Name changes:
Bata Bullets now called Big Bullets;
Yamaha/Limbe Leaf Wanderers now called MTL Wanderers;
Hardware Stars now called Michiru Castles;
Berec Power (Pack) founded as Chipuku Arrows and now called
MDC United.
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 Moyale Barracks drw CIVO United [aet, Moyale on 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
NB: 2005 edition was the first (sponsored by Stanbic; 2007-2014 sponsored by
Standard Bank, new name for Stanbic)
NB: known as Press Cup 1976-92 and since 1994 1967 Chichiri Athletics (Blantyre) 1968 Malawi University (Blantyre) 1969 Bata Bullets (Blantyre) 1970 Bata Bullets 1971 Limbe Leaf Wanderers 1972 Limbe Leaf Wanderers 1973 Bata Bullets 1974 Limbe Leaf Wanderers 1975 Bata Bullets 1976-92 see Press Cup 1993 Bata Bullets 1994-00 see Press Cup
1969 Limbe Leaf Wanderers
1970 Bata Bullets (Blantyre)
1971 Bata Bullets
1972 Limbe Leaf Wanderers
1973 Limbe Leaf Wanderers
1974 Bata Bullets
1975 Bata Bullets
1976 Yamaha Wanderers
1977 Bata Bullets
1978 Bata Bullets
1979 Limbe Leaf Wanderers
1980 Berec Power Pack (Lilongwe) [now MDC United]
1981 Civo United (Lilongwe)
1982 Civo United
1983 Sucoma (Chikwawa)
1984 Red Lions (Zomba)
1985 Admarc Tigers (Blantyre)
1986 Bata Bullets
1987 Silver Strikers (Lilongwe)
1988 Admarc Tigers (Blantyre)
1989 MITCO (Lilongwe) [*]
1990 Sucoma
1991 Bata Bullets
1992 Silver Strikers
1993 MDC United
1994 unknown
1995 Super ESCOM (Blantyre)
1996-98 unknown
1999 Moyale Barracks 2-1 Super ESCOM (Blantyre)
2000 unknown
2001 MDC United (Lilongwe) 5-2 Total Big Bullets (Blantyre)
[*] a report in 2002 by the Malawi Standard claimed MDC United won the Chibuku
Cup in 1989 and 2000 (the latter may be a mix-up with 2001).
1974 Bata Bullets (Blantyre)
1975 Bata Bullets
1976 Yamaha Wanderers
1977 Sucoma (Chikwawa)
1978 Hardware Stars (Blantyre)
1979 Bata Bullets
1980 Bata Bullets
1981 Bata Bullets
1982 Limbe Leaf Wanderers
1983 Bata Bullets
1984 Berec Power
1985 Limbe Leaf Wanderers
1986 Bata Bullets
1987 Silver Strikers (Lilongwe)
1988 Admarc Tigers (Blantyre)
1989 MITCO (Lilongwe)
1990 Admarc Tigers
1991 Silver Strikers
1992-94 unknown
1995 Hardware Stars 2-1 Limbe Leaf Wanderers
1996 Limbe Leaf Wanderers bt Hardware Stars
1997-98 unknown
1999 final not played (MDC United (Lilongwe) vs Super ESCOM (Blantyre))
NB: cup formerly a national tournament in honour of 'Founder of
the Nation' Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda; resurrected as district
tournament in 2005/06:
2006 Kasungu Police 2-0 Santhe
NB: known as Castle Cup until 1976 and in 1993
1977 Hardware Stars (Blantyre)
1978 Bata Bullets (Blantyre)
1979 Bata Bullets
1980 Bata Bullets
1981 Bata Bullets
1982 Sucoma (Chikwawa)
1983 Civo United (Lilongwe)
1984 Berec Power
1985 Bata Bullets
1986 MDC United (Lilongwe) [*]
1987 Silver Strikers (Lilongwe) [*]
1988 Silver Strikers
1989 Limbe Leaf Wanderers [*]
1990 Silver Strikers
1991 Silver Strikers
1992-93 see Castle Cup
1994 MDC United 2-1 ADMARC Tigers
1995-96 unknown
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
[*] 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).
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 Chombe Tea Cup 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 2013 Kamuzu Barracks 1-0 Moyale Barracks 2014 Big Bullets 2-0 Zomba United BAT Sportsman Trophy first edition 1984; possibly identical to Challenge Cup 1992 MDC United (no previous win) 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 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 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 not held
Thanks to Barry Baker
Sources included: [Oli 95], [Ric 99].
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Last updated: 4 Sep 2014
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