Welsh Cup

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The Welsh Cup is a historic national football knockout tournament in Wales, open to clubs from various levels of the Welsh football league system and some invited English clubs.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Welsh Cup canonical 9
FAW Welsh Cup 1
Welsh Cup trophy 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf football cup competition
knockout tournament
national football competition
allowsReserveTeams no (modern era)
alsoKnownAs Cwpan Cymru
competitionFormat knockout
competitionType men’s senior football
confederation UEFA
continent Europe
country Wales
eligibility clubs from the Welsh football league system
invited English clubs
governingBody Football Association of Wales
hasLanguage English
Welsh
hasPart final
proper rounds
qualifying rounds
semi‑final
hasRule extra time and penalties to decide drawn ties (modern era)
single‑leg ties
historicalParticipants Welsh clubs playing in the English league system
historicSignificance one of the oldest national football cup competitions in the world
inception 1877
levelInPyramid national
mostSuccessfulClub Wrexham A.F.C.
mostSuccessfulClubTitles 20+
notableClub Cardiff City F.C.
Newport County A.F.C.
Swansea City A.F.C.
Llansantffraid F.C.
surface form: The New Saints F.C.
organiser Football Association of Wales
region United Kingdom
relatedCompetition FA Cup
Irish Cup
Scottish Cup
Welsh League Cup
scope all‑Wales
shortName Welsh Cup self-linksurface differs
surface form: FAW Welsh Cup
sport association football
trophy Welsh Cup self-linksurface differs
surface form: Welsh Cup trophy
typicalSeasonPeriod August–May
winnerQualification European Cup Winners’ Cup
surface form: European Cup Winners’ Cup (historical)

UEFA Europa League
surface form: UEFA Europa League (historical/modern eras)

UEFA competitions
surface form: UEFA competitions (various eras)

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Barry Town United F.C. hasWon Welsh Cup
The New Saints F.C. (plays home games in nearby Park Hall) participatesIn Welsh Cup
subject surface form: The New Saints F.C.
Welsh Cup shortName Welsh Cup self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: FAW Welsh Cup
Welsh Cup trophy Welsh Cup self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Welsh Cup trophy