Connacht Junior Cup (association football)

Connacht Junior Cup
Organising bodyConnacht Football Association
Founded1928
RegionConnacht Connacht
Current championsAthenry FC
Most successful club(s)Castlebar Celtic (9)
Galway Bohemians (9)[1]
Websitewww.connachtfa.com

The Connacht Junior Cup or Connaught Junior Cup is a cup competition organised by the Connacht Football Association for junior association football clubs. In the seasons when there has been no active Connacht Senior League or Connacht Senior Cup, this junior cup competition has effectively been the top level competition for non-League of Ireland clubs affiliated to the CFA. As a result, it is often simply just referred to as the Connacht Cup or Connaught Cup. The inaugural winners were Galway Town. The competition's most successful clubs have been Castlebar Celtic and Galway Bohemians who have been winners at least nine times each. Sligo Rovers, Longford Town, Galway Rovers and Mervue United were all winners before going on to join the League of Ireland.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ a b "Mayo Football League Roll Of Honour" (PDF). inform.fai.ie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Castlebar Celtic – Club History". castlebarceltic.com. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Mervue United Club Role of Honour". mervueunited.com. Retrieved 23 March 2016.