The Cup of Zimbabwe (most recently known as the CBZ FA Cup due to sponsorship) is the top knockout tournament of the

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. It was created in 1962 as the Cup of Southern Rhodesia and was known between 1965 and 1980 as the Cup of Rhodesia. Due to sponsorship, the competition has undergone a number of name changes: from its creation in 1962 until 1998, the cup was known as the Castle Cup, after its sponsor, the

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Castle Lager Castle Lager is a South African pale lager. It is the flagship product of South African Breweries and has been recognised as the National Beer of South Africa , based on the fact that it is 100% grown and produced in the country, and for its abil ...

. Castle also sponsored the

Northern Rhodesia Northern Rhodesia was a British protectorate in southern Africa, south central Africa, now the independent country of Zambia. It was formed in 1911 by Amalgamation (politics), amalgamating the two earlier protectorates of Barotziland-North-West ...

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n from 1964) equivalent of the competition, which led to the creation of the "Super Castle Cup", played between 1962 and 1965 between the winners of the Southern Rhodesia Castle Cup and its Northern Rhodesian (from 1962 to 1964) or Zambian (in 1965) equivalent. After the cessation of Castle sponsorship, the competition was abandoned for two seasons before being brought back in 2001 as the ZIFA Unity Cup. It retained this name until 2006, when it was known as the CBZ Cup. This name was extended to CBZ FA Cup in 2007. The cup was not played in 2009 or 2010. A new competition, the Mbada Diamonds Cup, was launched in 2011, with the 16 teams from the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League participating. The winner will qualify for the

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Winners

Mbada Diamonds Cup

*2011: Dynamos 1–0

Motor Action Motor Action Football Club was a Zimbabwean football club based in Harare. They played in the top division in Zimbabwean football. In early 2000, the idea of owning a Premier League side by the current owners became reality. Out of the ashes of ...

*2012: Dynamos 2–0 Monomotapa United *2013: Highlanders 3–0 How Mine

Chibuku Cup

*2014:

FC Platinum Football Club Platinum is a professional football club in Zvishavane, Midlands Province, that competes in the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League, founded in 1995. In 2010, the club was known as Mimosa Football Club. and in January 2011, changed it ...

1–1 (3–1 pen.)

Harare City Harare (; formerly Salisbury ) is the capital and most populous city of Zimbabwe. The city proper has an area of 940 km2 (371 mi2) and a population of 2.12 million in the 2012 census and an estimated 3.12 million in its metropolitan ...

*2015:

2–1 Dynamos *2016: Ngezi Platinum 3–1

*2017:

3–1 How Mine *2018: Triangle United 2–0

*2019: Highlanders 1–0 Ngezi Platinum *2020: Not played *2021:

0–0 (5–3 pen.) Ngezi Platinum

References

* Football competitions in Zimbabwe National association football cups Recurring sporting events established in 1962 1962 establishments in Southern Rhodesia {{Africa-footy-competition-stub