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LFA Presidents Cup
The LFA President's Cup was an association football Single-elimination tournament, cup competition featuring League of Ireland clubs affiliated to the Leinster Football Association. It was played for between 1929–30 League of Ireland, 1930 and 2002–03 League of Ireland, 2002. It was a ''de facto'' national super cup and on twenty four occasions featured the League of Ireland champions against the FAI Cup winners. The Football Association of Ireland also organised similar competitions, such as the Top Four Cup and the FAI Super Cup, both of which co-existed with the LFA President's Cup. Since 2014 President of Ireland's Cup, 2014 the FAI has organised their own similarly named super cup, the President of Ireland's Cup, President's Cup. History Early years The LFA President's Cup was originally introduced as fundraiser to help cover the costs of the Leinster Football Association, LFA's new headquarters at Parnell Square. The top four placed LFA affiliated clubs from the 1929– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leinster Football Association
The Leinster Football Association (LFA) is the governing body for association football in the Irish province of Leinster. It is responsible for organizing the Leinster Senior Cup and the Leinster Senior League as well as numerous other leagues and cup competitions for junior and youth teams. It was founded in 1892 and is the oldest football association in what is now the Republic of Ireland. Outside of the United Kingdom, only the national football associations of Denmark and the Netherlands are older. It was originally affiliated to the Belfast–based Irish Football Association, but following the partition of Ireland in 1921, it seceded from the IFA and subsequently played a leading role in the establishment of the Dublin–based Football Association of Ireland. It remains closely associated with the FAI and even shares a headquarters. History Early Years The LFA was founded on 27 October 1892 at a meeting in the Wicklow Hotel on Exchequer Street, Dublin. Representatives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |