Waratah Cup
Founded | 1991 |
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Region | New South Wales |
Number of teams | 104 (in 2015) |
Current champions | Sydney United 58 (4th title) |
Most successful club(s) | Blacktown City FC, Sydney United 58 (4 titles) |
Website | The Waratah Cup |
2015 Waratah Cup (last year) 2016 FFA 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 NPL NSW, NPL NSW 2, NSW State League Division One, NSW State League Division Two and numerous other semi professional & amateur association clubs within New South Wales. The Cup is held during the NPL NSW and state league seasons. Since 2014 preliminary rounds of the Waratah Cup have been used to determine the NSW entrants to the national FFA Cup. [1]
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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]
Blacktown City Football Club and Sydney United 58 have won the cup the most times with four wins. Sydney Crescent Star are the only non-league team to win the competition in 2004.
Current cup competitions 2014-onwards
The 2014 Waratah Cup was also a qualifying completion for the inaugural 2014 FFA Cup, where 7 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 compete for the 2015 Waratah Cup. [5]
Previous Waratah Cup competitions 1991-2013
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Earlier NSW State Cups
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note (1) result unknown
References : [6]
See also
- New South Wales Premier League
- New South Wales Super League
- NSW State League Division One
- NSW State League Division Two
- Football NSW
References
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