Ghana FA Cup

Ghana FA Cup

Founded	1958
Region	Ghana
Current champions	Asante Kotoko (9th title)
Most successful club(s)	Hearts of Oak (10 times)
2018 Ghanaian FA Cup

The Ghanaian FA Cup, currently known as the MTN FA Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the top knockout tournament of the Ghanaian association football.

The competition is played between the clubs of the Premier League, Division One League, Ghana Division Two League, Ghana Division Three League and GAFCOA. The first G.F.A. Cup competition took place in the season 1957-1958, with an eight years hiatus between the seasons 2002-2010. Hearts of Oak and Asante Koko are the most successful clubs in the competition history having both won the cup on nine occasions.

The current cup holders are Bechem United who defeated Okwawu United 2-1 in the 2016 final.

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	Finalist
1958	Asante Kotoko	—	Hearts of Oak (Accra)
1959	Asante Kotoko	—	Great Ashantis (Kumasi)
1960	Asante Kotoko	—	Hearts of Oak (Accra)
1961-62	Real Republicans	—	Hearts of Oak (Accra)
1962-63	Real Republicans	—	Cornerstones (Kumasi)
1963-64	Real Republicans	—	Great Ashantis (Kumasi)
1965	Real Republicans	not played	Cornerstones
1968	Mysterious Dwarfs	—	Mighty Eagles (Ho)
1973	Hearts of Oak	—	Akotex (Akosombo)
1974	Hearts of Oak	—	All Blacks (Swedru)
1975	Great Olympics	—	Brong-Ahofu United (Sunyani)
1976	Dumas Boys of GTP	2-1	Hearts of Oak (Accra)
1978	Asante Kotoko	—	Gold Stars (Tarkwa)
1979	Hearts of Oak	—	Eleven Wise (Sekondi)
1981	Hearts of Oak	—	Real Tamale United
1982	Eleven Wise	—	Sekondi Hasaacas FC
1983	Great Olympics	—	Tano Bafoakwa
1984	Asante Kotoko	1-0	Ashanti Gold Sporting Club
1985	Sekondi Hasaacas FC	—	Asante Kotoko
1986	Okwahu United	—	Real Tamale United
1989	Hearts of Oak	—	Cornerstones
1990	Asante Kotoko	4-2	Hearts of Oak
1992	Voradep	2-2 (3-2 TAB)	Neoplan Stars
1993	Ashanti Gold Sporting Club	4-3	Mysterious Dwarfs
1994	Okwawu United	2-1	Mysterious Dwarfs
1995	Great Olympics	—	Hearts of Oak (Accra)
1996	Hearts of Oak	1-0	Ghapoha
1997	Ghapoha	1-0	Okwawu United
1998	Asante Kotoko	1-0	Real Tamale United
1999	Hearts of Oak	3-1	Great Olympics
2000	Hearts of Oak	2-0	Okwawu United
2001	Asante Kotoko	1-0	Real Tamale United (R.T.U)
2002-10	not played
2011	Nania	1-0	Asante Kotoko
2012	New Edubiase United	1-0	Ashanti Gold
2013	Medeama	1-0	Asante Kotoko
2014	Asante Kotoko	2-1 (aet)	Inter Allies
2015	Medeama	2-1	Asante Kotoko
2016	Bechem United	2-1	Okwawu United
2017	Asante Kotoko	3-1	Hearts of Oak
2018	suspended

Top performing clubs

Club	City / Region	Titles	Runners-Up	Last Title
Asante Kotoko SC	Kumasi, Ashanti	10	3	2017
Hearts of Oak SC	Accra, Greater Accra	9	7	2000
Real Republicans	Accra, Greater Accra	4	0	1965
Great Olympics	Accra, Greater Accra	3	1	1995
Medeama SC	Tarkwa, Western	2	0	2015
Okwawu United FC	Nkawkaw, Eastern	1	3	1986
Ashanti Gold	Obuasi, Ashanti	1	2	1993
Mysterious Dwarfs	Cape Coast, Central	1	2	1968
Cornerstones	Kumasi, Ashanti	1	2	1965
Ghapoha	Tema, Greater Accra	1	1	1997
Sekondi Hasaacas	Sekondi, Western	1	1	1985
Eleven Wise	Sekondi, Western	1	1	1982
Bechem United FC	Bechem, Brong-Ahafo	1	0	2016
New Edubiase United	New Edubiase, Ashanti	1	0	2012
Nania	Legon, Greater Accra	1	0	2011
Voradep	Ho, Volta	1	0	1992
Dumas Boys of GTP	Tema, Greater Accra	1	0	1976
Real Tamale United	Tamale, Northern	0	2
Great Ashantis	Kumasi, Ashanti	0	2
King Faisal Babes	Kumasi, Ashanti	0	1
Neoplan Stars	Kumasi, Ashanti	0	1
Tano Bafoakwa	Sunyani, Brong-Ahafo	0	1
Gold Stars	Tarkwa, Western	0	1
Brong-Ahofu United	Sunyani, Brong-Ahafo	0	1
All Blacks	Swedru, Central	0	1
Akotex	Akosombo, Eastern	0	1
Mighty Eagles	Ho, Volta	0	1
Inter Allies	Accra, Greater Accra	0	1

References

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