Newfoundland and Labrador Challenge Cup

The Newfoundland and Labrador Challenge Cup, known as the Molson Coors Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the premier senior men's soccer league in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The competition is held annually from May until September and is governed and organized by the Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association. It is a tier 5 league in the Canadian soccer pyramid, and as a result the winning club qualifies to compete for the Canadian Challenge Trophy as the representative for Newfoundland and Labrador in October of each year. The St. Lawrence Laurentians and Holy Cross have traditionally dominated the competition, having won a combined total of 41 Cups out of the 49 times that it has been contested.

Competition Format

The Newfoundland Challenge Cup consists of Newfoundland and Labrador-based men's senior amateur soccer clubs. The teams first compete to qualify for a playoff round in a league format, usually a quadruple- or hextuple-round robin system, depending on the number of clubs competing. Normally teams play around 20 league matches in a single season. At the end of the league phase the 4 clubs with the most points qualify for the playoffs (3 points are awarded for a win, 1 point is awarded for a draw, and none for a loss). Clubs are ranked by total points, then head-to-head record, then goal differential and then goals scored. If two clubs are still tied for a playoff position then a penalty kick competition at a venue decided by the league will determine the ranking. If three or more clubs are still tied the ranking will be determined by the drawing of lots.

The playoff round of the NLCC uses a Page playoff format, which was reinstituted in 2015 after the league switched to a more typical two round format in 2011. The competition takes place at one location over Labour Day weekend each year. The winner of the final qualifies for the Canadian National Challenge Cup as the representative for Newfoundland and Labrador.^[1]

Champions

Clubs in bold currently compete in the Challenge Cup.^[2]

Club	Wins	Winning seasons
St. Lawrence Laurentians	24	1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013
Holy Cross	17	1973, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1994, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015
Burin Eagles	2	1990, 1991
Feildians	1	1969
Grand Bank	1	1974
Lawn	1	1987
Marystown United	1	2004
Mount Pearl	1	2003
Newfoundland All Stars	1	1970

Recent Seasons

2015

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Holy Cross (Q)	20	16	3	1	65	12	+53	51	2015 NLCC Playoffs
2	St. Lawrence Laurentians (Q)	20	14	2	4	46	11	+35	44
3	Mount Pearl (Q)	20	11	3	6	39	18	+21	36
4	Feildians (Q)	20	7	4	9	25	32	−7	25
5	Corner Brook United	20	5	1	14	21	58	−37	16
6	Conception Bay Strikers	20	0	1	19	3	68	−65	1

Updated to match(es) played on 26 August 2015. Source: NLSA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) penalty kick competition
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Playoffs

4 September 2015 Quarter Final 1	Holy Cross	3 – 1	St. Lawrence	Mount Pearl
18:00 NDT UTC−2.5	Breen 8' Williams 43' Slaney 45'	Report	Drew 55'	Stadium: Gushue Complex

4 September 2015 Quarter Final 2	Mount Pearl	1 – 0	Feildians	Mount Pearl
20:30 NDT UTC−2.5	Reddy 43'	Report		Stadium: Gushue Complex

5 September 2015 Semi Final	St. Lawrence	2 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Mount Pearl	Mount Pearl
16:00 NDT UTC−2.5	Gregory 98', 102'	Report		Stadium: Gushue Complex

6 September 2015 Final	Holy Cross	2 – 0	St. Lawrence	Mount Pearl
15:30 NDT UTC−2.5	Warren 5' Williams	Report		Stadium: Gushue Complex

2014

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Holy Cross (Q)	18	12	3	3	37	19	+18	39	2014 NLCC Playoff Final
2	St. Lawrence Laurentians (Q)	18	7	4	7	25	24	+1	25	2014 NLCC Playoff Semi Final
3	Mount Pearl (Q)	18	6	2	10	19	33	−14	20	2014 NLCC Playoff Semi Final
4	Feildians	18	5	3	10	24	29	−5	18

Updated to match(es) played on August 17, 2014. Source: NLSA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) penalty kick competition
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Playoffs

29 August 2014 Semi Final	St. Lawrence	3 – 1	Mount Pearl	St. John's
	Slaney 12', 58' Mullett 13'	Report	Pickford 15'	Stadium: King George V Park

31 August 2014 Final	Holy Cross	2 – 0	St. Lawrence	St. John's
14:30 NST UTC−3.5	Breen 78' Yetman 88'	Report		Stadium: King George V Park Attendance: 1,800

2013

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Holy Cross (Q)	27	19	5	3	94	26	+68	62	2013 NLCC Playoffs
2	St. Lawrence Laurentians (Q)	27	15	7	5	66	22	+44	52
3	Mount Pearl (Q)	27	12	4	11	35	38	−3	40
4	Feildians (Q)	27	10	9	8	35	29	+6	39
5	Conception Bay Strikers	27	1	1	25	7	107	−100	4
6	NL Canada Games Team^{[lower-alpha 1]}	15	5	0	10	16	31	−15	15

Updated to match(es) played on August 21, 2013. Source: NLSA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) penalty kick competition
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:

↑ Playing on an exhibition basis only, however points earned against them still count towards the standings

Playoffs

31 August 2013 Semi Final	Holy Cross	0 – 1	Feildians	St. Lawrence
13:00 NST UTC−3.5		Report	Connolly 25'	Stadium: Centennial Field

31 August 2013 Semi Final	St. Lawrence	4 – 2	Mount Pearl	St. Lawrence
16:00 NST UTC−3.5	Slaney Norman Edwards Drew	Report	Hamlyn Pickford	Stadium: Centennial Field

1 September 2013 Final	St. Lawrence	2 – 0	Feildians	St. Lawrence
15:00 NST UTC−3.5	Drew 60', 74'	Report		Stadium: Centennial Field Attendance: 1,000

2012

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Holy Cross (Q)	19	16	1	2	80	15	+65	49	2012 NLCC Playoffs
2	St. Lawrence Laurentians (Q)	19	11	2	6	55	29	+26	35
3	Feildians (Q)	19	9	3	7	30	28	+2	30
4	Mount Pearl (Q)	19	7	5	7	33	21	+12	26
5	Conception Bay Strikers	19	5	3	11	28	61	−33	18
6	St. John's U-18s^{[lower-alpha 1]}	15	0	0	15	6	78	−72	0

Updated to match(es) played on August 19, 2012. Source: NLSA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) penalty kick competition
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:

↑ Playing on an exhibition basis only, however points earned against them still count towards the standings

Playoffs

31 August 2012 Semi Final	Holy Cross	4 – 0	Mount Pearl	Mount Pearl
18:30 NST UTC−3.5	Hawco DeLong Warren Wade			Stadium: Gushue Complex

31 August 2012 Semi Final	St. Lawrence	1 – 2	Feildians	Mount Pearl
20:30 NST UTC−3.5	Slaney		Mandville 40' (pen.) Hynes 70'	Stadium: Gushue Complex

2 September 2012 Final	Holy Cross	2 - 0	Feildians	Mount Pearl
: NST UTC−3.5	Reddick 27' Wade 70'			Stadium: Gushue Complex

2011

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Holy Cross (Q)	20	18	1	1	76	9	+67	55	2011 NLCC Playoffs
2	Mount Pearl (Q)	20	13	3	4	49	17	+32	42
3	St. Lawrence Laurentians (Q)	20	9	2	9	27	30	−3	29
4	Feildians (Q)	20	7	2	11	19	35	−16	23
5	Conception Bay Strikers	20	6	4	10	29	33	−4	22
6	St. John's U-18s^{[lower-alpha 1]}	20	0	2	18	7	83	−76	2

Updated to match(es) played on August 24, 2011. Source: NLSA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) penalty kick competition
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:

↑ Playing on an exhibition basis only, however points earned against them still count towards the standings

Playoffs

2 September 2011 Semi Final	Holy Cross	1 – 0	Feildians	St. John's
18:30 NST UTC−3.5	Hawco 79'			Stadium: King George V Park

2 September 2011 Semi Final	Mount Pearl	3 – 1 (a.e.t.)	St. Lawrence	St. John's
20:30 NST UTC−3.5	Pickford 13', 109' Oram 107'		Edwards 75'	Stadium: King George V Park

4 September 2011 Final	Holy Cross	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4 – 3 p)	Mount Pearl	St. John's
15:00 NST UTC−3.5	Yetman 107'		Manning 92'	Stadium: King George V Park

2010

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Holy Cross (Q)	23	17	5	1	67	16	+51	56	2010 NLCC Playoffs
2	Mount Pearl (Q)	23	15	6	2	53	14	+39	51
3	St. Lawrence Laurentians (Q)	23	15	4	4	62	19	+43	49
4	Feildians (Q)	23	8	3	12	44	48	−4	27
5	Conception Bay Strikers	23	4	3	16	20	63	−43	15
6	Western United	23	3	1	19	20	76	−56	10
7	St. John's U-18s^{[lower-alpha 1]}	18	4	2	12	25	55	−30	14

Updated to match(es) played on August 29, 2010. Source: NLSA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) penalty kick competition
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:

↑ Playing on an exhibition basis only, however points earned against them still count towards the standings

Playoffs

3 September 2010 Quarter Final 1	Holy Cross	1 – 0	Mount Pearl	St. Lawrence
	Hawco 63'			Stadium: Centennial Field

3 September 2010 Quarter Final 2	St. Lawrence	7 – 1	Feildians	St. Lawrence
	Caines x2' Edwards Grant Slaney Turpin Howlett		Hynes	Stadium: Centennial Field

4 September 2010 Semi Final	St. Lawrence	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (Mount Pearl win on p)	Mount Pearl	St. Lawrence
	Kelly 92'		McLeod 112'	Stadium: Centennial Field

5 September 2011 Final	Holy Cross	3 – 1	Mount Pearl	St. Lawrence
	Anstey Breen Wade		McLeod	Stadium: Centennial Field

Canadian Challenge Trophy

This is a list of Newfoundland clubs who have reached the finals at the annual Canadian Challenge Trophy tournament, which features the best senior men's amateur clubs from each province in Canada. Holy Cross FC are currently the only Newfoundland club to ever become national champions.^[3]

As of 24 July 2012.

Club	Nationals wins	Runner-up	Years
Holy Cross	1	1	1988, 1989,
St. Lawrence	0	3	1975, 1977, 2002

Bold indicates a current Challenge Cup team
Italics indicate a runner-up finish

References

↑ "NLSA- "Rules for Challenge Cup & Jubilee Trophy Leagues"". Retrieved 2015-08-24.
↑ "NLSA- "Challenge Cup Archives"" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-24.
↑ http://www.rsssf.com/usadave/cncc.html

External links

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