IFA Women's Challenge Cup

IFA Women's Challenge Cup
Founded2005
Region Northern Ireland
Number of teams40
Current championsGlentoran (11th title)
Most successful club(s)Glentoran (11 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

[3]

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
2024 Cliftonville 5–0 Lisburn Rangers

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 2 2 2015, 2024 2016, 2023
Sion Swifts 1 1 2017 2022
Northland Raiders 0 2 — 2005, 2006
Newry City 0 2 — 2014, 2017
Lisburn Rangers FC 0 1 — 2024

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.
  • Cup at IrishFA.com
  • Cup at NIWFA, Northern Ireland Women's Football Association
  • Cup at women.soccerway.com