IFA Women's Challenge Cup

Women's football cup competition in Northern Ireland
Football tournament
IFA Women's Challenge Cup
Founded2005
Region Northern Ireland
Number of teams40
Current championsGlentoran Women (10th title)
Most successful club(s)Glentoran Women
(10 titles)
WebsiteIrish 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

The list of finals:[3]

Season Champion Result Runner-Up
2005 Crusaders Strikers 2–0 Northland Raiders
2006[4] Glentoran Women 3–0 Northland Raiders
2007[5] Glentoran Women 2–1 Crusaders Strikers
2008 Glentoran Women 4–0 Linfield Ladies
2009 Glentoran Women 1–0 Crusaders Strikers
2010 Glentoran Women 1–0 Crusaders Strikers
2011[6] Crusaders Strikers 2–0 Glentoran Women
2012 Glentoran Women 3–2 Crusaders Strikers
2013 Linfield Ladies 2–1 Crusaders Strikers
2014[7] Linfield Ladies (2–2 a.e.t)
(8–7 pen)		 Newry City Ladies
2015 Cliftonville Ladies 4–1 Crusaders Strikers
2016 Linfield Ladies 2–1 Cliftonville Ladies
2017[8] Sion Swifts Ladies 2–0 Newry City Ladies
2018[9] Glentoran Women 2–1 Linfield Ladies
2019 Glentoran Women 1–0 Linfield Ladies
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Glentoran Women 2–0 Crusaders Strikers
2022 Glentoran Women 2–1 Sion Swifts Ladies
2023 Glentoran Women 3–0 Cliftonville Ladies


Northern Irish Cups
Titles Team
11 Glentoran Women
3 Linfield Ladies
2 Crusaders Strikers
1 Cliftonville Ladies
1 Sion Swifts Ladies

References

  1. ^ "Newtownabbey women win Irish Cup". BBC. 22 September 2005. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  2. ^ "BRILLIANT end to the inaugural Nationwide Irish FA Women's Cup". irishfa.com. 22 September 2005. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Northern Ireland - List of Women Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Glentoran Belfast United complete the treble!". irishfa.com. 23 September 2006. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Northern Ireland (Women) 2007". RSSSF. 26 June 2008. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "LINFIELD LADIES WIN CUP FINAL THRILLER". irishfa.com. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Sion Swifts Lift Electric Ireland Cup - She Kicks Women's Football Magazine". shekicks.net. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  9. ^ "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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