Name changes:
Bata Bullets now called (Nyasa) Big Bullets;
Yamaha/Limbe Leaf/Be Forward Wanderers now called Mighty (Mukuru) Wanderers;
Hardware Stars now called Michiru Castles;
Berec Power (Pack) founded as Chipuku Arrows and later 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]
2010/11 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
2016-20 not held
2021 Silver Strikers 2-0 Ekwendeni Hammers
2022 Big Bullets 3-1 Big Bullets Reserves
2023 Big Bullets 3-0 MAFCO
2024 Blue Eagles 0-0 Big Bullets [3-2 pen]
NB: 2005 edition was the first (sponsored by Stanbic; 2007-2014 sponsored by
Standard Bank, new name for Stanbic; since 2021 sponsored by FDH Bank)
NB: first held in 1967/68; known as Press Cup 1976-92 and since 1994 1967/68 Chichiri Athletics 3-2 Blantyre SC [May 4] 1968/69 Malawi Univ. (Blantyre) 2-0 Yamaha Wanderers [Jul 12] 1969 Bata Bullets (Blantyre) 1970 Bata Bullets 1972 Yamaha Wanderers 1-0 Michiru Blue Cross 1973 Bata Bullets 1974 Yamaha Wanderers 2-0 Michiru Blue Cross 1975 Bata Bullets 1976-92 see Press Cup 1993 Bata Bullets 1994-00 see Press Cup NB: a new competition called Castle Challenge Cup was inaugurated in 2023 2023 Big Bullets 1-1 Silver Strikers [4-2 pen]
1969 Yamaha Wanderers 3-2 Bata Bullets [aet] [May 24]
1970 Bata Bullets (Blantyre) 1-0 Yamaha Wanderers
1971 Bata Bullets
1972 Bata Bullets 2-1 Yamaha Wanderers [aet]
1973 Yamaha Wanderers 5-4 Michiru Blue Cross [aet]
1974 Bata Bullets
1975 Bata Bullets
1976 Yamaha Wanderers 4-0 Hardware Stars
1977 Bata Bullets
1978 Bata Bullets
1979 Limbe Leaf Wanderers 1-0 Bata Bullets
1980 Berec Power Pack (Lilongwe) [now MDC United]
1981 Civo United (Lilongwe)
1982 Civo United
1983 Sucoma (Chikwawa) 2-0 Limbe Leaf Wanderers
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 2-2 Limbe Leaf Wanderers [aet?, 4-3 pen]
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 (also 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
1959-61 not played
1962 Southern Province A 3-2 Central Province
1963 Northern Region 2-1 Southern Region North
1964 Southern Region South 3-1 Southern Region North
1965 Central Region
1966 Central Region 2-1 Southern Region North
1967 Central Region 2-1 Southern Region B
1968 Northern Region 3-0 Southern Region South
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 2-1 ACT Stars
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) 7-0 Yamaha Wanderers
1978 Bata Bullets (Blantyre)
1979 Bata Bullets 2-0 Limbe Leaf Wanderers
1980 Bata Bullets
1981 Bata Bullets
1982 Sucoma (Chikwawa)
1983 Civo United (Lilongwe)
1984 Berec Power Pack bt Silver Strikers
1985 Bata Bullets
1986 Civo United (Lilongwe)
1987 MDC United (Lilongwe)
1988 Silver Strikers 2-2 Limbe Leaf Wanderers [4-2 pen]
1989 MDC United (Lilongwe) bt University FC
1990 Limbe Leaf Wanderers 3-1 Blue Eagles
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
NB: MDC United were earlier known as Berec Power Pack
[*] 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).
Oury Cup
NB: played between 1937 and 1964 between a Nyasa FA National Select and
SLB (Sport Lisboa e Beira) from Portuguese East Africa (Mozambique)
Year Date Venue
1937 Nov 20 Limbe NFA 0-1 SLB
1938 Apr 16 Beira SLB 0-1 NFA
1939 Apr 8 Blantyre NFA 0-6 SLB
1940 Mar 23 Beira SLB 2-3 NFA
1940 Mar 24 Beira SLB 3-1 NFA
1941 or 1944 draw in either Blantyre or Limbe
1945 Mar 31 Beira SLB 4-1 NFA
1946 Apr 20 Blantyre NFA 2-3 SLB
1947 Apr 5 Beira SLB 10-0 NFA
1948 Mar 28 Blantyre NFA 1-2 SLB
1949 Apr 16 Beira SLB 3-3 NFA
1950 Apr 8 Limbe NFA 5-4 SLB
1951 Mar 24 Beira SLB 1-2 NFA
1952 Apr 12 Limbe NFA 1-2 SLB
1953 Apr 4 Beira SLB 0-1 NFA
1954 Apr 17 Limbe NFA 5-2 SLB
1955 Apr 9 Beira SLB 10-0 NFA
1956 Mar 31 Blantyre NFA 5-0 SLB
1957 Apr 21 Beira SLB 1-4 NFA
1958 Apr 5 Limbe NFA 3-2 SLB
1959 Mar 29 Beira SLB 2-0 NFA
1960 Apr 16 Blantyre NFA 0-2 SLB
1961 Apr 2 Beira SLB 1-4 NFA
1962 Apr 21 Blantyre NFA 2-1 SLB
1963 Apr 13 Beira SLB 2-1 NFA
1964 Mar 27 Limbe NFA 1-2 SLB
Abraham Shield [SHAFL]
1946 Abrahams (Blantyre) - Ntenjela [Aug 22]
1947 Kapeni (Limbe) - Black Bombers [Nov 8]
1950 not known (final played Jul 22)
1953 African Urban (Limbe) - Abrahams (Blantyre) [Jan 10]
1955 Ndirande Lions
United Tobacco Company Cup [SHAFL]
NB: between champions Zomba and Blantyre
1946 Zomba Athletics 2-1 Abrahams (Blantyre) [Nov 4]
1947 N.N. [Zomba champions: African Athletics] [Nov 15]
UTC Cup
1953 Zomba League 5-0 Blantyre League [May 16]
1955 SHFL XI - Zomba League [Apr 30]
1956 Zomba League - Cholo League
Likuni Cup
NB: Lilongwe Football League Cup
1952 Black Bombers 2-0 Mbabzi [Sep 29]
Kings Cup
1953 Kapeni (Limbe) - Abrahams (Blantyre) [Jan 17]
1954 Kapeni (Limbe)
1955 not known (Ntirande Lions and Ntondwe played semifinal Feb 6)
Trataris Cup
NB: held on eight occasions between Nyasaland and Alexandra Club of Salisbury
(now Harare, Zimbabwe)
1954 Nyasaland 1-4 Alexandra Club [Oct 2, Blantyre]
1955 Nyasaland 3-2 Alexandra Club [Mar 19, Limbe]
1956 Alexandra Club 2-0 Nyasaland [Mar 24, Salisbury]
1957 Nyasaland 4-1 Alexandra Club [Mar 30, Blantyre]
1958 Alexandra Club 0-2 Nyasaland [Mar 29, Salisbury]
1959 Nyasaland 2-5 Alexandra Club [Oct 10, Blantyre]
1960 Alexandra Club 3-1 Nyasaland [Mar 26, Salisbury]
1961 Nyasaland 3-1 Alexandra Club [Mar 25, Blantyre]
Overall Record:
Alexandra Club 8 4 0 4 18-16 8
Nyasaland 8 4 0 4 16-18 8
Bruss Cup
NB: held on eight occasions between "B" teams of Nyasaland and Alexandra Club of
Salisbury
1954 Nyasaland "B" 0-2 Alexandra Club "B" [Zomba]
1955 Nyasaland "B" 2-0 Alexandra Club "B" [Limbe]
1956 Alexandra Club "B" 1-3 Nyasaland "B" [Salisbury]
1957 Nyasaland "B" 2-2 Alexandra Club "B" [Blantyre]
1958 Alexandra Club "B" 5-3 Nyasaland "B" [Salisbury]
1959 Nyasaland "B" 2-3 Alexandra Club "B" [Blantyre]
1960 Alexandra Club "B" 1-3 Nyasaland "B" [Salisbury]
1961 Nyasaland "B" 9-1 Alexandra Club "B" [Blantyre]
Overall Record:
Nyasaland "B" 8 4 1 3 24-15 9
Alexandra Club "B" 8 3 1 4 15-24 7
L. O. Adam Shield
1957 Postals 2-1 Ntondwe [Aug 1]
1961 Red Bombers
1962 Red Bombers
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 0-0 Kamuzu Barracks [4-3 pen]
2017 Kamuzu Barracks 1-0 Moyale Barracks
2018 Be Forward Wanderers 3-2 Silver Strikers
2019 Blue Eagles 1-1 Kamuzu Barracks [4-2 pen]
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 [final Dec 8]
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]
2019 cancelled
Royle Cup
NB: played on 18 occasions between 1949/50 and 1966/67
1949/50 Blantyre SC 2-1 Mlanje [Apr 15, Limbe]
1950/51 Blantyre SC 3-1 Zomba GC [Apr 15, Zomba]
1951/52 Sunnyside Rovers 1-0 Blantyre SC [Feb 23, Limbe]
1952/53 Corona 3-0 Zomba GC [Mar 21, Zomba]
1953/54 Blantyre SC 2-1 Corona [Mar 13]
1954/55 Corona 5-3 Blantyre SC [Mar 2]
1955/56 Blantyre SC 4-1 Zomba GC [Feb 11]
1956/57 Blantyre SC 4-1 Cholo [Apr 6]
1957/58 Limbe CC 4-1 Cholo [Apr 12]
1958/59 Blantyre SC 2-2 5-1 Corona [Apr 25; May 2]
1959/60 Olympia 2-1 Blantyre SC [Apr 9]
1960/61 Blantyre SC 4-1 Olympia [May 7]
1961/62 Olympia 5-2 Callies [Mar 31]
1962/63 Limbe CC 4-3 Nyasaland Railways [Apr 20]
1963/64 Limbe CC 4-3 Blantyre SC [Apr 11]
1964/65 Blantyre SC 2-1 Limbe CC [Apr 10]
1965/66 Zomba Town 2-1 Railways [Apr 16]
1966/67 Zomba Town 5-2 Blantyre City
Number of Wins (18; runners-up finishes between square brackets)
8 [ 4] Blantyre SC
3 [ 1] Limbe CC
2 [ 2] Corona
2 [ 1] Olympia
2 Zomba Town
1 Sunnyside Rovers
[ 3] Zomba GC
[ 2] Cholo
[ 2] (Nyasaland) Railways
[ 1] Blantyre City [later became Bullets]
[ 1] Callies
[ 1] Mlanje
Stanhope Cup
NB: played on 14 occasions between 1953/54 and 1966/67
1953/54 Sunnyside Rovers 4-3 Blantyre SC [aet] [Apr 3]
1954/55 Corona 5-3 Blantyre SC [Feb 6]
1955/56 Blantyre SC 5-1 Limbe CC [Feb 11]
1956/57 Blantyre SC 5-1 Limbe CC [Mar 9]
1957/58 Limbe CC 1-0 Blantyre SC [Mar 8]
1958/59 Blantyre SC 3-1 Cholo [Apr 19]
1959/60 Blantyre SC 2-1 Cholo [Apr 2]
1960/61 Olympia 8-1 Callies [Apr 29]
1961/62 Blantyre SC 2-1 Callies [aet] [Mar 24]
1962/63 Olympia 6-3 Cholo [Apr 6]
1963/64 Limbe CC 5-2 Blantyre SC [aet] [Apr 4]
1964/65 trophy shared: Blantyre SC 2-2 Portuguese Wanderers [aet] [Apr 3]
1965/66 Blantyre SC 2-0 Chichiri Athletics
1966/67 Zomba Town 6-1 Wanderers
Number of Wins (15; runners-up finishes (13) between square brackets)
7 [ 4] Blantyre SC [one win shared]
2 [ 2] Limbe CC
2 Olympia
1 [ 1] Portuguese Wanderers [win shared]
1 Corona
1 Sunnyside Rovers
1 Zomba Town
[ 3] Cholo
[ 2] Callies
[ 1] Chichiri Athletics
Franklin Trophy
NB: played on 6 occasions between 1961/62 and 1966/67
1961/62 Olympia 2-1 Blantyre SC
1962/63 Nyasaland Railways 2-1 Cholo [Mar 16]
1963/64 Rovers 4-2 Limbe CC [Feb 1]
1964/65 Railways 5-5 5-2 Limbe CC [Jan 30, Apr 4]
1965/66 Zomba Town 4-0 Chichiri Athletics
1966/67 Wanderers 3-1 Zomba Town
Number of Wins (6; runners-up finishes between square brackets)
2 (Nyasaland) Railways
1 [ 1] Zomba Town
1 Olympia
1 Rovers
1 Wanderers
[ 2] Limbe CC
[ 1] Blantyre SC
[ 1] Chichiri Athletics
[ 1] Cholo
BAT Trophy
1969/70 Malawi Police 2-1 Yamaha Wanderers
1970/71 Yamaha Wanderers 1-0 Limbe Toyota
1971/72 Bata Bullets
1972/73 Yamaha Wanderers 3-2 Bata Bullets
1973/74 Yamaha Wanderers 3-0 Malawi University
1974/75 Yamaha Wanderers 2-0 Oilcom Rovers
1975/76 Bata Bullets
BAT Sportsman Trophy
first edition 1984
1984 ADMARC Tigers
1985 Limbe Leaf Wanderers 2-1 Silver Strikers
1987 Red Lions
1988 Silver Strikers
1989 Mitco
1992 MDC United (no previous win)
1994 Limbe Leaf Wanderers 4-1 Nico
1995 Silver Strikers 2-0 Limbe Leaf Wanderers
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
2019 Silver Strikers 1-0 Karonga United
2021 Nyasa Big Bullets 1-1 Silver Strikers [5-4 pen]
2022 Mighty Mukuru Wanderers 0-0 Nyasa Big Bullets [5-3 pen]
2023 Nyasa Big Bullets 2-1 MAFCO
2024 Nyasa Big Bullets 1-0 Silver Strikers
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 2-0 Be Forward Wanderers
2017 Nyasa Big Bullets 3-1 Kamuzu Barracks
2018 Nyasa Big Bullets 3-0 Silver Strikers
2019 Nyasa Big Bullets 1-0 Be Forward Wanderers
2021/22 Nyasa Big Bullets 1-0 Silver Strikers
2023 Nyasa Big Bullets 2-1 Mighty Mukuru Wanderers
2024 Nyasa Big Bullets 0-0 Silver Strikers [7-6 pen]
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]
Thanks to Mario Antoine and Barry Baker
Sources included: [Ant 22], [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/, https://www.whoglocal.com/MW/Chileka/777407645744039/Fungayi-iniesta-kalumbih#gsc.tab=0
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