Ghana FA Cup explained

Current:2023–24 Ghana FA Cup
Number Of Teams:110
Current Champions:Nsoatreman F.C. (1st title)
Most Successful Club:Accra Hearts of Oak (11 titles)

The Ghana FA Cup, currently known as the MTN FA Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the annual knockout competition in Ghanaian football created in 1958, a year after the independence of Ghana.[1] Open to all Ghanaian football clubs, the competition was put on an 8-year hiatus between 2002 and 2010.

Accra Hearts of Oak SC is the competition's most successful club, having it 11 times, followed by Asante Kotoko with 9. The current holders are Nsoatreman, who defeated Bofoakwa Tano 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in the 2024 final after 120 minutes.

Winners

Year/SeasonWinnerScoreFinalist
1958[2] Asante Kotoko 4–2Accra Hearts of Oak
1959 Asante Kotoko Great Ashantis
1960 Asante Kotoko Hearts of Oak
1961–62 Real Republicans Hearts of Oak
1962–63 Real Republicans Kumasi Conerstones
1963–64 Real Republicans Great Ashantis (Kumasi)
1965 Real Republicans not played Kumasi Cornerstones
1968 Ebusua Dwarfs Ho Mighty Eagles
1973 Accra Hearts of Oak Akosombo Akotex
1974 Accra Hearts of Oak Swedru All Blacks
1975 Accra Great Olympics Brong-Ahafo United
1976 Dumas Boys of GTP 2–1 Accra Hearts of Oak
1978 Asante Kotoko Bibiani Gold Stars
1979 Accra Hearts of Oak Sekondi Eleven Wise
1981 Accra Hearts of Oak Real Tamale United
1982 Sekondi Eleven Wise Sekondi Hasaacas
1983 Accra Great Olympics Tano Bafoakwa
1984 Asante Kotoko1–0 Ashanti Gold
1985 Sekondi Hasaacas 2–1Asante Kotoko
1986 Okwahu United Real Tamale United
1989 Accra Hearts of Oak Kumasi Cornerstones
1990 Asante Kotoko 4–2[3] Accra Hearts of Oak
1992 Voradep 2–2 (3–2 pen.)Neoplan Stars
1993 Ashanti Gold 4–3 Ebusua Dwarfs
1994 Okwawu United 2–1 Ebusua Dwarfs
1995 Accra Great Olympics Accra Hearts of Oak
1996 Accra Hearts of Oak SC 1–0 Ghapoha
1997 Ghapoha 1–0 Okwawu United
1998 Asante Kotoko 1–0 Real Tamale United
1999 Accra Hearts of Oak 3–1 Accra Great Olympics
2000 Accra Hearts of Oak2–0 Okwawu United
2001 Asante Kotoko 1–0 Real Tamale United
2002 – 2010 Not played/On a hiatus
2011 Nania FC 1–0[4] Asante Kotoko
2012 New Edubiase United 1–0[5] Ashanti Gold
2013 Medeama SC 1–0 Asante Kotoko
2014 Asante Kotoko 2–1 (aet) Inter Allies
2015 Medeama SC 2–1 Asante Kotoko
2016 Bechem United 2–1 Okwawu United
2017 Asante Kotoko 3–1[6] Accra Hearts of Oak
Abandoned due to the dissolution of Ghana Football Association's architecture
2019 align=center colspan="3"Not played
2020Abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana
2021Accra Hearts of OakAshanti Gold
2021–22Accra Hearts of Oak2–1[7] Bechem United
Dreams FC 2–0[8] [9] King Faisal
Nsoatreman 1–1 [10] Bofoakwa Tano

Top performing clubs

ClubCity, RegionTitlesRunners-upLast title
Accra Hearts of OakAccra, Greater Accra Region1192022
Asante KotokoKumasi, Ashanti Region942017
Real RepublicansAccra, Greater Accra401965
Great OlympicsAccra, Greater Accra311995
Medeama SCTarkwa, Western Region202015
Okwawu UnitedNkawkaw, Eastern Region131986
Ashanti GoldObuasi, Ashanti Region131993
Ebusua DwarfsCape Coast, Central Region121968
CornerstonesKumasi, Ashanti Region121965
Great MarinersTema, Greater Accra111997
Sekondi HasaacasSekondi, Western Region111985
Sekondi Eleven WiseSekondi, Western Region111982
Bechem UnitedBechem, Ahafo Region112016
NsoatremanNsoatre, Bono Region102023–24
New Edubiase UnitedNew Edubiase, Ashanti Region102012
Nania FCLegon, Greater Accra102011
Voradep HoHo, Volta Region101992
Dumas Boys of GTPTema, Greater Accra101976
Bofoakwa TanoSunyani, Bono Region02
Real Tamale UnitedTamale, Northern Region02
Great AshantisKumasi, Ashanti Region02
King Faisal BabesKumasi, Ashanti Region01
Neoplan StarsKumasi, Ashanti Region01
Gold StarsTarkwa, Western Region01
Brong-Ahafo UnitedSunyani, Bono Region01
All BlacksAgona Swedru, Central Region01
AkotexAkosombo, Eastern Region01
Mighty EaglesHo, Volta Region01
Inter AlliesAccra, Greater Accra Region01

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frimpong. Sammie. 29 August 2015. Ghana FA Cup: Ranking the most successful sides. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150831054137/https://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4372/features/2015/08/29/14860192/ranking-the-most-successful-clubs-in-ghana-fa-cup-history. 31 August 2015. Goal.com. 26 June 2021.
  2. Web site: 30 March 2021. Today In Sports History: Asante Kotoko beat Hearts in maiden FA Cup competition. GhanaWeb. 22 July 2021.
  3. Web site: 9 June 2014. Setting the record straight: Controversies over past FA Cup winners. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150204164558/http://allsports.com.gh/features/setting-the-records-straight-controversies-over-past-fa-cup-winners-id2901492.html. 4 February 2015. AllSports. 4 February 2015.
  4. Web site: Nania beat Kotoko to win FA Cup. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140725143813/http://www.ghanafa.org/facup/201107/5792.php. 25 July 2014. Ghana Football Association. 25 October 2011.
  5. Web site: Moro leads Edubiase to MTN FA Cup win. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150218212316/http://www.ghanafa.org/pages/facup/201208/7456.php . 18 February 2015. Ghana Football Association. 6 June 2012.
  6. Web site: 29 October 2018. Kotoko thrashed Hearts of Oak 3-1 in FA Cup final on this day. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210715151604/https://footballmadeinghana.com/2018/10/29/kotoko-thrashed-hearts-of-oak-3-1-in-fa-cup-final-on-this-day/. 15 July 2021. Football Made In Ghana. 15 July 2021.
  7. Web site: 26 June 202. Hearts of Oak win record 12th MTN FA Cup title. GhanaSoccernet. 26 June 2022.
  8. Web site: 18 June 2023. MTN FA Cup: Dreams FC beat King Faisal to win maiden title. MyJoyOnline.com. 20 June 2023.
  9. Web site: 18 June 2023. Dreams FC lifts MTN FA Cup with King Faisal win. Ghana Football Association. 3 July 2023.
  10. Web site: Nsoatreman FC wins first ever FA Cup trophy. Ghana News Agency. 24 June 2024.