# Copa gal·lesa de futbol

La copa gal·lesa de futbol és una competició per eliminatòries de futbol que es disputa anualment al País de Gal·les.
La Football Association of Wales és l'òrgan encarregat d'organitzar el torneig, el qual s'ha disputat, amb excepció dels períodes de les dues Guerres mundials, cada any des del 1877-78. Als inicis del futbol al país, aquest es disputava principalment al nord del país, ja que al sud l'esport més practicat era el rugbi. La FAW fou fundada a Ruabon, a prop de Wrexham el 1876, i Wrexham fou la seu de la FAW fins al 1986. No fou fins al 1912 que un club del sud, Cardiff City, guanyà la copa per primer cop.
Fins al 1995, els clubs gal·lesos que disputaven competicions angleses i els clubs anglesos propers a la frontera podien disputar la copa. Des del 1996, només els clubs que disputen les competicions de la FAW hi poden prendre part. D'aquesta forma queden exclosos de la competició els 6 principals clubs del país, com són: Cardiff City FC, Swansea City AFC, Wrexham AFC (el darrer d'aquests que guanyà el torneig el 1995), Newport County, Merthyr Tydfil i Colwyn Bay.
El darrer club anglès que guanyà la competició fou el Hereford United el 1990.

## Historial

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* Clubs anglesos que competiren a la Copa i arribaren a la final.
| Data | Campió | Resultat | Finalista |
| 1877-78 | Wrexham AFC (1) | 1-0 | Druids |
| 1878-79 | Newtown White Stars (1) | 1-0 | Wrexham AFC |
| 1879-80 | Druids (1) | 2-1 | Ruthin |
| 1880-81 | Druids (2) | 2-0 | Newtown White Stars |
| 1881-82 | Druids (3) | 5-0 | Northwich Victoria |
| 1882-83 | Wrexham AFC (2) | 1-0 | Druids |
| 1883-84 | Oswestry White Star (1) | 0-0, 1-0 | Druids |
| 1884-85 | Druids (4) | 1-1, 3-1 (prò.) | Oswestry White Star |
| 1885-86 | Druids (5) | 4-0 | Newtown |
| 1886-87 | Chirk AAA (1) | 2-1 | Davenham |
| 1887-88 | Chirk AAA (2) | 5-0 | Newtown |
| 1888-89 | Bangor (1) | 2-1 | Northwich Victoria |
| 1889-90 | Chirk AAA (3) | 1-0 | Wrexham AFC |
| 1890-91 | Shrewsbury Town (1) | 5-2 | Wrexham AFC |
| 1891-92 | Chirk AAA (4) | 2-1 | Westminster Rovers |
| 1892-93 | Wrexham AFC (3) | 2-1 | Chirk AAA |
| 1893-94 | Chirk AAA (5) | 2-0 | Westminster Rovers |
| 1894-95 | Newtown (2) | 3-2 | Wrexham AFC |
| 1895-96 | Bangor (2) | 3-1 | Wrexham AFC |
| 1896-97 | Wrexham AFC (4) | 2-0 | Newtown |
| 1897-98 | Druids (6) | 1-1, 2-1 | Wrexham AFC |
| 1898-99 | Druids (7) | 2-2, 1-0 | Wrexham AFC |
| 1899-00 | Aberystwyth (1) | 3-0 | Druids |
| 1900-01 | Oswestry United (1) | 1-0 | Druids |
| 1901-02 | Wellington Town (1) | 1-0 | Wrexham AFC |
| 1902-03 | Wrexham AFC (5) | 8-0 | Aberaman |
| 1903-04 | Druids (8) | 3-2 | Aberdare Athletic |
| 1904-05 | Wrexham AFC (6) | 3-0 | Aberdare Athletic |
| 1905-06 | Wellington Town (2) | 3-2 | Whitchurch |
| 1906-07 | Oswestry United (2) | 2-0 | Whitchurch |
| 1907-08 | Chester (1) | 3-1 | Connah's Quay & Shotton |
| 1908-09 | Wrexham AFC (7) | 1-0 | Chester |
| 1909-10 | Wrexham AFC (8) | 2-1 | Chester |
| 1910-11 | Wrexham AFC (9) | 6-0 | Connah's Quay & Shotton |
| 1911-12 | Cardiff City FC (1) | 0-0, 3-0 | Pontypridd |
| 1912-13 | Swansea Town (1) | 0-0, 1-0 | Pontypridd |
| 1913-14 | Wrexham AFC (10) | 0-0, 3-0 | Llanelli |
| 1914-15 | Wrexham AFC (11) | 1-1, 1-0 | Swansea Town |
| 1915-19 | No es disputà per la I Guerra Mundial | No es disputà per la I Guerra Mundial | No es disputà per la I Guerra Mundial |
| 1919-20 | Cardiff City FC (2) | 2-0 | Wrexham AFC |
| 1920-21 | Wrexham AFC (12) | 1-1, 3-1 | Pontypridd |
| 1921-22 | Cardiff City FC (3) | 2-0 | Ton Pentre |
| 1922-23 | Cardiff City FC (4) | 3-2 | Aberdare Athletic |
| 1923-24 | Wrexham AFC (13) | 2-2, 1-0 | Merthyr Town |
| 1924-25 | Wrexham AFC (14) | 3-1 | Flint Town |
| 1925-26 | Ebbw Vale (1) | 3-2 | Swansea Town |
| 1926-27 | Cardiff City FC (5) | 2-0 | Rhyl FC |
| 1927-28 | Cardiff City FC (6) | 2-0 | Bangor City |
| 1928-29 | Connah's Quay & Shotton (1) | 3-0 | Cardiff City FC |
| 1929-30 | Cardiff City FC (7) | 0-0 (prò.), 4-2 | Rhyl FC |
| 1930-31 | Wrexham AFC (15) | 7-0 | Shrewsbury Town |
| 1931-32 | Swansea Town (2) | 1-1, 2-0 | Wrexham AFC |
| 1932-33 | Chester (2) | 2-0 | Wrexham AFC |
| 1933-34 | Bristol City FC (1) | 1-1, 3-0 | Tranmere Rovers |
| 1934-35 | Tranmere Rovers (1) | 1-0 | Chester |
| 1935-36 | Crewe Alexandra (1) | 2-0 | Chester |
| 1936-37 | Crewe Alexandra (2) | 1-1, 3-1 | Rhyl FC |
| 1937-38 | Shrewsbury Town (2) | 2-2, 2-1 | Swansea Town |
| 1938-39 | South Liverpool (1) | 2-1 | Cardiff City FC |
| 1939-40 | Wellington Town (3) | 4-0 | Swansea Town |
| 1940-46 | No es disputà per la II Guerra Mundial | No es disputà per la II Guerra Mundial | No es disputà per la II Guerra Mundial |
| 1946-47 | Chester (3) | 0-0, 5-1 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 1947-48 | Lovell's Athletic (1) | 3-0 | Shrewsbury Town |
| 1948-49 | Merthyr Tydfil (1) | 2-0 | Swansea Town |
| 1949-50 | Swansea Town (3) | 4-1 | Wrexham AFC |
| 1950-51 | Merthyr Tydfil (2) | 1-1, 3-2 | Cardiff City FC |
| 1951-52 | Rhyl FC (1) | 4-3 | Merthyr Tydfil |
| 1952-53 | Rhyl FC (2) | 2-1 | Chester |
| 1953-54 | Flint Town United (1) | 2-0 | Chester |
| 1954-55 | Barry Town (1) | 1-1, 4-2 | Chester |
| 1955-56 | Cardiff City FC (8) | 3-2 | Swansea Town |
| 1956-57 | Wrexham AFC (16) | 2-1 | Swansea Town |
| 1957-58 | Wrexham AFC (17) | 1-1, 2-1 | Chester |
| 1958-59 | Cardiff City FC (9) | 2-0 | Lovell's Athletic |
| 1959-60 | Wrexham AFC (18) | 1-0 | Cardiff City FC |
| 1960-61 | Swansea Town (4) | 3-1 | Bangor City |
| 1961-62 | Bangor City (3) | 0-3, 2-0, 3-1 | Wrexham AFC |
| 1962-63 | Borough United (1) | 2-1, 0-0 | Newport County |
| 1963-64 | Cardiff City FC (10) | 0-2, 3-1, 2-0 | Bangor City |
| 1964-65 | Cardiff City FC (11) | 5-1, 0-1, 3-0 | Wrexham AFC |
| 1965-66 | Swansea Town (5) | 3-0, 0-1, 2-1 | Chester |
| 1966-67 | Cardiff City FC (12) | 2-2, 2-1 | Wrexham AFC |
| 1967-68 | Cardiff City FC (13) | 2-0, 4-1 | Hereford United |
| 1968-69 | Cardiff City FC (14) | 3-1, 2-0 | Swansea Town |
| 1969-70 | Cardiff City FC (15) | 1-0, 4-0 | Chester |
| 1970-71 | Cardiff City FC (16) | 1-0, 3-1 | Wrexham AFC |
| 1971-72 | Wrexham AFC (19) | 2-1, 1-1 | Cardiff City FC |
| 1972-73 | Cardiff City FC (17) | 0-1, 5-0 | Bangor City |
| 1973-74 | Cardiff City FC (18) | 1-0, 1-0 | Stourbridge |
| 1974-75 | Wrexham AFC (20) | 2-1, 3-1 | Cardiff City FC |
| 1975-76 | Cardiff City FC (19) | 3-3, 3-2 | Hereford United |
| 1976-77 | Shrewsbury Town (3) | 1-2, 3-0 | Cardiff City FC |
| 1977-78 | Wrexham AFC (21) | 2-1, 1-0 | Bangor City |
| 1978-79 | Shrewsbury Town (4) | 1-1, 1-0 | Wrexham AFC |
| 1979-80 | Newport County (1) | 2-1, 3-0 | Shrewsbury Town |
| 1980-81 | Swansea City AFC (6) | 1-0, 1-1 | Hereford United |
| 1981-82 | Swansea City AFC (7) | 0-0, 2-1 | Cardiff City FC |
| 1982-83 | Swansea City AFC (8) | 2-1, 2-0 | Wrexham AFC |
| 1983-84 | Shrewsbury Town (5) | 2-1, 0-0 | Wrexham AFC |
| 1984-85 | Shrewsbury Town (6) | 3-1, 2-0 | Bangor City |
| 1985-86 | Wrexham AFC (22) | 1-1, 2-1 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| 1986-87 | Merthyr Tydfil (3) | 2-2, 1-0 | Newport County |
| 1987-88 | Cardiff City FC (20) | 2-0 | Wrexham AFC |
| 1988-89 | Swansea City AFC (9) | 5-0 | Kidderminster Harriers |
| 1989-90 | Hereford United (1) | 2-1 | Wrexham AFC |
| 1990-91 | Swansea City AFC (10) | 2-0 | Wrexham AFC |
| 1991-92 | Cardiff City FC (21) | 1-0 | Hednesford Town |
| 1992-93 | Cardiff City FC (22) | 5-0 | Rhyl FC |
| 1993-94 | Barry Town (2) | 2-1 | Cardiff City FC |
| 1994-95 | Wrexham AFC (23) | 2-1 | Cardiff City FC |
| 1995-96 | Llansantffraid (1) | 3-3 (prò.) (3-2 p) | Barry Town |
| 1996-97 | Barry Town (3) | 2-1 | Cwmbran Town |
| 1997-98 | Bangor City (4) | 1-1 (prò.) (4-2 p) | Connah's Quay Nomads |
| 1998-99 | Inter Cardiff (1) | 1-1 (prò.) (4-2 p) | Carmarthen Town |
| 1999-00 | Bangor City (5) | 1-0 | Cwmbran Town |
| 2000-01 | Barry Town (4) | 2-0 | Total Network Solutions |
| 2001-02 | Barry Town (5) | 4-1 | Bangor City |
| 2002-03 | Barry Town (6) | 2-2 (prò.) (4-3 p) | Cwmbran Town |
| 2003-04 | Rhyl FC (3) | 1-0 (prò.) | Total Network Solutions |
| 2004-05 | Total Network Solutions (2) | 1-0 | Carmarthen Town |
| 2005-06 | Rhyl FC (4) | 2-0 | Bangor City |
| 2006-07 | Carmarthen Town (1) | 3-2 | Afan Lido |
| 2007-08 | Bangor City (6) | 4-2 (prò.) | Llanelli |
| 2008-09 | Bangor City (7) | 2-0 | Aberystwyth Town |
| 2009-10 | Bangor City (8) | 3-2 | Port Talbot Town |
| 2010-11 | Llanelli (1) | 4-1 | Bangor City |
| 2011-12 | The New Saints (3) | 2-0 | Cefn Druids |
| 2012-13 | Prestatyn Town (1) | 3-1 (prò.) | Bangor City |
| 2013-14 | The New Saints (4) | 3-2 | Aberystwyth Town |
| 2014-15 | The New Saints (5) | 2-0 | Newtown |
| 2015-16 | The New Saints (6) | 2-0 | Airbus UK Broughton |
| 2016-17 | Bala Town (1) | 2-1 | The New Saints |
| 2017-18 | Connah's Quay Nomads (1) | 4-1 | Aberystwyth Town |
| 2018-19 | The New Saints (7) | 3-0 | Connah's Quay Nomads |
| 2019-20 | Abandonat per la pandèmia de la COVID-19 | Abandonat per la pandèmia de la COVID-19 | Abandonat per la pandèmia de la COVID-19 |
| 2020–21 | No es disputà per la pandèmia de la COVID-19 | No es disputà per la pandèmia de la COVID-19 | No es disputà per la pandèmia de la COVID-19 |
| 2021–22 | The New Saints (8) | 3–2 | Penybont |
| 2022–23 | The New Saints (9) | 6–0 | Bala Town |
| 2023–24 | Connah's Quay Nomads (2) | 2–1 | The New Saints |

## Palmarès per equips

Resultats per equips :
| Club | Copes | Primera final guanyada | Última final guanyada | Subcampionats | Última final perduda | Total finals jugades |
| Wrexham AFC | 23 | 1878 | 1995 | 22 | 1991 | 45 |
| Cardiff City FC | 22 | 1912 | 1993 | 10 | 1995 | 32 |
| Swansea City AFC | 10 | 1913 | 1991 | 8 | 1983 | 18 |
| The New Saints | 9 | 1996 | 2023 | 4 | 2024 | 13 |
| Bangor City | 8 | 1889 | 2010 | 10 | 2013 | 18 |
| Druids | 8 | 1880 | 1904 | 5 | 1901 | 13 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 6 | 1891 | 1985 | 3 | 1980 | 9 |
| Barry Town | 6 | 1955 | 2003 | 1 | 1996 | 7 |
| Chirk AAA | 5 | 1887 | 1894 | 1 | 1893 | 6 |
| Rhyl FC | 4 | 1952 | 2006 | 4 | 1993 | 8 |
| Chester City | 3 | 1908 | 1933 | 10 | 1970 | 13 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 3 | 1949 | 1987 | 3 | 1952 | 6 |
| Wellington Town | 3 | 1902 | 1940 | 0 | N/A | 3 |
| Newtown | 2 | 1879 | 1895 | 3 | 2015 | 5 |
| Connah's Quay Nomads | 2 | 2024 | 2018 | 2 | 2019 | 4 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 1936 | 1937 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Oswestry United | 2 | 1901 | 1907 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Prestatyn Town | 2 | 2013 | 2020 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Hereford United | 1 | 1990 | 1990 | 3 | 1981 | 4 |
| Aberystwyth Town | 1 | 1900 | 1900 | 3 | 2018 | 4 |
| Carmarthen Town | 1 | 2007 | 2007 | 2 | 2005 | 3 |
| Connah's Quay & Shotton | 1 | 1929 | 1929 | 2 | 1911 | 3 |
| Llanelli | 1 | 2011 | 2011 | 2 | 2008 | 3 |
| Newport County | 1 | 1980 | 1980 | 2 | 1987 | 3 |
| Flint Town United | 1 | 1954 | 1954 | 1 | 1925 | 2 |
| Lovell's Athletic | 1 | 1948 | 1948 | 1 | 1959 | 2 |
| Oswestry White Star | 1 | 1884 | 1884 | 1 | 1885 | 2 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 1935 | 1935 | 1 | 1934 | 2 |
| Bala Town | 1 | 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 2023 | 2 |
| Borough United | 1 | 1963 | 1963 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Bristol City FC | 1 | 1934 | 1934 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Ebbw Vale | 1 | 1926 | 1926 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Inter CableTel | 1 | 1999 | 1999 | 0 | — | 1 |
| South Liverpool | 1 | 1939 | 1939 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Aberdare Athletic | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1923 | 3 |
| Cwmbran Town | 0 | — | — | 3 | 2003 | 3 |
| Pontypridd | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1921 | 3 |
| Kidderminster Harriers | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1989 | 2 |
| Northwich Victoria | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1889 | 2 |
| Westminster Rovers | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1894 | 2 |
| Whitchurch | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1907 | 2 |
| Aberaman Athletic | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1903 | 1 |
| Afan Lido | 0 | — | — | 1 | 2007 | 1 |
| Airbus UK Broughton | 0 | — | — | 1 | 2016 | 1 |
| Cefn Druids | 0 | — | — | 1 | 2012 | 1 |
| Davenham | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1887 | 1 |
| Hednesford Town | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1992 | 1 |
| Port Talbot Town | 0 | — | — | 1 | 2010 | 1 |
| Ruthin | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1880 | 1 |
| Stourbridge | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1974 | 1 |
| Ton Pentre | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1922 | 1 |
| Carernafow Town | 0 | — | — | 1 | 2020 | 1 |
| Penybont | 0 | — | — | 1 | 2022 | 1 |

## Notes

* ↑ Swansea City es va fundar amb el nom de Swansea Town abans de canviar el seu nom el 1969 quan es va concedir a Swansea l'estatus de ciutat.
* ↑ Inclou els resultats dels noms anteriors dels equips, Total Network Solutions i Llansantffraid.
* ↑ Inclou els resultats amb el nom anterior de l'equip, Bangor.
* ↑ Inclou els resultats del nom anterior de l'equip, Chester
* ↑ Inclou els resultats del nom anterior de l'equip, Merthyr Town.
* ↑ Wellington Town va canviar el nom del seu club l'anys 1969 per Telford United.
* ↑ Inclou els resultats del nom anterior de l'equip, Newtown White Stars.
* ↑ Inclou els resultats del nom anterior de l'equip, Flint Town.

## Referències

* ↑ «Wales - List of Cup Finals». rsssf.com. [Consulta: 9 abril 2017].
* ↑ «Welsh Cup 1877 - to date: the finals». Welsh Football Data Archive. Arxivat de l'original el 19 November 2016. [Consulta: 18 novembre 2016].
* ↑ «Welsh Cup Winners and Runners-up, 1877 to date (to 2015–16)». Football Club History Database. [Consulta: 18 novembre 2016].
* ↑ «2019/20 FAW Cup Competitions Terminated». Football Association of Wales, 30-07-2020.
* ↑ «The JD Welsh Cup has been cancelled for 2020/21 season». Football Association of Wales, 31-03-2021.
* ↑ «History of Swansea City». Swansea City Supporters' Trust. Arxivat de l'original el 25 de juny 2016. [Consulta: 18 novembre 2016].
* ↑ «History». Telford United F.C.. Arxivat de l'original el 22 de novembre 2016. [Consulta: 22 novembre 2016].

## Enllaços externs

* Welsh Football Data Archive Arxivat 2010-02-06 a Wayback Machine.
* The History of the Welsh Cup 1877–1993 by Ian Garland (1991) ISBN 1-872424-37-6