| Organising body | Irish Universities Football Union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1914 |
| Region |  Republic of Ireland Northern Ireland |
| Number of teams | 11 |
| Current champions | UCD |
| Most successful club(s) | UCD (53) |
| Website | http://www.thirdlevelfootball.ie |
 2018 | |
The Collingwood Cup is an association football cup competition featuring university teams from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It is organised by the Irish Universities Football Union, and is the oldest surviving all Ireland association football competition. University College Dublin were the inaugural winners, and later became the cup's most successful team. The competition has been played almost annually since 1914, taking a break during the First World War/Irish War of Independence era and again in 1932 and 1933 due to a dispute between the Irish Football Association and the Football Association of Ireland.[1] In 2014 the Collingwood Cup celebrated its centenary with a dinner that featured Martin O'Neill as a guest speaker. The 2014 final was broadcast live on Setanta Sports and the tournament was sponsored by Eircom.[2]
In 2017, Rustlers became the title sponsor of all Third Level Football Competitions in Ireland[3] including the Collingwood Cup. The 2018 final was live streamed by the Football Association of Ireland; highlights appeared on Eir Sport and on NVTV.
- ^ "History of the Collingwood". collingwood2014. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ Philip Bourke. "Martin O'Neill Presides Over Collingwood Cup 2014 Dinner – UCD AFC Official Website". ucdsoccer.com.
- ^ "FAI announces partnership with Rustlers | Football Association of Ireland". www.fai.ie. Retrieved 3 December 2018.