The Irish News Cup was a "north-south" association football competition in Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

 involving teams from the Irish League

IFA Premiership

The IFA Premiership – formerly the Irish Premier League, and before that the Irish Football League–and still known in popular parlance simply as the Irish League, is the national football league in Northern Ireland, and was historically the league for the whole of Ireland. Clubs in the league are...

 and League of Ireland

League of Ireland

The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...

 mostly located in the north-west of the island. It was sponsored by the Irish News and also referred to as the Irish News North West Cup. It lasted four seasons.

Winners

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|1995/96 ||  Coleraine

Coleraine F.C.

Coleraine F.C. is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club, playing in the IFA Premiership. The club, founded in 1927, hails from Coleraine, County Londonderry and plays its home matches at the Showgrounds. Club colours are blue and white...

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|1996/97 ||  Derry City

Derry City F.C.

Derry City Football Club is a professional football club based in Derry, Northern Ireland. It plays in the League of Ireland Premier Division...

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|1997/98 ||  Omagh Town

Omagh Town F.C.

Omagh Town Football and Athletic Club was a Northern Irish association football club that was based in Omagh, County Tyrone. Founded in 1962, the club played in the Irish Football League from 1990 up until its closure in 2005. They won the North West Senior Cup on six occasions and competed in the...

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|1998/99 ||  Finn Harps

Finn Harps F.C.

Finn Harps Football Club are a professional Irish football club playing in the First Division of the League of Ireland. The club was founded in 1954 and elected to the league in 1969. They hail from Ballybofey, County Donegal and play their home matches at Finn Park. The club's colours are blue...

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External links

• Irish Football Club Project Archive on All-Ireland Competitions

Sources

• M. Brodie (ed.), Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 1996/97
• M. Brodie (ed.), Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 1997/98
• M. Brodie (ed.), Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 1998/99
• M. Brodie (ed.), Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 1999/2000
• Ballymena United Football Club