Competition for clubs from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, who play local cup competitions to determine national representatives; these then meet in a final tournament.
The original sponsorship by Smithkline Beecham expired after the 1996 edition in Mwanza; in 1999/00 a one-off 'Millennium Super Cup' was organised and in 2001/02 a new 'Hedex Cup' was inaugurated.
year winners venue 1994 Kenya Breweries (Nairobi) Mombasa, Kenya 1995 Kenya Breweries (Nairobi) Kampala, Uganda 1996 Uganda Electricity Board (Jinja) Mwanza, Tanzania 1997-99 not played 1999/00 SC Villa (Kampala) Kampala, Uganda 2000/01 not played 2001/02 Express (Kampala) Mwanza, Tanzania 2002/03 not played
Final Tournament in Mombasa, Kenya Participants: Kenya Breweries (Nairobi) - Hedex Cup winners of Kenya Malindi (Zanzibar) - Hedex Cup winners of Tanzania Kampala City Council - Hedex Cup winners of Uganda Known results: Kenya Breweries 1-0 Kampala City Council Kenya Breweries 1-0 Malindi
Final Tournament in Kampala, Uganda Participants: Kenya Breweries (Nairobi) - Hedex Cup winners of Kenya Malindi (Zanzibar) - Hedex Cup winners of Tanzania Express Red Eagles (Kampala) - Hedex Cup winners of Uganda Known results: Kenya Breweries 2-0 Malindi Kenya Breweries 1-0 Express Red Eagles
Final Tournament in Mwanza, Tanzania Participants: Rivatex (Eldoret) - Hedex Cup winners of Kenya Young Africans (Dar es Salaam) - Hedex Cup winners of Tanzania Uganda Electricity Board (Jinja) - Hedex Cup winners of Uganda Countrywise finals: Kenya: Rivatex bt GOR Mahia Tanzania: Simba withdrew, leaving Young Africans to enter Uganda: Uganda El. Bd. 0-0 1-1 Express Known results: Uganda El. Bd. bt Rivatex Uganda El. Bd. 0-0 Young Africans [Uganda EB on pen]
Final Tournament in Uganda, called Hedex Millennium Cup.
Participants:
Mathare United (Nairobi) - Hedex Cup winners of Kenya
Simba SC (Dar es Salaam) - Hedex Cup winners of Tanzania
SC Villa (Kampala) - Hedex Cup winners of Uganda
Countrywise finals:
Kenya: Mathare United 1-0 Coast Stars [*]
Tanzania: Simba SC bt Singida United
Uganda: SC Villa 2-0 Express
[*] Coast Stars refused to take their runners-up check, claiming the final was
supposed to be played on a 2-leg basis
Group Stage
SC Villa 1-2 Mathare United
Mathare United 0-1 Simba SC
SC Villa 2-1 Simba SC
Table:
1.SC Villa (Kampala) 2 1 0 1 3- 3 3
2.Simba SC (Dar es Salaam) 2 1 0 1 2- 2 3 [1 1 0 0 1-0 3]
3.Mathare United (Nairobi) 2 1 0 1 2- 2 3 [1 0 0 1 0-1 0]
Final
SC Villa 1-0 Simba SC
[Watson 84]
Final Tournament in Mwanza, Tanzania, February 2002 Participants: Ulinzi Stars (Thika) - Hedex Cup winners of Kenya Kariakoo (Lindi) - Hedex Cup winners of Tanzania Express (Kampala) - Hedex Cup winners of Uganda Countrywise finals: Kenya: Sony Sugar 1-1 0-1 Ulinzi Tanzania: Kariakoo 3-1 Mlandege Uganda: Express 0-0 3-1 Military Police Group Stage [Feb 11] Ulinzi 1-1 Kariakoo [Feb 13] Ulinzi 0-3 Express [Feb 15] Express 3-2 Kariakoo Table: 1.Express (Kampala) 2 2 0 0 6- 2 6 2.Kariakoo (Lindi) 2 0 1 1 3- 4 1 3.Ulinzi Stars (Thika) 2 0 1 1 1- 4 1 Final [Feb 17] Express 3-2 Kariakoo
Sources: The Nation, East African Standard (both Kenya), The Monitor (Uganda)
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