The Rock Cup is Gibraltar's premier cup football competition, and is organized annually by the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA).
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| Founded | 1895 |
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| Region | Gibraltar |
| Number of teams | 12 (2022–23) |
| Qualifier for | UEFA Europa Conference League |
| Current champions | Lincoln Red Imps (20th title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Lincoln Red Imps (20 titles) |
 2023–24 Rock Cup | |
From 1894/95 Gibraltar's Cup Competition was known as "The Senior Merchant's Cup". In 1935 a new trophy was presented, to the Gibraltar Football Association by the Merchants, Traders and Hotels of Gibraltar and thus the Rock Cup, as it is known today, was born.
The winner of the 2014 Rock Cup was to be the first one to participate in the Europa League,[1] but as Lincoln Red Imps had already been titled league champion, thus qualifying for 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, the losing finalist College Europa qualified for the first qualifying round.
Due to a sponsorship with Gibtelecom, the cup was known as the Gibtelecom Rock Cup from 2018 to 2021.
Format
editThe Rock Cup is open to all Gibraltar Football Association club members and is played on a straight knock-out basis.
In 2014, then UEFA president Michel Platini presented the trophy to the winners.[2]
List of winners
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- 1894–95 Gibraltar
- 1896-97 Jubilee
- 1897-98 Jubilee
- 1898-99 Albion
- 1899-1900 Exiles
- 1900-01 Prince of Wales F.C.
- 1901-02 Exiles
- 1902-03 Prince of Wales F.C.
- 1903-04 Prince of Wales F.C.
- 1904-05 Athletic
- 1905-06 Prince of Wales F.C.
- 1907 til 1933 not played'
- 1933-34 Electricity Department Football Team[3]
- 1934-35 not played
1935 Onwards - The Rock Cup:
- 1935–36 HMS Hood
- 1936–37 Britannia XI
- 1937–38 Britannia XI
- 1938–39 2nd Battalion The King's Regiment
- 1939–40 Europa
- 1940–41 Not held
- 1941–42 Anti-Aircraft Section, Royal Artillery
- 1942–43 Royal Air Force New Camp
- 1943–44 4th Battalion Royal Scott
- 1945–46 Europa
- 1946–47 Gibraltar United
- 1947–48 Britannia XI
- 1948–49 Prince of Wales F.C.
- 1949–50 Europa
- 1950–51 Europa
- 1951–52 Europa
- 1953–54 Gibraltar United
- 1954–55 Britannia XI
- 1955–56 Europa
- 1956–57 Britannia XI
- 1957–58 Europa
- 1958–59 Gibraltar United
- 1959–60 Prince of Wales F.C.
- 1960–61 Europa
- 1961–62 Britannia XI
- 1962–63 Gibraltar United
- 1963–64 Gibraltar United
- 1964–65 Gibraltar United
- 1965–66 Gibraltar United
- 1966–73 Not Held
- 1973–74 Manchester United Reserve
- 1974–75 Glacis United
- 1975–76 2nd Battalion Royal Green Jackets
- 1976–77 Manchester United
- 1977–78 Not Held
- 1978–79 St Jago's
- 1979–80 Manchester United
- 1980–81 Glacis United
- 1981–82 Glacis United
- 1982–83 St Joseph's
- 1983–84 St Joseph's
- 1984–85 St Joseph's
- 1985–86 Lincoln
- 1986–87 St Joseph's
- 1987–88 Royal Air Force Gibraltar
- 1988–89 Lincoln Reliance
- 1989–90 Lincoln
- 1990–91 Not Held
- 1991–92 St Joseph's
- 1992–93 Lincoln
- 1993–94 Lincoln
- 1994–95 St Theresa's
- 1995–96 St Joseph's
- 1996–97 Manchester 62
- 1997–98 Glacis United
- 1998–99 Gibraltar United
- 1999–2000 Gibraltar United
- 2000–01 Gibraltar United
- 2001–02 Lincoln
- 2002–03 Manchester 62
- 2003–04 Lincoln
- 2004–05 Lincoln
- 2005–06 Lincoln
- 2006–07 Lincoln
- 2007–08 Lincoln
- 2008–09 Lincoln
- 2009–10 Lincoln
- 2010–11 Lincoln
- 2011–12 St Joseph's
- 2013 St Joseph's
- 2014 Lincoln
- 2015 Lincoln
- 2016 Lincoln
- 2017 Europa
- 2017–18 Europa
- 2019 Europa
- 2020 Abandoned due to COVID-19 pandemic
- 2021 Lincoln
- 2021–22 Lincoln
- 2022–23 Bruno's Magpies
- 2023–24 Lincoln
Performance by club
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| Team | Titles | Last Title |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Red Imps | 20 | 2023–24 |
| Europa FC | 11 | 2019 |
| Gibraltar United | 10 | 2000–01 |
| St Joseph's | 8 | 2013 |
| Britannia XI | 6 | 1961–62 |
| Prince of Wales | 6 | 1959–60 |
| Glacis United | 5 | 1997–98 |
| Manchester 62 | 3 | 2002–03 |
| Exiles | 2 | 1901–02 |
| Jubilee | 2 | 1897–98 |
| Bruno's Magpies | 1 | 2022–23 |
| St Theresa's | 1 | 1994–95 |
| Royal Air Force Gibraltar | 1 | 1987–88 |
| St Jago's | 1 | 1978–79 |
| 2nd Battalion Royal Green Jackets | 1 | 1975–76 |
| Manchester United Reserve | 1 | 1973–74 |
| 4th Battalion Royal Scots | 1 | 1943–44 |
| Royal Air Force New Camp | 1 | 1942–43 |
| Anti-Aircraft Section, Royal Artillery | 1 | 1941–42 |
| 2nd Battalion The King's Regiment | 1 | 1938–39 |
| HMS Hood | 1 | 1935–36 |
| Electricity Department Football Team | 1 | 1933–34 |
| Athletic | 1 | 1904–05 |
| Albion | 1 | 1898–99 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1894–95 |
References
edit- ^ "UEFA Europa League includes 18 debutants". uefa.com. 18 June 2014. Archived from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ "Platini jets into Gibraltar and sticks to football". chronicle.gi. 12 May 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ "1933-34 Merchant's Cup". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on 2021-10-11. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
External links
edit- Gibraltar Football Association
- Cup at soccerway.com