| Founded | 1912 |
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| Region | Canada (CONCACAF) |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Current champions | Churchill Arms FC |
| Most successful club | Westminster Royals (8 times) |
| Website | Canada Soccer |
| 2010 | |
The Challenge Trophy is a national amateur football (soccer) cup in Canada contested by the champions of individual provincial soccer competitions. It is one of the oldest football competitions in Canada, being held since 1913. It is run by the Canadian Soccer Association.
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On May 24, 1912, the Amateur Athletic Union met in Toronto to determine a competition to crown a Canadian national champion.[1] That year, the executive of the Dominion of Canada Football Association invited the Duke of Connaught to become the Patron of the Association. The Duke donated the Connaught Cup to the FA, which became the championship of Canadian soccer. In 1926, the English FA donated a new trophy to replace it as the national championship named the Challenge Trophy.[2]
The inaugural competition in 1913 and the 1914 edition both featured four teams in a league format; both were won by Manitoba side Norwood Wanderers. From 1915 to 1955, the final was generally played as a best-of-three series between the champions of the west and the champions of the east.[1][3] The single-game final used today was first implemented in 1956.
In 1927, the previously amateur-only tournament opened to professional teams. Prior to 1940, fifteen finals were played at Carruthers Park in Winnipeg, (roughly halfway across the country) five in Toronto and one each in Vancouver and Montreal.[1]
From 1954 to 1961, the trophy was replaced by the Carling Cup. The original Challenge Trophy is now retired and on display at The Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum in Vaughan, Ontario.[3]
The tournament acted as a men's national championship at the highest level in Canadian soccer in its early years, however, professional and semi-professional tournaments have taken on more importance in recent decades, including the Nutrilite Canadian Championship.
Provincial championships determine the teams competing in The Challenge Trophy:
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||
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| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd Place | Score | 4th Place | ||
| 1913 league |
Fort William, Ontario | Norwood Wanderers St. Boniface |
Lachine Montreal |
Fort William C.P.R. |
Toronto Old Country |
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| 1914 league |
Winnipeg, Manitoba | Norwood Wanderers St. Boniface |
Fort William C.P.R. |
Toronto Eatonians |
Lachine Montreal |
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| 1915 east v. west |
Toronto, ON | Winnipeg Scottish[6] |
0-0 6-1 |
Toronto Lancashire |
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| 1916 1917 1918 |
No Competition | ||||||
| 1919 | Montreal, QC | Grand Trunk Montreal |
2-1 1-0 |
Winnipeg War Veterans |
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| 1920 details |
Hamilton, ON Toronto, ON |
Westinghouse Hamilton |
0-0 2-1 |
Winnipeg Britannia |
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| 1921 | Toronto, ON | Toronto Scottish |
Ladysmith |
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| 1922 | Toronto, ON | Hillhurst Calgary |
Toronto Ulster United |
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| 1923 | Carruthers Park Winnipeg, MB |
Nanaimo Wanderers |
Montreal C.P.R. |
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| 1924 | Carruthers Park Winnipeg, MB |
United Weston Winnipeg |
Canadian Explosives Beloeil |
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| 1925 | Carruthers Park Winnipeg, MB |
Toronto Ulster United |
Nanaimo Wanderers |
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| 1926 | Carruthers Park Winnipeg, MB |
United Weston Winnipeg |
Canadian Collieries Cumberland |
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| 1927 | Carruthers Park Winnipeg, MB |
Nanaimo Wanderers |
Fort William Legion |
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| 1928 details |
Carruthers Park Winnipeg, MB |
Westminster Royals[7] |
3-2 1-2 6-1 |
Montreal C.N.R. |
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| 1929 details |
Carruthers Park Winnipeg, MB |
Canadian National Montreal |
United Weston Winnipeg |
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| 1930 details |
Carruthers Park Winnipeg, MB |
Westminster Royals |
Montreal C.N.R. |
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| 1931 | Carruthers Park Winnipeg, MB |
Westminster Royals |
Toronto Scottish |
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| 1932 | Toronto, ON | Toronto Scottish [8] |
Vancouver North Shore |
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| 1933 | Carruthers Park Winnipeg, MB |
Toronto Scottish[9] |
Prince Albert City Reds |
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| 1934 | Carruthers Park Winnipeg, MB |
Verdun Park |
Prince Albert City Reds |
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| 1935 | Carruthers Park Winnipeg, MB |
Aldred Building Montreal |
Nanaimo Wanderers |
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| 1936 | Vancouver, BC | Westminster Royals |
United Weston Winnipeg |
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| 1937 | Carruthers Park Winnipeg, MB |
Johnston Nationals Vancouver |
Toronto Ulster United | ||||
| 1938 5 games |
Carruthers Park Winnipeg, MB |
Vancouver North Shore |
T-T L-W W-L T-T 6-2 |
Dome Mines Timmins |
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| 1939 | Carruthers Park Winnipeg, MB |
Radials Vancouver |
2-2 2-3 2-0 3-1 |
Carsteel Montreal |
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| 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 |
No Competition | ||||||
| 1946 | Toronto Ulster United |
Fort William Combines |
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| 1947 | St. Andrew's Vancouver |
Winnipeg Combines |
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| 1948 | Carsteel Montreal |
St. Andrew's Vancouver |
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| 1949 [10] | Vancouver North Shore |
best of 3 | Westinghouse Hamilton |
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| 1950 details [11] |
Vancouver City |
Winnipeg Scottish |
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| 1951 | Toronto Ulster United |
St. Andrew's Vancouver |
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| 1952 | Stelco Montreal |
Westminster Royals |
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| 1953 | Westminster Royals |
Montreal Hakoah |
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| 1954 | A.N. & A.F. Scottish Winnipeg[12] |
Vancouver North Shore |
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| 1955 | Westminster Royals |
Montreal Ukraina |
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| 1956 | Halecos Vancouver |
5-1 | Winnipeg Germania |
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| 1957 | Montreal Ukraina |
2-1 | Vancouver North Shore |
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| 1958 | Westminster Royals |
2-0 | Winnipeg Scottish |
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| 1959 | Montreal Alouettes |
3-2 | Westminster Royals |
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| 1960 | Westminster Royals |
4-0 | Golden Mile Toronto |
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| 1961 details |
Faillon Stadium Montreal, QC |
Montreal Concordia |
1-0 | Vancouver Firefighters |
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| 1962 | Winnipeg Scottish |
6-0 | Edmonton Edelweiss |
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| 1963 | No Competition | ||||||
| 1964 details |
Vancouver Columbus |
4-0 | Italian Flyers Sudbury |
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| 1965 | Vancouver Firefighters |
3-0 | Oshawa Italians |
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| 1966 details |
Alexander Park in Winnipeg, Manitoba | Vancouver Under 23 All Stars |
2-0 | ||||
| 1967 | Calgary, Alberta | Balymena United Toronto |
1-0 | Buffalo Kickers Calgary |
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| 1968 | Toronto, Ontario | Toronto Royals |
2-1 | Vancouver Columbus |
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| 1969 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Vancouver Columbus |
10-0 | Montreal Ukraina |
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| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | |||||||
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| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd Place | Score | 4th Place | |||||
| 1970 | no competition[13] | Manitoba Selects |
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| 1971 | Vancouver, British Columbia [14] | Vancouver Eintracht |
3-1 | Windsor Maple Leafs [15] |
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| 1972 | York Stadium in Toronto, Ontario | New Westminster Blues |
3-0 | Toronto San Fili |
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| 1973 | St. John's, Newfoundland | Vancouver Firefighters |
2-0 | Toronto West Indies United |
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| 1974 | St. John's, Newfoundland | Calgary Springer Kickers |
2-1 | Windsor Italia |
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| 1975 | Calgary, Alberta | London Boxing Club of Victoria |
3-1 | St. Lawrence Laurentians |
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| 1976 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Victoria West Soccer Club |
3-2 | Winnipeg Fort Rouge |
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| 1977 | St. Lawrence, Newfoundland | Vancouver Columbus |
1-0 | St. Lawrence Laurentians |
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| 1978 | Kitchener, Ontario | Vancouver Columbus |
3-1 | Montreal Elio Blues |
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| 1979 | Victoria, British Columbia | Victoria West Soccer Club |
6-2 | La Salle Olympics |
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| 1980 | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Saint John Drydock |
3-2 | Ottawa Maple Leaf Almrausch |
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| 1981 | Calgary, Alberta | Toronto Ciociaro |
2-1 | Calgary Kickers |
Holy Cross |
1-0[16] | ||||
| 1982 | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Victoria West Soccer Club |
4-0 | Saskatoon United |
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| 1983 | Thunder Bay, Ontario | Vancouver Firefighters |
2-1 | Windsor Croatia |
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| 1984 | Victoria, British Columbia | Victoria West Soccer Club |
1-0 | Dundas United |
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| 1985 | Clarke Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta | Vancouver Croatia |
3-0 | Montreal Elio Blues |
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| 1986 | Rock Forest, Quebec | Hamilton Steelers |
1-0 | Vancouver Croatia |
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| 1987 details |
Winnipeg, Manitoba | Winnipeg Lucania FC |
1-0 | New Westminster Q.P.R. |
Edmonton Scottish |
Dartmouth United | ||||
| 1988 details |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Holy Cross St. John's |
2-0 | Edmonton Ital-Canadians |
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| 1989 | St. John's, Newfoundland | Scarborough Azurri Soccer Club |
3-2 | Holy Cross St. John's |
Winnipeg Lucania FC |
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| 1990 details |
Beazley Field in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia | Vancouver Firefighters |
1-0 | Dartmouth United |
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| 1991 details |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Norvan ANAF Vancouver |
3-2(pk) | Scarborough Azzuri |
Winnipeg Lucania FC |
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| 1992 details |
Burnaby, British Columbia | Norvan ANAF Vancouver |
1-0 | Edmonton Scottish |
Lakers du Lac Saint-Louis |
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| 1993 details |
Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, Ontario | Westside Rino Vancouver |
1-0 | Calommiers de Longueuil |
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| 1994 details |
Edmonton, Alberta | Edmonton Ital-Canadians |
1-0 | Scarborough Azzuri "A" |
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| 1995 details |
Winnipeg, Manitoba | Mistral Estrie |
1-0 | King of Donair Halifax |
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| 1996 details |
New Minas, Nova Scotia | Westside C.I.B.C. |
2-1 | Cosmos de LaSalle |
Sons of Italy Lions SC |
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| 1997 details |
Calgary, Alberta | Edmonton Ital Canadians |
3-1 | North Shore Pegasus Vancouver |
Winnipeg Lucania FC |
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| 1998 details |
Fredericton, New Brunswick | RDP Concordes Quebec |
1-0 | Hamilton Serbians |
Calgary Dinosaurs |
Vancouver Firefighters |
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| 1999 details |
Chilliwack, British Columbia | Calgary Celtic SFC |
1-0 [17] |
Coquitlam Metro Ford Wolves |
St. Lawrence Laurentians |
4-3 | Halifax Dunbrack SC[18] |
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| 2000 details |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Winnipeg Lucania FC |
2-0 | Westside Rinos "A" Vancouver |
Woodbridge Azzuri |
3-2 | Calgary Celtic |
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| 2001 details reference |
Etobicoke, Ontario | King of Donair Halifax |
4-1 | Victoria Gorge FC |
Aurora Hearts |
1-0 | Winnipeg Lucania FC |
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| 2002 details |
St. John's, Newfoundland | Sons of Italy Lions SC |
1-0 (et)[19] |
St. Lawrence Laurentians |
2-0 | |||||
| 2003 details |
Quebec City, Quebec[20] | Calgary Callies |
SC Panellinios Montréal |
Surrey United |
Sokol |
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| 2004 details |
Charlottetown[21] | Pegasus FC Surrey |
0-0 (4-3 pens) |
Ottawa Royals |
SC Panellinios Montréal |
2-0 | Saskatoon Arsenal |
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| 2005 details |
Calgary, Alberta | Scarborough G.S. United |
3-2 | Edmonton Green & Gold |
Calgary Dinosaurs |
2 - 0 | SC Panellinios Montréal |
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| 2006 details |
British Columbia | Ottawa St. Anthony Italia |
1 - 0 | Calgary Callies |
Quebec Select Trois-Rivieres |
3 - 1 | Scotia |
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| 2007 details |
Halifax, Nova Scotia[22] | Calgary Callies |
5 - 0 | Columbus Clan F.C. |
St. Lawrence Laurentians |
2 - 1 | Halifax City S.C. |
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| 2008 details |
Newfoundland and Labrador[23] | Calgary Callies |
3-1 | Corfinium AFA Saint-Léonard |
Avondale Islanders |
3-2 | Victoria Gorge FC |
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| 2009 details |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | SC Hellas |
1-0 | Beauport |
Avondale Islanders |
0-0 (4-3)pk | Calgary Callies |
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| 2010 details |
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | Churchill Arms F.C. |
2-0 | Gorge F.C. |
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| 2011 details |
Quebec | |||||||||
| 2012 details |
Manitoba | |||||||||
| 2013 details |
Nova Scotia | |||||||||
| 2014 details |
Ontario | |||||||||
| 2015 details |
Alberta | |||||||||
| Rank | Province | Titles |
| 1 | British Columbia | 39 |
| 2 | Ontario | 15 |
| T-3 | Quebec | 11 |
| T-3 | Manitoba | 11 |
| 5 | Alberta | 8 |
| 6 | Saskatchewan | 1 |
| 1 | ||
| Newfoundland | 1 | |
| Nova Scotia | 1 | |
| Prince Edward Island | 1 |
| Rank | Club | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westminster Royals | 8 | |
| 2 | Vancouver Columbus | 4 | 2 |
| Vancouver Firefighters | 4 | ||
| Victoria West Soccer Club | 4 | ||
| 5 | Toronto Scottish | 3 | 1 |
| Toronto Ulster United | 3 | ||
| Calgary Callies | 3 | ||
| 8 | St. Lawrence Lauretians | 2 | |
| Edmonton Ital Canadians | 2 | ||
| Lucania Soccer Club | 2 | ||
| Nanaimo Wanderers | 2 | ||
| Norwood Wanderers | 2 | ||
| United Weston | 2 | ||
| Vancouver North Shore | 2 | ||
| Norvan ANAF | 2 | ||
| Winnipeg Scottish | 2 | ||
| 17 | A.N. & A.F. Scottish | 1 | |
| Aldred Building | 1 | ||
| Balymena | 1 | ||
| Calgary Celtic SFC | 1 | ||
| Calgary Springer Kickers | 1 | ||
| Canadian National | 1 | ||
| Carsteel | 1 | ||
| Grand Trunk | 1 | ||
| Halecos | 1 | ||
| King of Donair | 1 | ||
| Hamilton Steelers | 1 | ||
| Hillhurst | 1 | ||
| Holy Cross | 1 | 1 | |
| Johnston Nationals | 1 | ||
| London Boxing Club of Victoria | 1 | ||
| Manitoba Selects | 1 | ||
| Mistral Estrie | 1 | ||
| Montreal Alouettes | 1 | ||
| Montreal Concordia | 1 | ||
| Montreal Ukraina | 1 | ||
| New Westminster Blues | 1 | ||
| Ottawa St. Anthony | 1 | ||
| Pegasus F.C. | 1 | ||
| Radials | 1 | ||
| RDP Concordes Quebec | 1 | ||
| Saint John Drydock | 1 | ||
| Scarborough Azurri Soccer Club | 1 | ||
| Scarborough G.S. United | 1 | ||
| Sons of Italy Lions SC | 1 | ||
| Vancouver St. Andrew's | 1 | ||
| Stelco | 1 | ||
| Toronto Ciociaro Soccer Club | 1 | ||
| Toronto Royals | 1 | ||
| Vancouver City | 1 | ||
| Vancouver Croatia | 1 | ||
| Vancouver Eintracht | 1 | ||
| Vancouver Under 23 All Stars | 1 | ||
| Verdun Park | 1 | ||
| Westinghouse | 1 | ||
| Westside C.I.B.C. | 1 | ||
| Westside Rino | 1 | ||
| SC Hellas | 1 | ||
| Churchill Arms F.C. | 1 |
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