Ghana FA Cup

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Ghana FA Cup
MTN FA Cup logo
Founded1958; 66 years ago (1958)
Region Ghana
Current championsAccra Hearts of Oak (11th title)
Most successful club(s)Accra Hearts of Oak (11 times)
2022–23 Ghanaian FA Cup

The Ghana FA Cup, currently known as the MTN FA Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the top knockout tournament of the Ghanaian association football.[1]

The competition is played between the clubs of the Premier League, Division One League, Ghana Division Two League, Ghana Division Three League and GAFCOA. The first G.F.A. Cup competition took place in the season 1957–1958, with an eight years hiatus between the seasons 2002-2010. Hearts of Oak is the most successful club, having won the competition on 10 occasion, followed by Asante Koko who have won the cup on nine occasions. In 2016, Bechem United defeated Okwawu United 2–1 in the 2016 final.

The current holder is Accra Hearts of Oak, after defeating Ashanti Gold 8–7 on penalties, after a goalless draw in the 2021 FA Cup Final.[2]

Winners[edit]

Year Winner Score Finalist
1958[3] Asante Kotoko 4–2 Hearts of Oak (Accra)
1959 Asante Kotoko — Great Ashantis (Kumasi)
1960 Asante Kotoko — Hearts of Oak (Accra)
1961–62 Real Republicans — Hearts of Oak (Accra)
1962–63 Real Republicans — Cornerstones (Kumasi)
1963–64 Real Republicans — Great Ashantis (Kumasi)
1965 Real Republicans not played Cornerstones
1968 Mysterious Dwarfs — Mighty Eagles (Ho)
1973 Hearts of Oak — Akotex (Akosombo)
1974 Hearts of Oak — All Blacks (Swedru)
1975 Great Olympics — Brong-Ahofu United (Sunyani)
1976 Dumas Boys of GTP 2–1 Hearts of Oak (Accra)
1978 Asante Kotoko — Gold Stars (Tarkwa)
1979 Hearts of Oak — Eleven Wise (Sekondi)
1981 Hearts of Oak — Real Tamale United
1982 Eleven Wise — Sekondi Hasaacas FC
1983 Great Olympics — Tano Bafoakwa
1984 Asante Kotoko 1–0 Ashanti Gold
1985 Sekondi Hasaacas FC 2–1 Asante Kotoko
1986 Okwahu United — Real Tamale United
1989 Hearts of Oak — Cornerstones
1990 Asante Kotoko 4–2[4] Hearts of Oak
1992 Voradep 2–2 (3–2 TAB) Neoplan Stars
1993 Obuasi Goldfields 4–3 Mysterious Dwarfs
1994 Okwawu United 2–1 Mysterious Dwarfs
1995 Great Olympics — Hearts of Oak (Accra)
1996 Hearts of Oak 1–0 Ghapoha
1997 Ghapoha 1–0 Okwawu United
1998 Asante Kotoko 1–0 Real Tamale United
1999 Hearts of Oak 3–1 Great Olympics
2000 Hearts of Oak 2–0 Okwawu United
2001 Asante Kotoko 1–0 Real Tamale United (R.T.U)
2002–10 not played
2011 Nania 1–0[5] Asante Kotoko
2012 New Edubiase United 1–0[6] Ashanti Gold
2013 Medeama 1–0 Asante Kotoko
2014 Asante Kotoko 2–1 (aet) Inter Allies
2015 Medeama 2–1 Asante Kotoko
2016 Bechem United 2–1 Okwawu United
2017 Asante Kotoko 3–1[7] Hearts of Oak
2018 Abandoned due to GFA dissolution
2019 Not played
2020 Abandoned due COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Hearts of Oak 0-0 (8-7 TAB)[2] Ashanti Gold
2022 Hearts of Oak 2-1[8] Bechem United
2023 Dreams FC 2–0 King Faisal

Top performing clubs[edit]

Club City / Region Titles Runners-up Last title
Accra Hearts of Oak Accra, Accra 12 9 2022
Asante Kotoko SC Kumasi, Ashanti Region 9 4 2017
Real Republicans Accra, Greater Accra 4 0 1965
Great Olympics Accra, Greater Accra 3 1 1995
Medeama SC Tarkwa, Western 2 0 2015
Okwawu United FC Nkawkaw, Eastern 1 3 1986
Ashanti Gold Obuasi, Ashanti 1 3 1993
Mysterious Dwarfs Cape Coast, Central 1 2 1968
Cornerstones Kumasi, Ashanti 1 2 1965
Ghapoha Tema, Greater Accra 1 1 1997
Sekondi Hasaacas Sekondi, Western 1 1 1985
Eleven Wise Sekondi, Western 1 1 1982
Bechem United FC Bechem, Brong-Ahafo 1 1 2016
New Edubiase United New Edubiase, Ashanti 1 0 2012
Nania Legon, Greater Accra 1 0 2011
Voradep Ho, Volta 1 0 1992
Dumas Boys of GTP Tema, Greater Accra 1 0 1976
Real Tamale United Tamale, Northern 0 2
Great Ashantis Kumasi, Ashanti 0 2
King Faisal Babes Kumasi, Ashanti 0 1
Neoplan Stars Kumasi, Ashanti 0 1
Tano Bafoakwa Sunyani, Brong-Ahafo 0 1
Gold Stars Tarkwa, Western 0 1
Brong-Ahofu United Sunyani, Brong-Ahafo 0 1
All Blacks Swedru, Central 0 1
Akotex Akosombo, Eastern 0 1
Mighty Eagles Ho, Volta 0 1
Inter Allies Accra, Greater Accra 0 1

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Frimpong, Sammie (29 August 2015). "Ghana FA Cup: Ranking the most successful sides". Goal. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Hearts of Oak beats Ashgold on penalties to win MTN FA Cup". GhanaWeb. 2021-08-08. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  3. ^ "Today In Sports History: Asante Kotoko beat Hearts in maiden FA Cup competition". GhanaWeb. 2021-03-30. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  4. ^ "Controversies over past FA Cup winners". AllSports. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Nania beat Kotoko to win FA Cup". Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
  6. ^ "Moro leads Edubiase to MTN FA Cup win". Archived from the original on 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2012-08-06.
  7. ^ "Kotoko thrashed Hearts of Oak 3-1 in FA Cup final on this day". Football Made In Ghana. 2018-10-29. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  8. ^ "Hearts of Oak win record 12th MTN FA Cup title". GhanaSoccernet. 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
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