JFF Champions Cup explained

Founded:	1990
Number Of Teams:	24
Region:	Jamaica
Current Champions:	Portmore United F.C. (5th title)
Most Successful Club:	Portmore United F.C. (5 titles)
Organiser:	Jamaica Football Federation (JFF)

The JFF Champions Cup, known since 2022 as the Lynk Cup, is an annual knockout tournament in Jamaican football. The modern tournament was established during the 1990–91 season and is contended between the 14 Jamaica Premier League clubs and 10 JFF National Tier II clubs.

The current cup holders are Portmore United having defeated Cavalier 2–0 in the 2023 Lynk Cup Final. The title is Portmore United's fifth overall win in the competition.^[1]

Winners

All-Island Knockout Championship^[2]

• 1964: Cavalier SC (Kingston)

National Knockout Competition^[3]

• 1972: Cavalier SC (Kingston)
• 1978: Cavalier SC (Kingston) [shared; other winners unknown]

JNBS Federation (FA) Cup

• 1990–91 : Olympic Gardens 1–0 Hazard United
• 1991–92 : Seba United
• 1992–93 : Olympic Gardens
• 1993–94 : Harbour View F.C.
• 1994–95 : Seba United
• 1995–96 : Reno F.C. 1–0 Arnett Gardens F.C.
• 1996–97 : Naggo Head F.C. 1–0 Hazard United
• 1997–98 : Harbour View F.C. 1–0 Waterhouse F.C. (asdet)
• 1998–99 : Tivoli Gardens F.C. 2–0 Violet Kickers F.C.
• 1999–00 : Hazard United 1–0 Wadadah F.C.
• 2000–01 : Harbour View F.C. 3–0 Wadadah F.C.
• 2001–02 : Harbour View F.C. 2–1 Rivoli United F.C.
• 2002–03 : Hazard United 0–1 Harbour View F.C.
• 2003–04 : Waterhouse F.C. 2–1 Village United F.C.

Red Stripe Champions Cup

• 2004–05 : Portmore United F.C. 3–1 Harbour View F.C.
• 2005–06 : Tivoli Gardens F.C. 3–2 Portmore United F.C. (aet)
• 2006–07 : Portmore United F.C. 2–1 Boys' Town F.C. (aet, 4–3 pen)

City of Kingston (COK) Co-operative Credit Union Champions Cup

(COK took over as competition sponsors at the end of the Red Stripe Sponsorship in 2007)

• 2007–08 : Waterhouse F.C. 2–0 Tivoli Gardens F.C.^[4]

Flow All-Island Champions Cup

(Flow took over as main competition sponsors, in conjunction with Sportsmax and JNBS, at the beginning of 2009)^[5]

• 2008–09 : Boys' Town F.C. 3–0 Tivoli Gardens F.C.^[6]
• 2009–10 : Boys' Town F.C. 3–2 Humble Lions F.C.^[7]
• 2010–11 : Tivoli Gardens F.C. 3–0 St. George's S.C.^[8]
• 2011–12 : not held
• 2012-13 : not held
• 2013 : Waterhouse F.C. 2–2 Tivoli Gardens F.C. (aet, 3–1 pen)
• 2014 : Reno F.C. 4–3 Montego Bay United F.C.

Lynk Cup

(Lynk took over as title sponsors in 2022, signing a multi-year deal)^{[9] [10] [11] [12] [13]}

• 2022–23: Portmore United F.C. 2—0 Cavalier F.C.^[14]

Winners by Club

Number of Wins (24 since 1990)!Club!Titles!Championship Year(s)

Portmore United	5	1999-00, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2006-07, 2022-23
Harbour View	4	1993-94, 1997-98, 2000-01, 2001-02
Tivoli Gardens	3	1998-99, 2005-06, 2010-11
Waterhouse	3	2003-04, 2007-08, 2013
Boys' Town F.C.	2	2008-09, 2009-10
Olympic Gardens	2	1990-91, 1992-93
Reno F.C.	2	1995-96, 2014
Seba United	2	1991-92, 1994-95
Naggo Head F.C.	1	1996-97

Source: https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/jamcuphist.html

External links

• Jamaica - List of Cup Winners, RSSSF.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023-05-26 . Portmore claim Lynk Cup title . 2023-12-26 . jamaica-gleaner.com . en.
2. Web site: Jamaica - List of Cup Winners . 2023-10-03 . www.rsssf.org.
3. Web site: Jamaica - List of Cup Winners . 2023-10-03 . www.rsssf.org.
4. News: Waterhouse lift COK Champions Cup. Walters. Ainsley. 14 May 2008. Jamaica Gleaner. 22 June 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080719031607/http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20080514/sports/sports2.html. 19 July 2008.
5. News: Flow pumps $28m into Champions Cup KO. 30 January 2009. Jamaica Gleaner. 3 May 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090305032302/http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090130/sports/sports9.html. 5 March 2009.
6. News: Boys' Town rule. Walker. Howard. 27 April 2009. Jamaica Observer. 27 April 2009.
7. News: Cup 'Flows' for Boys' Town. Walker. Howard. 19 April 2010. Jamaica Observer. 19 April 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20100421075004/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/BOYS--TOWN--LION_7535299. 21 April 2010. dead.
8. News: Double Champs -Tivoli add Flow Cup to league title. Walker. Howard. 9 May 2011. Jamaica Observer. 9 May 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110512215401/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport/Double-Champs---Tivoli-add-Flow-Cup-to-league-title_8776763. 12 May 2011.
9. Web site: 2022-10-22 . PFJL, Lynk sign multi-year sponsorship deal . 2023-12-04 . jamaica-gleaner.com . en.
10. Web site: 2022-10-25 . LYNK to add ‘FA Cup’ type format locally . 2023-12-04 . jamaica-star.com . en.
11. Web site: 2022-10-25 . New KO football competition coming next month . 2023-12-04 . jamaica-gleaner.com . en.
12. Web site: 2023-04-08 . JFF’s Anderson gives thumbs up to Lynk Cup . 2023-12-04 . jamaica-gleaner.com . en.
13. Web site: Parchment . Rachid . 2023-05-14 . Ludlow Bernard wants JFF control of Lynk Cup . 2023-12-04 . Jamaica Observer . en-US.
14. Web site: 2023-05-26 . Portmore claim Lynk Cup title . 2023-12-04 . jamaica-gleaner.com . en.