2018 Waratah Cup

The 2018 Waratah Cup was the 16th season of Football NSW's knockout competition. The Preliminary Rounds are now a part of the FFA Cup competition. The 5 winners from the FFA Cup preliminary Seventh Round qualified for the Waratah Cup.

2018 Waratah Cup
Country Australia (NSW)
Teams5
ChampionsAPIA Leichhardt Tigers
Runners-upHakoah Sydney City East
Matches played4
Goals scored17 (4.25 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Jordan Murray (4)
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The Cup was won by APIA Leichhardt Tigers, their 5th title.

Format
RoundClubs
remaining		Winners from
previous round		New entries
this round		Main Match Dates
Round 2169none1209–13 March
Round 3137882614–28 March
Round 48057233–11 April
Round 54040none2–9 May
Round 62020none15–23 May
Round 71010none30 May
Playoff Round55none13 June
Semi-Finals44none27 June
Final22none15 July

Preliminary rounds
Main article: 2018 FFA Cup preliminary rounds

New South Wales clubs, other than Northern NSW and A-League clubs, participate in the FFA Cup via the preliminary rounds. The competition is for all Senior Men's teams of the National Premier Leagues NSW, NPL 2, NPL 3, NSW State League, as well as Association teams which applied to participate.

A total of 169 clubs entered into the competition,[1] and the five qualifiers were:

Qualifiers
APIA Leichhardt Tigers (2) Bonnyrigg White Eagles (2) Hakoah Sydney City East (2) Marconi Stallions (2) Rockdale City Suns (2)

Elimination Playoff

Two of the qualifiers played-off to reduce the remaining teams to 4 teams, with the match played on 13 June.

Rockdale City Suns2–3APIA Leichhardt
Alammedine  31'
Sorge  89'		 Report Sekiya  44'
Murray
Illinden Sports Centre, Sydney

Semi finals

A total of 4 teams took part in this stage of the competition, with the matches played on 27 June.

Bonnyrigg White Eagles2–4Hakoah Sydney City East
Diaz  33'
Vrankovic  42'		 Report Frangie
Vrankovic  (o.g.)
De Jong  28'
Gauthier
Valentine Sport Park, Sydney
Marconi Stallions0–3APIA Leichhardt Tigers
Report Bizco  43', 80'
Symons  52'

Grand final
APIA Leichhardt Tigers3–0Hakoah Sydney City East
  • Murray  10', 50'
  • Symons  78'
 Result

References
  1. "FOOTBALL NSW'S FFA CUP ROUND'S 2 AND 3 CONFIRMED". Football NSW. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
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