For the equivalent tournament in the Republic of Ireland, see FAI Women's Cup.
The IFA Women's Challenge Cup or Irish Women's Cup is the annual cup competition of women's football teams in Northern Ireland. Currently branded as Electric Ireland Women's Challenge Cup due to sponsorship. It was first contested in 2005.
Format The eight Women's Premiership teams enter the cup in the third round. Up to 32 other teams enter in the first round, if more enter a preliminary round is played.
Sponsors + Years Sponsor 2005 - 2006 Nationwide Building Society 2007 None 2008 - 2011 Coca-Cola 2012 - 2016 None 2017 - 2024 Electric Ireland 2025 - None
List of finals
SeasonChampionResultRunner-up2005 Crusaders Strikers 2–0 Northland Raiders2006 Glentoran 3–0 Northland Raiders2007 Glentoran 2–1 Crusaders Strikers2008 Glentoran 4–0 Linfield2009 Glentoran 1–0 Crusaders Strikers2010 Glentoran 1–0 Crusaders Strikers2011 Crusaders Strikers 2–0 Glentoran2012 Glentoran 3–2 Crusaders Strikers2013 Linfield 2–1 Crusaders Strikers2014 Linfield (2–2 a.e.t)(8–7 pen) Newry City2015 Cliftonville 4–1 Crusaders Strikers2016 Linfield 2–1 Cliftonville2017 Sion Swifts 2–0 Newry City2018 Glentoran 2–1 Linfield2019 Glentoran 1–0 Linfield2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2021 Glentoran 2–0 Crusaders Strikers2022 Glentoran 2–1 Sion Swifts2023 Glentoran 3–0 Cliftonville2024 Cliftonville 5–0 Lisburn Rangers2025Cliftonville2–0Linfield2026
Performance by club Club Winners Runners-up Winning years Runners-up years Glentoran 11 1 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 2011 Cliftonville 3 2 2015, 2024, 2025 2016, 2023 Linfield 3 4 2013, 2014, 2016 2008, 2018, 2019, 2025 Crusaders Strikers 2 7 2005, 2011 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 Sion Swifts 1 1 2017 2022 Northland Raiders 0 2 — 2005, 2006 Newry City 0 2 — 2014, 2017 Lisburn Rangers 0 1 — 2024
References
External links Cup at IrishFA.com Cup at NIWFA, Northern Ireland Women's Football Association Cup at women.soccerway.com