The Cup of Zimbabwe (most recently known as the CBZ FA Cup due to sponsorship) is the top knockout tournament of the
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and ...
an
football. 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
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Dem ...
-based
Castle Lager. Castle also sponsored the
Northern Rhodesian (
Zambia
Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most central point. Its neighbours are t ...
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
CAF Confederation Cup.
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 1–1 (3–1 pen.)
Harare City
*2015:
Harare City 2–1
Dynamos
*2016:
Ngezi Platinum 3–1
FC Platinum
*2017:
Harare City 3–1
How Mine
*2018:
Triangle United 2–0
Harare City
*2019:
Highlanders 1–0
Ngezi Platinum
*2020: Not played
*2021:
FC Platinum 0–0 (5–3 pen.)
Ngezi Platinum
References
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Football competitions in Zimbabwe
National association football cups
Recurring sporting events established in 1962
1962 establishments in Southern Rhodesia
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