Ghana FA Cup

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Ghana FA Cup
MTN Ghana FA Cup logo.jpg
Founded1958;65 years ago (1958)
RegionFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Current champions Accra Hearts of Oak (11th title)
Most successful club(s) Accra Hearts of Oak (11 times)
Soccerball current event.svg 2022–23 Ghanaian FA Cup

The Ghana FA Cup, currently known as the MTN FA Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the top knockout tournament of the Ghanaian association football. [1]

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The competition is played between the clubs of the Premier League, Division One League, Ghana Division Two League, Ghana Division Three League and GAFCOA. The first G.F.A. Cup competition took place in the season 1957–1958, with an eight years hiatus between the seasons 2002-2010. Hearts of Oak is the most successful club, having won the competition on 10 occasion, followed by Asante Koko who have won the cup on nine occasions. In 2016, Bechem United defeated Okwawu United 2–1 in the 2016 final.

The current holder is Accra Hearts of Oak, after defeating Ashanti Gold 8–7 on penalties, after a goalless draw in the 2021 FA Cup Final. [2]

Winners

YearWinnerScoreFinalist
1958 [3] Asante Kotoko 4–2 Hearts of Oak (Accra)
1959 Asante Kotoko Great Ashantis (Kumasi)
1960 Asante Kotoko Hearts of Oak (Accra)
1961–62 Real Republicans Hearts of Oak (Accra)
1962–63 Real Republicans Cornerstones (Kumasi)
1963–64 Real Republicans Great Ashantis (Kumasi)
1965 Real Republicans not played Cornerstones
1968 Mysterious Dwarfs Mighty Eagles (Ho)
1973 Hearts of Oak Akotex (Akosombo)
1974 Hearts of Oak All Blacks (Swedru)
1975 Great Olympics Brong-Ahofu United (Sunyani)
1976 Dumas Boys of GTP 2–1 Hearts of Oak (Accra)
1978 Asante Kotoko Gold Stars (Tarkwa)
1979 Hearts of Oak Eleven Wise (Sekondi)
1981 Hearts of Oak Real Tamale United
1982 Eleven Wise Sekondi Hasaacas FC
1983 Great Olympics Tano Bafoakwa
1984 Asante Kotoko 1–0 Ashanti Gold
1985 Sekondi Hasaacas FC 2–1 Asante Kotoko
1986 Okwahu United Real Tamale United
1989 Hearts of Oak Cornerstones
1990 Asante Kotoko 4–2 [4] Hearts of Oak
1992 Voradep 2–2 (3–2 TAB ) Neoplan Stars
1993 Obuasi Goldfields 4–3 Mysterious Dwarfs
1994 Okwawu United 2–1 Mysterious Dwarfs
1995 Great Olympics Hearts of Oak (Accra)
1996 Hearts of Oak 1–0 Ghapoha
1997 Ghapoha 1–0 Okwawu United
1998 Asante Kotoko 1–0 Real Tamale United
1999 Hearts of Oak 3–1 Great Olympics
2000 Hearts of Oak 2–0 Okwawu United
2001 Asante Kotoko 1–0 Real Tamale United (R.T.U)
2002–10not played
2011 Nania 1–0 [5] Asante Kotoko
2012 New Edubiase United 1–0 [6] Ashanti Gold
2013 Medeama 1–0 Asante Kotoko
2014 Asante Kotoko 2–1 (aet) Inter Allies
2015 Medeama 2–1 Asante Kotoko
2016 Bechem United 2–1 Okwawu United
2017 Asante Kotoko 3–1 [7] Hearts of Oak
2018 Abandoned due to GFA dissolution
2019Not played
2020Abandoned due COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Hearts of Oak 0-0 (8-7 TAB ) [2] Ashanti Gold
2022 Hearts of Oak 2-1 [8] Bechem United
2023 Dreams FC 2–0 King Faisal

Top performing clubs

Club City / Region TitlesRunners-upLast title
Accra Hearts of Oak Accra, Accra 1292022
Asante Kotoko SC Kumasi, Ashanti Region 942017
Real Republicans Accra, Greater Accra 401965
Great Olympics Accra, Greater Accra 311995
Medeama SC Tarkwa, Western 202015
Okwawu United FC Nkawkaw, Eastern 131986
Ashanti Gold Obuasi, Ashanti 131993
Mysterious Dwarfs Cape Coast, Central 121968
Cornerstones Kumasi, Ashanti 121965
Ghapoha Tema, Greater Accra 111997
Sekondi Hasaacas Sekondi, Western 111985
Eleven Wise Sekondi, Western 111982
Bechem United FC Bechem, Brong-Ahafo 112016
New Edubiase United New Edubiase, Ashanti 102012
Nania Legon, Greater Accra 102011
Voradep Ho, Volta 101992
Dumas Boys of GTP Tema, Greater Accra 101976
Real Tamale United Tamale, Northern 02
Great Ashantis Kumasi, Ashanti 02
King Faisal Babes Kumasi, Ashanti 01
Neoplan Stars Kumasi, Ashanti 01
Tano Bafoakwa Sunyani, Brong-Ahafo 01
Gold Stars Tarkwa, Western 01
Brong-Ahofu United Sunyani, Brong-Ahafo 01
All Blacks Swedru, Central 01
Akotex Akosombo, Eastern 01
Mighty Eagles Ho, Volta 01
Inter Allies Accra, Greater Accra 01

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