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.
Founded | 1942 |
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Winners
War Memorial Challenge Cup | |||
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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 |
Governors 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, pen) | 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 |
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 (5–4, pen) | DIC Bees (Kaduna) |
1984 | Leventis United (Ibadan) | 1–0 | Abiola Babes (Abeokuta) |
1985 | Abiola Babes (Abeokuta) | 0–0 (6–5, pen) | BCC Lions (Gboko) |
1986 | Leventis United (Ibadan) | 1–0 | Abiola Babes (Abeokuta) |
1987 | Abiola Babes (Abeokuta) | 1–1 (7–6, pen) | 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 (5–4, pen) | 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 (aet, 3–2 pen) | 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 Desert 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 (aet, 6–5 pen) | Lobi Stars (Makurdi) |
2006 | Dolphin FC (Port Harcourt) | 2-2 (aet, 5–3 pen) | Bendel Insurance |
2007 | Dolphin FC (Port Harcourt) | 1–1 (aet, 3–2 pen) | Enugu Rangers |
2008 | Ocean Boys FC (Brass) | 2–2 (aet, 7–6 pen) | Gombe United FC |
Federation Cup | |||
2009 | Enyimba FC (Aba) | 1–0 | Sharks FC (Port Harcourt) |
2010 | Kaduna United F.C. | 3–3 (aet, 3–2 pen) | Enyimba FC (Aba) |
2011 | Heartland F.C. | 1–0 | Enyimba FC (Aba) |
2012 | Heartland F.C. | 2–1 | Lobi Stars |
2013 | Enyimba F.C. | 2–2 (aet, 5–4 pen) | Warri Wolves |
2014 | Enyimba FC | 2–1 | Dolphins 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. (Uyo) | 0–0 (3–2 pen) | Niger Tornadoes F.C. (Minna)[3] |
2018 | Enugu Rangers | 3–3 (4–2 pen) | Kano Pillars (Kano)[4] |
2019 | Kano Pillars (Kano) | 0–0 (4–3 pen) | Niger Tornadoes F.C. (Minna) |
Total (not including War Memorial Cup)
Club | Titles |
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Shooting Stars FC (Ibadan) [includes Ibadan Lions and WNDC] | 8 |
Lagos Railways (Lagos) | 7 |
Enugu Rangers | 6 |
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.
- Eludini, Tunde (2016-11-06). "FC Ifeanyi Ubah emerge 2016 Federation Cup Champions - Premium Times Nigeria". Retrieved 2020-05-23.
- "AITEO Cup: Akwa United beat Tornadoes to win competition – Premium Times Nigeria". Premium Times Nigeria. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- "Enugu Rangers break 35-year Aiteo Cup jinx". ESPN.com.
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