IFA Women's Challenge Cup
Women's football cup competition in Northern Ireland
Football tournament
| Founded | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Region |  Northern Ireland |
| Number of teams | 40 |
| Current champions | Glentoran (11th title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Glentoran (11 titles) |
| Website | Irish Cup |
For the equivalent tournament in the Republic of Ireland, see FAI Women's Cup.
The IFA Women's Challenge Cup or Irish Women's Cup is the annual cup competition of women's football teams in Northern Ireland. Currently branded as Electric Ireland Women's Challenge Cup due to sponsorship. It was first contested in 2005.[1][2]
Format
The ten Women's Premiership teams enter the cup in the third round. Up to 32 other teams enter in the first round, if more enter a preliminary round is played.
List of finals
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| Season | Champion | Result | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Crusaders Strikers | 2–0 | Northland Raiders |
| 2006[4] | Glentoran | 3–0 | Northland Raiders |
| 2007[5] | Glentoran | 2–1 | Crusaders Strikers |
| 2008 | Glentoran | 4–0 | Linfield |
| 2009 | Glentoran | 1–0 | Crusaders Strikers |
| 2010 | Glentoran | 1–0 | Crusaders Strikers |
| 2011[6] | Crusaders Strikers | 2–0 | Glentoran |
| 2012 | Glentoran | 3–2 | Crusaders Strikers |
| 2013 | Linfield | 2–1 | Crusaders Strikers |
| 2014[7] | Linfield | (2–2 a.e.t) (8–7 pen) | Newry City |
| 2015 | Cliftonville | 4–1 | Crusaders Strikers |
| 2016 | Linfield | 2–1 | Cliftonville |
| 2017[8] | Sion Swifts | 2–0 | Newry City |
| 2018[9] | Glentoran | 2–1 | Linfield |
| 2019 | Glentoran | 1–0 | Linfield |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
| 2021 | Glentoran | 2–0 | Crusaders Strikers |
| 2022 | Glentoran | 2–1 | Sion Swifts |
| 2023 | Glentoran | 3–0 | Cliftonville |
Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years | Runners-up Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glentoran | 11 | 1 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 | 2011 |
| Linfield | 3 | 3 | 2013, 2014, 2016 | 2008, 2018, 2019 |
| Crusaders Strikers | 2 | 7 | 2005, 2011 | 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 |
| Cliftonville | 1 | 2 | 2015 | 2016, 2023 |
| Sion Swifts | 1 | 1 | 2017 | 2022 |
| Northland Raiders | 0 | 2 | — | 2005, 2006 |
| Newry City | 0 | 2 | — | 2014, 2017 |
References
- ^ "Newtownabbey women win Irish Cup". BBC. 22 September 2005. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ^ "BRILLIANT end to the inaugural Nationwide Irish FA Women's Cup". irishfa.com. 22 September 2005. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ^ "Northern Ireland - List of Women Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ "Glentoran Belfast United complete the treble!". irishfa.com. 23 September 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
- ^ "Northern Ireland (Women) 2007". RSSSF. 26 June 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "Crusaders Strikers Win Coca Cola Women's Irish Cup". www.irishfa.com. 21 July 2010. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ "LINFIELD LADIES WIN CUP FINAL THRILLER". irishfa.com. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ^ "Sion Swifts Lift Electric Ireland Cup - She Kicks Women's Football Magazine". shekicks.net. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Glentoran Women win dramatic final". BBC Sport.
External links
- Cup at IrishFA.com
- Cup at NIWFA, Northern Ireland Women's Football Association
- Cup at women.soccerway.com
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