FAI Junior Cup

FAI Junior Cup
Organising bodyFootball Association of Ireland
Founded1923
RegionRepublic of Ireland
Current championsCockhill Celtic
Most successful club(s)Fairview Rangers
(9 titles)
Television broadcastersTG4
Setanta Sports
Irish TV
eir Sport
WebsiteFAI Junior Cup @ www.fai.ie

The FAI Junior Cup is a cup competition organized by the Football Association of Ireland for junior association football clubs from the Republic of Ireland. The inaugural winners were Brideville. The competition's most successful club is Fairview Rangers of the Limerick & District League who have been winners nine times. According to the FAI, the FAI Junior Cup is one of the largest national amateur cup competitions in Europe. The 2012–13 competition saw an estimated 600 clubs enter the cup. The competition also serves a qualifier for the senior FAI Cup with the eight quarter-finalists all invited to take part in the FAI Cup.