FA Cup
The FA Cup began as the Governor's Cup in 1945 and was later known as the Challenge Cup. The Competition has a rich history and was the premier Cup in Nigeria until the establishment of the national league in 1972. Below is a list of previous FA Cup winners:
1945 Marines 0(1) Port Harcourt 0(0)
1946 Railways 3 Port Harcourt 0
1947 Marines 3 Railways 1
1948 Railways 1 Warri 0
1949 Railways 3 Port Harcourt 0
1950 Lagos UAC 3 Port Harcourt UAC 2
1951 Railways 3 Plateau 2 OT
1952 Pan Bank Lagos 6 Warri 1
1953 Kano 2 Lagos Dynamos 1 OT
1954 Calabar 4 Kano 3
1955 Port Harcourt 4 Kano 1
1956 Railways 3 Warri 1
1957 Railways 5 Zaria 1
1958 Port Harcourt 6 Lagos Fed.United 0
1959 Ibadan Lions 2 Lagos Police 1
1960 Lagos ECN 5 Ibadan Lions 2
1961 Ibadan Lions 1(1) Lagos UAC 1(0)
1962 Lagos Police Machine 1 Plateau 0
1963 Port Harcourt 1 Plateau 0
1964 Railways 2 Plateau 0
1965 Lagos ECN 1(1) Ibadan Lions 1(0)
1966 Ibadan Lions 1 Plateau 1 (wk/o)
1967 Stationery Stores 3 Ibadan Lions 0
1968 Stationery Stores 2(3) Plateau 2(1)
1969 Ibadan Lions 5 Warri Wolves 1
1970 Lagos ECN 1(2) Jos XI 1(0)
1971 Ibadan WNDC 2 Rangers 1
1972 Benin Insurance 2(3) Jos Jets 2(2)
1973 NO COMPETITION
1974 Rangers 2 Jos Jets 0
1975 Rangers 1 Ibadan IICC 0
1976 Rangers 2 Alyufsalam Rocks 0
1977 Ibadan IICC 1 Kano Raccah Rovers 0
1978 Benin Insurance 3 Rangers 0
1979 Ibadan IICC 2 P-Harcourt Sharks 0
1980 Benin Insurance 1 Stationery Stores 0
1981 Rangers 2 Benin Insurance 0
1982 Stationery Stores 4 Tornadoes 1
1983 Rangers 0 DIC Bees 0 5-4p
1984 Leventis United 1 Abiola Babes 0
1985 Abiola Babes 0 Kaduna Bees 0 5-4p
1986 Leventis United 1 Abiola Babes 0
1987 Abiola 1(1) Kad.Bees 1(1) 5-4p
1988 Iwuanyanwu 3 Flash Flamingos 0
1989 Gboko BCC 1 Iwuanyanwu 0
1990 Stores 0(0) Rangers 0(0) 5-4p
1991 El-Kanemi 3 Kano Pillars 2
1992 El-Kanemi 2 Stationery Stores 1
1993 Gboko BCC 1 Plateau United 0
1994 Gboko BCC 0(1) Julius Berger 0(0)OT
1995 Ibadan 3SC 2 Katsina United 0
1996 Julius Berger 1 Katsina United 0
1997 Gboko BCC 1 Katsina United 0
1998 Wikki 0 Plateau United 0 3-2p
1999 Plateau United 1 Iwuanyanwu 0
2000 Tornadoes 1 Rangers 0
2001 P-H Dolphins 2 El-Kanemi 0
2002 Julius Berger 3 Yobe Desert Stars 0
2003 Lobi Stars 2 P-H Sharks 0
2004 P-H Dolphins 1 Enugu Rangers 0
2005 Enyimba 0(1) Lobi Stars 0(1) OT 6-5p
2006 P-H Dolphins 2 Benin Insurance 2 (4-2p)
2007 P-H Dolphins 1 Enugu Rangers 1 (3-1p)
2008 Ocean Boys, Yenagoa 2 Nasarawa United 2 (7-6p)
National League
1972 Jos Mighty Jets
1973 Benin Bendel Insurance
1974 Enugu Rangers
1975 Enugu Rangers
1976 Ibadan IICC "Shooting Stars"
1977 Enugu Rangers
1978 Kano Raccah Rovers
1979 Benin Bendel Insurance
1980 Ibadan IICC "Shooting Stars"
1981 Enugu Rangers
1982 Enugu Rangers
1983 Ibadan IICC "Shooting Stars"
1984 Enugu Rangers
1985 Benin NNB
1986 Ibadan Leventis United
1987 Ibadan Leventis United
1988 Owerri Iwuanyanwu
1989 Owerri Iwuanyanwu
1990 Owerri Iwuanyanwu
1991 Lagos Julius Berger
1992 Lagos Stationery Stores
1993 Owerri Iwuanyanwu
1994 Gboko BCC
1995 Ibadan 3SC
1996 Awka Udoji United
1997 P-H Eagle Cement
1998 Ibadan 3SC
1999 Makurdi Lobi Stars**
2000 Lagos Julius Berger**
2001 Aba Enyimba**
2002 Aba Enyimba
2003 Aba Enyimba
2004 P-H Dolphins
2005 Aba Enyimba
2006 Ocean Boys**
2007 Aba Enyimba**
2008 Kano Pillars
**Teams listed above won the Super league but the regular season winners of the league were Iwuanyanwu (1999), Katsina Utd (2000), Enugu Rangers (2001), Ocean Boys & Kwara Utd (2006)., Enyimba & Wikki Tourists (2007).
Top League Scorers
1985 Davidson Owumi (Sharks) 10
1986 Friday Ekpo (Leventis)
1987 Rashidi Yekini (Abiola Babes) 11
1988 Joseph Ashinze (Rangers) 9
1989 ???
1990 Ishaya Jatau (Iwuanyanwu) 17
1991 ???
1992 Arthur Moses (Stationery Stores) 11
1993 ???
1994 Olumide Harris (Ibadan 3Sc)14
1995 Raphael Chukwu
1996 Anthony Nwaigwe (Rangers)
1997 ???
1998 Christian Okonkwo (Kwara Utd) 15
1999 Emmanuel Agbo (Iwuanyanwu) 13
2000 Peter Ijeh (Julius Berger) 15
2001 Uche Okereke (Rangers) 14
2002 Joetex Frimpong (Enyimba)/Victor Ezeji (Sharks) 17
2003 Chibuzor Ozurumba (Iwuanyanwu) /Endurance Idahor (Julius Berger) 12
2004 Kabiru Alausa (Julius Berger) 15
2005 Timothy Anjembe (Lobi Stars)
2006 Ikechukwu Ibenegbu (El Kanemi)
2007 Aruna Amen (Kaduna United) 10
2008 Ezenwa Otorogu (Enyimba) 14
Super Cup (Charity)
Cup played to open the football season between the League and the FA Cup champions.
1984 Leventis Utd 2 Rangers 1 OT
1985 NNB Benin 0 Abiola Babes 0 5-3p
1986 Leventis Utd
1987 ????
1988 Iwuanyanwu O 0 3-1pk 1989 ????
1990 ????
1991 Julius Berger 1 El-Kanemi 0
1992 Stores El-Kanemi
1993 Iwuanyanwu Gboko BCC
1994 Gboko BCC
1995 Ibadan 3SC
1996 Udoji Utd Julius Berger
1997 Udoji Utd P-H Eagle Cement
1998 ????
1999 Lobi Stars 2 Plateau Utd 1
2000/1 Julius Berger 2 Tornadoes 1
2002
2003 Julius Berger 1 Aba Enyimba 0
2004 Aba Enyimba 0 Lobi Stars 0 5-3pks
2005 Enugu Rangers 1 P-H Dolphins 0**
2006 ????
2007 Aba Enyimba 1 PH Dolphins 0
**Cup presented to P-H Dolphins who had won both the FA and League Cups.
Alex Oni Cup (Interethnic)
This was a Cup competition between ethnic groups. Non-Nigerians also presented a team. The competition was later discontinued because there were numerous fights among players and fans under highly charged atmosphere.
1948 Yoruba
1949 NO COMPETITION
1950 Yoruba 2 Igbo 1
1951 Igbo 1(3) Yoruba 1(0)
1952 Yoruba
1953 Yoruba 3 Non-Nigerians 0
1954 Yoruba
1955 Yoruba
1956 Yoruba 4 Edo 2
1957 Yoruba 4 Igbo 3
War Memorial Cup
This was the first major Cup competition in Nigeria and it involved clubs and schools that were based in Lagos. The competition was introduced to mark World War I Memorial.
1918 King's College
1919 King's college
1920 Lagos Merchants
1921-1930 COMPETITION ABANDONED
1931 French Club
1932 Africs FC
1933 Africs FC
1934 Africs FC
1935 Harbour FC
1936 Lagos Town Council
1937 Lagos Town Council
1938 Lagos Town Council
1939 ????
1940 Lagos Marines
1941 Lagos Marines
1942 Zik Athletic 1(1) Services 1(0)
1943 Lagos Marines 3 Royal Air Force 2
1944 Lagos Railways 2 Lagos Marines 0
1945 Lagos Railways 1(4) Lagos Utd 1(1)
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