Challengers Cup
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| Region | Worldwide |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 134 (entrants in IFCC 2) |
| Current champions |  Arlington City (ZWZ) (1st title) |
| Most championships |  AC Izotz Zubia (AUD) Malabon SC (AFT) Arlington City (ZWZ) (1 title each) |
The Challenger's Cup is an international football club competition organized by the IFCF involving the three highest-placed teams from each association which did not qualify for the Champions' League. Teams which are eliminated from the Champions' League prior to its knockout phase also enter the Challenger's Cup at the subsequent round.
The competition is the successor to the UICA Globe Cup. The inaugural Challenger's Cup, in the season that would have seen the 72nd Globe Cup, saw Malabon SC become the first Fleftic club to win a major international club title as they beat Port Sebastian 1-0 at Macquarie Docklands in Latrobe.
After a qualifying phase, 48 teams contest the group stage. Divided into groups of four, they play a home-and-away round robin with the top two teams of each group advancing to the first knockout round of 32 teams, where they are joined by teams finishing third in the group stage of the Champions' League. The final is a single match played at a venue selected each season at the start of the tournament.
Challenger's Cup finals
| Edition | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malabon SC (AFT) |
1–0 |  Port Sebastian (SCT) |
Macquarie Docklands Latrobe, Kelssek |
| 2 |  AC Izotz Zubia (AUD) |
2–1 |  Shamrock Cathair (AUD) |
Estadio Zachary Fortin Metropolis, Valladares |
| 3 | Arlington City (ZWZ) |
3–0 |  Kionao Locals (TUR) |
Franz-Gorz-Stadion Stelburg, Siovanija and Teusland |
Records and statistics
Clubs
| IFCF only | UICA included | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Champion | Runner-up | Champion | Runner-up | Third place |
| Ulsa (EUR)
|
0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Mapabore Juventud (AGU)
|
0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Albrecht FC (CAM)
|
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Soldarian FC (VAL)
|
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Cafundó do Juta (CAF)
|
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Mar Sara FC (VAL)
|
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Liria Prizren (MYT)
|
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Sabrefell Athletic (NPH)
|
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Sokojiwa Dosi CK (COM)
|
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Sonoma Center Panthers (COM)
|
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Turoki Tide (VIL)
|
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Associations
| IFCF only | UICA included | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Champion | Runner-up | Champion | Runner-up | Third place |
 Valanora (VAL) |
0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
 Capitalizt SLANI (COM) |
0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
 Cafundéu (CAF) |
0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
 Eura (EUR) |
0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
 Candelaria And Marquez (CAM) |
0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
 Nephara (NPH) |
0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
 Jasĭyun (JSY) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
 Valladares (VLD) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| File:Flag of Aguazul.svg Aguazul (AGU) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Template:UICA association LLF | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Template:UICA association VRC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| File:Flag of Krytenia.png Krytenia (KRY) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 New Gelderland (NGD) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
