British Columbia FA Cup

The British Columbia Football Association Challenge Cup, or BC FA Cup for short, is an annual knockout competition in men's association football. Modelled on the British (specifically, English) competition of the same name, it was established in 1891 and is the oldest national sports competition in British Columbia. A concurrent event is held for women, the British Columbia FA Women's Cup.

The first BC FA Cup final was the inaugural event at the Brockton Oval stadium completed that year; since 1975 the final has been held at Centennial Stadium in Victoria.

The first final saw Royal City FC of New Westminster defeat Victoria Athletic 2:0; the most recent one, the 2021 BC FA Cup final, saw Vancouver United edge Royal Oak Hotspur 1:0 to win their 21st FA Cup title.

= Format = The current competition format was introduced in 1929, with the formation of the British Columbia Football League. Beginning in February, the competition proceeds as a knockout tournament throughout, consisting of eight rounds, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final in October. A system of byes ensures Football League clubs enter the competition at later stages. There is no seeding, the fixtures in each round being determined by a random draw. In the fifth round and before, matches ending in a draw are replayed once, at the home stadium of the away team; if the replay also ends in a draw after 90 minutes, a penalty shootout determines the winner. In the quarter- and semi-finals, if the replay ends in a draw, a second replay is played at a neutral venue; if the second replay also ends in a draw after 90 minutes, a penalty shootout determines the winner. If the final is drawn after 90 minutes, 30 minutes of extra time are played, followed by a penalty shootout if necessary.

The previous season's top eight finishers in each of the six Regional Championship groups receive a bye through the Qualifying Round; this includes teams who were relegated from Division Three after the previous season. The remaining teams are drawn into the Qualifying Round. As the number of Regional Championship clubs can vary from season to season, a number of other clubs are drawn by random lottery from the various lower-tier amateur leagues to ensure that there are a total of 32 teams in the pot.

The sixteen Qualifying Round winners advance to the First Round, where they are joined by the forty-eight clubs that had received a bye through the Qualifying Round. The thirty-two winners advance to the Second Round, which leaves sixteen clubs in the competition. These sixteen are joined by all forty-eight Football League clubs (Divisions One through Three), for a total of sixty-four teams in the Third Round. The competition proceeds through the Fourth Round, the Fifth Round, the Quarter Finals, and the Semi Finals through to the Final, which is held on the third Sunday of October at Centennial Stadium in Victoria.

= Records and statistics =

Team

 * Most wins: 23, Vancouver City (1898, 1907, 1910, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1945, 1954, 1957, 1962, 1967, 1970, 1978, 1990, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2015, 2017, 2020)
 * Most consecutive wins: 3, Dinas Blaenau (1951, 1952, 1953)
 * Most appearances in a final: 38, Vancouver United (1915, 1916, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1951, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2019, 2021)
 * Most consecutive appearances in a final: 4, Vancouver United (1919, 1920, 1921, 1922)
 * Most Final appearances without ever winning: 4, Victoria West (1938, 1966, 1991, 1993)
 * Most Final appearances without ever losing: 2, Cranbrook North Side (1995, 2001)
 * Most Final appearances without losing (streak): 6 Vancouver City (1931, 1934, 1935, 1945, 1954, 1957)
 * Longest gap between wins: 40 years, Royal City (1963–2003)
 * Most defeats in a final: 17, Vancouver United (1915, 1920, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1951, 1961, 1962, 1973, 1974, 1982, 1986, 2000, 2007, 2010, 2018)
 * Biggest win: 6 goals, Dinas Blaenau 6:0 Victoria West (1938)
 * Most goals in a final: 8 goals, Nanaimo Thistle 5:3 Mission City (1905)
 * Most goals by a losing side: 3
 * Mission City: lost 3:5 vs Nanaimo Thistle (1905)
 * Royal City: lost 3:4 vs Vancouver United (1921)
 * Vancouver United: lost 3:4 vs Vancouver Rowing Club (1940)
 * Victoria Athletic: drew 3:3 vs Wellington but lost in replay (1902)

Winners and finalists
Since its inception, 32 clubs have won the BC FA Cup, and a total of 43 have made at least one appearance in the final.

Notes: Ganiks Laxha FC was called Terrace FC prior to 1980; Smithers & Telkwa United FC was formed in 1934 via merger of Smithers FC and Telkwa FC; Kitimat & Kemano United FC formed in 1959 via merger of Kitimat FC and Kemano FC

= Finals =