Gibraltar Football Cup

Rock cup
Full name	Telecom Cup
Association	GFA
First edition	1895
Teams	20th
Game mode	Knockout system
Title holder	Europa FC (8th win)
Record winner	Lincoln Red Imps FC (16 wins)
Website	Official website
Qualification for	Pepe Reyes Cup UEFA Europa League

The Gibraltar Football Cup (original name: Rock Cup ) is the national cup competition for club teams in Gibraltar . The competition was first held in 1895 and has been held annually ever since. Since the winners of some seasons are unknown, there is no reliable information about a record winner of the competition. Of the known seasons, Lincoln FC has won the most with 15 titles. The Rock Cup is organized by the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA), the Gibraltar football association.

In May 2013, UEFA announced that the Gibraltar Football Association would be accepted as a new member. Thus, the cup winner received the right to start qualifying for the UEFA Europa League for the first time in the 2014/15 season . The cup winner also takes part in the Pepe Reyes Cup , the Gibraltar Supercup. There he meets the champion of the Gibraltar Eurobet Division .

mode

The competition is currently played in a knockout system in five rounds with 20 participating teams. All six teams from the 1st league only start in the 2nd round. In round 1, a total of four games will be drawn. The six lower class clubs not drawn receive a bye. In the second round, the six top division clubs take part together with the four winners of the first round and the six teams with a bye for the first round and are drawn to each other.

All matches are played in one game and take place in the only stadium in the country, the Victoria Stadium .

Previous winners

1894/95 Gibraltar FC 1896-1934 unknown 1935/36 HMS Hood 1936/37 Britannia FC 1937/38 Europa FC 1938/39 2nd Battalion The King's Regiment 1939/40 Britannia FC 1940/41 not held 1941/42 AARA 1942/43 RAF New Camp 1943/44 4th Battalion Royal Scott 1944/45 not held 1945/46 Europa FC 1946/47 Gibraltar United FC 1947/48 Britannia FC 1948/49 Prince of Wales FC 1949/50 Europa FC 1950/51 Europe FC 1951/52 Europa FC 1953-1973 unknown 1973/74 Manchester United II 1974/75 Glacis United FC

1975/76 2nd Battalion RGJ 1976/77 Manchester United FC 1977/78 unknown 1978/79 St Joseph's FC 1979/80 Manchester United FC 1980/81 Glacis United FC 1981/82 Glacis United FC 1982/83 St Joseph's FC 1983/84 St Joseph's FC 1984/85 St Joseph's FC 1985/86 Lincoln FC 1986/87 St Joseph's FC 1987/88 RAF Gibraltar 1988/89 Lincoln Reliance 1989/90 Lincoln FC 1990/91 unknown 1991/92 St Joseph's FC 1992/93 Lincoln FC 1993/94 Lincoln FC 1994/95 St Theresas FC 1995/96 St Joseph's FC 1996/97 Glacis United FC

1997/98 Glacis United FC 1998/99 unknown 1999/00 Gibraltar United FC 2000/01 Gibraltar United FC 2001/02 Lincoln FC 2002/03 Manchester United FC 2003/04 Newcastle United FC 1 2004/05 Newcastle United FC 1 2005/06 Newcastle United FC 1 2006/07 Newcastle United FC 1 2007/08 Lincoln FC 2008/09 Lincoln FC 2009/10 Lincoln FC 2010/11 Lincoln FC 2011/12 St Joseph's FC 2012/13 St Joseph's FC 2013/14 Lincoln Red Imps FC 2014/15 Lincoln Red Imps FC 2015/16 Lincoln Red Imps FC 2016/17 Europa FC 2017/18 Europa FC 2018/19 Europa FC

Ranking list

Since, as mentioned above, there are no sources for some seasons, this listing is based solely on all known tournaments.

rank	society	Victories	Year (s)
1	Lincoln Red Imps FC 1	16	1986, 1990, 1993, 1994, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016
2	St Joseph's FC	9	1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1992, 1996, 2012, 2013
3	Europe FC	8th	1938, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1952, 2017, 2018, 2019
4th	Glacis United FC	5	1975, 1981, 1982, 1997, 1998
5	Manchester 62 FC	4th	1974, 2 1977, 1980, 2003
6th	Britannia FC	3	1937, 1940, 1948
	Gibraltar United FC	3	1947, 2000, 2001
8th	Gibraltar FC	1	1895
	HMS Hood	1	1936
	2nd Battalion The King's Regiment	1	1939
	AARA	1	1942
	RAF New Camp	1	1943
	4th Battalion Royal Scott	1	1944
	Prince of Wales FC	1	1949
	2nd Battalion RGJ	1	1976
	RAF Gibraltar	1	1988
	Lincoln Reliance	1	1989
	St Theresas FC	1	1995

Web links

• Rock Cup on the Gibraltar Football Association website
• List of cup winners on rsssf.com

Remarks

¹The Lincoln Red Imps FC played from 2002 to 2007 under the name Newcastle United FC ; for the 2007/08 season this renaming was reversed.

²In 1974 the Manchester United FC reserve team won the trophy.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ UEFA Welcome Gibraltar To Europe's Football Family As 54th Member. www.insidefutbol.com, May 24, 2013, accessed May 25, 2013 .