Champions Cup (All-Ireland)

This article is about the all-Ireland association football competition. For other uses of the term, see Champions Cup.
Champions Cup
Organiser(s)Irish Football Association
Football Association of Ireland
Founded2019
Abolished2020 (postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic and not reestablished)
RegionNorthern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Teams2
Last championsDundalk
Most championshipsDundalk (1 title)

The Champions Cup (known as the Unite the Union Champions Cup for sponsorship purposes) was a cross-border association football super cup, run for a single edition in 2019, that featured the league champions from both football associations on the island of Ireland. The competition saw the League of Ireland Premier Division champions from the Republic of Ireland face the NIFL Premiership champions from Northern Ireland. The Champions Cup was the successor to the Setanta Sports Cup, the previous all-Ireland competition which ran from 2005 until 2014. The Champions Cup was sponsored by Unite the Union, the British and Irish trade union. The 2019 edition was the only one contested and, as of 2022, there was reportedly little prospect of the competition returning.

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