Association football competition in Wales
Football tournament
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.
Winners
The list of finals:[ 2]
Season
Winner
Score
Runner-Up
Venue
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
1–0 a.e.t
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
Cardiff Met. Ladies F.C.
Parc y Scarlets , Llanelli
2013–14 [ 5]
Cardiff Met. Ladies F.C.
4–0
Swansea City Ladies
Stebonheath Park , Llanelli
2014–15
Swansea City Ladies
4–2
Cardiff City F.C. (Women)
Bryntirion Park, Bridgend
2015–16[ 6]
Cardiff City F.C. (Women)
5–2
MBi Llandudno
Latham Park, Newtown
2016–17[ 7]
Cardiff Met. Ladies F.C.
2–2 a.e.t. (5–4 pen)
Swansea City Ladies
Bryntirion Park, Bridgend
2017–18 [ 8]
Swansea City
2–1
Cardiff City F.C. (women)
Cardiff City Stadium , Cardiff
2018–19 [ 9]
Cardiff Met Women
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
References
External links
National teams
League system
Men
Tier 1–3 Tier 4–6 Tier 7–10 Defunct leagues
Women
Domestic cups
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