The Newfoundland and Labrador Challenge Cup, known as the Johnson Insurance Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the premier senior men's
soccer
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league in the Canadian province of
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
. The competition is held annually from May until September and is governed and organized by the
Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association The Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association is the governing body for soccer in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is a member association of the Canadian Soccer Association.
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. It is a tier 5 league in the
Canadian soccer pyramid
The Canadian soccer league system, also called the Canadian soccer pyramid, is a term used in soccer to describe the structure of the league system in Canada. The governing body of soccer in the country is the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA), w ...
, and as a result the winning club qualifies to compete for the
Challenge Trophy
The Challenge Trophy (french: Trophée Challenge) is a national amateur soccer cup in Canada contested by the champions of individual provincial soccer competitions. It is one of the oldest soccer competitions in Canada, being held since 1913. ...
as the representative for
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
in October of each year. The
St. Lawrence Laurentians The St. Lawrence Laurentians is a soccer club founded in 1904 and based in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland.
St. Lawrence is dubbed "Soccer Capital of Canada" due to its great success over the years. With a population of 1,350, the town has 9 organized ...
and Holy Cross have traditionally dominated the competition, having won a combined total of 47 Cups out of the 55 times that it has been contested.
Competition format
The Newfoundland Challenge Cup consists of
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
-based men's senior amateur
soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
clubs. The teams first compete to qualify for a
playoff
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round in a league format, usually a quadruple- or hextuple-
round robin system, depending on the number of clubs competing. Normally teams play around 20 league matches in a single season. At the end of the league phase the 4 clubs with the most points qualify for the playoffs (3 points are awarded for a win, 1 point is awarded for a draw, and none for a loss). Clubs are
ranked
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In mathematics, this is known as a weak order or total preorder of o ...
by total points, then head-to-head record, then goal differential and then goals scored. If two clubs are still tied for a playoff position then a penalty kick competition at a venue decided by the league will determine the ranking. If three or more clubs are still tied the ranking will be determined by the drawing of lots.
The playoff round of the NLCC uses a
Page playoff
The Page playoff system is a playoff format used primarily in softball and curling at the championship level, the Indian Premier League and Pakistan Super League cricket tournaments. Teams are seeded using a round-robin tournament and the top four ...
format, which was reinstituted in 2015 after the league switched to a more typical two round format in 2011. The competition takes place at one location over
Labour Day
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weekend each year. The winner of the final qualifies for the
Canadian National Challenge Cup
The Challenge Trophy (french: Trophée Challenge) is a national amateur soccer cup in Canada contested by the champions of individual provincial soccer competitions. It is one of the oldest soccer competitions in Canada, being held since 1913. ...
as the representative for
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
.
Champions
All-NFLD Series / J.V. Rabbits Trophy
* 1950 Holy Cross FC
* 1951
St. Lawrence Laurentians The St. Lawrence Laurentians is a soccer club founded in 1904 and based in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland.
St. Lawrence is dubbed "Soccer Capital of Canada" due to its great success over the years. With a population of 1,350, the town has 9 organized ...
* 1952
St. Lawrence Laurentians The St. Lawrence Laurentians is a soccer club founded in 1904 and based in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland.
St. Lawrence is dubbed "Soccer Capital of Canada" due to its great success over the years. With a population of 1,350, the town has 9 organized ...
* 1953 St. John's All-Stars
* 1954 Corner Brook All-Stars
* 1955
St. Lawrence Laurentians The St. Lawrence Laurentians is a soccer club founded in 1904 and based in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland.
St. Lawrence is dubbed "Soccer Capital of Canada" due to its great success over the years. With a population of 1,350, the town has 9 organized ...
* 1956 Corner Brook
* 1957 St. John's Guards
* 1958 St. John's Guards
* 1959 St. John's Guards
* 1960 Grand Bank GeeBees
All-NFLD Series
* 1961 Corner Brook Royals
* 1962 Corner Brook Royals
* 1963 St. John's St. Pat's
* 1964 Grand Bank GeeBees
* 1965 St. John's Guards
* 1966
St. Lawrence Laurentians The St. Lawrence Laurentians is a soccer club founded in 1904 and based in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland.
St. Lawrence is dubbed "Soccer Capital of Canada" due to its great success over the years. With a population of 1,350, the town has 9 organized ...
Newfoundland Labrador Cup
* 1967
St. Lawrence Laurentians The St. Lawrence Laurentians is a soccer club founded in 1904 and based in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland.
St. Lawrence is dubbed "Soccer Capital of Canada" due to its great success over the years. With a population of 1,350, the town has 9 organized ...
* 1968
St. Lawrence Laurentians The St. Lawrence Laurentians is a soccer club founded in 1904 and based in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland.
St. Lawrence is dubbed "Soccer Capital of Canada" due to its great success over the years. With a population of 1,350, the town has 9 organized ...
* 1969
Feildians AA of St. John's
* 1970 Grand Bank Gee Bees
* 1971
St. Lawrence Laurentians The St. Lawrence Laurentians is a soccer club founded in 1904 and based in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland.
St. Lawrence is dubbed "Soccer Capital of Canada" due to its great success over the years. With a population of 1,350, the town has 9 organized ...
* 1972
St. Lawrence Laurentians The St. Lawrence Laurentians is a soccer club founded in 1904 and based in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland.
St. Lawrence is dubbed "Soccer Capital of Canada" due to its great success over the years. With a population of 1,350, the town has 9 organized ...
* 1973 Holy Cross FC
* 1974 Grand Bank Gee Bees
* 1975
St. Lawrence Laurentians The St. Lawrence Laurentians is a soccer club founded in 1904 and based in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland.
St. Lawrence is dubbed "Soccer Capital of Canada" due to its great success over the years. With a population of 1,350, the town has 9 organized ...
* 1976
St. Lawrence Laurentians The St. Lawrence Laurentians is a soccer club founded in 1904 and based in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland.
St. Lawrence is dubbed "Soccer Capital of Canada" due to its great success over the years. With a population of 1,350, the town has 9 organized ...
* 1977
St. Lawrence Laurentians The St. Lawrence Laurentians is a soccer club founded in 1904 and based in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland.
St. Lawrence is dubbed "Soccer Capital of Canada" due to its great success over the years. With a population of 1,350, the town has 9 organized ...
* 1978
St. Lawrence Laurentians The St. Lawrence Laurentians is a soccer club founded in 1904 and based in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland.
St. Lawrence is dubbed "Soccer Capital of Canada" due to its great success over the years. With a population of 1,350, the town has 9 organized ...
* 1979 Holy Cross FC
* 1980
St. Lawrence Laurentians The St. Lawrence Laurentians is a soccer club founded in 1904 and based in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland.
St. Lawrence is dubbed "Soccer Capital of Canada" due to its great success over the years. With a population of 1,350, the town has 9 organized ...
* 1981 Holy Cross FC
* 1982
St. Lawrence Laurentians The St. Lawrence Laurentians is a soccer club founded in 1904 and based in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland.
St. Lawrence is dubbed "Soccer Capital of Canada" due to its great success over the years. With a population of 1,350, the town has 9 organized ...
* 1983 Holy Cross FC
* 1984 Holy Cross FC
* 1985 Holy Cross FC
* 1986 Holy Cross FC
* 1987 Lawn Shamrocks
* 1988 Holy Cross FC
* 1989 Holy Cross FC
* 1990 Burin Eagles
* 1991 Burin Eagles
* 1992 Holy Cross FC
* 1993
St. Lawrence Laurentians The St. Lawrence Laurentians is a soccer club founded in 1904 and based in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland.
St. Lawrence is dubbed "Soccer Capital of Canada" due to its great success over the years. With a population of 1,350, the town has 9 organized ...
* 1994 Holy Cross FC
* 1995
St. Lawrence Laurentians The St. Lawrence Laurentians is a soccer club founded in 1904 and based in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland.
St. Lawrence is dubbed "Soccer Capital of Canada" due to its great success over the years. With a population of 1,350, the town has 9 organized ...
* 1996
St. Lawrence Laurentians The St. Lawrence Laurentians is a soccer club founded in 1904 and based in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland.
St. Lawrence is dubbed "Soccer Capital of Canada" due to its great success over the years. With a population of 1,350, the town has 9 organized ...
* 1997
St. Lawrence Laurentians The St. Lawrence Laurentians is a soccer club founded in 1904 and based in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland.
St. Lawrence is dubbed "Soccer Capital of Canada" due to its great success over the years. With a population of 1,350, the town has 9 organized ...
* 1998
St. Lawrence Laurentians The St. Lawrence Laurentians is a soccer club founded in 1904 and based in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland.
St. Lawrence is dubbed "Soccer Capital of Canada" due to its great success over the years. With a population of 1,350, the town has 9 organized ...
* 1999
St. Lawrence Laurentians The St. Lawrence Laurentians is a soccer club founded in 1904 and based in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland.
St. Lawrence is dubbed "Soccer Capital of Canada" due to its great success over the years. With a population of 1,350, the town has 9 organized ...
* 2000
St. Lawrence Laurentians The St. Lawrence Laurentians is a soccer club founded in 1904 and based in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland.
St. Lawrence is dubbed "Soccer Capital of Canada" due to its great success over the years. With a population of 1,350, the town has 9 organized ...
* 2001
St. Lawrence Laurentians The St. Lawrence Laurentians is a soccer club founded in 1904 and based in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland.
St. Lawrence is dubbed "Soccer Capital of Canada" due to its great success over the years. With a population of 1,350, the town has 9 organized ...
* 2002
St. Lawrence Laurentians The St. Lawrence Laurentians is a soccer club founded in 1904 and based in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland.
St. Lawrence is dubbed "Soccer Capital of Canada" due to its great success over the years. With a population of 1,350, the town has 9 organized ...
* 2003 Mount Pearl FC
* 2004 Marystown United
* 2005
St. Lawrence Laurentians The St. Lawrence Laurentians is a soccer club founded in 1904 and based in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland.
St. Lawrence is dubbed "Soccer Capital of Canada" due to its great success over the years. With a population of 1,350, the town has 9 organized ...
* 2006
St. Lawrence Laurentians The St. Lawrence Laurentians is a soccer club founded in 1904 and based in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland.
St. Lawrence is dubbed "Soccer Capital of Canada" due to its great success over the years. With a population of 1,350, the town has 9 organized ...
* 2007
St. Lawrence Laurentians The St. Lawrence Laurentians is a soccer club founded in 1904 and based in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland.
St. Lawrence is dubbed "Soccer Capital of Canada" due to its great success over the years. With a population of 1,350, the town has 9 organized ...
* 2008
St. Lawrence Laurentians The St. Lawrence Laurentians is a soccer club founded in 1904 and based in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland.
St. Lawrence is dubbed "Soccer Capital of Canada" due to its great success over the years. With a population of 1,350, the town has 9 organized ...
* 2009 Holy Cross FC
* 2010 Holy Cross FC
* 2011 Holy Cross FC
* 2012 Holy Cross FC
* 2013
St. Lawrence Laurentians The St. Lawrence Laurentians is a soccer club founded in 1904 and based in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland.
St. Lawrence is dubbed "Soccer Capital of Canada" due to its great success over the years. With a population of 1,350, the town has 9 organized ...
* 2014 Holy Cross FC
* 2015 Holy Cross FC
* 2016
St. Lawrence Laurentians The St. Lawrence Laurentians is a soccer club founded in 1904 and based in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland.
St. Lawrence is dubbed "Soccer Capital of Canada" due to its great success over the years. With a population of 1,350, the town has 9 organized ...
* 2017 Holy Cross FC
* 2018 Holy Cross FC
* 2019 Holy Cross FC
* 2020 Holy Cross FC
* 2021
Feildians AA St. John's
* 2022 Holy Cross FC
Titles
Clubs in bold currently compete in the Challenge Cup.
Recent seasons
2017
Standings
2016
Standings
Playoffs
2015
Standings
Playoffs
2014
Standings
Playoffs
2013
Standings
Playoffs
2012
Standings
Playoffs
2011
Standings
Playoffs
2010
Standings
Playoffs
2004
In 2004 Marystown United were the Newfoundland and Labrador Challenge Cup Champions,. They went on to play in the
2004 Canadian National Challenge Cup
The 2004 Canadian National Challenge Cup took place in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island from the sixth to the eleventh of October. The seedings were based on the previous year's performance by province.
Teams
# Alberta - Calgary Callies
# Qu ...
finishing 8th.
1999
In 1999, Marystown United lost the Newfoundland and Labrador Challenge Cup 2-1 to
St. Lawrence Laurentians The St. Lawrence Laurentians is a soccer club founded in 1904 and based in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland.
St. Lawrence is dubbed "Soccer Capital of Canada" due to its great success over the years. With a population of 1,350, the town has 9 organized ...
.
Canadian Challenge Trophy
This is a list of
Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...
clubs who have reached the finals at the annual
Canadian Challenge Trophy tournament, which features the best senior men's amateur clubs from each province in
Canada
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. Holy Cross FC are currently the only Newfoundland club to ever become national champions.
''Italics'' indicate a runner-up finish
References
External links
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