The FA Cup Final, commonly referred to in England as just the Cup Final, is the last match in the Football Association Challenge Cup. With an official attendance of 89,826 at the 2007 FA Cup Final, it is the fourth best attended domestic club championship event in the world and the second most attended domestic football event. It is the culmination of a knockout competition among clubs belonging to The Football Association in England, although Scottish and Irish teams competed in the early years and Welsh teams regularly compete, with Cardiff City winning the Cup in 1927 and reaching the final in 2008.

The latest FA Cup Final was the final of the 2014-2015 Season which was held on 30 May 2015 at Wembley Stadium and played between Arsenal and Aston Villa with Arsenal winning 4-0 to retain the trophy after their win against Hull City in the previous final.

History

Early FA Cup Finals were held mainly in London at venues including Kennington Oval between 1874 and 1892 and Crystal Palace between 1895 and 1914. In the period from 1923 until 2000, the final was held at Wembley Stadium, English football's national stadium. From 2001–2005, the final was moved to Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, during the rebuilding of Wembley Stadium. Millennium Stadium was used again in 2006 due to construction delays in opening the new Wembley Stadium.

The 1949 FA Cup Final was contested by Wolverhampton Wanderers and Leicester City at Wembley Stadium. Wolves finished 6th in the First Division during that season, and boasted several England internationals among their ranks, while Leicester City had struggled to avoid relegation in the Second Division and were making their first Wembley appearance.

Wolverhampton won the match 3–1, with goals by Jesse Pye (2) and Sammy Smyth. Mal Griffiths scored the Foxes' reply. Captain Billy Wright was presented with the cup by HRH The Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II).

Road to Wembley

Leicester City

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Match summary

Wolves started determinedly and took a 13th-minute lead when Jesse Pye, who had been preferred to Dennis Wilshaw, stooped to head in an inch-perfect Hancocks cross. Leicester kept Wolves at bay until almost half-time, when Pye collected the ball in the penalty area with his back to goal, after the Foxes had struggled to clear a corner, and turned to slam it home for his second.

Cup Final (Hebrew: גמר גביע‎, gmar gavi'a) is a 1991 Israeli film set during the 1982 invasion of Lebanon by Israel and the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Plot

A young Israeli soldier, Cohen, is kidnapped by a group of Palestinian fighters who hold him as a hostage during the conflict. The 1982 FIFA World Cup happens to be on during the invasion, and their mutual love of association football, and in particular the Italy national football team, helps break down the barriers of nationalism and the historical baggage that the two bring. A kind of alliance is forged between the two men. Their relationship heads for a tragic ending as the Italian team, along with the goal scoring Paolo Rossi, make their march toward winning the 1982 FIFA World Cup Final.

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The 2013 Durand Cup Final was a football match between Mohammedan and ONGC on 19 September 2013 at Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi. It was the final match of the 2013 Durand Cup, the 126th season of the Durand Cup, a football competition for Indian football system. Mohammedan were appearing in their third final and whereas ONGC were appearing in their first final.

Mohammedan wins Durand Cup by defeating ONGC 2-1.

Route to the final

Mohammedan

Mohammedan entered the Durand Cup at the 2013 Durand Cup Quarter-Finals and was paired in Group A with Army Green FC and Kalighat MS. They played their first match on 12 September 2013 against Army Green FC in which Mohammedan won 4–2 with 2 goals from Tolgay Özbey, one goal each from Collin Abranches and Penn Orji. Then on 14 September 2013 the club played their second match of the tournament against Kalighat MS in which they won 3–1 with 2 goals from Ajay Singh and one goal from Penn Orji. That victory managed to push Mohammedan through to the semi-finals in which they faced Mumbai Tigers on 16 September 2013. Mohammedan won the match 3–1 with goals from Collin Abranches, Penn Orji and Anthony Soren to move on to the final of the Durand Cup.