> *2020: Not played *2021: '''Platinum''' 0–0 (5–3 pen.) Ngezi Platinum<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsday.co.zw/2021/12/fc-platinum-crowned-chibuku-super-cup-champions/|title = FC Platinum crowned Chibuku Super Cup champions|date = 5 December 2021}}</ref> *2022: '''Bulawayo Chiefs''' 1–0 Herentals *2023: '''Dynamos''' 2–0 Ngezi Platinum *2024: '''Dynamos''' 1–1 (aet, 4–2 pen.) Ngezi Platinum *2025: '''Dynamos''' 1–0 Triangle<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zimbabwe 2025 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zimb2025.html#cups |access-date=2025-12-08 |website=www.rsssf.org}}</ref>

==References== * {{cite web | title=Zimbabwe (and Rhodesia) Cup Winners| website=RSSSF| url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesz/zimbcuphist.html| accessdate=2010-08-03 }} {{reflist}}

Category:Men's football in Zimbabwe Category:Football competitions in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Category:1962 establishments in Southern Rhodesia Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1962