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 competition, now known as the Australia Cup.[1]

Waratah Cup
Founded1991
RegionNew South Wales
Number of teams162 (in 2022)
Current championsNWS Spirit (in 2022)
Most successful club(s)Hakoah Sydney City East (7 titles)
WebsiteThe Waratah Cup
2023 Australia Cup preliminary rounds

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, now known as the Australia 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, Sydney United, and Wollongong Wolves won the NPL national championships in 2015, 2016, and 2019 respectively. Therefore the three teams were not required to participate in FFA Cup preliminary rounds in 2016, 2017, and 2021. They were also seeded directly into final rounds of the Waratah Cup in the respective seasons, along with the other 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.

YearWinnerScoreRunners-upAustralia Cup (formerly FFA Cup) Qualifiers
2014Blacktown City
(4th title)		6–2Manly United2014 FFA Cup preliminary rounds Blacktown City
Hakoah Sydney City East
Manly United		Parramatta FC
South Coast Wolves		Sydney Olympic
Sydney United 58
2015Sydney United 58
(5th title)		1–0Blacktown City2015 FFA Cup preliminary rounds Balmain Tigers
Blacktown City		Rockdale City Suns
Sydney Olympic		Sydney United 58
2016Sydney United 58
(6th title)		1–0Manly United2016 FFA Cup preliminary rounds Blacktown City[lower-alpha 1]
Bonnyrigg White Eagles		Manly United
Marconi Stallions		Sydney United 58
Wollongong Wolves
2017Hakoah Sydney City East
(7th title)		3–1APIA Leichhardt Tigers2017 FFA Cup preliminary rounds APIA Leichhardt Tigers
Bankstown Berries		Blacktown City
Hakoah Sydney City East		Hills Brumbies
Sydney United 58 [lower-alpha 2]
2018APIA Leichhardt Tigers
(5th title)		3–0Hakoah Sydney City East2018 FFA Cup preliminary rounds APIA Leichhardt Tigers
Bonnyrigg White Eagles		Hakoah Sydney City East
Marconi Stallions		Rockdale City Suns
2019Marconi Stallions
(2nd title)		2–1Sydney United 582019 FFA Cup preliminary roundsManly United
Marconi Stallions		Mt Druitt Town Rangers
Sydney United 58		St George FC
2020Waratah Cup and 2020 FFA Cup cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[7]
2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]2021 FFA Cup preliminary roundsAPIA Leichhardt
Blacktown City		Mt Druitt Town Rangers
Sydney Olympic		Wollongong Wolves[lower-alpha 3]
2022NWS Spirit
(1st title)		2–1Sydney United 582022 Australia Cup preliminary roundsBonnyrigg White Eagles
NWS Spirit		Sydney United 58
Wollongong United

Previous Waratah Cup competitions since Federation
CompetitionYearWinnersScoreRunners-up
Federation Cup1957Canterbury-Marrickville7–2Gladesville-Ryde
Federation Cup1958Canterbury-Marrickville (2)3–2Sydney Prague
Ascot (Craven) Cup1959Hakoah2–0Sydney Prague
Ascot (Craven) Cup1960Bankstown1–0Canterbury-Marrickville
Ascot (Craven) Cup1961Hakoah (2)2–0Canterbury-Marrickville
Federation Cup1962APIA Leichhardt5–1Canterbury-Marrickville
Federation Cup1963Hakoah Eastern Suburbs (3)2–1South Coast United
Federation Cup1964St. George Budapest4–3South Coast United
Federation Cup1965Hakoah Eastern Suburbs (4)3–1Pan-Hellenic
Federation Cup1966APIA Leichhardt (2)3–2St. George Budapest
1967–1970 No competition held
Federation Cup1971Hakoah Eastern Suburbs (5)3–2South Sydney-Croatia
Federation Cup1972St. George Budapest (2)3–2Marconi-Fairfield
1973 No competition held
Federation Cup1974South Sydney-Croatia[lower-alpha 4]1–0St. George Budapest
Federation Cup1975APIA Leichhardt (3)2–0Western Suburbs
Federation Cup1976Hakoah Eastern Suburbs (6)3–1South Sydney-Croatia
1977–1989 No competition held
Federation Cup1990Canberra Croatia3–0Sydney Macedonia
Waratah Cup1991Blacktown City2–1Avala
Waratah Cup1992Avala4–1Canberra Metro
Waratah Cup1993Blacktown City (2)–unknown
Waratah Cup1994Bankstown City (2)2–1Sydney Olympic
Waratah Cup1995Sydney United (2)2–1Canterbury-Marrickville
Waratah Cup1996Sydney United (3)2–1 (a.e.t.)Parramatta Eagles
Waratah Cup1997Wollongong Wolves2–0Bankstown City
1998–2003 No competition held
Statewide Cup2004Sydney Crescent Star2–1 (a.e.t.)Bonnyrigg White Eagles
Statewide Cup2005Sydney United (4)3–1Belconnen Blue Devils
Statewide Cup2006Blacktown City (3)2–1APIA Leichhardt
Statewide Cup2007Wollongong Wolves (2)3–2Manly United
Statewide Cup2008Bankstown City (2)3–1Sydney Olympic
Statewide Cup2009Sutherland Sharks2–1Manly United
Waratah Cup2010Marconi Stallions0–0 (7–6 (p))Spirit FC
Waratah Cup2011Manly United4–0Mounties Wanderers
Waratah Cup2012Sutherland Sharks (2)4–1APIA Leichhardt
Waratah Cup2013APIA Leichhardt (4)3–0Sutherland Sharks

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.

ClubChampions[9]YearsRunners-upYears
Hakoah Sydney City East71959, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1971, 1976, 201712018
Sydney United 5861974, 1995, 1996, 2005, 2015, 201641971, 1976, 2019, 2022
APIA Leichhardt51962, 1966, 1975, 2013, 201832006, 2012, 2017
Blacktown City41991, 1993, 2006, 201412015
Bankstown City31960, 1994, 200821990, 1997
Bankstown Berries21957, 195841960, 1961, 1962, 1995
St George FC21964, 197221966, 1974
Sutherland Sharks22009, 201212013
Marconi Stallions22010, 201911972
Wollongong Wolves21997, 20070
Manly United1201142007, 2009, 2014, 2016
Bonnyrigg White Eagles1199221991, 2004
Canberra FC1199011992
NWS Spirit1202212010
Sydney Crescent Stars120040
Gladesville-Ryde011957
Sydney Prague021958, 1959
South Coast United021963, 1964
Sydney Olympic031965, 1994, 2008
Western Suburbs011975
Parramatta FC011996
Belconnen Blue Devils012005
Mounties Wanderers012011

Earlier NSW State Cups pre-Federation
CompetitionYearWinner[10]
State Cup1926Wallsend
1927 to 1930not known
State Cup1931West Wallsend
State Cup1932Wallsend
State Cup1933Wallsend
1934 to 1936not known
State Cup1937Wallsend
1938 to 1941not known
State Cup1942Wallsend
1943not known
State League Cup1944Wallsend
State Cup1945West Wallsend
1946 to 1949not known
State League Cup1950Wallsend
State Cup1951Granville
State League Cup1952Wallsend
State League Cup1953Auburn
State League Cup1954Corrimal Rangers
State League Cup1955Leichhardt Annandale
State League Cup1956Leichhardt Annandale

See also

Notes
  1. Blacktown City qualified as 2015 National Premier Leagues Champions.
  2. Sydney United 58 qualified as 2016 National Premier Leagues Champions.
  3. Wollongong Wolves qualified as 2019 National Premier Leagues Champions.
  4. Sydney United first win in 1974 as South Sydney-Croatia

References
  1. "NSW WARATAH CUP". Football NSW. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  2. "Waratah Cup ready for kick off in 2010". Soccernsw.com.au. 17 December 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  3. "NSW WARATAH CUP". Football NSW. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  4. "2014 Waratah Cup Match Schedule And Results" (PDF). Football NSW. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  5. "FFA Cup - Football NSW" (PDF). footballnsw.com.au. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  6. "Westfield FFA Cup 2016 Preliminary Draw Announced". footballnsw.com.au. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  7. "Coronavirus forces FFA Cup to be cancelled". The World Game. SBS. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  8. "Football NSW Cancel 2021 National Premier Leagues Season". Football NSW. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  9. "SoccerAust: NSW Cup Winners". Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  10. "SoccerAust : NSW Past Seasons Tables and Results". Retrieved 2 May 2015.
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