Irish Cup
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The Irish Cup is Northern Ireland’s premier annual knockout football competition, featuring clubs from across the country and serving as one of its oldest and most prestigious sporting tournaments.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Irish Football Association Challenge Cup | 2 |
| Irish Cup finals | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual sporting event
ⓘ
football competition ⓘ knockout tournament ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Irish Cup
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Irish Football Association Challenge Cup
|
| competitionFormat | knockout ⓘ |
| competitionType | domestic cup ⓘ |
| confederation | UEFA ⓘ |
| country | Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| domesticHierarchyLevel | primary national cup ⓘ |
| eligibility |
Northern Ireland Football League clubs
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish League clubs
clubs from Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| gender | men's football ⓘ |
| governingBody | Irish Football Association ⓘ |
| governingBodyHeadquarters | Belfast ⓘ |
| hasFinalVenue | National Football Stadium at Windsor Park ⓘ |
| hasStage |
early qualifying rounds
ⓘ
final ⓘ first round proper ⓘ quarter-finals ⓘ semi-finals ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the oldest national cup competitions in Europe ⓘ |
| inception | 1880 ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
oldest football competitions in Northern Ireland
ⓘ
oldest football competitions in the world ⓘ |
| location | Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| matchOutcomeResolution |
extra time
ⓘ
penalty shoot-out ⓘ |
| mostSuccessfulClub | Linfield F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRivalryContext | Linfield F.C. vs Glentoran F.C. ⓘ |
| officialName |
Irish Cup
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Irish Football Association Challenge Cup
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| organiser | Irish Football Association ⓘ |
| participantType |
football club
ⓘ
intermediate club ⓘ junior club ⓘ senior club ⓘ |
| qualifiesFor |
European competition
ⓘ
UEFA Europa League ⓘ |
| recordWinners | Linfield F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition |
County Antrim Shield
ⓘ
NIFL Premiership NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Ireland Football League Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | Irish Cup self-link ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| sportingCultureRole | major event in Northern Irish football calendar ⓘ |
| startTime | 1880 ⓘ |
| tournamentStructure | single-elimination ⓘ |
| typicalFinalVenue | Windsor Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Irish Football Association Challenge Cup
subject surface form:
Glentoran Football Club
this entity surface form:
Irish Football Association Challenge Cup
this entity surface form:
Irish Cup finals