The Irish Cup is a cup competition in Northern Ireland. This page brings together live scores, fixtures, results, standings, and player and team statistics, helping visitors follow each recorded season and review the competition’s match data over time. Use the page to check fixtures and results, while the statistics sections provide additional detail on teams and players.
Latest played matches, Irish Cup
Final
Semi-finals
Quarter-finals
Round of 16
Irish Cup Standings
Irish Cup Statistics
Top scorers 2025
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Top assists 2025
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Top key passes
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
Top red cards
Irish Cup teams participation since 2020
History
| Team | Nb participations |
|---|---|
| Linfield | 6 |
| Ballymena United | 6 |
| Coleraine FC | 6 |
| Crusaders FC | 6 |
| Cliftonville FC | 6 |
| Glenavon FC | 6 |
| Ards | 6 |
| Ballinamallard United | 6 |
| Dergview | 6 |
| Dundela | 6 |
| H&W Welders | 6 |
| Knockbreda | 6 |
| Loughgall | 6 |
| Newry City AFC | 6 |
| Portadown | 6 |
| Carrick Rangers | 6 |
| Dungannon Swifts | 6 |
| Glentoran | 6 |
| Institute | 6 |
| Larne | 6 |
| Annagh United | 6 |
| Bangor | 6 |
| Newington Youth | 6 |
| Ballyclare Comrades | 5 |
| Queen's University | 5 |
| Warrenpoint Town | 5 |
| Limavady United | 5 |
| Moyola Park | 4 |
| Portstewart | 4 |
| Oxford Sunnyside | 4 |
| Ballymacash Rangers | 4 |
| Willowbank | 4 |
| Banbridge Town | 3 |
| Dollingstown | 3 |
| Sport & Leisure Swifts | 3 |
| St. James' Swifts | 3 |
| Comber Rec | 3 |
| Wakehurst | 3 |
| Newbuildings United | 3 |
| Aserri FC | 2 |
| PSNI | 2 |
| Mossley | 2 |
| Armagh City | 2 |
| Lisburn Distillery | 2 |
| Islandmagee | 2 |
Irish Cup top scorer teams
Irish Cup About
Irish Cup is a cup competition from Northern Ireland, forming part of the region’s football calendar alongside its league and other domestic competitions. Its defining purpose is to provide a separate competitive route in which clubs contest a national honour through the cup programme rather than through a league table.
Competition identity
The Irish Cup represents Northern Irish football in cup form. It should not be confused with the Northern Ireland Football League, which is the country’s league system. The competition has its own results, progression and season-by-season record, making it a distinct part of the domestic football ecosystem.
As a national cup, the Irish Cup carries significance beyond an individual fixture. Each tie contributes to a club’s progress through the competition, while the eventual winner claims the tournament’s principal sporting honour. Cup football also creates the possibility of distinctive match-ups between clubs from different levels of the domestic game, giving the competition a role in connecting the wider Northern Irish football pyramid.
Format and progression
The Irish Cup is recorded as a cup competition, but the available competition record does not specify a complete, season-by-season breakdown of its entry rounds, draw procedure, tie arrangements or final regulations. Those details can vary between editions, so they should be read from the rules applying to the relevant season rather than treated as permanent features. The same principle applies to extra time, penalty shoot-outs, replay provisions, eligibility requirements and any route into later stages.
This distinction is important when comparing seasons. A cup’s identity remains consistent, while its number of rounds, participating clubs and match regulations may be adjusted by the governing authorities. The competition’s core structure is therefore best understood through the fixtures and results for each individual edition.
Recorded seasons
The seasons currently represented for the Irish Cup run from 2020 through 2025, covering six recorded seasons. This span provides a useful modern view of the competition, while not establishing the tournament’s complete historical origin or earlier record. For accurate comparisons, readers should distinguish the recorded period from the full history of the Irish Cup.
The Irish Cup remains an important reference point for Northern Irish football: a dedicated domestic cup competition whose value lies in its national scope, its season-by-season progression and the opportunity to compete for a major honour outside the league programme.