Highlanders Football Club is a community-owned club governed by its constitution. The team was promoted to Division One after winning the Second Division League. National League Relegated Club won Division Two League and reached semi-finals of the Chibuku Trophy The team won its biggest Trophy in 47 years by beating Mhangura 3-0 in the Chibuku final. During same year the club won South Zone League and were runners-up in the Rhodesian Breweries National League. The club won the South Zone league title as well as the Rhodesian Breweries national title, Chibuku Trophy and Castle Cup runners-up The club won the regional title and was second in the national championship sponsored by Rhodesian Breweries. Among season’s highlights was playing Kaizer Chiefs with Majuta Mpofu coming close to deal with Brazilian glamour club Santos. The club was runners-up in the league, runner-up in the Chibuku Trophy won the Mayor’s Trophy The club won the South Zone Division One Soccer League The club won the Division One Challenge Cup and Pelandaba Trophy Won the Chibuku Trophy, the Heroes Cup The club won the Chibuku Trophy The club was runner-up in the league, won the BAT Rosebowl final. Chibuku Trophy runner-up A year of glory, the club won Chibuku Cup, Rothams Shield, Africa Day Cup, Heroes Day Cup and the Castle Cup, Independence Cup Africa Day Cup winners ZIFA Castle Cup, Rothams Shield, Independence and Heroes Cup winners, Chibuku Trophy runners-up Heroes Cup winners Won the ZIFA Cup and the League title ZIFA Cup winners, Natbrew runner-up and reached second round of the African Champion of Champions Africa Day Cup winners, Natbrew Charity Cup winners, Independence Cup runner-up The club won the Blue Ribbon League title as well as the John Madzima Cup The club won the BP league Cup, Future Discount Centre Trophy (Botswana), Durban Four Team Challenge tournament The club won the league, Cosmos Cellular, Bulawayo Derby Helpage, Induna Foods Cup, Econet Buddie Cup Won the league, the Independence and Dairibord, Army Commander’s Millenium Challenge tournaments. Won League title, Independence and ZIFA Cup Won the Independence Cup, League runner-up League runner-up, ZIFA Cup runners-up, Buddie Charity Shield winners, CAPS-Highlanders Bradford (UK) Challenge winners, OK Grand Challenge runners-up. Won league and participated in Africa Safari Runner-up league and finalist in CBZ Cup. Won Buffaloes/Nampula – loss El Merrickh Mbada Diamond Cup Winners Netone Cup winners Zimbabwe National Army Shield winners Highlanders won the Chibuku Super Cup 18 APRIL 2023Our Journey
1926
1926
This football institution was established in 1926 by two young men, Albert and Rhodes Khumalo, the sons of Njube Khumalo, the son of King Lobengula Khumalo. This year the club celebrates 99 years of existence.31 December 1969
Promoted To First Division – 1969
31 December 1970
Promoted To National League
31 December 1971
Relegated
31 December 1972
Won Division Two League
31 December 1973
Beat Mhangura In Chibuku Final
31 December 1974
South Zone League, Rhodesian Breweries, Chibuku Trophy
31 December 1975
Regional Title, and Kaizer Chiefs
31 December 1976
Mayor’s Trophy
31 December 1976
Division One Champions
31 December 1978
Challenge Cup and Pelandaba Trophy
31 December 1980
Heroes Cup, Chibuku Trophy
31 December 1984
Chibuku Trophy
31 December 1984
BAT Rosebowl, Chibuku Cup
31 December 1986
A Year Of Glory, Chibuku Cup, Rothams Shield, Africa Day Cup, Heroes Day Cup, Castle Cup, Independence Cup
31 December 1987
Africa Day Cup
31 December 1988
Another Clean Sweep
31 December 1989
Heroes Cup
31 December 1990
ZIFA Cup and the League
31 December 1991
ZIFA Cup and African Champion of Champions
31 December 1992
Africa Day, Charity Cup, Independence Cup
31 December 1993
League Title and John Madzima Cup
31 December 1994
League Trophy and Durban
31 December 1999
Clean Sweep
31 December 2000
League and Millenium Challenge
31 December 2002
Independence Cup and League
31 December 2003
Independence Cup
31 December 2004
Buddie Charity Shield Wiiners
31 December 2006
League Title and African Safari
31 December 2007
CBZ Cup Finalist
31 December 2008
League Title and African Safari
31 December 2014
Mbada Diamond Cup
31 December 2015
Netone Cup Winners
31 December 2016
ZNA Charity Shield Winners
CHIBUKU SUPER CUP
2019
18 APRIL 2022
INDEPENDENCE CUP INDEPENDENCE CUP
The club has successfully produced players of international standards who include: Bruce Grobbelaar (Liverpool F.C), Peter Ndlovu (Coventry, Birmingham City, Sheffield United, Mamelodi Sundowns), Adam Ndlovu, Madinda Ndlovu, Mercedes Sibanda, Willard Khumalo, Tito Paketh, Alexander Maseko, Cleopas Dlodlo, Methembe Ndlovu, Tapuwa Kapini, Rahman Gumbo, Joel Luphahla, Benjamin Nkonjera, Benjani Mwaruwari, Zenzo Moyo, Noel Kaseke, Ralph Matema (Orlando Pirates), Honour Gombami (Circle Brugge), Obidiah Tarumbwa (Circle Brugge), Mkhokheli Dube, some of whom would be inducted in the club’s Hall of Fame.
CLUB STRUCTURE
We are governed by a constitution that sets out the governance structure with a non-elected Board of Governors and Trustees nominated by senior members of the club and society, an elected Executive Committee of 5 members headed by a chairman, a full-time secretariat headed by a Chief Executive Officer who implement policy, resolutions and generate programs.
The club has a subscribing membership of 4785 (currently). These members form the assembly and electorate that attend the annual and mid-year AGM to receive progress reports and audited financial reports in the case of the AGM.
| NAME | POSITION |
| Kenneth Mhlophe | Chairman |
| Sifiso Siziba | Vice Chairman |
| Nkani Khoza | Executive Member Finance |
| Mogern Dube | Executive Member Marketing |
| Kindman Ndlovu | Executive Member Technical |
Our Teams
The club runs football teams from the entry-level of youth football at the Under 13 age group progressively to the Under 15, Under 17, and under the 20s all competing in the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) junior leagues. Women’s football is organized into a youth team and a senior girls’ team which competes in the Zimbabwe Women Soccer League.
The flagship and most visible of our football teams is the senior men’s team which competes in the Zimbabwe National Premier Soccer League (PSL). The PSL calendar consists of 18 clubs spread across Zimbabwe with the furthest teams being located in Mutare, Chiredzi, and Kariba. This spread means that our club travels to each of these places at least once a year with the majority of trips being to Harare where the majority of the clubs are located. In addition to the league games, tournament and cup games require travel of at least half the number of league matches.
Our home games which are played fortnightly, take place at our Bulawayo home ground, Barbourfields Stadium where in times of unrestricted stadium-going fans we average 10,000 paying fans.