Waratah Cup
Founded | 1971 |
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Region | Sydney United 58 (in 2023) |
Most successful club(s) | Hakoah Sydney City East (7 titles)
Sydney United 58 (7 titles) |
Website | The Waratah Cup |
2023 Australia Cup preliminary rounds |
The Waratah Cup is a knockout cup competition in New South Wales, run by the governing body of football in NSW, Football NSW. Teams competing in the Waratah Cup come from the National Premier Leagues NSW, NSW League One, NSW League Two, and numerous other semi professional & amateur association clubs within New South Wales. The Cup is held during the NPL NSW seasons. Since 2014 preliminary rounds of the Waratah Cup have been used to determine the NSW entrants to the national FFA Cup competition, now known as the Australia Cup.[1]
History
Federation Cup (1957–1966) and original Waratah Cup / Rothmans Cup (1970s)
When the federation began in 1957, it held its first member cup competition, called the NSW Federation Cup.
The NSW federation cup notion was re-introduced in 1971, under the banner of the Waratah Cup, with
With many influential clubs departing the federation with the introduction of the National Soccer League in 1977, the idea of federation wide cup tournaments were abandoned until the 1990s. However, the pre-season Ampol Cup continued during this time, often with the NSL clubs competing against the First Division clubs in the federation. In 1990, a State Challenge Cup was held by teams from the First Division, paving way for the re-introduction of the Waratah Cup.
Rebirth (1991–1997) and re-introduction (2004–2013)
In 1991, the Challenge Cup and the first division pre-season cup were replaced by the NSW Waratah State Cup. Little is known of the original format of the fledgling editions but by 1995, 99 teams were competing[4] and 94 in 1996.[5] In 1997, Wollongong Wolves FC won the final Waratah Cup before it was resurrected after six years in 2004.
Since this time, the competition has continued uninterrupted, save for the 2020 and 2021 editions that were cancelled due to COVID-19. The initial edition in 2004 was won by
Current format (since 2014)
Since 2014 the Waratah Cup has become part of the qualifying competition for the FFA Cup, now known as the Australia Cup. In 2014, seven teams qualified for the Round of 32.[6][7]
For 2015, the preliminary rounds of the 2015 FFA Cup replaced the early rounds of the competition; the 5 NSW qualifiers to the Round of 32 then competed for the 2015 Waratah Cup.[8]
Starting in 2015, the reigning champions of the
From 2020 onwards, NSW qualification to the Round of 32 decreased to four slots instead of the previous five.
Format
As the preliminary rounds form part of the Australia Cup, the competition proper starts with the four winners from the Australia Cup Preliminary Seventh Round.[10]
Phase | Round | Clubs remaining | Clubs involved | From previous round | Entries in this round | Teams entering at this round |
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Australia Cup preliminary rounds |
Round 2 | 174 | 132 | N/A | 132 | National Levels 6+ |
Round 3 | 108 | 88 | 66 | 22 | National Levels 4–5 | |
Round 4 | 64 | 64 | 44 | 20 | National Levels 2–3 | |
Round 5 | 32 | 32 | 32 | none | N/A | |
Round 6 | 16 | 16 | 16 | none | N/A | |
Round 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | none | N/A | |
Competition Proper | Semi-finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | none | N/A |
Final | 2 | 2 | 2 | none | N/A |
Australia Cup qualifiers
Since 2014, the Waratah Cup preliminary rounds have acted as qualifiers for the Australia Cup.
Year | Australia Cup (formerly FFA Cup) Qualifiers |
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2014 | 7: South Coast Wolves, Sydney Olympic, Sydney United 58
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2015 | 5: Rockdale City Suns, Sydney Olympic, Sydney United 58
|
2016 | 6: Blacktown City[a], Bonnyrigg White Eagles, Manly United, Marconi Stallions, Sydney United 58, Wollongong Wolves
|
2017 | 5: Hills Brumbies, Sydney United 58 [b]
|
2018 | 5: Rockdale City Suns
|
2019 | 5: Manly United, Marconi Stallions, Mt Druitt Town Rangers, Sydney United 58, St George FC |
Waratah Cup and 2020 FFA Cup cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[11] | |
2021 | 5: APIA Leichhardt, Blacktown City, Mt Druitt Town Rangers, Sydney Olympic, Wollongong Wolves[c] |
2022 | 4: Bonnyrigg White Eagles, NWS Spirit, Sydney United 58, Wollongong United |
2023 | 4: APIA Leichhardt, Inter Lions, Mt Druitt Town Rangers, Sydney United 58 |
- Notes
- ^ Blacktown City qualified as 2015 National Premier Leagues Champions.
- ^ Sydney United 58 qualified as 2016 National Premier Leagues Champions.
- ^ Wollongong Wolves qualified as 2019 National Premier Leagues Champions.
Past Finals
Below is a list of all federation cup finals since the inaugural NSW Federation of Soccer Clubs season in 1957. Please note the name changes throughout the years, due to various reasons:
- Federation Cup (1957–1966):
- Also known as Ascot Thousand (1959–60), Craven A Cup (1961–62), Henry Seamonds Trophy (1964–66)
- Waratah State / Rothmans Cup (1971–1972, 1974–1976) and Challenge Cup (1990)
- Waratah Cup (1991–current):
- Also known as Continental Tyres Cup (2004–2006), Tiger Turf Cup (2007–2009), McDonald's Cup (2010), TAFE NSW (2018–2019)
Year | Winners (number of titles) | Score | Runners-up |
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1957 | Canterbury-Marrickville |
4–2[12] | Gladesville-Ryde |
1958 | Canterbury-Marrickville (2) |
3–2 | Sydney Prague
|
1959 | Hakoah | 2–0 | Sydney Prague
|
1960 | Bankstown | 1–0 | Canterbury-Marrickville
|
1961 | Hakoah (2) | 2–0 | Canterbury-Marrickville
|
1962 | APIA Leichhardt | 5–1 | Canterbury-Marrickville
|
1963 | Hakoah Eastern Suburbs (3) | 2–1 | South Coast United |
1964 | St. George Budapest | 4–3 | South Coast United |
1965 | Hakoah Eastern Suburbs (4) | 3–1 | Pan Hellenic
|
1966 | APIA Leichhardt (2) | 3–2 | St. George Budapest |
1967–1970 No competition held | |||
1971 | Hakoah Eastern Suburbs (5) | 3–2 | South Sydney-Croatia
|
1972 | St. George-Budapest (2) | 3–2 | Marconi-Fairfield
|
1973 No competition held | |||
1974 | South Sydney-Croatia |
1–0 | St. George-Budapest |
1975 | APIA Leichhardt (3) | 2–0 | Western Suburbs |
1976 | Hakoah Eastern Suburbs (6) | 3–1 | South Sydney-Croatia |
1977–1989 No competition held | |||
1990 | Canberra Croatia |
3–0 | Sydney Macedonia
|
1991 | Blacktown City |
2–1 | Avala
|
1992 | Avala |
4–1 | Canberra Metro
|
1993 | Blacktown City (2) |
– | unknown |
1994 | Bankstown City (2) |
2–1 | Sydney Olympic
|
1995 | Sydney United (2) | 2–1 | Canterbury-Marrickville |
1996 | Sydney United (3) | 2–1 (†) | Parramatta Eagles
|
1997 | Wollongong Wolves | 2–0 | Bankstown City
|
1998–2003 No competition held | |||
2004 | Sydney Crescent Star | 2–1 (†) | Bonnyrigg White Eagles
|
2005 | Sydney United (4) | 3–1 | Belconnen Blue Devils
|
2006 | Blacktown City (3) | 2–1 | APIA Leichhardt
|
2007 | Wollongong Wolves (2) | 3–2 | Manly United |
2008 | Bankstown City (2) |
3–1 | Sydney Olympic |
2009 | Sutherland Sharks | 2–1 | Manly United |
2010 | Marconi Stallions |
0–0 (†) | Spirit FC
|
Marconi won on penalties 7–6. | |||
2011 | Manly United |
4–0 | Mounties Wanderers |
2012 | Sutherland Sharks (2) | 4–1 | APIA Leichhardt
|
2013 | APIA Leichhardt (4) |
3–0 | Sutherland Sharks |
2014 | Blacktown City (4) |
6–2 | Manly United |
2015 | Sydney United 58 (5) | 1–0 | Blacktown City |
2016 | Sydney United 58 (6) | 1–0 | Manly United |
2017 | Hakoah Sydney City East (7) | 3–1 | APIA Leichhardt |
2018 | APIA Leichhardt (5) | 3–0 | Hakoah Sydney City East |
2019 | Marconi Stallions (2) | 2–1 | Sydney United 58 |
Waratah Cup and 2020 FFA Cup cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[11] | |||
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] | |||
2022 | NWS Spirit | 2–1 | Sydney United 58 |
2023 | Sydney United 58 (7) | 3-1 | APIA Leichhardt |
Source: OzFootball.net
- Key
- (†) after extra time (a.e.t.)
Performance by club
All-time honour board
This list includes all Waratah Cup champions and runners-up since the inaugural New South Wales Federation of Soccer Clubs in 1957.[14]
Club | Titles | Years | Runners-up | Years |
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Sydney United 58 | 7 | 1974, 1995, 1996, 2005, 2015, 2016, 2023 | 4 | 1971, 1976, 2019, 2022 |
Hakoah Sydney City East | 7 | 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1971, 1976, 2017 | 1 | 2018 |
APIA Leichhardt
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5 | 1962, 1966, 1975, 2013, 2018 | 4 | 2006, 2012, 2017, 2023 |
Blacktown City | 4 | 1991, 1993, 2006, 2014 | 1 | 2015 |
Bankstown City
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3 | 1960, 1994, 2008 | 2 | 1990, 1997 |
Canterbury Bankstown | 2 | 1957, 1958 | 4 | 1960, 1961, 1962, 1995 |
St George FC | 2 | 1964, 1972 | 2 | 1966, 1974 |
Sutherland Sharks | 2 | 2009, 2012 | 1 | 2013 |
Marconi Stallions | 2 | 2010, 2019 | 1 | 1972 |
Wollongong Wolves | 2 | 1997, 2007 | 0 | |
Manly United | 1 | 2011 | 4 | 2007, 2009, 2014, 2016 |
Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 1 | 1992 | 2 | 1991, 2004 |
Canberra FC
|
1 | 1990 | 1 | 1992 |
NWS Spirit | 1 | 2022 | 1 | 2010 |
Sydney Crescent Stars | 1 | 2004 | 0 | |
Gladesville-Ryde | 0 | 1 | 1957 | |
Prague | 0 | 2 | 1958, 1959 | |
South Coast United | 0 | 2 | 1963, 1964 | |
Sydney Olympic | 0 | 3 | 1965, 1994, 2008 | |
Western Suburbs | 0 | 1 | 1975 | |
Parramatta FC | 0 | 1 | 1996 | |
Belconnen Blue Devils
|
0 | 1 | 2005 | |
Mounties Wanderers | 0 | 1 | 2011 |
Earlier NSW State Cups
This table consists of finals of state cup competitions held by the New South Wales Soccer Football Association from 1885.[15]
Competition | Year | Winner | Score | Runners-Up |
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Rainsford Trophy | 1885 | Granville | 3–1 | Caledonian |
Rainsford Trophy | 1886 | Granville | 2–0 | Canterbury |
Rainsford Trophy | 1887 | Hamilton Athletic | 4–1 | Granville |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1888 | Caledonian | 4–2 | Parkgrove |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1880 | Pyrmont Rangers | 1–0 | Joadji |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1890 | Pyrmont Rangers | 3–1 | Granville |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1891 | Parkgrove | 4–1 | Pyrmont Rangers |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1892 | Minmi Rangers | 3–0 | Pyrmont Rangers |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1893 | Pyrmont Rangers | 1–0 | Minmi Rangers |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1894 | Pyrmont Rangers | 7–2 | Parkgrove |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1895 | Balmain | 4–2 | Pyrmont Rangers |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1896 | Balmain | 3–1 | Pyrmont Rangers |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1897 | Balmain | 2–1 | Pyrmont Rangers |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1898 | Pyrmont Volunteers | 3–2 | Newcastle West |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1899 | Pyrmont Rangers | 5–2 | Balgownie |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1900 | West Wallsend | 3–3, 4–1 (replay) |
Pyrmont Volunteers |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1901 | West Wallsend | 4–1 | Balgownie |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1902 | Pyrmont Rovers | 3–1 | West Wallsend |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1903 | Pyrmont Rovers | 4–2 | Glebe |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1904 | Granville | 2–1 | Glebe |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1905 | Balmain | 2–2, 2–1 (replay) |
Rozelle |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1906 | Glebe | 3–2 | Pyrmont Rovers |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1907 | Broadmeadows | 0–0, 3–2 (replay) |
Pyrmont Rovers |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1908 | Pyrmont Rovers | 4–0 | Glebe |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1909 | Adamstown Rosebud |
0–0, 3–1 (replay) |
Pyrmont Rovers |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1910 | HMS Powerful | 2–0 | Helensburgh |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1911 | Balmain | 2–1 | HMS Powerful |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1912 | Balmain | 1–0 | Sydney |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1913 | Annandale | 3–0 | Newtown |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1914 | Granville | 3–1 | Merewether Advance |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1915 | Balmain | 2–0 | West Wallsend |
1916–17 No tournament due to World War I | ||||
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1918 | Weston | 1–0 | Balmain Kiora |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1919 | Balmain Fernleigh | 3–0 | West Wallsend |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1920 | Balmain Fernleigh | 2–0 | Granville |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1921 | West Wallsend | 3–1 | Granville |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1922 | Granville | 1–0 | West Wallsend |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1923 | West Wallsend | 0–0, 0–0 (replay), 4–4 (replay), 1–0 (replay) |
Sydney |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1924 | West Wallsend | 3–0 | Woonona |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1925 | Adamstown Rosebud |
2–0 | Cessnock |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1926 | West Wallsend | 2–1 | Adamstown Rosebud
|
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1927 | Gladesville-Ryde | 2–0 | Granville |
Gardiner Challenge Cup | 1928 | Thirroul Rangers | 3–0 | Pyrmont |
State Cup Series | 1928 | Aberdare | 2–0 | Weston |
State Cup Series | 1929 | Cessnock | 2–0 | Wallsend |
State Cup Series | 1930 | Adamstown Rosebud | 2–0 | Cessnock |
State Cup Series | 1931 | West Wallsend | 3–0 | Woonona |
State Cup Series | 1932 | Weston | 8–1 | Adamstown Rosebud |
State Cup Series | 1933 | St. George | 3–3, 5–3 (replay) |
Cessnock |
State Cup Series | 1934 | Weston | 5–1 | Adamstown Rosebud |
State Cup Series | 1935 | Metters | 5–0 | St. George |
State Cup Series | 1936 | Weston | 3–2 | Metters |
State Cup Series | 1937 | Wallsend | 3–1 | Weston |
State Cup Series | 1938 | Metters | 4–0 | Adamstown Rosebud |
State Cup Series | 1939 | Weston | 2–2, 2–1 (replay) |
Goodyear |
State Cup Series | 1940 | Metters | 4–2 | Adamstown Rosebud |
State Cup Series | 1941 | Leichhardt-Annandale | 6–3 | Granville |
State Cup Series | 1942 | Wallsend | 8–1 | Gladesville-Ryde |
State Cup Series | 1943 | Merewether | 4–2 | Woonona-Bulli |
State Cup Series | 1944 | Merewether | 6–3 | Cessnock |
State League Cup | 1943 | Leichhardt-Annandale | 3–2 ( a.e.t. ) |
Adamstown Rosebud |
State League Cup | 1944 | Wallsend | 8–2 | Gace Brothers |
State League Cup | 1945 | West Wallsend | 2–1 | Metters |
State League Cup | 1946 | Canterbury-Bankstown | 4–1 | Adamstown |
State League Cup | 1947 | Corrimal | 5–1 | Canterbury-Bankstown |
State League Cup | 1948 | Leichhardt-Annandale | 4–2 | Wallsend |
State League Cup | 1949 | Leichhardt-Annandale | 3–0 | Granville |
State League Cup | 1950 | Wallsend | 5–2 | Granville |
State League Cup | 1951 | Granville | 3–0 | Mayfield United |
State League Cup | 1952 | Wallsend | 2–0 | West Wallsend |
State League Cup | 1953 | Auburn | 1–0 | Corrimal |
State League Cup | 1954 | Corrimal Rangers | 5–1 | Leichhardt-Annandale |
State League Cup | 1955 | Leichhardt Annandale | 2–1 | Granville |
State League Cup | 1956 | Leichhardt Annandale | 6–4 | Corrimal Rangers |
State League Cup | 1957 | Wallsend | 0–0, 2–0 (replay) |
Granville |
State League Cup | 1958 | Toronto-Awaba | 4–2 | Wallsend |
See also
References
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- ^ "1976 NSW Rothmans State Cup". socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
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- ^ "1996 Waratah Cup". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
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