Northern Ireland Football League Cup

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association football competition football cup competition knockout tournament

The Northern Ireland Football League Cup is an annual knockout football competition for clubs in the Northern Ireland Football League, serving as one of the country’s primary domestic cup tournaments.

Aliases (4)

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	association football competition → football cup competition → knockout tournament →
alsoKnownAs	League Cup → NIFL Cup →
associatedWithLeagueSystem	Northern Ireland Football League system →
competitionFormat	knockout →
competitionStage	final → first round → quarter-finals → second round → semi-finals →
confederation	UEFA →
country	Northern Ireland →
cupHierarchyPosition	secondary to the Irish Cup in prestige →
deciderIfDraw	extra time and penalties →
distinctFrom	County Antrim Shield → Irish Cup → Ulster Cup →
eligibleClubs	Northern Ireland Football League clubs →
finalFormat	one-off final match →
frequency	annual →
genderCategory	men's football →
geographicalArea	United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
governingBody	Northern Ireland Football League →
hasFeature	matches usually played midweek → open draw between participating clubs → sponsored naming rights in various seasons →
homeConfederation	UEFA member association: Irish Football Association →
includesClubsFrom	NIFL Championship → NIFL Premier Intermediate League → NIFL Premiership →
levelInPyramid	top three tiers of Northern Ireland Football League →
organiser	Northern Ireland Football League →
participantType	club teams →
predecessor	Irish League Cup →
primaryDomesticCupStatus	one of the main cup competitions in Northern Ireland →
professionalStatus	primarily professional and semi-professional clubs →
region	Northern Ireland →
rules	Laws of the Game of association football →
scope	domestic cup competition →
sport	association football →
stageStructure	single-elimination rounds →
tierOfSystem	senior football →
typeOfTrophy	league cup →
winnerQualification	may qualify for European competition depending on association rules →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gold Cup ("Irish League Gold Cup") → Northern Ireland Football League Cup ("NIFL Cup") →	alsoKnownAs
Ballymena United F.C. → Linfield FC →	participatesIn
Glentoran FC ("Irish League Cup") →	competition
NIFL Premiership →	domesticCup
Linfield FC →	hasWon
Irish Football Association →	organizes
Northern Ireland Football League Cup ("Irish League Cup") →	predecessor
Irish League title →	relatedCompetition
Windsor Park ("Irish League Cup finals") →	usedForCompetition