G.F.A. Cup
Founded | 1972 |
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Region | Gozo |
Number of teams | 14 |
Domestic cup(s) | GFA Super Cup |
Current champions | Xewkija Tigers (11 titles) |
Most successful club(s) | Xewkija Tigers (11 titles) |
The GFA Cup, currently known as the BOV GFA Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knockout football cup competition in Gozo, run by and named after Gozo Football Association. The competition is played between the clubs of the Gozitan First Division and Second Division. The usual format adopted is that all teams from the Second Division and the teams ranked third to seventh in the previous First Division participate in the preliminary round. The six winning teams make it to the quarter finals together with the remaining top two teams from the First Division.
The current cup holders are Xewkija Tigers who won 2–1 after extra time against Għajnsielem in the 2018 final, winning a record eleventh GFA Cup.[1]
Finals
† | Match was won during extra time |
* | Match was won on a penalty shoot-out |
& | Match was won after a replay |
§ | Match was won after sudden death |
Results by team
Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence.
Club | Wins | First final won | Last final won | Runners-up | Last final lost | Total final appearances |
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Xewkija Tigers | 11 | 1983–84 | 2017–18 | 2 | 1976–77 | 13 |
Sannat Lions | 9 | 1974–75 | 2009–10 | 6 | 2010–11 | 15 |
Nadur Youngsters | 8 | 1987–88 | 2013–14 | 5 | 2012–13 | 13 |
Għajnsielem | 6 | 1973–74 | 2016–17 | 11 | 2017–18 | 17 |
Xagħra United | 4 | 1988–89 | 1998–99 | 4 | 2011–12 | 8 |
Kerċem Ajax | 2 | 2005–06 | 2012–13 | 3 | 2009–10 | 5 |
Oratory Youths[g] | 1 | 1972–73 | 1972–73 | 6 | 2016–17 | 7 |
Victoria Hotspurs | 1 | 1996–97 | 1996–97 | 6 | 2008–09 | 7 |
Qala St. Joseph | 1 | 2007–08 | 2007–08 | 1 | 1978–79 | 2 |
S.K. Calypsians | 1 | 1972–73 | 1972–73 | — | — | 1 |
S.K. Victoria Wanderers | 1 | 2008–09 | 2008–09 | — | — | 1 |
Żebbuġ Rovers | — | — | — | 1 | 2003–04 | 1 |
Notes
- ^ Sannat Lions won the 1976 final 4–2 in a penalty shootout
- ^ Nadur Youngsters won the 1988 final 4–1 in a penalty shootout
- ^ Nadur Youngsters won the 1993 final 4–3 in a penalty shootout
- ^ Xagħra United won the 1999 final 3–1 in a penalty shootout
- ^ Għajnsielem won the 2001 final 4–2 in a penalty shootout
- ^ Qala St. Joseph won the 2008 final 5–4 in a penalty shootout
- ^ Includes a title win under the Calypsians Bosco Youths name
References
- ^ "Xewkija Tigers win the BOV GFA Cup 2018". The Malta Independent. 6 May 2018.
- ^ a b c Abbink, Dinant; Schöggl, Hans (11 May 2018). "Gozo - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF.