Irish Cup Winners and Finals History
Northern IrelandCup2025Irish Cup finals by season
Winner first. The score after extra time where a final went there; a two-legged final shows the aggregate.
| Season | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/262 May 2026 |  Coleraine FC | 3-2 |  Dungannon Swifts |
| 2023/244 May 2024 |  Cliftonville FC | 3-1a.e.t. |  Linfield |
| 2022/237 May 2023 |  Crusaders FC | 4-0 |  Ballymena United |
| 20217 May 2022 | Crusaders FC | 2-1a.e.t. | Ballymena United |
| 202021 May 2021 | Linfield | 2-1 |  Larne |
Most Irish Cup titles since 2020
Titles and finals per team in the seasons above.
| # | Team | Titles | Finals | Last title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crusaders FC | 2 | 2 | 2022/23 |
| 2 | Linfield | 1 | 2 | 2020 |
| 3 | Coleraine FC | 1 | 1 | 2025/26 |
| 4 | Cliftonville FC | 1 | 1 | 2023/24 |
| 5 | Ballymena United | 0 | 2 | - |
| 6 | Dungannon Swifts | 0 | 1 | - |
| 7 | Larne | 0 | 1 | - |
Irish Cup records
From every match of the competition in our data, all rounds.
Crusaders FC4-0Ballymena UnitedLarne8-1Dollingstown
Willowbank4-5Moyola Park
Irish Cup goals per season
Finished matches of each season in our data, goals after 90 minutes.
| Season | Matches | Goals | Per match |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 39 | 136 | 3.49 |
| 2024/25 | 54 | 183 | 3.39 |
| 2023/24 | 55 | 212 | 3.85 |
| 2022/23 | 55 | 183 | 3.33 |
| 2021 | 31 | 92 | 2.97 |
| 2020 | 25 | 87 | 3.48 |
Rivalries in the Irish Cup
Head-to-head pages of rivalries played in this competition, with the number of meetings in it.
Irish Cup history: questions and answers
Coleraine FC won the 2025/26 final against Dungannon Swifts, 3-2, on 2 May 2026.
Crusaders FC beat Ballymena United 4-0 in the 2022/23 final.
In the 2025/26 season, 3.49 goals per match after 90 minutes, from 39 finished matches.
Crusaders FC, with 2 titles in the 5 finals since 2020.
Willowbank vs Moyola Park on 2 Nov 2024 (2024/25) ended 4-5 (a.e.t.): 9 goals.
5 finals, from 2020 to 2025/26. Earlier editions are not in our data.
About the Irish Cup history
Our Irish Cup records cover 5 finals, from 2020 to 2025/26. Crusaders FC has the most titles in that span: 2. 4 different teams won the final in those seasons.
In the latest final (2025/26), Coleraine FC beat Dungannon Swifts 3-2. The widest margin in a final: Crusaders FC beat Ballymena United 4-0 in 2022/23. The 2025/26 season averaged 3.49 goals per match after 90 minutes, from 39 matches.
For the current season, see the Irish Cup Predictions and the Irish Cup Knockout Rounds.