Ghana FA Cup

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Ghana FA Cup
MTN Ghana FA Cup logo.jpg
Founded1958;66 years ago (1958)
RegionFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Number of teams110
Current champions Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. (11th title)
Most successful club(s)Accra Hearts of Oak (11 titles)
Soccerball current event.svg 2023–24 Ghana FA Cup

The Ghana FA Cup, currently known as the MTN FA Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the annual knockout competition in Ghanaian football created in 1958, a year after the independence of Ghana. [1] Open to all Ghanaian football clubs, the competition was put on an 8-year hiatus between 2002 and 2010.

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Accra Hearts of Oak SC is the competition's most successful club, having it 10 times, followed by Asante Kotoko with 9. The current holders are Dreams FC, who defeated King Faisal 8–7 on penalties after a goalless draw in the 2023 final after 120 minutes. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Winners

Year/SeasonWinnerScoreFinalist
1958 [7] Asante Kotoko 4–2 Accra Hearts of Oak
1959Asante Kotoko—Great Ashantis
1960Asante Kotoko—Hearts of Oak
1961–62 Real Republicans —Hearts of Oak
1962–63 Real Republicans — Kumasi Conerstones
1963–64 Real Republicans —Great Ashantis (Kumasi)
1965 Real Republicans not playedKumasi Cornerstones
1968 Ebusua Dwarfs —Ho Mighty Eagles
1973Accra Hearts of Oak—Akosombo Akotex
1974Accra Hearts of Oak— Swedru All Blacks
1975 Accra Great Olympics — Brong-Ahafo United
1976 Dumas Boys of GTP 2–1Accra Hearts of Oak
1978Asante Kotoko— Bibiani Gold Stars
1979Accra Hearts of Oak— Sekondi Eleven Wise
1981Accra Hearts of Oak— Real Tamale United
1982Sekondi Eleven Wise— Sekondi Hasaacas
1983Accra Great Olympics— Tano Bafoakwa
1984Asante Kotoko1–0 Ashanti Gold
1985Sekondi Hasaacas2–1Asante Kotoko
1986 Okwahu United — Real Tamale United
1989Accra Hearts of Oak—Kumasi Cornerstones
1990Asante Kotoko4–2 [8] Accra Hearts of Oak
1992 Voradep 2–2 (3–2 pen.)Neoplan Stars
1993Ashanti Gold4–3 Ebusua Dwarfs
1994Okwawu United2–1Ebusua Dwarfs
1995Accra Great Olympics—Accra Hearts of Oak
1996Accra Hearts of Oak SC1–0 Ghapoha
1997 Ghapoha 1–0Okwawu United
1998Asante Kotoko1–0Real Tamale United
1999Accra Hearts of Oak3–1Accra Great Olympics
2000Accra Hearts of Oak2–0 Okwawu United
2001Asante Kotoko1–0 Real Tamale United
2002 – 2010Not played/On a hiatus
2011 Nania FC 1–0 [9] Asante Kotoko
2012 New Edubiase United 1–0 [10] Ashanti Gold
2013 Medeama SC 1–0Asante Kotoko
2014Asante Kotoko2–1 (aet) Inter Allies
2015Medeama SC2–1Asante Kotoko
2016 Bechem United 2–1 Okwawu United
2017Asante Kotoko3–1 [11] Accra Hearts of Oak
2018 Abandoned due to the dissolution of Ghana Football Association's architecture
2019Not played
2020Abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana
2021 Accra Hearts of Oak0–0 (8–7 pen.) [12] Ashanti Gold
2021–22 Accra Hearts of Oak2–1 [13] Bechem United
2022–23 Dreams FC 2–0 [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] King Faisal

Top performing clubs

Club City, Region TitlesRunners-upLast title
Accra Hearts of Oak Accra, Greater Accra Region 1292022
Asante Kotoko Kumasi, Ashanti Region 942017
Real Republicans Accra, Greater Accra401965
Great Olympics Accra, Greater Accra311995
Medeama SC Tarkwa, Western Region 202015
Okwawu United Nkawkaw, Eastern Region 131986
Ashanti Gold Obuasi, Ashanti Region131993
Ebusua Dwarfs Cape Coast, Central Region 121968
Cornerstones Kumasi, Ashanti Region121965
Great Mariners Tema, Greater Accra111997
Sekondi Hasaacas Sekondi, Western Region111985
Sekondi Eleven Wise Sekondi, Western Region111982
Bechem United Bechem, Ahafo Region 112016
New Edubiase United New Edubiase, Ashanti Region102012
Nania FC Legon, Greater Accra102011
Voradep Ho Ho, Volta Region 101992
Dumas Boys of GTP Tema, Greater Accra101976
Real Tamale United Tamale, Northern Region 02
Great AshantisKumasi, Ashanti Region02
King Faisal Babes Kumasi, Ashanti Region01
Neoplan StarsKumasi, Ashanti Region01
Bofoakwa Tano Sunyani, Bono Region 01
Gold Stars Tarkwa, Western Region01
Brong-Ahafo United Sunyani, Bono Region01
All Blacks Agona Swedru, Central Region01
Akotex Akosombo, Eastern Region01
Mighty EaglesHo, Volta Region01
Inter Allies Accra, Greater Accra Region01

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