Oldest football competitions

Table columns:
Year commenced
Date
Competition
Type
First trophy awarded, years
Original code
Current code
Location
Notes & references

Table rows:
cells: 1858
7 August
Melbourne Grammar School-Scotch College Cordner-Eggleston Cup, 1989–
schools fixture
?
experimental rules
Australian rules football
Melbourne, Australia
cells: 1858[1]
11 December
Merchiston Castle School vs. Edinburgh Academy
schools fixture
?
Rugby football
Rugby union
Edinburgh, Scotland
cells: 1871
FA Cup
club trophy
FA Cup Original FA Cup trophy 1871–1897 Second FA Cup trophy 1898–1910 Current FA cup Trophy 1911–
Association football
Association football
England
Oldest national football competition in the world.
cells: 1874
United Hospitals Challenge Cup
club trophy
United Hospitals Challenge Cup – 1874–
Rugby football
Rugby union
Surrey, England
Oldest rugby football competition in the world.
cells: 1874
Scottish Cup
club trophy
Scottish Cup 1874–
Association football
Association football
Scotland
cells: 1875[2]
Bromsgrove–KES
schools fixture
Siviter-Smith Cup, 1935–
Rugby football
Rugby union
Bromsgrove/Birmingham, England
Later trophy donated by Paul Siviter-Smith, a Birmingham businessman, who had sons at both schools.[3]
cells: 1875
13 November
The Game
Interscholastic match
1875-
modified Rugby union
American football
United States
cells: 1876
Birmingham Senior Cup
regional club knock-out cup competition
1875–
?
Association football
English West Midlands
Oldest regional trophy in the world.
cells: 1876
17 March
Ulster Schools Cup
cup tournament
Schools Cup 1876–
Rugby union
Rugby union
Ravenhill, Belfast, Northern Ireland
cells: 1877
Welsh Cup
club trophy
Welsh Cup, 1877–
Association football
Association football
Wales
cells: 1877
30 April
South Australian Football Association
club league
Thomas Seymour Hill Premiership Trophy, ?
Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Adelaide, South Australia
Oldest Australian rules football league and earliest governing body.
cells: 1877
17 May
Victorian Football Association
club league
?
Victorian rules
Australian rules football
Melbourne, Australia
Most influential early governing body for Australian rules football.
cells: 1879
Tasmanian Football League
club league
?
Victorian rules
Australian rules football
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Some discontinuity, most recently dormant between 2001 and 2008.
cells: 1879
10 March
Calcutta Cup
international challenge
?
Rugby football
Rugby union
England, Scotland
Competed for by the England and Scotland international rugby teams annually.
cells: 1880
Cheshire Senior Cup
county cup
1880–
Association football
Association football
Cheshire, England
Also includes teams from Greater Manchester and Merseyside, many from the historical boundaries of Cheshire.
cells: 1880
Bendigo Football League
club league
?
Victorian rules
Australian rules football
Bendigo, Australia
Includes the Castlemaine football club, second oldest football club in Australia.
cells: 1883
Black Diamond Football League
club league
Black Diamond Challenge Cup, 1888–
Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Trophy donated to the league by Newcastle’s Richmond Tobacco Co., claims to be the longest running football trophy in Australia.[4][5]
cells: 1885
West Australian Football League
club league
?
Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Perth, Western Australia
cells: 1886
Airdrie Schools Cup
club trophy
?
Association football
Association football
Airdrie, Scotland
Oldest schools association football tournament in the world.[citation needed] The tournament ceased in 1994 when Broomfield Stadium was demolished but was rejuvenated in 2011 in celebration of 125th anniversary at the new Broomfield Stadium.
cells: 1887
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
inter-county cup
1928
Gaelic football
Gaelic football
cells: 1888
English Football League
club league
?
Association football
Association football
Oldest association football league.
cells: 1888
Durand Cup
tournament
Royal Scots Fusiliers, 1988–
Experimental
Association football
Shimla, India
Oldest football tournament in Asia.
cells: 1888
Broken Hill Football League
club league
?
Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
cells: 1889
Currie Cup
Regional Union Competition
Currie Cup, 1889–
Rugby football
Rugby union
South Africa
Oldest regional rugby union competition in the world and oldest rugby union competition in the southern hemisphere.
cells: 1889
Northern Football League
club league
?
Association football
Association football
North East England
Second-oldest association football league in the world.
cells: 1890
Every June
St Joseph's College, Dumfries
?
1890, Part Pupils v Present Pupils Trophy
Association football
Association football
Dumfries, Scotland
cells: 1891
Argentine Primera División
club league
?
Association football
Association football
Argentina
Oldest top-tier association football league in the world and oldest association football league outside Great Britain.
cells: 1892
Brown Shield
interprovincial knockout tournament
Brown Shield, 1892
Association football
Association football
New Zealand
Originally the country's premier football trophy, now only contested sporadically.[6]
cells: 1893
IFA Shield
tournament
Royal Irish Rifles
Experimental
Association football
Kolkata, India
cells: 1893
Boxing Day/ Christmas day (1893-98)
Scarborough Fisherman v Fireman football match
Cup
The Silver Cup, 1901
Experimental Rules
Experimental Rules
Scarborough, England
Organised as a charity football match to raise money for the Evelyn and Maud that sank. Still played annually today to raise money for the Finsherman and Fireman fund.
cells: 1895
Belgian First Division A
club league
National Championships 1895–
Association football
Association football
Belgium
Oldest association football league in continental Europe.
cells: 1895
Hong Kong Shield
club trophy
Association football
Association football
Hong Kong
cells: 1895
Rugby Football League/Super League
club league
Rugby Football League Championship 1895–
Rugby league
Rugby league
England
cells: 1896
Challenge Cup
club league
1896–
Rugby league
Rugby league
Europe
cells: 1896
Victorian Football League/Australian Football League
club league
Flag 1895-; AFL Premiership Cup, 1959–
Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Victoria, Australia (national since 1990)
Now the game's premier competition and highest governing body.
cells: 1898
Yates Cup
college league
Canadian football
Canadian football
Ontario, Canada
The Ontario University Athletics football trophy and oldest football trophy in North America.
cells: 1898
Calcutta Football League
club league
Association football
Association football
Calcutta, India
Oldest Association football league in Asia.
cells: 1901
Ontario Cup
club trophy
1901–
Association football
Association football
Canada
Oldest association football competition in North America.
cells: 1901
Nemzeti Bajnokság
club league
Association football
Association football
Hungary
cells: 1901
New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union
club league
Rugby union
Rugby union
Sydney, Australia
cells: 1902
Copa del Rey
club trophy
Association football
Association football
Spain
cells: 1902
January 1 or 2
Rose Bowl Game
bowl game
American football
American football
Pasadena, California, United States
cells: 1902
May 3
Campeonato Paulista
club league
?
Association football
Association football
São Paulo state, Brazil
cells: 1903
Sydney AFL
club league
Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Sydney, Australia
cells: 1904–
AFL Queensland State League
club league
Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Brisbane, Australia
cells: 1908–
NSWRL/National Rugby League
club league
Rugby league
Rugby league
Sydney, Australia
cells: 1908–
Queensland Rugby League
club league
Rugby league
Rugby league
Brisbane, Australia
cells: 1908–
The Ashes
international challenge
Rugby league
Rugby league
Australia & Great Britain
cells: 1908–
Anzac Test
international challenge
Rugby league
rugby league
Australia & New Zealand
cells: 1908–
Hong Kong First Division League
club league
Association football
Association football
Hong Kong
cells: 1909–
Grey Cup
Originally national club trophy; now national league
"Rugby football" (early form of Canadian football)
Canadian football
Canada
Now the championship trophy of the Canadian Football League.
cells: 1910–
New Zealand Rugby League
club league
Rugby League Shield 1910–
Rugby league
Rugby league
Auckland, New Zealand
cells: 1910–
Newcastle Rugby League
club league
Rugby league
Rugby league
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
cells: 1911–
Illawarra Rugby League
club league
Rugby league
Rugby league
Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia
cells: 1912–
Úrvalsdeild
club league
Association football
Association football
Iceland
cells: 1912–
The Challenge Trophy
club fixture
Connaught Cup 1913–1926, Challenge Trophy 1926–1954, Carling Cup 1954–
Association football
Association football
Canada
cells: 1914–
IUFU Collingwood Cup
university trophy
1914–
Association football
Association football
Republic of Ireland
cells: 1914–
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup
club trophy
National Challenge Cup (1914); Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (1999–)
Association football
Association football
United States
Oldest association football competition in the United States of America.

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originalText: what is the oldest football competition in the world
answer: answerTexts: Melbourne Grammar School-Scotch College Cordner-Eggleston Cup, 1989–