Rock Cup

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Rock Cup
Rock Cup logo.png
Founded1895
Region Gibraltar
Number of teams 12 (2022–23)
Qualifier for UEFA Europa Conference League
Current champions Lincoln Red Imps (20th title)
Most successful club(s) Lincoln Red Imps (20 titles)
Soccerball current event.svg 2023–24 Rock Cup

The Rock Cup is Gibraltar's premier cup football competition, and is organized annually by the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA).

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From 1894/95 Gibraltar's Cup Competition was known as "The Senior Merchant's Cup". In 1935 a new trophy was presented, to the Gibraltar Football Association by the Merchants, Traders and Hotels of Gibraltar and thus the Rock Cup, as it is known today, was born.

The winner of the 2014 Rock Cup was to be the first one to participate in the Europa League, [1] but as Lincoln Red Imps had already been titled league champion, thus qualifying for 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, the losing finalist College Europa qualified for the first qualifying round.

Due to a sponsorship with Gibtelecom, the cup was known as the Gibtelecom Rock Cup from 2018 to 2021.

Format

The Rock Cup is open to all Gibraltar Football Association club members and is played on a straight knock-out basis.

In 2014, then UEFA president Michel Platini presented the trophy to the winners. [2]

List of winners

The Rock Cup trophy. Rock Cup.jpg
The Rock Cup trophy.
1894-95 - 1935: The Senior Merchant's Cup


1935 Onwards - The Rock Cup:

Performance by club

Daniel Duarte lifting the Rock Cup as captain of the Lincoln Red Imps in 2014. Lincoln are the most successful club in the competition with 19 tournament wins. Lincoln Red Imps Captain Lifting 2014 Rock Cup from Michel Platini.jpg
Daniel Duarte lifting the Rock Cup as captain of the Lincoln Red Imps in 2014. Lincoln are the most successful club in the competition with 19 tournament wins.
TeamTitlesLast Title
Lincoln Red Imps 20 2023–24
Europa FC 11 2019
Gibraltar United 102000–01
St Joseph's 8 2013
Britannia XI 61961–62
Prince of Wales 61959–60
Glacis United 51997–98
Manchester 62 32002–03
Exiles21901–02
Jubilee21897–98
Bruno's Magpies 1 2022–23
St Theresa's 11994–95
Royal Air Force Gibraltar11987–88
St Jago's 11978–79
2nd Battalion Royal Green Jackets11975–76
Manchester United Reserve11973–74
4th Battalion Royal Scots11943–44
Royal Air Force New Camp11942–43
Anti-Aircraft Section, Royal Artillery11941–42
2nd Battalion The King's Regiment11938–39
HMS Hood11935–36
Electricity Department Football Team11933–34
Athletic11904–05
Albion11898–99
Gibraltar 11894–95

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References

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