| Winners | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simba | 6 | |||
| A.F.C. Leopards | 5 | |||
| Young Africans | 5 | |||
| Gor Mahia | 5 | |||
| Tusker | 5 | |||
| Armée Patriotique Rwandaise | 3 | |||
| Al-Merrikh | 3 | |||
| Villa | 3 | |||
| Azam | 2 | |||
| Kampala Capital City AFC | 2 | |||
| ATRACO | 1 | |||
| Police | 1 | |||
| Rayon Sports | 1 | |||
| Vital'O | 1 | |||
| Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Hosts |
| 1967 | Abaluhya | 5–0 | Sunderland | |
| 1968–73 | Not Held | |||
| 1974 | Simba | – | Abaluhya | Tanzania |
| 1975 | Young Africans | 2–0 | Simba | Zanzibar |
| 1976 | Luo Union | 2–1 | Young Africans | Uganda |
| 1977 | Luo Union | 2–1 | Horsed | Tanzania |
| 1978 | Kampala City Council | 0–0 | Simba | Uganda |
| 1979 | Abaluhya | 1–0 | Kampala City Council | Somalia |
| 1980 | Gor Mahia | 3–2 | Abaluhya | Malawi |
| 1981 | Gor Mahia | 1–0 | Simba | Kenya |
| 1982 | A.F.C. Leopards | 1–0 | Rio Tinto | Kenya |
| 1983 | A.F.C. Leopards | 2–1 | ADMARC Tigers | Zanzibar |
| 1984 | A.F.C. Leopards | 2–1 | Gor Mahia | Kenya |
| 1985 | Gor Mahia | 2–0 | A.F.C. Leopards | Sudan |
| 1986 | Al-Merrikh | 2–2 | Young Africans | Tanzania |
| 1987 | Villa | 1–0 | Al-Merrikh | Uganda |
| 1988 | Kenya Breweries | 2–0 | Al-Merrikh | Sudan |
| 1989 | Kenya Breweries | 3–0 | Coastal Union | Kenya |
| 1990 | Not Held | |||
| 1991 | Simba | 3–0 | Villa | Tanzania |
| 1992 | Simba | 1–1 | Young Africans | Zanzibar |
| 1993 | Young Africans | 2–1 | Villa | Uganda |
| 1994 | Al-Merrikh | 2–1 | Express | Sudan |
| 1995 | Simba | 1–1 | Express | Tanzania |
| 1996 | Simba | 1–0 | Armée Patriotique Rwandaise | Tanzania |
| 1997 | A.F.C. Leopards | 1–0 | Kenya Breweries | Kenya |
| 1998 | Rayon Sports | 2–1 | Mlandege | Zanzibar |
| 1999 | Young Africans | 1–1 | Villa | Uganda |
| 2000 | Tusker | 3–1 | Armée Patriotique Rwandaise | Rwanda |
| 2001 | Tusker | 0–0 | Oserian | Kenya |
| 2002 | Simba | 1–0 | Prince Louis | Zanzibar |
| 2003 | Villa | 1–0 | Simba | Uganda |
| 2004 | Armée Patriotique Rwandaise | 3–1 | Ulinzi Stars | Rwanda |
| 2005 | Villa | 3–0 | Armée Patriotique Rwandaise | Tanzania |
| 2006 | Police | 2–1 | Moro United | Tanzania |
| 2007 | Armée Patriotique Rwandaise | 2–1 | Uganda Revenue Authority | Rwanda |
| 2008 | Tusker | 2–1 | Uganda Revenue Authority | Tanzania |
| 2009 | ATRACO | 1–0 | Al-Merrikh | Sudan |
| 2010 | A.P.R. | 2–0 | St. George | Rwanda |
| 2011 | Young Africans | 1–0 | Simba | Tanzania |
| 2012 | Young Africans | 2–0 | Azam F.C. | Tanzania |
| 2013 | Vital'O | 2–0 | A.P.R. | Sudan |
| 2014 | Al-Merrikh | 1–0 | A.P.R. | Rwanda |
| 2015 | Azam F.C. | 2–0 | Gor Mahia | Tanzania |
| 2018 | Azam F.C. | 2–1 | Simba | Tanzania |
| 2019 | Kampala Capital City AFC | 1–0 Mustafa Kizza | Azam F.C. |
