CECAFA Cup
| Founded | 1926 |
|---|---|
| Region | CECAFA |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Current champions | |
| Most successful team(s) | |
| Website | www.cecafafootball.com |
| 2019 CECAFA Cup | |
Previous winners
Gossage Cup (1926–1966), Challenge Cup (1967–1971), CECAFA Cup (1973-present)
| Uganda | 39 |
|---|---|
| Kenya | 21 |
| Tanzania | 8 |
| Ethiopia | 4 |
| Malawi | 3 |
| Sudan | 3 |
| Zambia | 2 |
| Rwanda | 1 |
| Zanzibar | 1 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 |
| Year | Host | Winner (Manager) | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | Kenya | Kenya | 2–1 | Uganda |
| 1927 | Not held due to hosting dispute | |||
| 1928 | Uganda | Uganda | 4-0 or 1-0 | Kenya |
| 1929 | Kenya | Uganda | 2019-03-05 00:00:00 | Kenya |
| 1930 | Uganda | Uganda | 5-0 | Kenya |
| 1931 | Kenya | Kenya | 2019-01-02 00:00:00 | Uganda |
| 1932 | Uganda | Uganda | 2019-01-13 00:00:00 | Kenya |
| 1933 | held | Not | ||
| 1934 | Not held | Not | ||
| 1935 | Uganda | Uganda | 2019-01-05 00:00:00 | Kenya |
| 1936 | Kenya | Uganda | 2019-01-03 00:00:00 | Kenya |
| 1937 | Uganda | Uganda | 2019-05-09 00:00:00 | Kenya |
| 1938 | Kenya | Uganda | 2019-01-03 00:00:00 | Kenya |
| 1939 | Uganda | Uganda | 2019-02-05 00:00:00 | Kenya |
| 1940 | Kenya | Uganda | 2019-03-06 00:00:00 | Kenya |
| 1941 | Uganda | Kenya | 2019-03-04 00:00:00 | Uganda |
| 1942 | Kenya | Kenya | 2019-03-04 00:00:00 | Uganda |
| 1943 | Uganda | Uganda | 2019-01-02 00:00:00 | Kenya |
| 1944 | Kenya | Kenya | 2019-01-02 00:00:00 | Uganda |
| 1945 | Uganda | Uganda | 2019-01-04 00:00:00 | Kenya |
| 1946 | Kenya | Kenya | 2019-01-02 00:00:00 | Uganda |
| 1947 | Tanganyika | Uganda | 2019-02-04 00:00:00 | Tanganyika |
| 1948 | Uganda | Uganda | 2019-01-02 00:00:00 | Kenya |
| 1949 | Zanzibar | Tanganyika | 2-0 | Kenya |
| 1950 | Kenya | Tanganyika | 2019-01-02 00:00:00 | Kenya |
| 1951 | Tanganyika | Tanganyika | 2019-02-03 00:00:00 | Kenya |
| 1952 | Uganda | Uganda | 2019-03-06 00:00:00 | Kenya |
| 1953 | Zanzibar | Kenya | 2019-02-06 00:00:00 | Uganda |
| 1954 | Kenya | Uganda | 2019-01-04 00:00:00 | Kenya |
| 1955 | Tanganyika | Uganda | 2019-01-05 00:00:00 | Tanganyika |
| 1956 | Uganda | Uganda | 2019-02-03 00:00:00 | Kenya |
| 1957 | Zanzibar | Uganda | 2019-01-02 00:00:00 | Kenya |
| 1958 | Kenya | Kenya | Round robin | Uganda |
| 1959 | Tanganyika | Kenya | Round robin | Zanzibar |
| 1960 | Uganda | Kenya | Shared | Uganda |
| 1961 | Kenya | Kenya | Round robin | Tanganyika |
| 1962 | various venues | Uganda | Round robin | Tanganyika |
| 1963 | Kenya | Uganda | Round robin | Kenya |
| 1964 | Tanzania | Tanzania | Round robin | Kenya |
| 1965 | Uganda | Tanzania | Round robin | Kenya |
| 1966 | Zanzibar | Kenya | Round robin | Uganda |
| 1967 | Kenya | Kenya | Round robin | Uganda |
| 1968 | Tanzania | Uganda Robert Kiberu | Round robin | Kenya |
| 1969 | Uganda | Uganda Burkhard Pape | Round robin | Tanzania |
| 1970 | Zanzibar | Uganda Burkhard Pape | Round robin | Tanzania |
| 1971 | Kenya | Kenya | Round robin | Uganda[2] |
| 1973 | Uganda | Uganda David Otti | 2–1 | Tanzania |
| 1974 | Tanzania | Tanzania | 1–1*[A] | Uganda |
| 1975 | Zambia | Kenya | 0–0*[B] | Malawi |
| 1976 | Zanzibar | Uganda Peter Okee | 2–0 | Zambia |
| 1977 | Somalia | Uganda Peter Okee | 0–0 | Zambia |
| 1978 | Malawi | Malawi | 3–2 | Zambia |
| 1979 | Kenya | Malawi | 3–2 | Kenya |
| 1980 | Sudan | Sudan | 1–0 | Tanzania |
| 1981 | Tanzania | Kenya | 1–0 | Tanzania |
| 1982 | Uganda | Kenya | 1–1 | Uganda |
| 1983 | Kenya | Kenya | 1–0 | Zimbabwe |
| 1984 | Uganda | Zambia | 0–0 | Malawi |
| 1985 | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | 2–0 | Kenya |
| 1986 | Not held (initially Somalia but later withdrew) | |||
| 1987 | Ethiopia | Ethiopia | 1–1 | Malawi |
| 1988 | Malawi | Malawi | 3–1 | Zambia |
| 1989 | Kenya | Uganda Polly Ouma | 3–3 | Malawi |
| 1990 | Zanzibar | Uganda Polly Ouma | 2–0 | Sudan |
| 1991 | Uganda | Zambia | 2–0 | Kenya |
| 1992 | Tanzania | Uganda Polly Ouma | 1–0 | Tanzania B |
| 1993 | Not held (Initially Uganda but later withdrew) | |||
| 1994 | Kenya | Tanzania | 2–2 | Uganda |
| 1995 | Uganda | Zanzibar | 1–0 | Uganda B |
| 1996 | Sudan | Uganda Timothy Ayieko | 1–0 | Sudan B |
| 1997 | Not held (CECAFA suspended) | |||
| 1998 | Not held (CECAFA suspended) | |||
| 1999 | Rwanda | Rwanda B | 3–1 | Kenya |
| 2000 | Uganda | Uganda Harrison Okagbue | 2–0 | Uganda B |
| 2001 | Rwanda | Ethiopia | 2–1 | Kenya |
| 2002 | Tanzania | Kenya | 3–2 | Tanzania |
| 2003 | Sudan | Uganda Leo Adraa | 2–0 | Rwanda |
| 2004 | Ethiopia | Ethiopia | 3–0 | Burundi |
| 2005 | Rwanda | Ethiopia | 1–0 | Rwanda |
| 2006 | Ethiopia | Sudan | 0–0 | Zambia |
| 2007 | Tanzania | Sudan | 2–2 | Rwanda |
| 2008 | Uganda | Uganda Bobby Williamson | 1–0 | Kenya |
| 2009 | Kenya | Uganda Bobby Williamson | 2–0 | Rwanda |
| 2010 | Tanzania | Tanzania | 1–0 | Côte d'Ivoire B |
| 2011 | Tanzania | Uganda Bobby Williamson | 2–2 | Rwanda |
| 2012 | Uganda | Uganda Bobby Williamson | 2–1 | Kenya |
| 2013 | Kenya | Kenya | 2–0 | Sudan |
| 2014 | Not held (initially Ethiopia but later withdrew) | |||
| 2015 | Ethiopia | Uganda Milutin Sredojević | 1–0 Caesar Okhuti | Rwanda |
| 2016 | Not held (initially Sudan, then Kenya but both later withdrew) | |||
| 2017 | Kenya | Kenya | 2–2 | Zanzibar |
| 2018 | Not held (initially Zanzibar, then Kenya but both later withdrew)[6] | |||
| 2019 | Uganda | Uganda Johnathan McKinstry | 3-0 Bright Anukani, Mustafa Kizza, Joel Madondo | Eritrea |