Federation Cup (Nigeria football)

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Federation Cup (a.k.a. Challenge Cup, sometimes shortened to Fed Cup), is the main football single-elimination tournament in Nigeria. It was created in 1945 as the "Governor's Cup",^[1] succeeding the War Memorial Challenge Cup that had been limited to teams from Lagos.

Winners

War Memorial Challenge Cup

1942 : ZAC Bombers 1-0 Services
1943 : Lagos Marine 3-2 RAF
1944 : Lagos Railways 2-0 Marine
1945 : Lagos Railways 1-1 (4-1) Lagos United

Governor's Cup

1945 : Marine 1-0 Corinthians
1946 : Lagos Railways 3-1 Port Harcourt FC
1947 : Marine 3-1 Lagos Railways
1948 : Lagos Railways 1-0 Warri
1949 : Lagos Railways 3-0 Port Harcourt FC
1950 : Lagos UAC 3-2 Port Harcourt FC
1951 : Lagos Railways 3-2 Mighty Jets (Jos)
1952 : Lagos PAN Bank 6-0 Warri (Mid-West)
1953 : Kano Pillars F.C. 2-1 Lagos Dynamos

FA Cup

1954 : Calabar 3-0 Kano Pillars F.C.
1955 : Port Harcourt FC 4-1 Warri
1956 : Lagos Railways 3-1 Warri
1957 : Lagos Railways 5-1 Zaria
1958 : Port Harcourt FC 6-0 Federal United
1959 : Ibadan Lions 1-0 Police

Challenge Cup

1960 : Lagos ECN 5-2 Ibadan Lions
1961 : Ibadan Lions 1-0 Lagos UAC
1962 : Police 1-0 Mighty Jets (Jos)
1963 : Port Harcourt FC 1-0 Mighty Jets (Jos)
1964 : Lagos Railways 3-1 Mighty Jets (Jos)
1965 : Lagos ECN 3-1 Mighty Jets (Jos)
1966 : Ibadan Lions beat Mighty Jets (Jos)
1967 : Stationery Stores (Lagos) 3-1 Mighty Jets (Jos)
1968 : Stationery Stores (Lagos) 3-1 (r.) Warri
1969 : Ibadan Lions 5-1 Warri
1970 : Lagos ECN 3-1 Mighty Jets (Jos)
1971 : WNDC Ibadan 2-1 Enugu Rangers
1972 : Bendel Insurance (Benin City) 2-2 3-2 Mighty Jets (Jos)
1973 : -
1974 : Enugu Rangers 2-0 Mighty Jets (Jos)
1975 : Enugu Rangers 1-0 Shooting Stars FC (Ibadan)
1976 : Enugu Rangers 2-0 Alyufsalam Rocks (Ilorin)
1977 : Shooting Stars FC (Ibadan) 2-0 Racca Rovers (titre attribué 2-0 à Shooting Stars)
1978 : Bendel Insurance 3-0 Enugu Rangers
1979 : Shooting Stars FC (Ibadan) 2-0 Sharks FC (Port Harcourt)
1980 : Bendel Insurance (Benin City) 1-0 Stationery Stores (Lagos)
1981 : Enugu Rangers 2-0 Bendel Insurance (Benin City)
1982 : Stationery Stores (Lagos) 4-1 Niger Tornadoes (Minna)
1983 : Enugu Rangers 0-0 (5 t.a.b. à 4) DIC Bees (Kaduna)
1984 : Leventis United (Ibadan) 1-0 Abiola Babes (Abeokuta)
1985 : Abiola Babes (Abeokuta) (6 t.a.b. à 5) BCC Lions (Gboko)
1986 : Leventis United (Ibadan) 1-0 Abiola Babes (Abeokuta)
1987 : Abiola Babes (Abeokuta) 1-1 (7 t.a.b. à 6) Ranchers Bees
1988 : Iwuanyanwu Nationale (Owerri) 3-0 Flash Flamingoes
1989 : BCC Lions (Gboko) 1-0 Iwuanyanwu Nationale (Owerri)
1990 : Stationery Stores (Lagos) 0-0 (5 t.a.b. à 4) Enugu Rangers
1991 : El-Kanemi Warriors (Maiduguri) 3-2 Kano Pillars F.C.
1992 : El-Kanemi Warriors (Maiduguri) 1-0 Stationery Stores (Lagos)
1993 : BCC Lions (Gboko) 1-0 Plateau United (Jos)
1994 : BCC Lions (Gboko) 1-0 Julius Berger FC (Lagos)
1995 : Shooting Stars FC (Ibadan) 2-0 Katsina United
1996 : Julius Berger FC (Lagos) 1-0 (a.p.) Katsina United
1997 : BCC Lions (Gboko) 1-0 Katsina United
1998 : Wikki Tourists (Bauchi) 0-0 (3 t.a.b. à 2) Plateau United (Jos)

Coca-Cola FA Cup

1999 : Plateau United (Jos) 1-0 Iwuanyanwu Nationale (Owerri)
2000 : Niger Tornadoes (Minna) 1-0 Enugu Rangers
2001 : Dolphin FC (Port Harcourt) 2-0 El-Kanemi Warriors (Maiduguri)
2002 : Julius Berger FC (Lagos) 3-0 Yobe Stars (Damaturu)
2003 : Lobi Stars (Makurdi) 2-0 Sharks FC (Port Harcourt)
2004 : Dolphin FC (Port Harcourt) 1-0 Enugu Rangers
2005 : Enyimba FC (Aba) 1-1 Lobi Stars (Makurdi) (aet, 6-5 pen)
2006 : Dolphin FC (Port Harcourt) 2-2 Bendel Insurance (aet, 5-3 pen)
2007 : Dolphin FC (Port Harcourt) 1-1 Enugu Rangers (aet, 3-2 pen)
2008 : Ocean Boys FC (Brass) 2-2 Gombe United FC (aet, 7-6 pen)

Federation Cup

2009 : Enyimba FC (Aba) 1-0 Sharks FC (Port Harcourt)
2010 : Kaduna United F.C. 3-3 Enyimba FC (Aba) (aet, 3-2 pen)
2011 : Heartland F.C. 1-0 Enyimba FC (Aba)
2012 : Heartland F.C. 2-1 Lobi Stars
2013 : Enyimba F.C. 2-2 Warri Wolves (aet, 5-4 pen)
2014 : Enyimba FC (Aba) 2-1 Dolphin FC (Port Harcourt)
2015 : Akwa United F.C. 2-1 Lobi Stars
2016 : Ifeanyi Ubah F.C. 0-0 Nasarawa United F.C. (IUFC won on penalties) ^[2]

AITEO Cup

2017 : Akwa United F.C. 0-0 Niger Tornadoes F.C. (3-2 pen)^[3]
2018 :

Total (not including War Memorial Cup)

Club	Titles
Shooting Stars FC (Ibadan) [includes Ibadan Lions and WNDC]	8
Lagos Railways (Lagos)	7
Enugu Rangers	5
BCC Lions (Gboko)	4
Dolphins FC [formerly known as Eagle Cement]	4
Stationery Stores (Lagos)	4
Enyimba FC (Aba)	4
Bendel Insurance (Benin City)	3
Iwuanyanwu Nationale/Heartland (Owerri)	3
Lagos ECN (Lagos) (later renamed NEPA)	3
Port Harcourt FC	3
Abiola Babes (Abeokuta)	2
Akwa United F.C.	2
El-Kanemi Warriors (Maiduguri)	2
Julius Berger FC (Lagos)	2
Leventis United (Ibadan)	2
Marine	2
Calabar	1
Ifeanyi Ubah (Nnewi)	1
Kaduna United (Kaduna)	1
Kano Pillars F.C. (Kano)	1
Lagos PAN Bank (Lagos)	1
Lagos UAC (Lagos)	1
Lobi Stars (Makurdi)	1
Niger Tornadoes (Minna)	1
Ocean Boys FC (Brass)	1
Plateau United (Jos)	1
Police (Lagos)	1
Wikki Tourists (Bauchi)	1

References

↑ "The Federation Cup... 67 years Of Nigerian History, Through Football". ngrguardiannews.com. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
↑ http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/214655-fc-ifeanyi-ubah-emerge-2016-federation-cup-champions.html
↑ "AITEO Cup: Akwa United beat Tornadoes to win competition - Premium Times Nigeria". Premium Times Nigeria. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2018.

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[1] "The Federation Cup... 67 years Of Nigerian History, Through Football". ngrguardiannews.com. 30 September 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2012.

[2] ttp://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/214655-fc-ifeanyi-ubah-emerge-2016-federation-cup-champions.html

[3] "AITEO Cup: Akwa United beat Tornadoes to win competition - Premium Times Nigeria". Premium Times Nigeria. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2018.