Irish News Cup
Football tournament
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The Irish News Cup was a "north-south" association football competition in Ireland involving teams from the Irish League and League of Ireland, mostly located in the north-west of the island. It is thus not counted among the major all-Ireland cup tournaments, since neither League champions nor Cup winners were involved. (Derry City did win the League of Ireland title in 1996-97). It was sponsored by The Irish News (a nationalist newspaper based in Belfast) and also referred to as the Irish News North West Cup. It lasted four seasons.
Founded1995
Abolished1999
RegionNorthern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Most championshipsColeraine
Derry City
Omagh Town
Finn Harps
(1 title each)
Derry City
Omagh Town
Finn Harps
(1 title each)
| Founded | 1995 |
|---|---|
| Abolished | 1999 |
| Region | Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland |
| Most championships | Coleraine Derry City Omagh Town Finn Harps (1 title each) |
List of finals
| Season | Winner (number of titles) |
Score | Runner-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–96 |  Coleraine (1) |
4 – 1 | Omagh Town |
St Julian's Road, Omagh |
| 8 – 1 (12 – 2 agg.) | The Showgrounds, Coleraine | |||
| 1996–97 |  Derry City (1) |
0 – 3 | Sligo Rovers |
The Showgrounds, Sligo |
| 5 – 1 (5 – 4 agg.) | Brandywell Stadium, Derry | |||
| 1997–98 | Omagh Town (1) |
1 – 1 | Ballymena United |
St Julian's Road, Omagh |
| 1 – 0 (2 – 1 agg.) | The Showgrounds, Ballymena | |||
| 1998–99 | Finn Harps (1) |
2 – 0 | Ballymena United |
Finn Park, Ballybofey |