G.F.A. Cup
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.
Founded | 1972 |
---|---|
Region | Gozo |
Number of teams | 14 |
Domestic cup(s) | GFA Super Cup |
Current champions | Victoria Hotspurs (2nd title) |
Most successful club(s) | Xewkija Tigers (11 titles) |
The current cup holders are Victoria Hotspurs who won 3–2 after extra time against Nadur Youngsters in the 2019 final, winning their second 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 6 | 2018–19 | 14 |
Għajnsielem | 6 | 1973–74 | 2016–17 | 11 | 2017–18 | 17 |
Xagħra United | 4 | 1988–89 | 1998–99 | 4 | 2011–12 | 8 |
Victoria Hotspurs | 2 | 1996–97 | 2018–19 | 6 | 2008–09 | 8 |
Kerċem Ajax | 2 | 2005–06 | 2012–13 | 3 | 2009–10 | 5 |
Oratory Youths[lower-alpha 7] | 1 | 1972–73 | 1972–73 | 6 | 2016–17 | 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
- "Victoria Hotspurs win BOV GFA Cup". Gozo Football Association. 5 May 2019.
- Abbink, Dinant; Schöggl, Hans (11 May 2018). "Gozo - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF.