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The Cup of Zimbabwe (most recently known as the CBZ FA Cup due to sponsorship) is the top knockout tournament of the Zimbabwean 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-based Castle Lager. Castle also sponsored the Northern Rhodesian (Zambian 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.

Der Simbabwe-Pokal ist ein nationaler Fußballwettbewerb in Simbabwe, der jährlich von der Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) organisiert wird. Der Wettbewerb wurde 1968 ins Leben gerufen und ist der älteste Pokalwettbewerb im Land.

Der Simbabwe-Pokal steht allen in Simbabwe registrierten Vereinen offen, unabhängig von ihrer Spielklasse. Der Wettbewerb wird im K.-o.-System ausgetragen, wobei die Sieger jeder Runde in die nächste Runde einziehen. Das Finale wird im Nationalstadion in Harare ausgetragen.

Der Sieger des Simbabwe-Pokals qualifiziert sich für die CAF Confederation Cup, den zweitwichtigsten Vereinswettbewerb in Afrika. Der Pokalsieger erhält außerdem ein Preisgeld und einen Wanderpokal.

Der amtierende Meister des Simbabwe-Pokals ist FC Platinum, der den Pokal 2022 zum fünften Mal in Folge gewann.