Freedom Day Cup

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Freedom Day Cup
Organising body Gozo Football Association
Founded1978;46 years ago (1978)
Abolished2013;11 years ago (2013)
Number of teams2 (last edition)
Last champions Nadur Youngsters (5th title)
Most successful club(s) Sannat Lions (6 titles)

The Freedom Day Cup was a football competition that took place in Gozo, Malta and that was organised by the Gozo Football Association.

Contents

This competition was just a final between two teams and it takes place on Freedom Day, that is March 31. The first Freedom Day Cup took place in the season 1978–1979, that is the same year that Malta gained its freedom, and the last edition was held during the 2012–2013 season.

Format

The first two teams in the table of the second round from the First Division competed for the Freedom Day Cup.

Cup Winners

Here is a complete list of the past champions of the Freedom Day Cup.

ClubTimes
Sannat Lions 6
Nadur Youngsters 5
Xewkija Tigers 3
Żebbuġ Rovers 2
Ghajnsielem 2
Victoria Hotspurs 2
S.K. Victoria Wanderers 1

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