Welsh Football League Cup
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The Welsh Football League Challenge Cup (not to be confused with the national Welsh League Cup
Welsh League Cup
The Welsh League Cup is a cup competition in Welsh football organised by the Welsh Premier League...

) is a knock-out competition for all members of the three divisions that make up the Welsh Football League
Welsh Football League
The Welsh Football League is a club football league in Wales. Division One of the Welsh Football League is at Level 2 of the Welsh football league system, immediately below the national Welsh Premier League.The Welsh Football League's history stretches back to 1904 when the competition was first...

 in south Wales.
Times won Clubs
7 Cardiff City
Cardiff City F.C.
Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...

 Reserves
5 Merthyr Tydfil
Merthyr Tydfil F.C.
Merthyr Tydfil Football Club was a Welsh football club based at the Penydarren Park ground in Merthyr Tydfil. In 2010 the club was liquidated and reformed under the name Merthyr Town, which was accepted into Division One of the Western League.-History:...

 Reserves, Newport County
Newport County A.F.C.
Newport County Association Football Club are a professional football club based in the city of Newport, south Wales, who currently play in the Conference National, the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system...

 Reserves
4 Pembroke Borough
3 Barry Reserves, Barry Town
Barry Town F.C.
Barry Town FC are a football team based in Barry. They dominated the League of Wales during the 1990s, but finished bottom in 2003-04 and were relegated...

, Brecon Corinthians, Ebbw Vale
Ebbw Vale F.C.
Ebbw Vale Football Club were a football team from Ebbw Vale, South Wales.Ebbw Vale played in the first season of the League of Wales in 1992-93. The club then finished 11th before finishing 3rd in two successive seasons to 1997-98. During the years when they finished 3rd the Giles brothers, Paul...

, Llanelli
Llanelli A.F.C.
Llanelli Association Football Club is a Welsh semi-professional football club that plays in the Welsh Premier League for the 2010–11 season. The team has been based at Stebonheath Park since 1920, and as of 2009 is managed by Andy Legg....

 (Llanelly)
2 Afan Lido
Afan Lido F.C.
Afan Lido F.C. is a football team based in Aberavon playing in the Welsh Premier League.-History:The club was founded in 1967, and they play at the Marston Stadium, Aberavon, which accommodates 4200 spectators .-Current squad:...

, Goytre United
Goytre United F.C.
Goytre United F.C. is a Welsh football club based in Goytre, near Port Talbot. They play in the Welsh Football League, part of the second tier of Welsh football...

, Haverfordwest County
Haverfordwest County F.C.
Haverfordwest County A.F.C. is a football team, playing in the Welsh Football League Division One.The club was founded in 1899 and was variously known as Haverfordwest FC, Haverfordwest Town, and Haverfordwest Athletic before adopting the current name, and plays at the Bridge Meadow Stadium,...

, Pontllanfraith, Swansea Town
Swansea City A.F.C.
Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position...

 Reserves, Ton Pentre
Ton Pentre F.C.
Ton Pentre Football Club is a football team based in Ton Pentre, Wales, which plays in the Welsh Football League Division Two.Nicknamed the "Rhondda Bulldogs", the team plays at Ynys Park, Ton Pentre, Rhondda Cynon Taff, which once accommodated 2700 seated spectators...

1 Abergavenny Thursdays
Abergavenny Thursdays F.C.
Abergavenny Thursdays Football Club is a Welsh football team, a founder member of the League of Wales, but now playing in the Gwent County League Division 3....

, Blaenrhondda, Bridgend Town
Bridgend Town F.C.
Bridgend Town F.C. is a Welsh football club that currently play in the Welsh Football League First Division. They are based in Bridgend in south Wales. Historically, their local rivals were Maesteg Park who disbanded in 2009...

, Briton Ferry
Briton Ferry Athletic F.C.
Briton Ferry Athletic F.C. was a football club from Briton Ferry in Wales, playing their home games at Old Road. They last played in Welsh League Division Three...

, Caerau Athletic, Cardiff Corinthians
Cardiff Corinthians F.C.
Cardiff Corinthians F.C. are a football club from Cardiff, Wales. They play in the Welsh Football League.-History:The club was formed in 1898 when players from the Alpha Cricket Club decided to form a football teamto keep in touch during the winter months...

, Carmarthen Town
Carmarthen Town F.C.
Carmarthen Town Association Football Club is a Welsh semi-professional football club based in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, who play in the Welsh Premier League...

, Croesyceiliog
Croesyceiliog A.F.C.
Croesyceiliog A.F.C. is a football club playing in Croesyceiliog, Cwmbran, Wales. They joined the Welsh Football League in 2003, and finished as runners-up in Division Three and Division Two in each of their first two seasons in the league, gaining promotion each time...

, Cwmbran Town
Cwmbran Town F.C.
Cwmbrân Town is a football team based in Cwmbrân, Wales and play in the Gwent County League Division 1, the fifth tier of Welsh Football.- History :...

, Grange Harlequins, Lake United
UWIC Inter Cardiff F.C.
UWIC Inter Cardiff F.C. are a Welsh football club. Their name is inspired by Internazionale The club is currently in the Welsh Football League Division Three, though they have played as high as the League of Wales...

, Llanwern, Merthyr Town
Merthyr Town F.C.
Merthyr Town Football Club is a Welsh semi-professional football club based in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. For the 2011–2012 season the club will be playing in the Western Football League Premier Division at Penydarren Park in Merthyr....

 Reserves, Milford, Neath, Penrhiwceiber Rangers
Penrhiwceiber Rangers F.C.
Penrhiwceiber Rangers F.C are a football team from Glasbrook Terrace Penrhiwceiber who play in the Welsh Football League Division One, formed in 1961.-History and honours:...

, Port Talbot Athletic
Port Talbot Town F.C.
Port Talbot Town F.C. is a football club from Port Talbot in Wales and was founded in 1901, making Port Talbot Athletic as they were then one of the first association football clubs to be founded in Wales...

, Porth, Treharris Athletic, Treowen Stars, UWIC
UWIC Inter Cardiff F.C.
UWIC Inter Cardiff F.C. are a Welsh football club. Their name is inspired by Internazionale The club is currently in the Welsh Football League Division Three, though they have played as high as the League of Wales...

.

List of League Cup winners from 1926 onwards

As of 20 April 2010.

  • 1926 - Merthyr Town Reserves
  • 1927 - Ebbw Vale
  • 1928 - Cardiff City Reserves
  • 1929 - Cardiff City Reserves
  • 1930 - Llanelly
  • 1931 - Swansea Town Reserves
  • 1932 - Llanelly
  • 1933 - Swansea Town Reserves
  • 1934 - Porth
  • 1935 - Barry Reserves
  • 1936 - Cardiff City Reserves
  • 1937 - Newport County Reserves
  • 1938 - Cardiff City Reserves
  • 1939 - Milford
  • 1947 - Barry Town Reserves
  • 1948 - Merthyr Tydfil Reserves
  • 1949 - Merthyr Tydfil Reserves
  • 1950 - Caerau Athletic
  • 1951 - Merthyr Tydfil Reserves
  • 1952 - Abergavenny Thursdays
  • 1953 - Newport County Reserves
  • 1954 - Pembroke Borough
  • 1955 - Treharris Athletic
  • 1956 - Ebbw Vale
  • 1957 - Ebbw Vale
  • 1958 - Newport County Reserves
  • 1959 - Pembroke Borough
  • 1960 - Cardiff City Reserves
  • 1961 - Haverfordwest County
  • 1962 - Merthyr Tydfil Reserves
  • 1963 - Brecon Corinthians

(No competition 63/64 to 71/72)
  • 1973 - Cardiff City Reserves
  • 1974 - Cardiff City Reserves
  • 1975 - Llanelli
  • 1976 - Cardiff Corinthians
  • 1977 - Newport County Reserves
  • 1978 - Newport County Reserves
  • 1979 - Barry Town Reserves
  • 1980 - Pontllanfraith
  • 1981 - Merthyr Tydfil Reserves
  • 1982 - Brecon Corinthians
  • 1983 - Barry Town
  • 1984 - Lake United
  • 1985 - Pontllanfraith
  • 1986 - Pembroke Borough
  • 1987 - Barry Town
  • 1988 - Bridgend Town
  • 1989 - Haverfordwest County
  • 1990 - Blaenrhondda
  • 1991 - Cwmbran Town
  • 1992 - Brecon Corinthians
  • 1993 - Pembroke Borough
  • 1994 - Barry Town
  • 1995 - Grange Harlequins
  • 1996 - Carmarthen Town
  • 1997 - UWIC
  • 1998 - Treowen Stars
  • 1999 - Ton Pentre
  • 2000 - Port Talbot Athletic
  • 2001 - Ton Pentre
  • 2002 - Llanwern
  • 2003 - Neath
  • 2004 - Briton Ferry
  • 2005 - Goytre United
  • 2006 - Penrhiwceiber Rangers
  • 2007 - Afan Lido
  • 2008 - Goytre United
  • 2009 - Afan Lido
  • 2010 - Croesyceiliog
  • 2011 - Goytre FC (Monmouthshire)

See also

  • Football in Wales
    Football in Wales
    Association football in Wales is governed by the Football Association of Wales , which was established in 1876. The FAW oversees the Wales national football team and the Welsh football league system....

  • Welsh football league system
    Welsh football league system
    The Welsh football league system is a series of football leagues with regular promotion and relegation between them.-Structure of Welsh football:...

  • Welsh Cup
    Welsh Cup
    The Welsh Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales.The Football Association of Wales is the organising body of this competition, which has been run every year since its inception in 1877-78...

  • Welsh League Cup
    Welsh League Cup
    The Welsh League Cup is a cup competition in Welsh football organised by the Welsh Premier League...

  • FAW Premier Cup
    FAW Premier Cup
    The FAW Premier Cup is a defunct Welsh football cup competition, organised annually by the Football Association of Wales from 1997 to 2008...

  • List of football clubs in Wales
  • List of stadiums in Wales by capacity
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