Organising body | Irish Football Association Football Association of Ireland |
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Founded | 2005 |
Abolished | 2014 |
Region | Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland |
Number of teams | 6–12 |
Most successful club(s) | Drogheda United Shamrock Rovers (2 titles each) |
Website | Setanta Sports Cup |
The Setanta Sports Cup was a club football competition featuring teams from both football associations on the island of Ireland. Inaugurated in 2005, it was a cross-border competition between clubs in the League of Ireland from the Republic of Ireland and the NIFL Premiership from Northern Ireland. The cup was sponsored by Setanta Sports, the Irish subscription sports television network. The competition was discontinued after the 2014 edition. A successor competition, the Champions Cup, was announced in 2019.