Le Riche Cup (also known as The Jersey FA Cup/ JFA Cup) is the foremost football cup competition for teams playing on the island of Jersey. It is overseen by the Jersey Football Association.
History The trophy was first presented in 1921 and is engraved - Le Riche Trophy / Presented by / Le Riche's Stores Ltd. / 1921 / C.P.F.A.
The Country Parishes Football Association; covered 11 Jersey parishes excluding St. Helier. Between 1921 and 1929, teams repreesentaive teams for Jersey's CPFA and Guernsey's Sarnia League competed for the trophy. The trophy is not engraved for 1930 and 1931, and from 1932, it was re-assigned as a club competition. The Saturday Football League was formed in 1933 and it became their Knock-Out competition trophy from that season.
With the formation of the Jersey Football Combination in 1975 it became their Division 1 knock-out trophy. After 1980 it was opened up to all first teams, regardless of divisional status.
In 2011, Vale Recreation became the first club from Guernsey to enter the competition, winning their first round game against Jersey Portuguese.
Winners
1930s
1931: – Not engraved 1932: – Gas Works Athletic 1933: – St. Ouen 1934: – Ryan's 1935: – Ryan's 1936: – Troys 1937: – St. Martin 1938: – Ryan's 1939: – Ryan's
1940s
1940: – Oaks 1941: – Not engraved 1942: – St. Peter 1943: – St. Peter 1944: – St. Martin 1945: – Not engraved 1946: – St. Martin 1947: – Sylvans 1948: – Springfield 1949: – Sylvans
1950s
1950: – Sylvans 1951: – St. Brelade 1952: – Sylvans 1953: – Grouville 1954: – Sylvans 1955: – Sylvans 1956: – St. Clement 1957: – St. Saviour 1958: – St. Saviour 1959: – Grouville
1960s
1960: – Grouville 1961: – Grouville 1962: – Grouville 1963: – Grouville 1964: – Sylvans 1965: – St. Ouen 1966: – St. Brelade 1967: – St. Ouen 1968: – St. Ouen 1969: – Springfield
1970s
1970: – Springfield 1971: – Grouville 1972: – St. Peter 1973: – St. Peter 1974: – Rozel Rovers 1975 – St. Peter 1976 – Trinity 1977 – First Tower United 1978 – St. Paul's 1979 – Oaklands
1980s
1980 – Jersey Wanderers 1981: – St. Paul's 1982: – First Tower United 1983: – St. Paul's 1984: – First Tower United 1985: – St. Paul's 1986: – Jersey Wanderers 1987: – St. Paul's 1988: – Jersey Wanderers 1989: – Jersey Wanderers
1990s
1990: – St. Peter 1991: – St. Peter 1992: – St. Peter 1993: – St. Paul's 1994: – St. Paul's 1995: – Jersey Wanderers 1996: – Rozel Rovers 1997: – Rozel Rovers 1998: – Jersey Scottish 1999: – First Tower United
2000s
2000: – Rozel Rovers 2001: – St. Peter 2002: – Jersey Scottish 2003: – Trinity 2004: – Jersey Scottish 2005: – Grouville 2006: – Jersey Scottish 2007: – St. Peter 2008: – Jersey Scottish AET 2009: – Jersey Scottish AET
2010s
2010: – St. Paul's 2011: – St. Paul's 2012: – St. Paul's 2013: – Jersey Scottish 2014: – St. Paul's 2015: – St. Paul's 2016: – St. Paul's 2017: – Jersey Wanderers 2018: – Jersey Wanderers 2019: – St. Peter
2020s
2020: – St. Paul's vs. Rozel Rovers not played - Coronavirus Pandemic restrictions 2021: – St. Paul's replayed match 2022: – Grouville 2023: – St. Peter 2024: – St. Brelade 2025: – Grouville 2026: – Jersey Wanderers
Notes AET – After Extra Time replayed match – this game was replayed following a problem with player ineligibility in the first final
Wins by club Since 1932 when the trophy became a club competition:
ClubNumber of winsYearsSt. Paul's141978, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1978, 1993. 1994, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021St. Peter121942, 1943, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1990, 1991, 1992. 2001, 2007, 2019, 2023Grouville101953, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1971, 2005, 2022, 2025Jersey Wanderers81980, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1995, 2017, 2018, 2026Jersey Scottish71998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2013Sylvans71947, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1964First Tower United41977, 1982, 1984, 1999Rozel Rovers41974, 1996, 1997, 2000Ryan's41934, 1935, 1938, 1939St. Ouen41933, 1965, 1967, 1968Springfield31948, 1969, 1970St. Brelade31951, 1966, 2024St. Martin31937, 1944, 1946St. Saviour21957, 1958Trinity21976, 2003Gas Works Athletic11932Oaklands11979Oaks11940St. Clement 11956Troys11936
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