Irish Women's Cup
| Founded | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Region |
 Northern Ireland |
| Number of teams | 40 |
| Current champions |
Cliftonville Ladies (1st title) |
| Most successful club(s) |
Glentoran Belfast United (6 titles) |
| Website | Irish Cup |
For the equivalent tournament in the Republic of Ireland, see FAI Women's Cup.
The Irish Women's Cup (or IFA Women's Challenge Cup) is the annual cup competition of women's football teams in Northern Ireland. It was first contested in 2005.[1][2]
Format
The eight Women's Premier League 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
The list of finals:[3]
| Season | Champion | Result | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Newtownabbey Strikers | 2–0 | Northland Raiders |
| 2006[4] | Glentoran Belfast United | 3–0 | Northland Raiders |
| 2007 | Glentoran Belfast United | 2–1 | Newtownabbey Strikers |
| 2008 | Glentoran Belfast United | 4–0 | Linfield Ladies |
| 2009 | Glentoran Belfast United | 1–0 | Crusaders Newtownabbey Strikers |
| 2010 | Glentoran Belfast United | 1–0 | Crusaders Newtownabbey Strikers |
| 2011[5] | Crusaders Newtownabbey Strikers | 2–0 | Glentoran Belfast United |
| 2012 | Glentoran Belfast United | 3–2 | Crusaders Newtownabbey Strikers |
| 2013 | Linfield Ladies | 2–1 | Crusaders Newtownabbey Strikers |
| 2014[6] | Linfield Ladies | 2–2 a.e.t (8–7 pen) | Newry City |
| 2015 | Cliftonville Ladies | 4–1 | Crusaders Newtownabbey Strikers |
Glentoran Belfast United has won six titles, Newtownabbey Strikers and Linfield have two titles and Cliftonville Ladies one title.
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.
- ↑ "CRUSADERS STRIKERS WIN COCA-COLA WOMEN'S IRISH CUP". irishfa.com. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ↑ "LINFIELD LADIES WIN CUP FINAL THRILLER". irishfa.com. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
External links
- Cup at IrishFA.com
- Cup at NIWFA, Northern Ireland Women's Football Association
- Cup at women.soccerway.com
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