Waratah Cup
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, National Premier Leagues NSW 2, National Premier Leagues NSW 3, National Premier Leagues NSW 4 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.[1]
Founded | 1991 |
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Region | New South Wales |
Number of teams | 144 (in 2019) |
Current champions | Marconi Stallions (in 2019) |
Most successful club(s) | Hakoah Sydney City East (7 titles) |
Website | The Waratah Cup |
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History
The Waratah Cup commenced in 1991 teams featuring clubs from the top 4 tiers of football in New South Wales, as well as teams from non-league associations.[2]
Hakoah Sydney City East have won the cup the most times with seven wins. Sydney Crescent Star are the only non-league team to win the competition in 2004.
Current cup competitions (since 2014)
Since 2014 the Waratah Cup has become part of the qualifying competition for the FFA Cup. In 2014, seven teams qualified for the Round of 32.[3][4]
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.[5]
Starting in 2015, the reigning champions of the National Premier Leagues qualified directly for the FFA Cup proper (round of 32). Blacktown City and Sydney United won the NPL national championships in 2015 and 2016 respectively. Therefore the two teams were not required to participate in FFA Cup preliminary rounds in 2016 and 2017. The two teams were also seeded directly into final six of the Waratah Cup in the respective seasons, along with the other five FFA Cup qualifiers from NSW.[6]
From 2020 onwards, NSW qualification to the Round of 32 decreased to four slots instead of the previous five.
Notes
- 1 Blacktown City qualified as 2015 National Premier Leagues Champions.
- 2 Sydney United 58 qualified as 2016 National Premier Leagues Champions.
Previous Waratah Cup competitions since Federation
Competition | Year | Winners | Score | Runners-Up |
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Federation Cup | 1957 | Canterbury-Marrickville | 7–2 | Gladesville-Ryde |
Federation Cup | 1958 | Canterbury-Marrickville (2) | 3–2 | Sydney Prague |
Ascot (Craven) Cup | 1959 | Hakoah | 2–0 | Sydney Prague (2) |
Ascot (Craven) Cup | 1960 | Bankstown | 1–0 | Canterbury-Marrickville |
Ascot (Craven) Cup | 1961 | Hakoah (2) | 2–0 | Canterbury-Marrickville (2) |
Federation Cup | 1962 | APIA Leichhardt | 5–1 | Canterbury-Marrickville (3) |
Federation Cup | 1963 | Hakoah Eastern Suburbs (3) | 2–1 | South Coast United |
Federation Cup | 1964 | St. George Budapest | 4–3 | South Coast United (2) |
Federation Cup | 1965 | Hakoah Eastern Suburbs (4) | 3–1 | Pan-Hellenic |
Federation Cup | 1966 | APIA Leichhardt (2) | 3–2 | St. George Budapest |
1967–1970 No competition held | ||||
Federation Cup | 1971 | Hakoah Eastern Suburbs (5) | 3–2 | South Sydney-Croatia |
Federation Cup | 1972 | St. George Budapest (2) | 3–2 | Marconi-Fairfield |
1973 No competition held | ||||
Federation Cup | 1974 | South Sydney-Croatia | 1–0 | St. George Budpest (2) |
Federation Cup | 1975 | APIA Leichhardt (3) | 2–0 | Western Suburbs |
Federation Cup | 1976 | Hakoah Eastern Suburbs (6) | 3–1 | South Sydney-Croatia (2) |
1977–1989 No competition held | ||||
Federation Cup | 1990 | Canberra Croatia | 3–0 | Sydney Macedonia |
Waratah Cup | 1991 | Blacktown City | 2–1 | Avala |
Waratah Cup | 1992 | Avala | 4–1 | Canberra Metro |
Waratah Cup | 1993 | Blacktown City (2) | – | unknown |
Waratah Cup | 1994 | Bankstown City (2) | 2–1 | Sydney Olympic (2) |
Waratah Cup | 1995 | Sydney United (2) | 2–1 | Canterbury-Marrickville (4) |
Waratah Cup | 1996 | Sydney United (3) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Parramatta Eagles |
Waratah Cup | 1997 | Wollongong Wolves | 2–0 | Bankstown City (2) |
1998–2003 No competition held | ||||
Statewide Cup | 2004 | Sydney Crescent Star | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Bonnyrigg White Eagles (2) |
Statewide Cup | 2005 | Sydney United (4) | 3–1 | Belconnen Blue Devils |
Statewide Cup | 2006 | Blacktown City (3) | 2–1 | APIA Leichhardt |
Statewide Cup | 2007 | Wollongong Wolves (2) | 3–2 | Manly United |
Statewide Cup | 2008 | Bankstown City (2) | 3–1 | Sydney Olympic (3) |
Statewide Cup | 2009 | Sutherland Sharks | 2–1 | Manly United (2) |
Waratah Cup | 2010 | Marconi Stallions | 0–0 7–6 (p) | Spirit FC |
Waratah Cup | 2011 | Manly United | 4–0 | Mounties Wanderers |
Waratah Cup | 2012 | Sutherland Sharks (2) | 4–1 | APIA Leichhardt (2) |
Waratah Cup | 2013 | APIA Leichhardt (4) | 3–0 | Sutherland Sharks |
- Note : Sydney United first win in 1974 as South Sydney-Croatia.
Source: www.socceraust.co.uk
Honours since Federation
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.
Club | Champions | Years | Runners-Up | Years |
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Hakoah Sydney City East FC | 7 | 1959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1971, 1976, 2017 | 1 | 2018 |
Sydney United 58 FC | 6 | 1974, 1995, 1996, 2005, 2015, 2016 | 3 | 1971, 1976, 2019 |
APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC | 5 | 1962, 1966, 1975, 2013, 2018 | 3 | 2006, 2012, 2017 |
Blacktown City FC | 4 | 1991, 1993, 2006, 2014 | 1 | 2015 |
Bankstown City FC | 3 | 1960, 1994, 2008 | 2 | 1990, 1997 |
Bankstown Berries FC | 2 | 1957, 1958 | 4 | 1960, 1961, 1962, 1995 |
St George FC | 2 | 1964, 1972 | 2 | 1966, 1974 |
Sutherland Sharks FC | 2 | 2009, 2012 | 1 | 2013 |
Marconi Stallions FC | 2 | 2010, 2019 | 1 | 1972 |
Wollongong Wolves FC | 2 | 1997, 2007 | 0 | |
Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC | 1 | 1992 | 2 | 1991, 2004 |
Canberra FC | 1 | 1990 | 1 | 1992 |
Manly United FC | 1 | 2011 | 4 | 2007, 2009, 2014, 2016 |
Sydney Crescent Stars | 1 | 2004 | 0 | |
Gladesville-Ryde | 0 | 1 | 1957 | |
Sydney Prague | 0 | 2 | 1958, 1959 | |
South Coast United | 0 | 2 | 1963, 1964 | |
Sydney Olympic FC | 0 | 3 | 1965, 1994, 2008 | |
Western Suburbs SC | 0 | 1 | 1975 | |
Parramatta FC | 0 | 1 | 1996 | |
Belconnen Blue Devils | 0 | 1 | 2005 | |
Spirit FC | 0 | 1 | 2010 | |
Mounties Wanderers FC | 0 | 1 | 2011 |
- Source: www.socceraust.co.uk
- Updated up to and including Waratah Cup 2015
Earlier NSW State Cups pre-Federation
Competition | Year | Winner |
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State Cup | 1926 | Wallsend |
1927 to 1930 | not known | |
State Cup | 1931 | West Wallsend |
State Cup | 1932 | Wallsend |
State Cup | 1933 | Wallsend |
1934 to 1936 | not known | |
State Cup | 1937 | Wallsend |
1938 to 1941 | not known | |
State Cup | 1942 | Wallsend |
1943 | not known | |
State League Cup | 1944 | Wallsend |
State Cup | 1945 | West Wallsend |
1946 to 1949 | not known | |
State League Cup | 1950 | Wallsend |
State Cup | 1951 | Granville |
State League Cup | 1952 | Wallsend |
State League Cup | 1953 | Auburn |
State League Cup | 1954 | Corrimal Rangers |
State League Cup | 1955 | Leichhardt Annandale |
State League Cup | 1956 | Leichhardt Annandale |
References :[8]
See also
References
- "NSW WARATAH CUP". Football NSW. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- "Waratah Cup ready for kick off in 2010". Soccernsw.com.au. 17 December 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- "NSW WARATAH CUP". Football NSW. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- "2014 Waratah Cup Match Schedule And Results" (PDF). Football NSW. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- "FFA Cup - Football NSW" (PDF). footballnsw.com.au. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- "Westfield FFA Cup 2016 Preliminary Draw Announced". footballnsw.com.au. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- "Coronavirus forces FFA Cup to be cancelled". The World Game. SBS. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- "SoccerAust : NSW Past Seasons Tables and Results". Retrieved 2 May 2015.