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 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
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) [*1]
1988 Bata Bullets
1989 MDC United
1990 Sucoma
1991 Bata Bullets
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
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 (later 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 [Northern 3-2 Southern, Northern 2-1 Central]
1959-61 not played
1962 Southern Province South 3-2 Central Province
1963 Northern Region 2-1 Southern Region North
1964 Southern Region South 3-2 Southern Region North
1965 Central Region
1966 Southern Region A
1967 Central Region
1968 Northern Region
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
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
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 Civo United (Lilongwe)
1987 MDC United (Lilongwe)
1988 Silver Strikers
1989 MDC United (Lilongwe)
1990 Limbe Leaf Wanderers
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
[*] 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 1992 MDC United 1993 Bata Bullets 1996 Bata Bullets 1997 Limbe Leaf Wanderers FISD Challenge Cup 2016 Be Forward Wanderers 2017 Kamuzu Barracks 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 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] Franklin Trophy 1964/65 Railways 1965/66 Zomba Town 1966/67 Wanderers Stan Hope Trophy 1964/65 Portuguese Wanderers/Blantyre Sports Club (shared) 1965/66 Blantyre Sports Club 1966/67 Zomba Town Royale CO Cup 1965/66 Zomba Town 1966/67 Zomba Town BAT Trophy 1970 Malawi Police 1971 Yamaha Wanderers 1972 Bata Bullets 1973 Yamaha Wanderers 1974 Yamaha Wanderers 1975 Yamaha Wanderers 1976 Bata Bullets BAT Sportsman Trophy first edition 1984 1984 ADMARC Tigers 1985 Limbe Leaf Wanderers 1986 Limbe Leaf Wanderers 1987 Red Lions 1988 Silver Strikers 1989 Mitco 1992 MDC United (no previous win) 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 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 2017 Nyasa Big Bullets 3-1 Kamuzu Barracks 2018 Nyasa Big Bullets 3-0 Silver Strikers 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] FISD Challenge Cup 2016 Wanderers 0-0 Kamuzu Barracks [4-3 pen] 2017 Kamuzu Barracks 1-0 Moyale Barracks 2018 Wanderers 3-2 Silver Strikers
Thanks to Mario Antoine and Barry Baker
Sources included: [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/
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