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Association football tournament in Gibraltar

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The Rock Cup is Gibraltar’s premier cup football competition, and is organised annually by the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA).

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.

The Rock Cup is open to all Gibraltar Football Association club members and is played on a straight knock out basis.

In 2014 UEFA president Michel Platini presented the trophy to the winners.[2]

List of winners[edit]

1894-95 – 1935: The Senior Merchant’s Cup

1935 Onwards – The Rock Cup:

Performance by club[edit]

Daniel Duarte lifting the Rock Cup as captain of the Lincoln Red Imps in 2014. Lincoln are the most successful club in the competition with 19 tournament wins.

References[edit]

  1. ^

    “UEFA Europa League includes 18 debutants”. uefa.com. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.

  2. ^ “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.
  3. ^ “1933-34 Merchant’s Cup”. www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2021-10-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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