Sussex Senior Challenge Cup
| Organising body | Sussex County Football Association |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1882 |
| Region | Sussex |
| Number of teams | 50 (2016-17) |
| Current champions |
Eastbourne Borough (3rd title) |
| Most successful club(s) |
Worthing (21 titles) |
 2016-17 Sussex Senior Cup
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The Sussex Senior Cup is an annual association football knock-out cup competition for men's football clubs in the English county of Sussex and is the county senior cup of the Sussex FA. Its official name is the Sussex Senior Challenge Cup. For sponsorship purposes, from 2012 to 2018 it is also known as the Parafix Sussex Senior Cup after a new three-year sponsorship deal was agreed in 2015.
First played in the 1882-83 season, shortly after the founding of the Sussex County Football Association in 1882, the first winners of the cup were Brighton Rangers. Other teams who won the cup in its early history are Burgess Hill, Lancing College and Eastbourne.
The teams who have been successful in the cup recently are Sussex's two Football League teams, Brighton & Hove Albion and Crawley Town. Bognor Regis Town won the competition a record five times in succession between 1980 and 1984.
Winners also qualify for a place in the Sussex FA Community Shield match, traditionally the opening match each season in Sussex football. Eastbourne Borough are the current holders of the Sussex Senior Cup, having beaten Worthing 1–0 in the 2016 final.
Shortly after the Sussex County Football Association was founded in 1882 the inaugural competition of the Sussex Senior Club took place for the 1882-83 season. Brighton Rangers won the final of the first competition 3-0. Founder members of Sussex County FA include the public schools of Lancing College, Brighton College and Ardingly College and their old-boy teams dominated the cup early on, along with clubs such as Burgess Hill and Eastbourne, whose teams were made up of upper and middle class players.
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