The Gambian Cup is the top knockout
tournament
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of the
Gambia
The Gambia,, ff, Gammbi, ar, غامبيا officially the Republic of The Gambia, is a country in West Africa. It is the smallest country within mainland AfricaHoare, Ben. (2002) ''The Kingfisher A-Z Encyclopedia'', Kingfisher Publicatio ...
n
football
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. The current champion is
Real Banjul
Real de Banjul Football Club is a Gambian professional association football club based in Banjul. The team compete in the GFA League First Division, the top flight of Gambian football league system. Real de Banjul is the most successful club i ...
who won their four title in 2019. The winner competes in the
Gambian Super Cup
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* Something of, from, or related to the country of the Gambia
* Gambian people, a person from the Gambia, or of Gambian descent
* Culture of the Gambia
* Gambian cuisine
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*Languages of the Gambia
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and also qualifies into the
CAF Confederation Cup
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each season, if the national league champion also wins the FA cup then the second placed cup club competes.
Wallidan FC
Wallidan Football Club is a Gambian football club based in Banjul and Bakau. They play in the top division in Gambian football, the GFA League First Division, and are the most decorated team in the country's football history. They play at the In ...
has won the most titles, 23.
Winners
Before independence
* 1952: Gambia United 2–1
Augustinians FC
Augustinians Football Club is a football club from Banjul in the West African, state of Gambia. They play in the GFA League Third Division, which is the third league in Gambian football.
The club was founded in 1940 and in 1966 the team won t ...
* 1954: Police
* 1955: UAC
* 1956: White Phantoms
* 1957: Rainbow
* 1958: White Phantoms
* 1959: Black Diamonds
* 1960: White Phantoms
* 1961: White Phantoms
* 1962: Augustinians
* 1963: White Phantoms
* 1964: White Phantoms
* 1965: ''not played''
Since independence
* 1966: Arrance
* 1967: Arrance
* 1968: Augustinians
* 1969:
Real de Banjul 2-1 Young Lions
* 1970:
Real de Banjul 2–1 White Phantoms
* 1971:
Wallidan (Banjul)
* 1972:
Wallidan (Banjul)
* 1973:
Wallidan (Banjul)
* 1974:
Wallidan (Banjul)
* 1975:
Ports Authority (Banjul) vs
Real Banjul
Real de Banjul Football Club is a Gambian professional association football club based in Banjul. The team compete in the GFA League First Division, the top flight of Gambian football league system. Real de Banjul is the most successful club i ...
* 1976:
Wallidan (Banjul)
* 1977:
Wallidan (Banjul)
* 1978:
Wallidan (Banjul)
* 1979:
Dingareh
* 1980:
Ports Authority vs
Real Banjul
Real de Banjul Football Club is a Gambian professional association football club based in Banjul. The team compete in the GFA League First Division, the top flight of Gambian football league system. Real de Banjul is the most successful club i ...
* 1981:
Wallidan (Banjul)
* 1982:
Starlight Banjul
The Starlight Banjul is a football club from Banjul in the West Africa
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* 1983:
Hawks
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(Banjul)
* 1984:
Wallidan (Banjul)
* 1985:
Starlight Banjul
The Starlight Banjul is a football club from Banjul in the West Africa
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* 1986:
Wallidan (Banjul)
* 1987:
Wallidan (Banjul) 5–1
Hawks
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* 1988:
Wallidan (Banjul)
* 1989: ''not played''
* 1990: ''not played''
* 1991: ''not played''
* 1992:
Wallidan (Banjul) bt Peak Marwich
* 1993:
Wallidan (Banjul) 2–1
Real de Banjul
* 1994:
Wallidan
* 1995:
Mass Sosseh bt
Steve Biko
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* 1996:
Hawks
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* 1997:
Real de Banjul 1–0
Hawks
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(Banjul)
* 1998:
Wallidan (Banjul) 1–1 1–1
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(Banjul) (aet, 4–3 pen)
* 1999:
Wallidan (Banjul) 1–1 Mass Sosseh (aet, 4–3 pen)
* 2000:
Steve Biko
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(Bakau) 1–1
Wallidan (Banjul) (aet, 4–2 pen)
* 2001:
Wallidan (Banjul) 3–0 Blackpool (Serrekunda East)
* 2002:
Wallidan (Banjul) 1–0
Real de Banjul
* 2003:
Wallidan (Banjul) 1–0
Hawks
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(Banjul)
* 2004:
Wallidan (Banjul) 1–1
Armed Forces
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(Banjul) (aet, 9–8 pen)
* 2005:
Bakau United
The Bakau United Football Club is a football club from Bakau in the West African, state of Gambia, located near the capital of Banjul. They play in the GFA League First Division, which is the highest league in Football in the Gambia, Gambian foot ...
4–1
Wallidan (Banjul) (aet)
* 2006:
Hawks
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(Banjul) 3–0
Steve Biko FC
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(Bakau)
* 2007:
Ports Authority (Banjul) 1–0
Hawks
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(Banjul)
* 2008:
Wallidan (Banjul) 2–2
Samger (4–2 pen)
* 2009:
Young Africans
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Nicknamed "Yanga" (Yo ...
(Banjul) 0–0
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(Banjul) (3–1 pen)
* 2010:
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(Banjul) 3–0
Hawks
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* The subfamily Accipitrinae includes goshawks, sparrowhawks, sharp-shinned hawks and others. This subfamily a ...
(Banjul)
* 2011:
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(Banjul) 2–0
Ports Authority (Banjul)
* 2012:
GAMTEL The Gambia Telecommunications Company Ltd., also known by Gamtel for short, is the principal telecommunications company of the Gambia. It is a state company, charged with the task of overseeing the provision of telecommunications and internet servi ...
(Banjul) 3–0
Interior FC
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Stadium
Currently the team ...
(Serrekunda)
* 2013:
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(Banjul) 1–1
Seaview (3–1 pen)
* 2014:
Banjul United (Banjul) 1–0
Hawks
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(Banjul)
* 2015:
Wallidan (Banjul) 2–0
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* 2016:
Brikama United (Brikama) 1-0
Bombada
*
2017
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:
Hawks
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* The subfamily Accipitrinae includes goshawks, sparrowhawks, sharp-shinned hawks and others. This subfamily a ...
(Banjul) 1–1
Real de Banjul (7–6 pen)
*
2018
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:
Armed Forces
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(Banjul) 4–3
Brikama United
*
2019
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:
Real de Banjul (Banjul) 1–0 Red Hawks
*
2020
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: not played due to COVID-19 pandemic
*
2021
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: not played due to COVID-19 pandemic
Performance by club
Only cups after independence are counted.
References
External links
RSSSF.com
{{National football Cups (CAF region)
Football competitions in the Gambia
National association football cups
Recurring sporting events established in 1952