Organising body | Football Association of Ireland |
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Founded | 1923 |
Region | Ireland |
Current champions | Cockhill Celtic |
Most successful club(s) | Fairview Rangers (9 titles)[1] |
Television broadcasters | TG4 Setanta Sports Irish TV eir Sport |
Website | FAI Junior Cup @ www.fai.ie |
The FAI Junior Cup is a cup competition organized by the Football Association of Ireland for junior association football clubs from the Republic of Ireland. The inaugural winners were Brideville.[2][3] The competition's most successful club is Fairview Rangers of the Limerick & District League who have been winners nine times.[1] According to the FAI, the FAI Junior Cup is one of the largest national amateur cup competitions in Europe. The 2012–13 competition saw an estimated 600 clubs enter the cup.[4] The competition also serves a qualifier for the senior FAI Cup with the four semi-finalists all invited to take part in the FAI Cup.