The South West Challenge Cup is an annual pre-season football tournament, held in North Devon, England in July and hosted by various non-league clubs in the area. Twenty-four clubs have participated in the tournament since its inception. It is currently known as the Joma South West Challenge Cup under a sponsorship deal with the sportswear company Joma.
The inaugural tournament took in July 2008 and was originally sponsored by ErreĆ in 2008 and 2009. The first winners were Eastleigh. The current champions are Blackpool.
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