Rock Cup

The Rock Cup is Gibraltar's premier cup football competition, and has been organised annually by the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA) since 1895. The winner of the 2014 Rock Cup was to be the first one to participate in the Europa League,[1] but as Lincoln Red Imps had already been titled league champion, thus qualifying for 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, the losing finalist College Europa qualified for the first qualifying round. Due to a sponsorship with Gibtelecom, the cup is currently known as the Gibtelecom Rock Cup.

Rock Cup
Founded1895
RegionGibraltar
Number of teams13 (2020)
Qualifier forUEFA Europa League
Current championsEuropa (8th title)
Most successful club(s)Lincoln Red Imps (17 titles)
2020 Rock Cup

Format

The Rock Cup is entered by all teams of Gibraltar's Premier League and Second League as well as the Under 15 national team, until 2015 when the Under 15s were not entered. It is played in a knock-out format with single legged ties. Second division sides enter in Round One with three randomly drawn teams receiving byes into the second round, where Premier Division sides will enter.

In 2014 UEFA president Michel Platini presented the trophy to the winners.[2]

List of winners
The Rock Cup trophy.

The following teams have won the competition.[3]

Note: Newcastle FC was a temporary name for Lincoln FC.

Performance by club
Daniel Duarte lifting the Rock Cup as captain of the Lincoln Red Imps in 2014. Lincoln are the most successful club in the competition with 17 tournament wins.
Team Titles Last Title
Lincoln Red Imps 17 2016
St Joseph's 9 2013
Europa FC 8 2019
Glacis United 5 1997–98
Gibraltar United 4 2000–01
Manchester 62 4 2002–03
Britannia XI 3 1947–48
Gibraltar 1 1894–95
HMS Hood 1 1935–36
2nd Battalion The King's Regiment 1 1938–39
A.A.R.A. 1 1941–42
RAF New Camp 1 1942–43
4th Batallion Royal Scott 1 1943–44
Prince of Wales 1 1948–49
Manchester 62 Reserve 1 1973–74
2nd Battalion RGJ 1 1975–76
RAF Gibraltar 1 1987–88
St Theresa's 1 1994–95

References
  1. "UEFA Europa League includes 18 debutants". uefa.com. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  2. "Platini jets into Gibraltar and sticks to football". chronicle.gi. 12 May 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  3. "Gibraltar - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
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