Nigeria Federation Cup
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Federation Cup (a.k.a. Challenge 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]
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 |
| El-Kanemi Warriors (Maiduguri) | 2 |
| Julius Berger FC (Lagos) | 2 |
| Leventis United (Ibadan) | 2 |
| Marine | 2 |
| Akwa United F.C. | 1 |
| 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
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