League 1 Cup
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League 1 NCL |
The League 1 Cup was a
In 2017 it was announced the League 1 Cup would be retired after just three seasons.
History
In 2013 the
In 2017 the Rugby Football League (RFL) confirmed the 16 League 1 clubs had voted to scrap the League 1 Cup, mainly due to it interfering with the domestic league season. The last winners were Barrow Raiders.
Format
The first round of the League 1 Cup is split into two pools; Northern regions and South and Midlands regions, all the
In the first year of the cup, 2015, there were only 14 clubs in League 1 so two NCL clubs were invited to play in the competition. In 2016 and 2017 although there were 16 clubs in League 1, the non-UK based clubs; Toulouse Olympique (2016) and Toronto Wolfpack (2017); decided not to enter the cup so one NCL club was invited to play in their stead.
Other than a regional based first round to reduce travel costs, the cup is a knock-out competition with no seeding. Only the final is played at a neutral venue.
- First Round: 16 clubs enter
- Second Round: Last 8
- Semi Finals: Last 4.
- Final: Played at Bloomfield Road
Cup Finals
Year | Winners | Score | Runner–up | Venue | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 |
North Wales Crusaders | 12–8 | Swinton Lions | Bloomfield Road, Blackpool | 8,650[note 1] |
2016 |
Keighley Cougars | 22–18 | York City Knights |
9,521[note 1] | |
2017 | Barrow Raiders | 38–32 | North Wales Crusaders | 11,557[note 1] |
- ^ a b c Attendance figure is the total for day 1 of the Summer Bash, not the number of spectators present when the game was played.
Winners
Club | Wins | Last win | Runners-up | Last final lost |
---|---|---|---|---|
North Wales Crusaders | 1 | 2015 | 1 | 2017 |
Keighley Cougars | 1 | 2016 | 0 | N/A |
Barrow Raiders | 1 | 2017 | 0 | N/A |
Swinton Lions | 0 | N/A | 1 | 2015 |
York City Knights |
0 | N/A | 1 | 2016 |
Sponsorship
In February 2015, the Rugby Football League (RFL) announced a 3-year deal with isotonic soft drink company iPro for the competition to be been known as the iPro Sport Cup.[1]
The official rugby ball supplier was Steeden.[3]
Period | Sponsor | Name |
---|---|---|
2015–2017 | iPro | iPro Sport Cup |
References
- ^ a b "The iPro Sport Cup". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "iPro Sport Cup". Rugby Football League. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
- ^ "Steeden become Official Match Ball Partner".