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| region = Vionna-Frankenlisch | | region = Vionna-Frankenlisch | ||
| domestic cup = [[King Richard's Shield]] | | domestic cup = [[King Richard's Shield]] | ||
| current champions = [[Larkinge County F.C.| | | current champions = [[Larkinge County F.C.|Larkinge County]]<br/>(2nd title) | ||
| most successful club = [[Royal Barbican F.C.|Royal Barbican]] (11 titles) | | most successful club = [[Royal Barbican F.C.|Royal Barbican]] (11 titles) | ||
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Revision as of 23:34, 24 December 2021
| Organising body | Imperial Footballing Association |
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| Founded | 1900 |
| Region | Vionna-Frankenlisch |
| Number of teams | Varies (654 in 2021) |
| Domestic cup(s) | King Richard's Shield |
| Current champions | Larkinge County (2nd title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Royal Barbican (11 titles) |
 2021–22 National Cup | |
The Vionna-Frankenlischian National Football Cup, more commonly known as the National Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic Vionna-Frankenlischian football, first played during the 1900-01 season. It is organised by the Imperial Footballing Association and is the second-oldest running competition in CIFA.
The competition is open to any eligible club down to Level 10 of the Imperial football league system – all 92 professional clubs in the Crown League (level 1) and the VFL lower leagues (levels 2 to 4), and several hundred non-League teams from levels 5 to 10 of the system. The tournament consists of 12 randomly drawn rounds followed by the semi-finals and the final. The minimum number of games needed to win, depending on which round a team enters the competition, ranges from six to fourteen.
The first six rounds are the Qualifying Competition, from which 32 teams progress to the first round of the Competition Proper, meeting the first of the 48 professional teams from the First and Second Divisions. The last entrants are the Crown League and National League clubs, into the draw for the Third Round Proper. As a result, significant focus is given to the smaller teams who progress furthest, especially if they achieve an unlikely "giant-killing" victory.
Winners receive the National Cup trophy, which was introduced in 1904. Royal Barbican are the most successful club with eleven titles.
Larkinge County are the current holders, having beaten Royal Westonland 2–1 in the 2021 final.