Football West State Cup

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Football West State Cup
State Western Australia
Founded 1899
Number of teams 61 (in 2015)
Level on pyramid 2-8
Current champions 2015 Sorrento (3rd title)
Most championships Perth SC (Azzurri, Italia) (13 titles)
Website FootballWest.com.au
2016 WA State Challenge Cup
2016 FFA Cup preliminary rounds

The Football West State Cup is a soccer competition held between clubs in the Australian state of Western Australia, now known for sponsorship reasons as the Cool Ridge Cup. It currently serves as preliminary rounds for the FFA Cup, with the 2 finalists also entering the final stages of that competition.

History

Several knockout competitions have been held since 1895 in various forms,[1] with one of the two major Western Australian knockout cup competitions initially called the Challenge Cup, from 1903 to 1959 as the Challenge Cup and Shield, between 1960 and 1995 as the D’Orsogna Cup, and since that time with a number of naming rights sponsors.

The other major knockout competition in Western Australia was the Charity Cup, held between 1903 and 1961. This was considered the pre-eminent cup competition prior to the Second World War.[1]

Since 2014, this knockout competition has also served as preliminary rounds for the FFA Cup, with Western Australia represented by the 2 finalists, along with the A-League club Perth Glory FC.[2]

Current Cup Competitions 2014-onwards

The current format is also a qualifying completion for the FFA Cup, where both the finalists qualify for the Round of 32.

Competition and Year Winner FFA Cup Qualification Qualifiers
Cool Ridge Cup 2014 Bayswater City 2014 FFA Cup Preliminary Rounds Bayswater City
Stirling Lions
Cool Ridge Cup 2015 Sorrento 2015 FFA Cup Preliminary Rounds Perth SC
Sorrento
Cool Ridge Cup 2016 TBA 2016 FFA Cup Preliminary Rounds

References :[3]

Recent Cup Competitions 1996-2013

References :[1][4]

D’Orsogna Cup 1960-1995

References :[1][4]

Challenge Cup and Shield 1899-1959

1 In 1898 the Challenge Cup - originally known as the Wilson Cup - was awarded to the league champions, Civil Service. [1]
2 round-robin format. [1]
3 reduced war-time competition. [1]

References :[4]

Charity Cup 1903-1961

1 won on replay, after original match was drawn.
2 won on second replay, after both original match and first replay were drawn.

References :[1]



External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Kreider, R.N. (2012) Paddocks to Pitches. The Definitive History of Western Australian Football. Published by SportsWest Media
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