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IFCF Cup Winners' Cup
File:IFCF logo.png
RegionWorldwide
Number of teams66 (entrants in IFCF 3)
Current championsNorthern Union logo.png Northern Union (BRE) (1st title)
Most championshipsRaynor City United logo.png Raynor City United (VAL) (6 titles)

The IFCF Cup Winners' Cup, known as the Cygnus Cup up to its 48th edition, is an international football club competition contested by clubs who have won their national association or league cup. Each association may enter one club, with the defending champions receiving an additional, automatic entry. Clubs may compete in both the Cup Winners' Cup and other IFCF competitions for which they qualify, however the Cup Winners' Cup entry cannot be given to another club who did not win the national cup.

The tournament originated as a competition sponsored by Cygnus, a Krytenian telecoms company. The Cygnus Cup was independent of and not affiliated with UICA, and clubs could thus compete in both the Cygnus Cup and in UICA competitions if they qualified for both. The inaugural tournament, held in the same season as the 27th Champions' Cup, concluded with Vanorian side Ibini FC beating Sargossan team Alianza Jucaro 1-0 in the final held at Cygnus Stadium in Bromham, Krytenia. Raynor City United became the first team to retain the trophy by winning the 8th and 9th editions, and would become the tournament's most successful team winning a total of six titles. The Valladares football association later took over the administration of the tournament.

After the tournament's 48th edition, the tournament was cancelled for one season after the organization operating the Cygnus Cup became defunct. With the founding of the IFCF, it was decided to relaunch the competition under the Cup Winners' Cup name. The 50th Cup Winners' Cup (2nd edition under IFCF control) final was held at Cygnus Stadium in Bromham, Krytenia to celebrate its origins. This would actually have been the 51st final, as one season was missed between the holding of the 48th and 49th editions (the latter being the first Cup Winners' Cup under the IFCF umbrella).

Format

The Cup Winners' Cup is a knockout competition. Each round consists of a home-and-away series decided by the aggregate score between the two teams, with the final played as a single match at a venue selected prior to the start of the competition. Currently, the titleholders as well as the cup winners from the highest-ranked associations according to their coefficient ranking are seeded and given byes to the first round proper (which consists of 32 teams). The remaining teams are drawn to play preliminary rounds (depending on the number of entrants) to qualify for the first round.

Cup Winners' Cup finals

Edition Winners Score Runners-up Venue
1 Ibini FC logo.png
Ibini FC (VAL)
1-0 Unknown club logo.svg
Alianza Jucaro (SRG)
Cygnus Stadium
Bromham, Krytenia
2 Unknown club logo.svg
Areck Furness (SNO)
1-0 Raynor City United logo.png
Raynor City United (VAL)
Cygnus Stadium
Bromham, Krytenia
3 Unknown club logo.svg
Rode Star Amsterdam (SNO)
0-0 aet
6-5 pen
San Solari FC logo.svg
San Solari FC (COM)
Cygnus Stadium
Bromham, Krytenia
4 Unknown club logo.svg
Cafundó do Juta (CAF)
2-2 aet
4-1 pen
Sokojiwa Dosi CK logo.svg
Sokojiwa Dosi CK (COM)
Cygnus Stadium
Bromham, Krytenia
5 Hondo FC logo.png
Hondo FC (VAL)
3-2 Unknown club logo.svg
CF Septentrionien (SNO)
Cygnus Stadium
Bromham, Krytenia
6 Unknown club logo.svg
Hecia (STB)
3-2 Unknown club logo.svg
Tout-Puissant Outremont (CDP)
Cygnus Stadium
Bromham, Krytenia
7 Unknown club logo.svg
Dunboor FC (CAF)
7-0 Zhevassi logo.png
Zhevassi (KPZ)
Cygnus Stadium
Bromham, Krytenia
8 Raynor City United logo.png
Raynor City United (VAL)
1-0 Royal Khaldoon logo.png
Royal Khaldoon (QPM)
Cygnus Stadium
Bromham, Krytenia
9 Raynor City United logo.png
Raynor City United (VAL)
3-0 Unknown club logo.svg
Ebor (MYT)
Cygnus Stadium
Bromham, Krytenia
10 Mercia Bromham logo.png
Mercia Bromham (KRY)
3-0 Firewood City logo.png
Firewood City (OSR)
Cygnus Stadium
Bromham, Krytenia
11 FC Capri logo.png
FC Capri (VAL)
1-0 San Solari FC logo.svg
San Solari FC (COM)
Cygnus Stadium
Bromham, Krytenia
12 File:FC Torshavn logo.png
FC Torshavn (PIS)
2-0 File:AC Valanari logo.png
AC Valanari (VAL)
Cygnus Stadium
Bromham, Krytenia
13 Battle logo.svg
Battle (ZRB)
2-1 Unknown club logo.svg
Raktaghav Hathi (KPZ)
Stade Grande Olympique
Neverend, Liventia
14 Firewood City logo.png
Firewood City (OSR)
2-0 Unknown club logo.svg
Psychiatrists (EIT)
Protectorate Stadium
Ad'ihan
15 AS Bezieres logo.png
AS Bezieres (VLD)
1-0 aet Unknown club logo.svg
Warriors (ZRB)
Bridge Road
Oldbridge, Ad'ihan
16 AS Bezieres logo.png
AS Bezieres (VLD)
2-0 aet File:SportingIturributa.png
Sporting Iturributa (ASG)
Estadio Prosperea
Ciudagua, Aguazul
17 AS Bezieres logo.png
AS Bezieres (VLD)
4-2 aet File:Northbrook Diamonds FK logo.png
Northbrook Diamonds FK (PIS)
Estadio Conabora
San Pablo, Aguazul
18 Fontvielle Impact logo.svg
Fontvielle Impact (VLD)
2-1 aet East Franz Athletic logo.png
East Franz Athletic (PIS)
Old City Stadium
Iturributa
19 Unknown club logo.svg
Pentref-ar-y-Bae (AEL)
1-1 aet
3-0 pen
Scott City FC logo.png
Scott City FC (DAR)
Estadio Valor
Dénprade, Aguazul
20 FC Axel Heiburg logo.png
FC Axel Heiburg (PIS)
1-0 Unknown club logo.svg
Grasshoppers Turic (OSD)
The Barge
Bjarnarey, Polar Islandstates
21 FC Axel Heiburg logo.png
FC Axel Heiburg (PIS)
3-2 UrbizaniaWanderers.png
Urbizania Wanderers (ASG)
New Free Stone Stadium
Drayfill, Aels
22 File:SportingIturributa.png
Sporting Iturributa (ASG)
2-1 Scott City FC logo.png
Scott City FC (DAR)
Coliseu Piru Royal
Piru City, Capivara Group
23 Jungle Strike FC logo.png
Jungle Strike FC (VIL)
5-2 aet Firewood City logo.png
Firewood City (OSR)
South Lawn
Split, Broken Islands of Wight
24 Jungle Strike FC logo.png
Jungle Strike FC (VIL)
2-1 Jamaica Giants logo.svg
Jamaica Giants (JSY)
Lonngeylin Coliseum
Lonngeylin, Vilita
25 File:RoyalRumiatzi.png
Royal Rumiatzi (ASG)
3-2 Medoria Löwen logo.svg
Medoria Löwen (COM)
Cygnus Stadium
Bromham, Krytenia
26 Raynor City United logo.png
Raynor City United (VAL)
2-1 aet UrbizaniaWanderers.png
Urbizania Wanderers (ASG)
Royal Equestria Stadium
Canterlot, Equestrian States
27 SK Franz Josef City logo.png
SK Franz Josef City (PIS)
3-1 Jungle Strike FC logo.png
Jungle Strike FC (VIL)
The Battleground
Raynor City, Valanora
28 IturributaUnited.png
Iturributa United (ASG)
2-1 File:FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls logo.png
FC1. Surtsey Island Gulls (PIS)
Nueva Estadio de Isla Nespa
Nespa, The Royal Barangay
29 File:Barbury Town logo.png
Barbury Town (APX)
2-0 UrbizaniaWanderers.png
Urbizania Wanderers (ASG)
Casa Naranja
Stemanisis, Yttribia
30 Metropolis Alligators logo.png
Metropolis Alligators (VLD)
2-1 aet File:Northbrook Diamonds FK logo.png
Northbrook Diamonds FK (PIS)
Stade de Foix-Jules Picot
Bezieres, Valladares
31 File:Urbanista logo.png
Urbanista (APX)
3-1 Mar Sara FC logo.png
Mar Sara FC (VAL)
Coliseum of the Inurahtii
Inura Forest, Turori
32 Raynor City United logo.png
Raynor City United (VAL)
2-1 aet Revolutionaries logo.png
Revolutionaries (EUR)
Lord Almighty Gregory National Stadium
Capital District, Gregoryisgodistan
33 Raynor City United logo.png
Raynor City United (VAL)
4-1 Scott City FC logo.png
Scott City FC (DAR)
Stadia Volker
Volker, Felix
34 Sonoma Center Panthers logo.svg
Sonoma Center Panthers (COM)
1-0 Directus logo.png
Directus (EUR)
Graha'ajat Stidiyama
Zhevassi, Pazhujeb Islands
35 Fontvielle Impact logo.svg
Fontvielle Impact (VLD)
1-0 aet File:Barbury Town logo.png
Barbury Town (APX)
Estadio Nacional Barrio El Niño
Meléndez, San José Guayabal
36 Unknown club logo.svg
1830 Cathair FC (AUD)
3-1 Fontvielle Impact logo.svg
Fontvielle Impact (VLD)
Bridget Kilkenny Stadium
Teach Iarann, Muzira'a Ba'aydah
37 Crisisbless logo.png
Crisisbless (NPH)
1-0 aet Unknown club logo.svg
1830 Cathair FC (AUD)
New Oxford Coliseum
New Oxford, Ceni
38 Marinos Metropolis logo.png
Marinos Metropolis (VLD)
7-4 Unknown club logo.svg
CD FAS (SJG)
Estadio Tierra del Fuego
Yucaiquén, San José Guayabal
39 Marinos Metropolis logo.png
Marinos Metropolis (VLD)
3-2 aet Unknown club logo.svg
Stein-los Turkish (PAS)
Kilmonarch
Stein-los, Pasarga
40 Raynor City United logo.png
Raynor City United (VAL)
2-0 Directus logo.png
Directus (EUR)
Cygnus Stadium
Bromham, Krytenia
41 Unknown club logo.svg
Tanrisal (PAS)
2-0 Unknown club logo.svg
Celtic Noviodunum (NGD)
Cenial Halcyon National Stadium
Cenial, Ceni
42 Real Azuris logo.png
Real Azuris (COS)
3-1 Directus logo.png
Directus (EUR)
Tivoli Ring Stadium
Alikki-Corra, Vilita
43 Unknown club logo.svg
Ulsa (EUR)
4-1 File:Nacional logo.png
Nacional (VLD)
The 66 Stadium
Cathair, Audioslavia
44 Unknown club logo.svg
Ulsa (EUR)
2-2 aet
4-2 pen
Real Azuris logo.png
Real Azuris (COS)
Eels Park
Eelandii, Turori
45 Port Sebastian logo.png
Port Sebastian (SCT)
4-1 Template:UICA association PCR King's Park
Scott City, Darmen
46 Real Azuris logo.png
Real Azuris (COS)
3-0 Unknown club logo.svg
KT Moreazerua (AUD)
Lonngeylin Coliseum
Lonngeylin, Vilita
47 Spartangrad logo.png
Spartangrad (EUR)
3-1 aet File:Revanigruud Riversharks logo.png
Revanigruud Riversharks (COS)
Exhibition Place
Kirkenes, Kelssek
48 File:Flanders FC logo.svg
Flanders FC (COM)
1-0 Spartangrad logo.png
Spartangrad (EUR)
Draistadion
St. Jakob, Siovanija and Teusland
-- Not held between 82nd and 84th World Cup cycles. IFCF takes over after this season. IFCF cycle
49 AC Izotz Zubia logo.png
AC Izotz Zubia (AUD)
1–0 FC Endeavour logo.png
FC Endeavour (APX)
The Battleground
Raynor City, Valanora
1
50 Mar Sara FC logo.png
Mar Sara FC (VAL)
2–2 aet
3–2 pen
AC Izotz Zubia logo.png
AC Izotz Zubia (AUD)
Cygnus Stadium
Bromham, Krytenia
2
51 Northern Union logo.png
Northern Union (BRE)
1–0 Unknown club logo.svg
1830 Cathair FC (AUD)
Bastion Arena
Bastion, Eura
3

Records and statistics

Most successful clubs

Club Champion Runner-up
Raynor City United logo.png Raynor City United (VAL) 6 1
AS Bezieres logo.png AS Bezieres (VLD) 3 0
Jungle Strike FC logo.png Jungle Strike FC (VIL) 2 1
Fontvielle Impact logo.svg Fontvielle Impact (VLD) 2 1
FC Axel Heiburg logo.png FC Axel Heiburg (PIS) 2 0
Marinos Metropolis logo.png Marinos Metropolis (VLD) 2 0
Unknown club logo.svg Ulsa (EUR) 2 0

Most successful associations

Association Champion Runner-up
Valanora.png Valanora (VAL) 10 3
Valladares.png Valladares (VLD) 8 2
Flag of Polar Islandstates.png Polar Islandstates (PIS) 4 4
Flag of Eura.png Eura (EUR) 3 5
Audioslavia.png Audioslavia (AUD) 2 2
Cosumar.png Cosumar (COS) 2 2
File:Flag of Sorthern Northland.png Sorthern Northland (SNO) 2 1
File:Flag of Apox.png Apox (APX) 2 1
Flag of Cafundéu.svg Cafundéu (CAF) 2 0