IFA Women's Challenge Cup

IFA Women's Challenge Cup
Founded2005
RegionNorthern Ireland
Teams40
Current championsCliftonville (3rd title)
Most championshipsGlentoran (11 titles)
Website
2026 IFA Women's Challenge 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 eight 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.

Sponsors

YearsSponsor
2005 - 2006Nationwide Building Society
2007None
2008 - 2011Coca-Cola
2012 - 2016None
2017 - 2024Electric Ireland
2025 -None

List of finals

[3]

SeasonChampionResultRunner-up
2005Crusaders Strikers2–0Northland Raiders
2006[4]Glentoran3–0Northland Raiders
2007[5]Glentoran2–1Crusaders Strikers
2008Glentoran4–0Linfield
2009Glentoran1–0Crusaders Strikers
2010Glentoran1–0Crusaders Strikers
2011[6]Crusaders Strikers2–0Glentoran
2012Glentoran3–2Crusaders Strikers
2013Linfield2–1Crusaders Strikers
2014[7]Linfield(2–2 a.e.t)
(8–7 pen)		Newry City
2015Cliftonville4–1Crusaders Strikers
2016Linfield2–1Cliftonville
2017[8]Sion Swifts2–0Newry City
2018[9]Glentoran2–1Linfield
2019Glentoran1–0Linfield
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021Glentoran2–0Crusaders Strikers
2022Glentoran2–1Sion Swifts
2023Glentoran3–0Cliftonville
2024Cliftonville5–0Lisburn Rangers
2025 Cliftonville 2–0 Linfield
2026

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
Cliftonville 3 2 2015, 2024, 2025 2016, 2023
Linfield 3 4 2013, 2014, 2016 2008, 2018, 2019, 2025
Crusaders Strikers 2 7 2005, 2011 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017
Sion Swifts 1 1 2017 2022
Northland Raiders 0 2 — 2005, 2006
Newry City 0 2 — 2014, 2017
Lisburn Rangers 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. Archived from the original on 5 January 2015. 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. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. 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. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. 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
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