Apollonian Challenge Cup

Apollonian Challenge Cup

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Countries	Florian Republic Craitland Senya Nohavland Freeland Krasnarus Kingdom of Coria (From 2019)
Confederation	FMRL
Founded	2017
Number of teams	64
2018 Apollonian Challenge Cup

The Apollonian Challenge Cup (also known as the Florian Airlines Challenge Cup) is a knockout rugby league cup competition organised by the ARL, the governing body for rugby league in Apollonia. The final of the Apollonian Challenge Cup is held at Northcliff Arena,Northcliff.

History

The clubs that formed the FRFL, desired for a nationwide knockout tournament. There were proposals for a knockout competition in 2017, but plans did not materialise. Finally, at the end of 2017, A landmark mark deal was signed with the ARL, meaning that Senyan and Craitish professional teams could join the competition. With Freelander, Nedlandic, and Nohavlandic teams competing in the Florian rugby league system a total of six teams were represented in the inaugural edition of the tournament in 2018, with 64 teams entering the competition.

Venues

During the first round right through to the quarterfinals, the cup is hosted at the stadium of the team who has been drawn at home. The semifinals are hosted at neutral venues, usually abroad, so there is no advantage for the home team. The final is played at Northcliff Arena traditionally.

Sponsorship

Period	Sponsor	Name
2018-	Florian Airlines	Florian Airlines Challenge Cup

Finals

Year	Winners	Score	Runner–up

Media coverage

Media coverage is available to all countries which enter clubs into the competition. In the Florian Republic, free sports channel Sports Hub broadcasts matches alongside Red Sports. In Craitland, VVision is the official TV Broadcaster. In the Micras Balkans coverage is provided by Stadiosport and finally match coverage in Freeland and Senya are provided by their national TV channels.

Florian Coverage

Duration	Broadcaster
2018–2020	Red Sports Sports Hub
2020-2022	Sports Hub