FFA Champions Cup

FFA Champions Cup

Founded	2016
Region	Aeia (FFA)
Number of teams	32 (finals) (eligible to enter qualification)
Current champions	FC Almiaro (1st title)
Most successful team(s)	Olympique de Lotrique (1 title)
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The FFA Champions Cup is a men's association football tournament within Aeia. The event organised by the Football Federation of Aeia was established in 2016 as a tournament for the the league champions, runners up and in some cases 3rd place teams in Aeian domestic football. The tournament generally involves a two round structure wherein teams first face off in groups of 4 teams, with the top two teams in each group progressing to the knockout stage. This has been the case in ever edition of the tournament, expect for the first which was a straight knockout tournament. Throughout the competition, teams play each other twice, except for the final which is only one game. Draws in the knockout stage are decided first with extra-time and if needed a penalty shootout. The final of the first edition took place at the Stade Nationale in Lotrič and was won by the Midrasian team Olympique de Lotrique. So far a Midrasian team has successfully reached the final in each edition of the tournament.

Formation

With the onset of the Twenty-first Century there was a growing desire by domestic football teams for the creation of a so-called world 'super league' which would feature the most successful clubs from across all of Aeia. With continental championships such as the Asuran League coming to be dominated by a select number of teams greater pressure was placed on the Football Federation of Aeia to create a world club tournament to create greater competition.

In 2013 an agreement was reached for the creation of a world club knockout competition. Initially the tournament was marketed as the 'Pro Cup' with a friendly tournament under the same name being organised as a pilot for the new competition. By 2016 however, the tournament had been rebranded to the 'Champions Cup'. Under the new system, the top 1 to 3 teams within a nation's domestic league will qualify for the tournament and its qualifying rounds depending on a nation's FFA coefficient. Teams ranked 2nd to 6th may qualify for their continental compeititions based on their league coefficient.

Results

Season	Date	Winner	Result	Runner-up	Stadium, location	Winner (Country)
FFA Champions Cup
1	2016-2017	Olympique de Lotrique	1 – 0	Bersk SK	Stade Nationale, Lotrič, Midrasia	Midrasia
2	2017-2018	Olympique de Lotrique	1 – 2	Royal Guardians	Rødkysten Stadion, Berke, Navack	Ajerrin
3	2018-2019	FC Almiaro	3 – 2	Dynamesk SK	NKR Pržno Arena, Prisno, Uwhistan	Midrasia
4	2019-2020				Jèred Castejon Stadium, Rodonya, Alforja

Performances

By club

The following table lists clubs by number of Winners and Runners-up in the FFA Champions Cup.

Club	Winner	Runner-up
Olympique de Lotrique	1	1
Royal Guardians	1	0
FC Almiaro	1	0
Bersk SK	0	1
Dynamesk SK	0	1