Guam FA Cup

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The Guam Football Association Cup (short: Guam FA Cup or GFA Cup ) is the cup competition of the US non-incorporated Guam Territory and, along with the Guam League, is one of the two largest football competitions in the territory. The tournament, in which 32 teams are currently (as of GFA Cup 2017), was held for the first time in 2008. The most successful team in this competition are the Quality Distributors and Guam Shipyard with six finals, four of them wins.

history

The first Guam FA Cup was held in 2008 under the sponsor name Shirley's GFA Cup ; The sponsor was Shirley's Restaurant and Shirley's Coffee Shop, which has existed since 1983, at four locations on Guam. The first final was won 1-0 over the IT&E Crushers by the Quality Distributors , who were the reigning champions at the time . In the following years the team developed into one of the most successful in the entire territory. The team was represented in every cup final up to 2013, with the team winning a total of four cups and only slightly defeated twice. At the same time, Guam Shipyard developed into an equal opponent, with the team defeating the Quality Distributors in the finals in 2010 and 2012 after a winless final participation in 2009. The third success followed in 2015 and a year later they were again in the final, but again without a win. It was only in the last few years that another team, Rovers FC , was able to establish itself in the Guamian soccer cup. The team won the competition in 2014 and 2016. The sponsor names of the cup have changed almost annually since the events began in 2008. The Shirley's GFA Cup in 2008 was followed by the Cars Plus GFA Cup in 2009 and 2010 or the Beck's GFA Cup in 2011. In 2016, the Bank of Guam was responsible for the sponsorship, which is why the tournament was called the Bank of Guam GFA Cup .

Overview of the finals

date winner Result finalist
May 3, 2008 Quality distributors 1-0 IT&E crushers
April 6, 2009 Quality distributors 3: 1 a.d. Guam Shipyard
March 28, 2010 Guam Shipyard 4: 3 Quality distributors
June 19, 2011 Quality distributors 2: 1 Cars Plus FC
May 6, 2012 Guam Shipyard 4: 3 a.d. Quality distributors
June 15, 2013 Quality distributors 2: 1 Espada
May 25, 2014 Rovers FC 4: 3 Espada
May 31, 2015 Guam Shipyard 1: 1 n.V.
(5: 3 n.E.)		 Paintco Strykers
May 31, 2016 Rovers FC 2: 1 Guam Shipyard
29 May 2017 Guam Shipyard 4: 1 Rovers FC
June 30, 2018 Bank of Guam Strykers FC 5: 1 Rovers FC
May 26, 2019 Bank of Guam Strykers FC 5: 1 Rovers FC

Ranking list of winners and finalists

rank club Victories Year (s) FT
1 Quality distributors 4th 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013 06th
Guam Shipyard 4th 2010, 2012, 2015, 2017 06th
3 Rovers FC 2 2014, 2016 05
4th Paintco Strykers /
Bank of Guam Strykers FC		 2 2018, 2019 03
5 Espada 0 0 02
6th IT&E crushers 0 0 01
Cars Plus FC 0 0 01

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