SFL Cup (Lithuania)

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The Sunday Football League Cup or the SFL Cup for abbreviation, is an association football cup competition held for clubs in the Sunday Football League in Lithuania. [1] It is a knock-out competition with the final no replays, meaning each match will end with a winner and uses the penalty shootout.

SFL Cup
Founded2005
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References

  1. FIFA.com. "Member Association - Lithuania". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2019. Retrieved 2019-02-12.