FAW Women's Cup | |
Current: | 2023–24 FAW Women's Cup |
Founded: | 1992 |
Number Of Teams: | 30 |
Most Successful Club: | Cardiff City Ladies (11 titles) |
The FA of Wales Women's Challenge Cup, better known as the Welsh Women's Cup is the national women's football cup competition for Wales. It is run by the Football Association of Wales.
As Wales had no national league for women until the establishment of the Welsh Premier League in the 2009–10 season the Welsh Cup was the only ticket to the Women's Champions League. Unlike in the men's game, however, English-oriented clubs are allowed to participate. Cardiff City Ladies won eight consecutive cups from 2003 to 2010.
Following a number of high scoring, one sided matches in the opening round of the 2012–13 competition, the league's unofficial website called on the FAW to consider revamping the competition[1] to avoid such embarrassing results in future seasons and encourage greater lower league participation.
The list of finals:[2]
Season | Winner | Score | Runner-Up | Venue |
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1992–93 | Pilkington (Rhyl) | 1 - 0 | Inter Cardiff Ladies | National Stadium, Cardiff |
1993–94 | Pilkington (Rhyl) | 2 - 2 (4–2 pen) | Inter Cardiff Ladies | National Stadium, Cardiff |
1994–95 | Inter Cardiff Ladies | 1 - 1 (4–3 pen) | Bangor City Girls | National Stadium, Cardiff |
1995–96 | Newport Strikers Ladies | Bangor City Girls | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | |
1996–97 | Bangor City Girls | 3 - 0 | Newcastle Emlyn Ladies | Park Avenue, Aberystwyth |
1997–98 | Barry Town Ladies | 3 - 0 | Bangor City Girls | Y Weirglodd, Rhayader |
1998–99 | Barry Town Ladies | 3 - 0 | Newport Strikers Ladies | Bridge Meadow Stadium, Haverfordwest |
1999–2000 | Barry Town Ladies | 2 - 2 (3–0 pen) | Bangor City Girls | Recreation Ground (Caersws), Caersws |
2000–01 | Barry Town Ladies | 3 - 0 | Newport Strikers Ladies | Latham Park, Newtown |
2001–02 | Bangor City Girls | 3 - 0 | Newport County Ladies | |
2002–03 | Cardiff City Ladies | 1 - 0 | Bangor City Girls | |
2003–04 | Cardiff City Ladies | 4 - 0 | Newtown Ladies | |
2004–05 | Cardiff City Ladies | 4 - 1 | Cardiff City Bluebirds Ladies | |
2005–06 | Cardiff City Ladies | 11 - 0 | Pwllheli Ladies | |
2006–07 | Cardiff City Ladies | 6 - 1 | Caernarfon Town Ladies | |
2007–08 | Cardiff City Ladies | 9 - 0 | NEWI Wrexham Ladies | |
2008–09 | Cardiff City Ladies | 3 - 0 | Caerphilly Castle Ladies | |
2009–10[3] | Cardiff City Ladies | 6 - 0 | UWIC Ladies | Brewery Field, Bridgend |
2010–11[4] | Swansea City Ladies | 3 - 0 | Caernarfon Town Ladies | Park Avenue, Aberystwyth |
2011–12 | Cardiff City Ladies | 1–1 (4–2 pen) | UWIC Ladies | Brewery Field, Bridgend |
2012–13 | Cardiff City Ladies | 3–1 | Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli | |
2013–14[5] | 4–0 | Stebonheath Park, Llanelli | ||
2014–15 | Swansea City Ladies | 4–2 | Bryntirion Park, Bridgend | |
2015–16[6] | Cardiff City F.C. (Women) | 5–2 | MBi Llandudno | Latham Park, Newtown |
2016–17[7] | 2–2 a.e.t. (5–4 pen) | Swansea City Ladies | Bryntirion Park, Bridgend | |
2017–18[8] | 2–1 | Cardiff City F.C. (women) | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff | |
2018–19[9] | 2–0 | Abergavenny Women | Dragon Park, Newport | |
2019–20 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] | |||
2020–21 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] | |||
2021–22 | Cardiff City F.C. | 2 - 0 | Cardiff Met Women | Bryntirion Park, Bridgend |
2022–23[12] | Cardiff City F.C. | 4 - 0 | Briton Ferry Llansawel | Merthyr Town FC stadium |
2023–24 | Cardiff City F.C. | 2 - 0 | Wrexham A.F.C. Women | Rodney Parade, Newport, Wales |