OPFL Cup
| Country | Omerica |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 64 |
| Current champions | United Philibiscostal (1st title) (OPSL 11) |
| Most championships |
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| TV partners | Ciel Sports |
| Current: OPSL season 11 | |
The Omerican Professional Soccer League Cup (French: Coupe de la Ligue omericaine de soccer professionnel), known domestically as the League Cup, is an annual knockout competition involving professional Omerican association football clubs. Organised by and named after the Omerican Professional Soccer League, participation in the competition is open to member clubs of its four divisions, which equates to those in the top four levels of the Omerican football league system.
The winners of the OPSL Cup receive a berth to the FFI Confederations Trophy unless they have qualified for the League of Victors via league finish. United Philibiscostal are the current titleholders, defeating AS Républicains in the season 11 final.
Format
The competition is contested as a straight knockout cup tournament, with teams eliminated from the tournament after a single loss. All participating clubs enter the competition in the first round; all clubs, regardless of division, must therefore win six ties to win the tournament. In the first four rounds, each tie is played as a single leg at one of the two teams' home ground without replays, with level ties proceeding directly to a penalty shoot-out. The semifinals are played home-and-away; if a tie is level on aggregate at the end of the second leg, the away goals rule applies, with a penalty shootout held if the tie remains level (extra time is not played).
In contrast to the Federation Cup, which draws each round only after the previous has been played, the OPSL Cup uses a fixed bracket which is set by a draw before the commencement of the tournament. Within each of the four divisions, each club is drawn a "seed" number from 1 to 16, with four clubs (one from each of the four divisions) having each number. In the first round, Fourth Division clubs host Premier Division clubs with the same "seed" number, while Third Division clubs host Second Division clubs with the same number; in the second round, clubs with the same number play each other, with the club in the lower division hosting the match. From the third round on, a standard sixteen-team seeded bracket is used without reseeding.
The final match traditionally takes place at the midpoint of the league season and is the only one played at a neutral ground, selected by the Omerican Professional Soccer League administration. Since season 10, the final has been held at the titleholders' home ground; prior to this, the venue was selected so as to be approximately equidistant between the finalists' hometowns. Drawn finals proceed to extra time, followed by a penalty shoot-out if the match remains level.
Finals
| Edition | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sassari Trailblazers |
2–0 | United Philibiscostal |
RS Amphitheatre Port-des-Saints |
| 2 | Malavan Romainbourg |
4–1 | File:Nassau FC logo.png Nassau FC |
Stade Rue de la Victoire Éternare, Alleos |
| 3 | Saint Anne Athletic |
2–0 | Malavan Romainbourg |
Stephen Reading Memorial Stadium Christiana, Mespalia |
| 4 | Season abandoned; final not contested | |||
| 5 | Londonderry FC |
1–0 | Ever Grande |
Seafoam Athletic Park Saint Anne, Seafoam Islands |
| 6 | Andreaskruis |
2–1 | File:Nassau FC logo.png Nassau FC |
Stade Just-Cartier Charlescourt |
| 7 | Malavan Romainbourg |
3–1 aet | AS Républicains |
Stade Just-Cartier Charlescourt |
| 8 | Ever Grande |
1–0 | Malavan Romainbourg |
Stadium of Great Arden Lisbon, Great Arden |
| 9 | Saint Anne Athletic |
2–1 | Forestia Cricket |
RS Amphitheatre Port-des-Saints |
| 10 | Ever Grande |
0–0 aet 4–2 pen |
File:Grand-Océan FC logo.png Grand-Océan FC |
Seafoam Athletic Park Saint Anne, Seafoam Islands |
| 11 | United Philibiscostal |
1–0 | AS Républicains |
Stade Rue de la Victoire Éternare, Alleos |
| 12 | To be determined | Arena la Rouge Port Alexandre, Mespalia | ||