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{{infobox football tournament
| name                  = '''Royal Cup'''
| logo                  = [[File:Astograthian Royal Cup logo.png|200px]]
| caption               =
| founded               = 634
| region                = {{flagcountry|Astograth}}
| number of teams       = 124
| champion              = {{nowrap|[[Blue Mountain Range]]}}<br>(1st title)
| most successful club  = [[Royal Rumiatzi]]<br>(9 titles)
}}
The '''Astograthian Royal Cup''', commonly known in [[Astograth]] simply as the '''Royal Cup''' (Asograthian: ''Errege Kopa''), is an annual knockout cup competition for Astograthian association football teams. It is organised and run under the auspices of the [[Futbol Astograthiko Federazioa]], in honour of the reigning monarch.

The competition was founded in 634, to coincide with the first season of the [[Astograthian First Division]]. The format and number of entrants has varied with time, but is currently played with a total of 124 clubs, of which the 44 belonging to the top two tiers of the [[Astograthian Football League]] enter the tournament at the Round of 64. Starting from the 638 season, the Royal Cup winners qualify for the [[Cup Winners' Cup]], a worlwide knockout tournament for national cup winners. [[Royal Rumiatzi]] won the 25th Cup Winners' Cup, while [[Urbizania Wanderers]] have twice been defeated in the final. Royal Rumiatzi currently hold the record for most Royal Cup titles, having won eight. Royal Rumiatzi, Urbizania Wanderers, [[Ituraitz FC]] and [[Iturributa United]], are the only teams to successfully defend the title from one season to the next. [[Old City Central]] became, in 674, the first team from outside the [[Astograthian First Division|First Division]] to win the Royal Cup, a feat subsequently repeated by [[Army United]] and [[Sporting Ibarguren]].

All Royal Cup finals have been held at [[Grand Duke's Stadium]] in [[Rumiatzi]], the capital of Astograth.
==Format==
The competition is a single-legged knockout cup tournament with a total of eight stages. Two preliminary rounds feature the 48 clubs of the [[Astograthian Second Division B|Second Division B]] and 32 qualified teams from lower tiers of the Astograthian league system. The 20 teams resulting from these preliminary rounds are joined by the 44 teams of the [[Astograthian First Division|First]] and [[Astograthian Second Division|Second Divisions]]. Top-flight teams are seeded to avoid each other in the Round of 64 and Round of 32. If two clubs with two or more tiers of difference are drawn against each other before the final, the lower-tier team must play at home.

The final is normally held the Sunday after the First Division finishes, and is the only match of the tournament played at a neutral ground. The club drawn as the "home" team in the final have preference to play in their home colours if there should be a clash between their kit and their adversaries'.

==Finals==

{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Royal Cup finals
!scope="col"|Season
!scope="col"|Winners
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Runners–up
|-
|align=center|634
|style="background-color:#fff4a7"|[[File:Royal_Rumiatzi_logo.png|15px]] [[Royal Rumiatzi]]
|align=center|2–1
|[[File:Urbizania_Wanderers_logo.png|15px]] [[Urbizania Wanderers]]
|-
|align=center|635
|[[File:Iturributa_United_logo.png|15px]] [[Iturributa United]]
|align=center|2–0
|[[File:Sporting_Iturributa_logo.png|15px]] [[Sporting Iturributa]]
|-
|align=center|636
|[[File:Iturributa_United_logo.png|15px]] [[Iturributa United]]
|align=center style="background-color:#FBCEB1"|2–1
|[[File:Sporting_Iturributa_logo.png|15px]] [[Sporting Iturributa]]
|-
|align=center|637
|[[File:Ituraitz_FC_logo.png|15px]] [[Ituraitz FC]]
|align=center|1–0
|[[File:Sporting_Iturributa_logo.png|15px]] [[Sporting Iturributa]]
|-
|align=center|638
|[[File:Sporting_Iturributa_logo.png|15px]] [[Sporting Iturributa]]
|align=center|2–0
|[[File:Iturributa_United_logo.png|15px]] [[Iturributa United]]
|-
|align=center|639
|[[File:Ituraitz_Victory_logo.png|15px]] [[Ituraitz Victory]]
|align=center|2–1
|[[File:Iturributa_United_logo.png|15px]] [[Iturributa United]]
|-
|align=center|640
|[[File:Ituraitz_FC_logo.png|15px]] [[Ituraitz FC]]
|align=center|4–0
|[[File:Ituraitz_Victory_logo.png|15px]] [[Ituraitz Victory]]
|-
|align=center|641
|style="background-color:#fff4a7"|[[File:Ituraitz_FC_logo.png|15px]] [[Ituraitz FC]]
|align=center|2–0
|[[File:Sporting_Iturributa_logo.png|15px]] [[Sporting Iturributa]]
|-
|align=center|642
|[[File:Sporting_Iturributa_logo.png|15px]] [[Sporting Iturributa]]
|align=center|2–0
|[[File:Iturributa_United_logo.png|15px]] [[Iturributa United]]
|-
|align=center|643
|[[File:Urbizania_Wanderers_logo.png|15px]] [[Urbizania Wanderers]]
|align=center|2–1
|[[File:South_Factory_logo.png|15px]] [[South Factory]]
|-
|align=center|644
|[[File:Royal_Rumiatzi_logo.png|15px]] [[Royal Rumiatzi]]
|align=center|1–0
|[[File:Echegoyan_FC_logo.png|15px]] [[Echegoyan FC]]
|-
|align=center|645
|[[File:Echegoyan_FC_logo.png|15px]] [[Echegoyan FC]]
|align=center|1–0
|[[File:Royal_Arexa_logo.png|15px]] ''[[Royal Arexa]]''
|-
|align=center|646
|[[File:Ituraitz_FC_logo.png|15px]] [[Ituraitz FC]]
|align=center|4–1
|[[File:Royal_Rumiatzi_logo.png|15px]] [[Royal Rumiatzi]]
|-
|align=center|647
|[[File:Royal_Arexa_logo.png|15px]] [[Royal Arexa]]
|align=center style="background-color:#cedff2"|0–0
|[[File:Urbizania_Wanderers_logo.png|15px]] [[Urbizania Wanderers]]
|-
|align=center|648
|[[File:Astograth_University_SC_logo.png|15px]] [[Astograth University SC|Astograth University]]
|align=center|1–0
|[[File:Royal_Rumiatzi_logo.png|15px]] [[Royal Rumiatzi]]
|-
|align=center|649
|[[File:Ituraitz_FC_logo.png|15px]] [[Ituraitz FC]]
|align=center|3–2
|[[File:Royal_Rumiatzi_logo.png|15px]] [[Royal Rumiatzi]]
|-
|align=center|650
|[[File:Astograth_University_SC_logo.png|15px]] [[Astograth University SC|Astograth University]]
|align=center|3–1
|[[File:Royal_Association_logo.png|15px]] [[Royal Association]]
|-
|align=center|651
|[[File:Oyardo_FC_logo.png|15px]] [[Oyardo FC]]
|align=center|1–0
|[[File:Echegoyan_FC_logo.png|15px]] [[Echegoyan FC]]
|-
|align=center|652
|[[File:Urbizania_Wanderers_logo.png|15px]] [[Urbizania Wanderers]]
|align=center|1–0
|[[File:Royal_Rumiatzi_logo.png|15px]] [[Royal Rumiatzi]]
|-
|align=center|653
|[[File:Urbizania_Wanderers_logo.png|15px]] [[Urbizania Wanderers]]
|align=center|2–1
|[[File:Echegoyan_FC_logo.png|15px]] [[Echegoyan FC]]
|-
|align=center|654
|[[File:Royal_Rumiatzi_logo.png|15px]] [[Royal Rumiatzi]]
|align=center style="background-color:#FBCEB1"|3–2
|[[File:Echegoyan_FC_logo.png|15px]] [[Echegoyan FC]]
|-
|align=center|655
|[[File:Oyardo_FC_logo.png|15px]] [[Oyardo FC]]
|align=center style="background-color:#cedff2"|0–0
|[[File:Astograth_University_SC_logo.png|15px]] [[Astograth University SC|Astograth University]]
|-
|align=center|656
|style="background-color:#fff4a7"|[[File:Royal_Rumiatzi_logo.png|15px]] [[Royal Rumiatzi]]
|align=center style="background-color:#cedff2"|1–1
|[[File:Ituraitz_FC_logo.png|15px]] [[Ituraitz FC]]
|-
|align=center|657
|[[File:Royal_Rumiatzi_logo.png|15px]] [[Royal Rumiatzi]]
|align=center style="background-color:#cedff2"|1–1
|[[File:Astograth_University_SC_logo.png|15px]] [[Astograth University SC|Astograth University]]
|-
|align=center|658
|style="background-color:#fff4a7"|[[File:Urbizania_Wanderers_logo.png|15px]] [[Urbizania Wanderers]]
|align=center|2–0
|[[File:Ituraitz_FC_logo.png|15px]] [[Ituraitz FC]]
|-
|align=center|659
|[[File:Urbizania_Wanderers_logo.png|15px]] [[Urbizania Wanderers]]
|align=center style="background-color:#FBCEB1"|2–1
|[[File:Echegoyan_FC_logo.png|15px]] [[Echegoyan FC]]
|-
|align=center|660
|style="background-color:#fff4a7"|[[File:Astograth_University_SC_logo.png|15px]] [[Astograth University SC|Astograth University]]
|align=center|1–0
|[[File:Royal_Rumiatzi_logo.png|15px]] [[Royal Rumiatzi]]
|-
|align=center|661
|[[File:Urbizania_Wanderers_logo.png|15px]] [[Urbizania Wanderers]]
|align=center style="background-color:#cedff2"|2–2
|[[File:Astograth_University_SC_logo.png|15px]] [[Astograth University SC|Astograth University]]
|-
|align=center|662–673
|colspan=3 align=center|''Not held''
|-
|align=center|674
|[[File:Old_City_Central_logo.png|15px]] ''[[Old City Central]]''
|align=center|1–0
|[[File:Ituraitz_FC_logo.png|15px]] [[Ituraitz FC]]
|-
|align=center|675
|[[File:Army_United_logo.png|15px]] ''[[Army United]]''
|align=center|2–1
|[[File:Sporting_Iturributa_logo.png|15px]] [[Sporting Iturributa]]
|-
|align=center|676
|[[File:Royal_Rumiatzi_logo.png|15px]] [[Royal Rumiatzi]]
|align=center style="background-color:#cedff2"|0–0
|[[File:Sporting_Iturributa_logo.png|15px]] [[Sporting Iturributa]]
|-
|align=center|677
|style="background-color:#fff4a7"|[[File:Ituraitz_FC_logo.png|15px]] [[Ituraitz FC]]
|align=center|1–0
|[[File:Royal_Rumiatzi_logo.png|15px]] [[Royal Rumiatzi]]
|-
|align=center|678
|[[File:Royal_Rumiatzi_logo.png|15px]] [[Royal Rumiatzi]]
|align=center|1–0
|[[File:Ituraitz_Victory_logo.png|15px]] [[Ituraitz Victory]]
|-
|align=center|679
|[[File:Sporting_Ibarguren_logo.png|15px]] ''[[Sporting Ibarguren]]''
|align=center|1–0
|[[File:Urbizania_Wanderers_logo.png|15px]] [[Urbizania Wanderers]]
|-
|align=center|680
|[[File:Royal_Rumiatzi_logo.png|15px]] [[Royal Rumiatzi]]
|align=center|1–0
|[[File:Urbizania_Wanderers_logo.png|15px]] [[Urbizania Wanderers]]
|-
|align=center|681
|[[File:Iturributa_United_logo.png|15px]] [[Iturributa United]]
|align=center|4–0
|[[File:Athletic_Club_Rumiatzi_logo.png|15px]] [[Athletic Club Rumiatzi]]
|-
|align=center|682
|style="background-color:#fff4a7"|[[File:Sporting_Iturributa_logo.png|15px]] [[Sporting Iturributa]]
|align=center|1–0
|[[File:Royal_Arexa_logo.png|15px]] [[Royal Arexa]]
|-
|align=center|683
|[[File:Urbizania_Wanderers_logo.png|15px]] [[Urbizania Wanderers]]
|align=center|1–0
|[[File:Royal_Rumiatzi_logo.png|15px]] [[Royal Rumiatzi]]
|-
|align=center|684
|[[File:Gesterlake_FC_logo.png|15px]] [[Gesterlake FC]]
|align=center style="background-color:#cedff2"|0–0
|[[File:Sporting_Iturributa_logo.png|15px]] [[Sporting Iturributa]]
|-
|align=center|685
|[[File:Iturributa_United_logo.png|15px]] [[Iturributa United]]
|align=center|2–0
|[[File:Gortz_United_logo.png|15px]] [[Gortz United]]
|-
|align=center|686
|[[File:Sporting_Iturributa_logo.png|15px]] [[Sporting Iturributa]]
|align=center|2–0
|[[File:Iturributa_United_logo.png|15px]] [[Iturributa United]]
|-
|align=center|687
|[[File:Ituraitz_Victory_logo.png|15px]] [[Ituraitz Victory]]
|align=center style="background-color:#cedff2"|0–0
|[[File:Sporting_Iturributa_logo.png|15px]] [[Sporting Iturributa]]
|-
|align=center|688
|[[File:Royal_Ibarbe_logo.png|15px]] [[Royal Ibarbe]]
|align=center|1–0
|[[File:Sporting_Iturributa_logo.png|15px]] [[Sporting Iturributa]]
|-
|align=center|689
|[[File:Royal_Rumiatzi_logo.png|15px]] [[Royal Rumiatzi]]
|align=center|2–0
|[[File:Ituraitz_Victory_logo.png|15px]] [[Ituraitz Victory]]
|-
|align=center|690
|[[File:Blue_MountainRange_logo.png|15px]] [[Blue Mountain Range]]
|align=center style="background-color:#cedff2"|1–1
|[[File:Urbizania_Wanderers_logo.png|15px]] [[Urbizania Wanderers]]
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
|-
|width=40px align=center style="background-color:#FBCEB1"|
|Match decided in extra-time
|-
|width=40px align=center style="background-color:#cedff2"|
|Match decided by a penalty-shootout after extra-time
|-
|width=40px align=center style="background-color:#fff4a7"|
|Winners also won the [[Astograthian First Division|First Division]]
|-
|width=40px align=center|''Italics''
|Team from outside the [[Astograthian First Division|top level of Astograthian football]]
|-
|}

==Results by team==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;"
|+Results by team
!scope="col"| Club
!scope="col"| Wins
!scope="col"| First final won
!scope="col"| Last final won
!scope="col"| Runners-up
!scope="col"| Last final lost
!scope="col"| Final appearances
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Royal Rumiatzi]]||9||634||689||7||683||16
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Urbizania Wanderers]]||7||643||683||5||690||12
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Ituraitz FC]]||6||637||677||3||674||9
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Sporting Iturributa]]||4||638||686||9||688||13
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Iturributa United]]||4||635||685||4||685||8
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Astograth University SC|Astograth University]]||3||648||660||3||661||6
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Ituraitz Victory]]||2||639||687||3||689||5
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Oyardo FC]]||2||651||655||0||–||2
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Echegoyan FC]]||1||645||645||5||659||6
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Royal Arexa]]||1||647||647||2||682||3
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Army United]]||1||675||675||0||–||1
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Blue Mountain Range]]||1||690||690||0||–||1
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Gesterlake FC]]||1||684||684||0||–||1
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Old City Central]]||1||674||674||0||–||1
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Royal Ibarbe]]||1||687||687||0||–||1
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Sporting Ibarguren]]||1||679||679||0||–||1
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Athletic Club Rumiatzi]]||0||–||–||1||681||1
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Gortz United]]||0||–||–||1||685||1
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[Royal Association]]||0||–||–||1||650||1
|-
|style="text-align: left;"|[[South Factory]]||0||–||–||1||643||1
|-
|}

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