Collingwood Cup

The Collingwood Cup is an association football cup competition featuring university teams from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. It is organised by the Irish Universities Football Union, and is the oldest surviving all Ireland association football competition. University College Dublin were the inaugural winners, and later became the cup's most successful team. The competition has been played almost annually since 1914, taking a break during the First World War/Irish War of Independence era and again in 1932 and 1933 due to a dispute between the Irish Football Association and the Football Association of Ireland. In 2014 the Collingwood Cup celebrated its centenary with a dinner that featured Martin O'Neill as a guest speaker. The 2014 final was broadcast live on Setanta Sports and the tournament was sponsored by Eircom.

Collingwood Cup
Organising bodyIrish Universities Football Union
Founded1914
Region Republic of Ireland
Northern Ireland
Number of teams11
Current champions UCD
Most successful club(s)UCD (53)
Websitehttp://www.thirdlevelfootball.ie
2018

In 2017, Rustlers became the title sponsor of all Third Level Football Competitions in Ireland including the Collingwood Cup. The 2018 final was live streamed by the Football Association of Ireland; highlights appeared on Eir Sport and on NVTV.

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