Connacht Junior Cup (association football)

The Connacht Junior Cup or Connaught Junior Cup is a cup competition organised by the Connacht Football Association for junior association football clubs. In the seasons when there has been no active Connacht Senior League or Connacht Senior Cup, this junior cup competition has effectively been the top level competition for non-League of Ireland clubs affiliated to the CFA. As a result, it is often simply just referred to as the Connacht Cup or Connaught Cup.

The inaugural winners were Galway Town. The competition's most successful clubs have been Castlebar Celtic, who have won the competition on eleven occasions, and Galway Bohemians who have been winners at least nine times. Sligo Rovers, Longford Town, Galway Rovers and Mervue United were all winners before going on to join the League of Ireland.

List of finals Date Winner Score Runners-up Venue2024–25 Castlebar Celtic1–0Mervue UnitedMoyne Villa, Headford2023–24 Castlebar Celtic2–1Maree OranmoreLeecarrow, Roscommon2022–23 Athenry5–4 PENSScore was 0–0 after extra time. Athenry won the penalty shoot-out 5–4.Castlebar CelticSolar 21 Park, Castlebar2019–20 Salthill Devon2–1Westport UnitedMilebush Park, Castlebar2018–19 Corrib Rangers1–0ManullaEamonn Deacy Park2017–18 Mervue United5–4 PENSCarbury FCThe Showgrounds 2016–17 Ballinasloe Town3–2West UnitedEamonn Deacy Park2015–16 Athenry7–0Ballinasloe TownLecarrow 2014–15 Mervue United2–1AthenryEamonn Deacy Park 2013–14 Ballinasloe Town0–0 Ballinasloe Town won 4–2 on penaltiesCastlebar CelticMilebush Park, Castlebar 2012–13 Ballinasloe Town Athenry 2011–12 Westport United 2010–11 Athenry 2009–10 Athenry 2008–09 Castlerea Celtic 2007–08 Athenry 2006–07 Athenry 2005–06 Abbey United Castlebar Celtic 2004–05 Mervue United4–1Glenview Stars 2003–04 Ballinasloe Town2–1Manulla 2002–03 Castlebar Celtic Moyne Villa 2001–02 Mervue United 2000–01 Galway Hibernians 2–1Skyvalley 1999–2000 Galway Hibernians 4–2Charlestown Athletic 1998–99 Strand Celtic Ballyglass 1997–98 Mervue United 2-1 (AET) Crescent United 1996–97 Galway Bohemians Cliffoney Celtic 1995–96 Calry Bohemians1–0Ballyglass 1994–95 Galway Hibernians 1993–94 Galway Hibernians 2–0Abbey United 1992–93 Galway Bohemians 1991–92 Crescent United1–0Urlaur United1990–91 Mervue United 1989–90 Mervue United 1988–89 Castlebar Town4–0Calry Bohemians 1987–88 Sligo Corinthians 1986–87 Westport United2–1West United 1985–86 Castlebar Celtic2–1Galway Hibernians 1984–85 Castlebar Celtic3–2Mervue United 1983–84 Sligo Collegians 1982–83 Galway Hibernians 1981–82 West United 1980–81 Coolera Rovers 1979–80 Castlebar Celtic Mervue United 1978–79 UCG 1977–78 Galway Bohemians 1976–77 Ballina Town2–1Galway Descpo 1975–76 UCG West United 1974–75 West United 5–1Westport 1973–74 Westport United1–0OLBC (Galway)Westport Sports Park 1972–73 UCG2–0Ballina Town 1971–72 Galway Bohemians 1970–71 Gilooly Rangers 1969–70 Galway Bohemians 1968–69 collegians 1967–68 Collegians 1966–67 UCG 1–0Sligo Collegians 1965–66 Shannon (Sligo) 1964–65 UCG 1963–64 Castlebar Celtic5–2Westport United 1962–63 OLBC (Galway) 1961–62 Collegians 1960–61 Westport United4–1Sligo Rangers 1959–60 Castlebar Celtic3–0OLBC (Galway) 1958–59 Castlebar Celtic2–1Sligo Collegians 1957–58 Galway Rovers 1956–57 Shamrock Athletic Sligo St. Annes 1955–56 Galway Bohemians 1954–55 Castlebar Celtic 1953–54 Sligo Bohemians 1952–53 Galway Bohemians 1951–52 The list of Connaught Junior Cup Past Finals at foot.ie lists Galway Bohemians and Killybegs as winners and runners up respectively 1950–51 Galway Hibernians 1949–50 Westport Town 1948–49 Sligo Bohemians 1947–48 M.C.R. Sligo Castlebar Celtic1946–47 Castlebar Celtic1–0Galway Rovers Maryland1945–46 Galway Bohemians 1944–45 Westport Town 1943–44 Galway Bohemians 1942–43 Sligo Bohemians 1941–42 Westport Town3–2Galway Bohemians 1940–41 St Mary's (Sligo) 1939–40 Killybegs 1938–39 Galway Bohemians 1937–38 Galway Bohemians 1936–37 Distillery F.C. (Sligo) 1935–36 Sligo Bohemians 1934–35 Sligo Bohemians 1933–34 Killybegs 5–4Galway 1932–33 Glen Celtic AFC 1931–32 Longford Town 1930–31 Hibernians (Athlone)5–1 This was a second replay. Two earlier games both finished 1–1Galway 1929–30 Sligo Rovers 1928–29 Galway Town1–1 The game finished 1–1 and Hibernians (Athlone) refused to play extra time. Galway Town were awarded cup following a meeting of the Connacht Football AssociationHibernians (Athlone) Sligo

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