1990 Black Africa (Windhoek) 1-1 Orlando Pirates (Windhoek) [4-2 pen]
1991 Chief Santos (Tsumeb) 4-4 1-1 Blue Waters (Walvis Bay) [5-4 pen]
1992 Liverpool (Okahandja) 2-0 Young Ones (Windhoek)
1993 Black Africa (Windhoek) 3-2 Young Ones (Windhoek)
1994 Blue Waters (Walvis Bay) 3-0 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)
2019 not held
2020 not held
2021
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;
in 2010 African Stars became the first team since 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.
1950 Alabama FC (Mariental) NB: played since the early 1940s.
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]
1967 Ramblers (Windhoek)
1971 SK Windhoek
1972 Sparta (Windhoek) 3-2 Tsumeb
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)
1964 Rigets (Windhoek) bt Eleven Conquerors (Windhoek) NB: inauguration of the Katutura stadium
1969 Orlando Pirates (Windhoek) 1-0 Etosha Lions (Tsumeb)
1974 Orlando Pirates (Windhoek)
1977 Orlando Pirates (Windhoek)
1978 African Stars (Windhoek) 2-1 Blue Waters (Walvis Bay)
1990 Monaco FC (Tsumeb) 3-3 Benfica FC (Tsumeb) [aet; title shared]
NB: tournament aka Champs of Champs Tournament; other winners not known but
"Black Africa only made an impact in the early 70s" and "African Stars
dominated the period between 1975 and 1978; Etosha Lions defeated Atlanta
Chiefs 3-2 in one of the semifinals 1969
1969 Swakopmund FC 1987 Sporting 1-0 SK Windhoek 1988 CS Maritimo 4-3 SK Windhoek [aet] 1993 SFC United 2-1 Celtic
1971 Swakopmund FC NB: held annually
1971 Orlando Pirates 2-1 BMC (Mariental) [*1] 1972 Namib Woestyn 1-0 BMC (Mariental) 1973 BMC (Mariental) 1-0 Black Africa 1974 BMC (Mariental) abd 6-2 Ramblers [*2] 1975 Ramblers 1-0 BMC (Mariental) 1976 BMC 2-2 Orlando Tigers [*1] the 1971 final was replayed because of an illegal goal by Pirates, who won the replay as well [*2] final abandoned with Ramblers leading 0-2 in 85' due to darkness and replayed entirely
1974 African Stars 3-2 Black Africa 1978 Blue Waters 1-0 Tigers
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) 1-0 Black Africa (Windhoek)
1979 Orlando Pirates (Windhoek) 5-3 SK Windhoek [aet]
1980 African Stars (Windhoek)
1981 African Stars (Windhoek)
1982 Black Africa (Windhoek) 3-2 Chelsea (Grootfontein) [aet]
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 Orlando Pirates (Windhoek) 2-0 Young Ones (Windhoek)
Number of Wins (14; lost finals (11 known) between square brackets):
4 [ 2] African Stars (Windhoek)
4 [ 1] Black Africa (Windhoek)
3 Orlando Pirates (Windhoek)
2 Ramblers (Windhoek)
1 [ 1] Young Ones (Windhoek)
[ 3] Blue Waters (Walvis Bay)
[ 2] Chelsea (Grootfontein)
[ 1] Chief Santos (Tsumeb)
[ 1] SK Windhoek
1980 Blue Waters
1984 Blue Waters
1985 African Stars (Windhoek) 2-1 Eleven Arrows (Walvis Bay) [aet] 1987 Eleven Arrows (Walvis Bay)
1986 Young Ones (Windhoek) [first ed.] 1987 Chelsea (Grootfontein) 3-1 Young Ones (Windhoek) 1988 Young Ones (Windhoek) 2-0 Sorento Bucs (Windhoek) 1989 Orlando Pirates (Windhoek) 1990 Black Africa (Windhoek) 3-0 African Stars (Windhoek) 1991 Black Africa (Windhoek) 2-1 Orlando Pirates (Windhoek) [aet] 1992 African Stars (Windhoek) 3-2 Ramblers (Windhoek) [aet] 1993 Black Africa (Windhoek) 1-0 Young Ones (Windhoek) 1994 Civics (Windhoek) 2-1 Liverpool (Okahandja) [*] 1995 Civics (Windhoek) 1996 Tigers (Windhoek) 1997-98 not known 1999 Chief Santos (Tsumeb) [*] Try Again (Keetmanshoop) lost semifinal after eliminating Golden Bees, Tigers und Young Ones. NB: aka Metropolitan Shield
1986 Young Ones (Windhoek) 4-1 Chelsea (Grootfontein) 1987 Benfica (Tsumeb) 0-0 Black Africa (Windhoek) [aet, 5-4 pen] 1988 Young Ones (Windhoek) 3-0 Chelsea (Grootfontein) 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]
1986 Orlando Pirates (Windhoek) 3-1 Explorer XI (Walvis Bay) 1987 Benfica (Tsumeb) bt Black Africa (Windhoek) 1988 Sorento Bucs (Windhoek) 3-1 Benfica (Tsumeb) 1989 Orlando Pirates (Windhoek) 3-1 Explorer Eleven
1987 Blue Waters
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)
1989 Black Africa 1-1 Orlando Pirates [aet, Black Africa on pen] 1990 Young Ones 2-1 Black Africa 1991 Sorento Bucs 1-0 Black Africa 1992 African Stars 0-0 1-0 Black Africa [first match aet] 1993 Black Africa 2-1 Liverpool 1994 Liverpool 4-3 Ramblers
1992 Liverpool United 3-2 Real Fighters
1993 Liverpool 1-0 African Stars 1994 African Stars 5-4 Civics 1995 not known 1996 Blue Waters NB: revived in 2019 as Standard Bank Top 8 Cup
1993 Eleven Arrows (Walvis Bay) bt African Stars (Windhoek) [played in Karibib]
2000 Blue Waters
NB: only first level clubs enter; 2001 was first edition. 2001 Blue Waters (Walvis Bay) bt Civics (Windhoek) 2002 Blue Waters (Walvis Bay) 2-2 Civics (Windhoek) [4-3 pen] 2003 Blue Waters (Walvis Bay) 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)
NB: between top-8 previous league season; 2019 was first edition;
see also Top 8 Cup
2019 African Stars (Windhoek) 2-0 Tigers (Windhoek)
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: regional tournament in Lüderitz; first edition 2017. 2017 Youngsters (Lüderitz) 5-3 NovaNam (Lüderitz) 2018 Orange Rangers (Noordoewer) 4-4 NovaNam (Lüderitz) [4-2 pen] 2019 Youngsters (Lüderitz) 2-1 Atlanta Bucs (Lüderitz)
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)]
19 2019 ǁKharas 2-1 Otjozondjupa [at Mariental (Hardap)]
Number of Wins (18, runners-up finishes between square brackets):
4 [ 3] Khomas
4 [ 1] Omaheke
3 [ 2] Otjozondjupa
2 [ 3] Oshana
1 [ 2] Hardap
1 [ 2] ǁKharas (called Karas until 2013)
1 [ 1] Erongo
1 Kavango
1 Omusati
[ 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
Sources included: [Boo 00], The Namibian, SK Windhoek, Swakopmund FC, Eleven Arrows
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