A world cup is generally considered the premier competition in its sport, with the victor attaining the highest honour in that sport and able to lay claim to the title of their sport's best.

* Hapoel Holon ( basketball ) – premier league, national champion in 2008 and state cup holder in 2009

In fact, in the early rounds of the Steel & Sons Cup, one of the premier knock-out cup competitions for Intermediate football sides in Northern Ireland, there were no less than 5 teams with “ Bangor ” in their name ; the other teams besides Bangor FC were Bangor Amateurs, Bangor Rangers, Bangor Swifts and 1st.

The team, nicknamed " The Gate ", have to date reached the third round proper of England's premier cup competition, the FA Cup, on two occasions.

* Origin of the DFB-Pokal, which is Germany's premier national cup competition, in the institution of the " Tschammer-Pokal ", a competition with Nazi affiliations that is terminated at the end of World War II.

The federation organizes all three divisions of women's football in France and oversee the Challenge de France, the women's premier cup competition.

The Coupe Charles Simon, commonly known as the Coupe de France (, French Cup ), is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation.

In 1997, Strømsgodset had one of the best seasons in recent times, finishing 3rd in the premier division and runners up the cup final.

In 2010, Strømsgodset had the best season since 1997, finishing 7th in the premier division and winning the cup final.

They have played in Europe for 7 consecutive seasons, they won the Welsh premier league and Loosemores challenge cup in 2008 and won the Welsh Cup in 2011.

The Eastern Suburbs Rugby Union Football Club is a team in the Shute Shield and the Tooheys New cup, the premier club rugby union football competition in New South Wales.

The following year Bolton finished in a respectable mid-table position as well as beating premier league opponents Arsenal, Everton and Aston Villa in the F. A cup.

The leading Egyptian clubs are as follows, with the total number of national competitions ( premier league & national cup ) following the name of the club.

* First cup championship occurred in 1921 / 22 & first premier league was held in 1948 / 49.

In 2000, Accra hearts of oak had the perfect campaign by winning the Ghana FA cup, the Ghana premier league and the CAF champions league.

* The Coupe de France is the premier knockout cup competition in French football.

The Challenge de France is the premier cup competition reserved exclusively for French women's football clubs.

The premier knock-out cup is the Lord Derby Cup and there is the Coupe Falcou for National Division One and Federal clubs.

The 1st XI Senior football team had a very successful 07 / 08 season having claimed the Dacorum district cup ( after defeating Hemel Hempstead School 5-2 ) and finishing top of the premier division in the Hertfordshire county league.

Marconi Stallions and Sydney United compete for the Capitol Hill Cup each year, the cup is over two legs. Sydney United won the cup in 2009 but Marconi got them back to go to the 2009 nsw premier league grand final.

The Sam Maguire Cup, often referred to as Sam or The Sam (), is the name of the cup that is awarded to winners of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the premier " knockout " competition in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland.

This tournament replaced the Twenty20 Cup as the premier domestic Twenty20 competition of England and Wales.

UEFA's premier futsal competition is the UEFA Futsal Cup, a tournament started in 2001 which replaced the former Futsal European Clubs Championship.

Former Minardi drivers who have gone on to win Grands Prix include Alessandro Nannini, Giancarlo Fisichella, Jarno Trulli and Mark Webber while Alex Zanardi went on to win two Champ Car titles, and both Justin Wilson and Christian Fittipaldi have won races in premier North American open-wheel competition.

The premier event of this competition was a running event, but various ancient Greek disciplines were also on display.

In climbing to these positions of mainstream acceptance, both leagues had faced competition and absorbed the opposition to the fullest extent of the word, ultimately securing themselves as the premier organizations.

The World Cup is held annually, and is considered the premier competition for alpine ski racing after the quadrennial Winter Olympics.

MSC has also a rugby union team playing in the Kenya Cup League, the premier rugby competition in Kenya.

The match also marks the beginning of first-class cricket in South Africa where the Currie Cup is inaugurated as the premier domestic competition.

* Gold Cup ( bridge ), the premier open competition in the United Kingdom

The premier competition, the Sidecarcross World Championship, is contested on European tracks only and almost exclusively by Europeans.

* The Chatham Cup, New Zealand's premier knockout association football competition

The best-placed teams in the domestic leagues of England and Scotland qualify for Europe's premier competition, the UEFA Champions League, where the competition's anthem, written by English composer Tony Britten, is played before each game.

* Tasmanian State League, the premier Australian rules football competition in Tasmania, a state of Australia

The local team, YoungHeart Manawatu is one of 8 franchise teams competing in the New Zealand Football Championship, the premier national competition.

The Currie Cup tournament ( also known as the ABSA Currie Cup for sponsorship reasons ) is South Africa's premier domestic rugby union competition, played each winter and spring ( June to October ), featuring teams representing either entire provinces or substantial regions within provinces.

Although it is the premier domestic competition, South African teams also compete in the international Super Rugby competition.

The Olympic Games are the premier stage for nationalist competition, and its history reflects the history of political conflict since its inception at the end of the 19th century.

* Super League, the premier rugby league competition in Europe

An architectural design competition was announced by premier Jeff Kennett in 1997 that received 177 entries from around the world.

Maryborough's premier rugby league side is the Maryborough Wallaroos, which competes in the Bundaberg Rugby League competition.

The Sydney Football Stadium ( currently known by its sponsorship name, Allianz Stadium ), Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales is a stadium built in 1988, to be the city's premier " rectangular field " venue for rugby league matches, and is now also used for major rugby union and football ( soccer ) matches and domestic competition.