The Southern League Cup is a knock-out cup competition organised by the Southern Football League. For the 2017–18 season, the competition was known as the BigFreeBet.com Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons. It is understood that the majority of funds from the sponsorship deal are being put into developing English grassroots football.

History

Winners

Season Champions Result Runners-up Ref.
1932–33 Plymouth Argyle Reserves (WD)
1933–34 Plymouth Argyle Reserves (WD)
1934–35 Folkestone (ED)
1935–36 Plymouth Argyle Reserves (WD)
1936–37 Newport County Reserves (SL)
1937–38 Colchester United (SL)
1938–39 Not completed
1939–40 Worcester City (WS)
1945–46 Chelmsford City (SL)
1946–47 Gillingham (SL)
1947–48 Merthyr Tydfil (SL)
1948–49 Yeovil Town SL)
1949–50 Colchester United (SL)
1950–51 Merthyr Tydfil (SL)
1951–52 Hereford United (SL)
1952–53 Headington United (SL)
1953–54 Headington United (SL)
1954–55 Yeovil Town (SL)
1955–56 Gloucester City (SL)
1956–57 Hereford United (SL)
1957–58 Cheltenham Town (SL)
1958–59 Hereford United (NW-D)
1959–60 Chelmsford City (PD)
1960–61 Yeovil Town (PD)
1961–62 Cambridge United (PD)
1962–63 Guildford City (PD)
1963–64 Burton Albion (D1)
1964–65 Cambridge United (PD)
1965–66 Yeovil Town (PD)
1966–67 Guildford City (PD)
1967–68 Margate (PD)
1968–69 Cambridge United (PD)
1969–70 Wimbledon (PD)
1970–71 Telford United (PD)
1971–72 Barnet (PD)
1972–73 Weymouth (PD)
1973–74 AP Leamington (D1N)
1974–75 Kettering Town (PD)
1975–76 Wimbledon (PD)
1976–77 Dartford (PD)
1977–78 Gravesend & Northfleet (PD)
1978–79 Bath City (PD)
1979–80 Kidderminster Harriers (MD)
1980–81 Bedford Town (MD)
1981–82 Wealdstone (MD)
1982–83 Alvechurch (PD)
1983–84 AP Leamington (PD)
1984–85 Fisher Athletic (PD)
1985–86 Bromsgrove Rovers (MD)
1986–87 Waterlooville (SD)
1987–88 Dartford (PD)
1988–89 Dartford (PD)
1989–90 VS Rugby (PD)
1990–91 Chelmsford City (PD)
1992–93 Stourbridge (MD)
1993–94 Sudbury Town (SD)
1994–95 Hastings Town (PD)
1995–96 Nuneaton Borough (MD)
1996–97 Burton Albion (PD)
1997–98 Margate (SD)
1998–99 Sutton Coldfield Town (PD) 2-1 aggregate Cambridge City (PD)
1999–00 Burton Albion (PD)
2000–01 Worcester City (PD)
2001–02 Dorchester Town (ED)
2002–03 Crawley Town (PD)
2003–04 Crawley Town (PD)
2004–05 King's Lynn (PD)
2005–06 Hitchin Town (PD)
2006–07 Tiverton Town (PD) 1-0, 2-2 Hemel Hempstead Town (PD)
2007–08 Hillingdon Borough (PD) 1-1, 3-0 Clevedon Town (SW)
2008–09 Atherstone Town (MD) 2-1, 3-1 Bridgwater Town (SW)
2009–10 Cambridge City (PD) 1-0, 0-1 (4-2)p VT (SW)
2010–11 Hednesford Town (PD) 2-1, 3-0 Hemel Hempstead Town (PD)
2011–12 Clevedon Town (SW) 0-0, 2-1 Banbury United (PD)
2012–13 Arlesey Town (PD) 1-0, 1-1 Frome Town (PD)
2013–14 St Neots Town (PD) 0-0, 1-0 Tiverton Town (SW)
2014–15 Poole Town (PD) 1-1, 0-0 Corby Town (PD)
2015–16 Merthyr Town (PD) 5-1, 2-0 Cambridge City (PD)
2016–17 Hayes & Yeading United (PD) 1-1 (4-2)p St Ives Town (PD)
2017–18 Hitchin Town (PD) 1-0 Didcot Town (DOW)
2018–19 Stratford Town (PDC) 1-0 Cinderford Town (DOS)
2019–20 No winner
2020–21 No winner
2021–22 Royston Town (PDC) 2-0, 5-0 Taunton Town (PDS)
2022–23 No winner
**Den sørlige engelske ligacupen**

Den sørlige engelske ligacupen er en årlig fotballturnering i England som ble etablert i 1983. Turneringen er åpen for klubber i National League System (nivå 5–8 i det engelske fotballsystemet), i tillegg til noen inviterte klubber fra Premier League og Football League.

Turneringen avholdes i utslagsformat, med én kamp i hver runde. Kampene spilles vanligvis mellom august og april. Finalen spilles på et nøytralt stadion, og vinneren av turneringen får en plass i FA Trophy.

Den sørlige engelske ligacupen er en viktig turnering for klubber i National League System, og gir dem en sjanse til å måle krefter med klubber fra høyere nivåer. Turneringen har også vært en plattform for unge spillere til å vise frem sitt talent og gjøre seg bemerket av større klubber.

Noen av de mest kjente vinnerne av den sørlige engelske ligacupen inkluderer:

* Wycombe Wanderers (4 titler)
* Aldershot Town (3 titler)
* Woking (3 titler)
* Luton Town (2 titler)
* Oxford United (2 titler)