1990 Black Africa (Windhoek) drw Orlando Pirates (Windhoek) [Black Africa on pen] 1991 Chief Santos (Tsumeb) bt Blue Waters (Walvis Bay) 1992 Liverpool (Okahandja) 2-0 Young Ones (Windhoek) 1993 Black Africa (Windhoek) 3-2 Young Ones (Windhoek) 1994 Blue Waters (Walvis Bay) bt Tigers (Windhoek) 1995 Tigers (Windhoek) 1-0 Black Africa (Windhoek) 1996 Tigers (Windhoek) 2-1 African Stars (Windhoek) 1997/98 Chief Santos (Tsumeb) 1-0 Tigers (Windhoek) 1999 Chief Santos (Tsumeb) 1-0 Tigers (Windhoek) 2000 Chief Santos (Tsumeb) 4-2 Life Fighters (Otjiwarongo) 2001/02 Orlando Pirates (Windhoek) 2-1 United Africa Tigers (Windhoek) 2003 Civics (Windhoek) 4-2 United Africa Tigers (Windhoek) 2004 Black Africa (Windhoek) 2-0 Life Fighters (Otjiwarongo) 2005 Ramblers (Windhoek) 2-2 Black Africa (Windhoek) [aet, 5-4 pen] 2006 Orlando Pirates (Windhoek) 1-0 SK Windhoek [aet] 2007 African Stars (Windhoek) 0-0 Orlando Pirates (Windhoek) [aet, 5-3 pen] 2008 Civics (Windhoek) 1-0 African Stars (Windhoek) 2009 Orlando Pirates (Windhoek) 1-1 Eleven Arrows (Walvis Bay) [aet, 3-2 pen] 2010 African Stars (Windhoek) 1-0 Civics (Windhoek) [aet] 2011 Eleven Arrows (Walvis Bay) 2-0 Civics (Windhoek) 2012 not held 2013 African Stars (Windhoek) 2-0 Mighty Gunners (Otjiwarongo) 2014 African Stars (Windhoek) 0-0 Citizens (Windhoek) [aet, 3-2 pen] 2015 Tigers (Windhoek) 1-1 Orlando Pirates (Windhoek) [aet, 4-2 pen] 2016 not held 2017 Young African (Gobabis) 3-2 Mighty Gunners (Otjiwarongo) 2018 African Stars (Windhoek) 1-0 Unam (Windhoek) Number of Wins (25; lost finals between square brackets): 5 [ 2] African Stars (Windhoek) 4 Chief Santos (Tsumeb) 3 [ 5] Tigers (Windhoek) 3 [ 3] Orlando Pirates (Windhoek) 3 [ 2] Black Africa (Windhoek) 2 [ 2] Civics (Windhoek) 1 [ 1] Blue Waters (Walvis Bay) 1 [ 1] Eleven Arrows (Walvis Bay) 1 Liverpool (Okahandja) 1 Ramblers (Windhoek) 1 Young African (Gobabis) [ 2] Life Fighters (Otjiwarongo) [ 2] Mighty Gunners (Otjiwarongo) [ 2] Young Ones (Windhoek) [ 1] Citizens (Windhoek) [ 1] SK Windhoek [ 1] Unam (Windhoek) NB: the 1990 edition was the first; some sources credit Black Africa with winning the 1997 edition but that is certainly wrong and refers to the Metlife Superchamp Cup; cup wins reported for Orlando Pirates (1986 and 1990) and Young Ones (1988) must refer to a different tournament (the Metropolitan Cup in the case of Young Ones so possibly also for Orlando Pirates); in 2010 African Stars became the first team since the Namibian independence in 1990 to win the league-and-cup double.
1911 MTV Usakos 1912 MTV Usakos 1913 MTV Usakos 6-2 SK Omaruru NB: the 1913 edition was the fourth, so presumably it was first played for in 1910; as their 1913 win was their third in succession, the first trophy must have been won by another club than MTV (Männer-Turn-Verein) Usakos.
1952 Ramblers (Windhoek) 3-1 Fortuna 1954 Fortuna bt Okahandja 1975 SK Windhoek NB: 1952 was first edition; other winners not known; Swakopmund FC won 4 cups between 1953 and 1956 but it is not clear which cups.
1956 SK Windhoek 5-2 Ramblers (Windhoek) 1957 SK Windhoek 1958 Ramblers (Windhoek) 1959 Ramblers (Windhoek) bt SK Windhoek 1961 SK Windhoek 2-1 Atlantis [4 other participants: Okahandja, Railway, Ramblers, Tsumeb] 1971 SK Windhoek NB: other winners not known; supposedly most important cup competition in 'South West Africa' at the time; Swakopmund FC won 4 cups between 1953 and 1956 but it is not clear which cups.
1960 Atlantis SC (Walvis Bay) 1961 Atlantis SC (Walvis Bay)
1960 Atlantis SC (Walvis Bay)
1969 Swakopmund FC 1987 Sporting 1-0 SK Windhoek 1988 CS Maritimo 4-3 SK Windhoek [aet]
1971 Swakopmund FC NB: held annually
1974 African Stars 3-2 Black Africa
NB: played between 1977 and 1990, and considered the "unofficial Namibian club championship" although various leagues existed for at least part of the period. 1977 Ramblers (Windhoek) 1978 Orlando Pirates (Windhoek) bt Black Africa (Windhoek) 1979 Orlando Pirates (Windhoek) 5-3 SK Windhoek [aet] 1980 African Stars (Windhoek) 1981 African Stars (Windhoek) 1982 Black Africa (Windhoek) bt Chelsea (Grootfontein) 1983 Black Africa (Windhoek) bt Chelsea (Grootfontein) 1984 African Stars (Windhoek) 1-0 Blue Waters (Walvis Bay) [aet] 1985 Ramblers (Windhoek) 4-0 Chief Santos (Tsumeb) 1986 African Stars (Windhoek) 1-0 Blue Waters (Walvis Bay) 1987 Black Africa (Windhoek) 2-0 African Stars (Windhoek) 1988 Young Ones (Windhoek) 1-0 African Stars (Windhoek) 1989 Black Africa (Windhoek) 1-0 Blue Waters (Walvis Bay) [aet] 1990 final between Orlando Pirates (Windhoek) and Young Ones (Windhoek) abandoned Number of Wins (13; lost finals (10 known) between square brackets): 4 [ 2] African Stars (Windhoek) 4 [ 1] Black Africa (Windhoek) 2 Orlando Pirates (Windhoek) 2 Ramblers (Windhoek) 1 Young Ones (Windhoek) [ 3] Blue Waters (Walvis Bay) [ 2] Chelsea (Grootfontein) [ 1] Chief Santos (Tsumeb) [ 1] SK Windhoek NB: African Stars reportedly won 'the' Cup in 1977 and 1979, but the actual name of the trophy they claimed is not known.
1986 Young Ones (Windhoek) 4-1 Chelsea (Grootfontein) 1987 Benfica (Tsumeb) 0-0 Black Africa (Windhoek) [aet, 5-4 pen] 1988 Young Ones (Windhoek) 2-0 Sorento Bucs (Dolam) 1989 Eleven Arrows (Walvis Bay) NB: Young Ones' win in 1988 was their second
1986 Black Africa (Windhoek) 4-0 Young Ones (Windhoek) 1987 Black Africa (Windhoek) 5-1 Blue Waters (Walvis Bay) 1988 Eleven Arrows (Walvis Bay) 2-2 Blue Waters (Walvis Bay) [4-2 pen]
1985 African Stars (Windhoek) 2-1 Eleven Arrows (Walvis Bay) [aet] 1987 Eleven Arrows (Walvis Bay)
1987 Benfica (Tsumeb) bt Black Africa (Windhoek) 1988 Sorento Bucs (Dolam) 3-1 Benfica (Tsumeb) 1989 Orlando Pirates (Windhoek) 3-1 Explorer Eleven
1988 Flamingos 1-0 CBS Arsenal 1990 Black Africa (Windhoek) drw Orlando Pirates (Windhoek) [Black Africa on pen] 1991 Eleven Arrows (Walvis Bay) 1992-04 not known 2005 Ramblers (Windhoek)
1993 Eleven Arrows (Walvis Bay) bt African Stars (Windhoek) [played in Karibib]
NB: only first level clubs enter; 2001 was first edition. 2001 Black Africa (Windhoek) bt Civics (Windhoek) 2002 Black Africa (Windhoek) 2-2 Civics (Windhoek) [4-3 pen] 2003 Black Africa (Windhoek) 4-1 Civics (Windhoek) 2004 Black Africa (Windhoek) 1-0 Civics (Windhoek)
2005 Blue Waters (Walvis Bay) 1-1 African Stars (Windhoek) [Blue Waters on pen] 2006 Civics (Windhoek) 2-2 African Stars (Windhoek) [4-3 pen] 2007 Ramblers (Windhoek) 2-0 Black Africa (Windhoek) 2008/09 Eleven Arrows (Walvis Bay) 3-0 Black Africa (Windhoek) 2009 Tigers (Windhoek) 1-0 Eleven Arrows (Walvis Bay) NB: Blue Waters' win in 2005 was their third; Civics had played and lost 4 finals prior to 2006, losing once against Chief Santos and three times (?!) against Blue Waters, twice on penalties
NB: only first level clubs enter; 2004 was first edition. 2004 Black Africa (Windhoek) 0-0 Ramblers (Windhoek) [3-1 pen] 2005 Black Africa (Windhoek) 3-0 Civics (Windhoek)
NB: only first level clubs enter; 2012 was first edition. 2012 African Stars (Windhoek) 1-0 SK Windhoek 2013 Tura Magic (Windhoek) 1-0 Eleven Arrows (Walvis Bay)
Black Africa won 3 Metropolitan Shield competitions, and several Castle Classic cups. Civics won the Metropolitan Cup (presumably identical to Shield) in 1994 and 1995. Tiger won the Metropolitan Shield in 1996.
NB: for clubs below the top level. 2006 Tough Guys (Gobabis) bt Golden Bees (Outjo) 2007 Onambula United 2-1 Eleven Brothers (Otjiwarongo) 2008 United Stars (Rundu) 4-3 Deportivo Alaves (Rehoboth) [aet] NB: Tough Guys from Omaheke region, Onambula United from Ohangwena region.
NB: for regional (youth) selections (Namibia has 13 regions). Ed Year 1 2001 Omaheke 3-1 Otjozondjupa [at Windhoek (Khomas)] 2 2002 Omaheke 3-2 Oshikoto [at Otjiwarongo (Otjozondjupa)] 3 2003 Khomas 4-1 Oshana [at Gobabis (Omaheke)] 4 2004 Khomas 4-1 Hardap [at Oshakati (Oshana)] 5 2005 Otjozondjupa 1-0 Hardap [at Mariental (Hardap)] 6 2006 Hardap 2-2 Karas [4-3 pen] [at Walvis Bay (Erongo)] 7 2007 Oshana 2-1 Khomas [at Keetmanshoop (Karas)] 8 2008 not played due to heavy rains in northern Namibia where tournament was to be hosted 9 2009 Omaheke 2-1 Khomas [at Windhoek (Khomas)] 10 2010 Khomas 5-2 Ohangwena [at Windhoek (Khomas)] 11 2011 Khomas 1-0 Karas [at Gobabis (Omaheke)] 12 2012 Erongo 2-0 Oshana [at Keetmanshoop (Karas)] 13 2013 Otjozondjupa 1-0 Omaheke [at Otjiwarongo (Otjozondjupa)] 14 2014 Kavango 2-1 Oshana [at Tsumeb (Oshikoto)] 15 2015 Omusati 1-1 Oshikoto [aet, 4-3 pen] [at Outjo (Kunene)] 16 2016 Oshana 2-0 Khomas [at Rundu (Kavango East)] 17 2017 Otjozondjupa 2-1 Erongo [at Swakopmund (Erongo)] 18 2018 Omaheke 1-0 Kavango East [at Katima Mulilo (Zambezi)] Number of Wins (17, runners-up finishes between square brackets): 4 [ 3] Khomas 4 [ 1] Omaheke 3 [ 1] Otjozondjupa 2 [ 3] Oshana 1 [ 2] Hardap 1 [ 1] Erongo 1 Kavango 1 Omusati [ 2] Karas [ 2] Oshikoto [ 1] Kavango East [ 1] Ohangwena NB: the regions of Kunene and Zambezi (called Caprivi until 2013) never reached the final; since 2015, Kavango enter two teams (Kavango East and Kavango West).
With thanks to Isack Hamata and Christof Maletsky
Partial sources: SK Windhoek, Swakopmund FC, Eleven Arrows, The Namibian
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