The 2011 Waratah Cup

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...

is the 20th season of the competition, Football NSW's equivalent to the FA Cup

FA Cup

The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...

 in England. The preliminary round for the competition was announced on Wednesday 23, March 2011 at Football NSW's headquarters in Riverstone, New South Wales

Riverstone, New South Wales

Riverstone is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Riverstone is located 48 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown. Riverstone is part of the Greater Western Sydney region...

. 12 teams will be given a bye through to the First Round. In a positive sign for the competition, 33 different associations have registered teams into the tournament - a total of 33 for the season.
In Addition to this Canberra City FC from the ACT

Australian Capital Territory

The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...

 registered, and there is 1 club registered from Wagga Wagga

Wagga Wagga, New South Wales

Wagga Wagga is a city in New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Murrumbidgee River, and with an urban population of 46,735 people, Wagga Wagga is the state's largest inland city, as well as an important agricultural, military, and transport hub of Australia...

. 3 Illawarra Region clubs have entered the fray also. Round 1 will see the remaining State League Two clubs enter the fray, Round 2 will see Super League and State League One clubs enter while Round 3 will see all NSW Premier League clubs join.

The competition was won by NSW Premier League club Manly United, who defeated Mounties Wanderers 4-0 in the Grand Final. It is Manly United's first trophy in the competition since it's foundation.

Games to be played on Wednesday 30th March

EWLINE Tie no Home team Score Away team Ground 1 Padstow United 3 – 4 All Saints Oatley Playford Park 2 Olympic Eagles 1 – 8 Fairfield Wanderers FC Heffron Park 3 Barden Ridgebacks 0 – 1 Bonnet Bay The Ridge 4 Bass Hill 3 – 2 Hurstville City Minotaurs Walshaw Park 5 Gymea United 4 – 4 (6-4 extra time) Luddenham United Crest Soccer Fields 6 Mosman FC 0 – 1 Northbridge FC Christie Park 7 Nepean FC 0 – 2 Pacific Hills Cook Park 8 Gunners Soccer Club 2 – 3 Waverly Old Boys Bensley Rd 9 FC Gazy Lansvale 4 – 0 Dee Why FC Cherrybrook Park 10 Eastwood St. Andrews 7 – 1 Gwawley Bay Christie Park 11 Chullora Wolves 4 – 1 Bringelly Football Clubs Playford Park 12 Rydalmere FC 2 – 6 Dunbar Rovers William Lawson Res 13 Lokomotiv Cove FC Lokomotiv Cove FC Lokomotiv Cove Football Club is an Australian amateur football club based in Alexandria, a suburb of Sydney. They currently play in the Eastern Suburbs Football Association.- History :... 1-1 (2-2 extra time, 2-4 penalties) Como West Janali Alexandria Oval 14 Bankstown Sports Strikers 0 – 2 Pagewood Botany FC Crest Soccer Fields 15 Prospect United 2 – 3 Enfield Rovers (A)* William Lawson Res 16 F.C Lansvale United 1 – 2 Chopin Park Rams FC Hartley Oval 17 Hawkesbury City SC 3 – 0 Glebe Wanderers Bensons Lane 18 Redbacks Football Club 5 – 2 Arncliffe Aurora George Thornton 19 Springwood United SC 0 – 2 Glenmore Park Summerhayes Park

• Enfield Rovers fielded 2 teams in the competition, Team (B) - received a bye
  Bye (sports)
  A bye, in sports and other competitive activities, most commonly refers to the practice of allowing a player or team to advance to the next round of a playoff tournament without playing...
  
   into the next round.

Games to be played on Thursday, 31 March

EWLINE Tie no Home team Score Away team Ground 1 Hakoah FC Sydney City Soccer Club Sydney City Soccer Club is a football club from Sydney, Australia.The club was formed in 1939 as Sydney Hakoah by members of the Sydney Jewish community. They played between 1977 and 1986 in the National Soccer League as Eastern Suburbs and Sydney City... 2 – 0 Roosters FC Hensley Athletic

Teams receiving a bye through to Round 1

Carringbah Redbacks Port Kembla Wagga United Dandaloo Football Club Canberra FC Canberra FC Canberra Football Club is an Australian football club from the city of Canberra that competes in the ACT competitions including the ACT Premier League. The club was founded in 1958 as Canberra Croatia by local Croatian Australians, later taking the names HOPE, Croatia Deakin, Canberra Metro and... Picton Rangers

Menai Hawks Lidcombe Waratah Belmore Hercules Bathurst '75 Collaroy Cromer Enfield Rovers (B)

First Round Proper

EWLINE Tie no Home team Score Away team Ground 1 Fairfield Wanderers 2 – 1 Belmore Hercules Knight Park 4 2 Bass Hill 1 – 4 Northbridge FC Walshaw Park 3 Collaroy Cromer Gymea Forfiet Gymea United Cromer Park Cromer Park Cromer Park is a community football ground located in the Northern Beaches suburb of Cromer in Sydney. It has been home to current New South Wales Premier League team Manly United FC ever since they were inducted into the NSWPL from the old New South Wales Super League back in 2004 and also the... 4 FC Gazy Lansvale 3 – 1 Bonnet Bay Cherrybrook Park 5 Eastwood St. Andrews 3 – 0 Waverly Old Boys Christie Park 6 Pacific Hills 2 – 1 Dunbar Rovers Christie Park 7 Redbacks Football Club 0 – 0 (0 – 2 Extra Time) Como West Janali George Thomton 8 Hakoah FC Sydney City Soccer Club Sydney City Soccer Club is a football club from Sydney, Australia.The club was formed in 1939 as Sydney Hakoah by members of the Sydney Jewish community. They played between 1977 and 1986 in the National Soccer League as Eastern Suburbs and Sydney City... 6 – 2 Chullora Wolves Hensley Athletic 9 Hawkesbury City SC 6 – 0 Enfield Rovers (B) Bensons Lane 10 Chopin Park Rams 2 – 0 Lidcombe Waratah Bensons Lane 11 Carringbah Redbacks 1 – 1 (1 – 4 Extra Time) Pagewood Botany Seymour Shaw Park Seymour Shaw Park Seymour Shaw Park is a football stadium in Miranda, New South Wales, Australia. It is the current home ground of the Sutherland Sharks Football Club who play in the state league, the New South Wales Premier League.-History:... 12 Port Kembla 4 – 0 Enfield Rovers (A) Wetherill Park Primbee 13 Picton Rangers 1 – 0 Menai Hawks Wetherill Park Primbee 14 Dandaloo FC 7 – 1 All Saints Oatley JJ Kelly Park 15 Glenmore Park 1 – 3 Bathurst '75 Parker St. Oval 16 Canberra FC 9 – 1 Wagga United Deakin Stadium

Second Round Proper

EWLINE Tie no Home team Score Away team Ground 1 Blacktown Spartans FC Blacktown Spartans FC The Blacktown Spartans Football Club are a semi-professional association football club currently playing in the NSW Super League, the second tier of association football in New South Wales and the 3rd tier including the fully professional top tier, the A-League... 0 – 0 (3 – 0 Extra Time) Balmain FC Balmain SC Balmain Soccer Club also known as Balmain SC or Balmain FC is a semi-professional football club, based in the Inner West suburb of Balmain in Sydney. They played at the historic Birchgrove Oval, just west of Balmain, which is known to some as the home of Rugby League, when the Balmain Tigers Rugby... Francis Park 2 Central Coast Lightning Central Coast Lightning Central Coast FC, formerly known as Central Coast Lightning is a semi-professional association football club, based and located on the Central Coast of New South Wales. They are the main "feeder" club for the professional A-League club, the... 1 – 2 Fairfield Bulls Pluim Park 3 Fraser Park FC Fraser Park FC Fraser Park FC, otherwise known as just Fraser Park, are an Australian association football team founded in the 1960s by Portuguese immigrants as 'Clube Portugues de Sydney'. It was originally founded in Sydney's Paddington in the Eastern suburbs, but is currently based in the Inner West suburb of... 2 – 1 Pacific Hills Dural Fraser Park 4 Hills Brumbies 4 – 3 Gladesville-Ryde Magic Second Ponds Oval 5 Macarthur Rams Macarthur Rams Macarthur Rams is an football team based in Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia. They currently compete in the New South Wales Super League, playing home fixtures at Lynwood Park.-History:... 3 – 1 Canberra FC Canberra FC Canberra Football Club is an Australian football club from the city of Canberra that competes in the ACT competitions including the ACT Premier League. The club was founded in 1958 as Canberra Croatia by local Croatian Australians, later taking the names HOPE, Croatia Deakin, Canberra Metro and... Lynwood Park 6 St. George FC 7 – 3 Inter Lions Inter Lions Inter Lions is an association football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. They are currently competing in the NSW Mens State League Division One & Womens Premier League.The club has a strong Italian Australian fan base... St. George Stadium 7 Spirit FC Northern Spirit FC Northern Spirit Football Club was a football club based in North Sydney, Australia. Northern Spirit entered the National Soccer League in the 1998-99 season... 1 – 3 Northbridge FC Christie Park 8 Pagewood-Boatany 0 – 5 Granville Rage Granville Rage The Granville Rage are an Australian semi-professional football club, located in the Greater Western Sydney suburb of Granville. The club was founded 10 years ago in 2000... Hensley Athletic 9 Sydney University 2 – 1 UNSW University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia... Sydney Uni. Oval 1 10 West Sydney Berries West Sydney Berries The West Sydney Berries are a football club based in Belmore, New South Wales. They were one of the first clubs formed in Sydney and competed in the first ever New South Wales State League as Canterbury FC, and has also been known as Canterbury-Marrickville Olympic... 4 – 0 Stanmore Hawks Lidcombe Oval 11 Mt Druitt Town Rangers Mt Druitt Town Rangers The Mount Druit Town Rangers or just Mt Druitt Rangers are an football club, from Mt Druitt in Western Sydney. The club was founded in 1970. They currently play in the NSW Super League, the second tier of football in New South Wales below the NSW Premier League. Since 2007, the Rangers have... 1 – 1 (2 – 1 Extra Time) Dulwich Hill FC Dulwich Hill FC Dulwich Hill FC are an football team located in the Inner West suburb of Dulwich Hill in Sydney. They currently play in the NSW Super League, the second tier of football in New South Wales, and third tier in Australia.-History:... Popondetta Park 12 Mounties Wanderers 7 – 0 Como-West Janalli Cook Park 13 Schofield Scorpians 3 – 0 Bathurst '75 CSI Sports Ground 14 Camden Tigers 1 – 2 Fairfield City Ron Dine Reserve 15 Port Kembla 2 – 1 Hurstville ZFC Wetherill Park Primbee 16 Hakoah 0 – 1 Dandaloo FC Hensley Athletic 17 Hawksbury SC Collaroy Forfiet Collaroy Cromer 18 Chopin Park Rams 2 – 2 (3 – 3 Extra Time) (6 – 5 pens) Eastwood St. Andrews Bensons Lane 19 FC Gazy Lansvale 2 – 1 Picton Rangers Cherrybrook Park 20 Fairfield Wanderers 2 – 0 Northern Tigers Knight Park

Third Round Proper

EWLINE Tie no Home team Score Away team Ground 1 Fraser Park FC Fraser Park FC Fraser Park FC, otherwise known as just Fraser Park, are an Australian association football team founded in the 1960s by Portuguese immigrants as 'Clube Portugues de Sydney'. It was originally founded in Sydney's Paddington in the Eastern suburbs, but is currently based in the Inner West suburb of... 2 – 2 (4–3 Extra Time) Chopin Park Rams Fraser Park 2 Bonnyrigg White Eagles Bonnyrigg White Eagles Bonnyrigg White Eagles F.C. is a football club in Sydney currently playing in the New South Wales Premier League.- History :Established by Serbian migrants from the Cabramatta area of south-west Sydney, their primary supporter base has been the local Serbian community... 2 – 3 Sydney Olympic Bonnyrigg Sports Club Bonnyrigg Sports Club Bonnyrigg Sports Club is the home of the Bonnyrigg White Eagles football club in Bonnyrigg, New South Wales, Australia.The ground has played host to some notable matches over the years but none more so than the friendly clash between the Bonnyrigg White Eagles and the high-profile 1991 European... 3 Mounties Wanderers 2 – 0 FC Gazy Lansvale Cook Park 4 Blacktown City Demons Blacktown City Demons Blacktown City FC, formerly The Demons, are an Australian football club based in Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia. The club was formed in 1953 as Toongabbie Soccer Club and changed their name to Blacktown City in 1979... 3 – 0 Fairfield Bulls Gabbie Stadium 5 Sydney United Sydney United Sydney United Football Club are an Australian football club from Sydney, Australia, established in 1957 by Croatian Australians in the area... 1 – 1 (4 – 2 Extra Time) Sydney University Sydney United Sports Centre Sydney United Sports Centre Sydney United Sports Centre, formerly known as Sydney Croatia Sports Centre and King Tomislav Park is a multi-use stadium in Edensor Park, Sydney, Australia. It is mainly used for football and is the home ground for the Sydney United team. The stadium has a capacity of 12,000 people and was... 6 Bankstown City Lions Bankstown City Lions Bankstown City Lions is an Australian football club from the Sydney suburb of Sefton in New South Wales, Australia... 1 – 0 Schofield Scorpians Jensen Oval Jensen Oval Jensen Oval is a Suburban Soccer Park located on Clapham Road, Birrong, Sydney, Australia, within the Bankstown City Council municipality. It is the homeground of the Bankstown City Lions who play in the New South Wales Premier League. It can currently hold up to 8,000 Spectators... 7 Mt Druitt Town Rangers Mt Druitt Town Rangers The Mount Druit Town Rangers or just Mt Druitt Rangers are an football club, from Mt Druitt in Western Sydney. The club was founded in 1970. They currently play in the NSW Super League, the second tier of football in New South Wales below the NSW Premier League. Since 2007, the Rangers have... 4 – 7 Northbridge FC Popondetta Park 8 Marcarthur Rams 2 – 1 Fairfield City Lions Lynwood Park 9 Marconi Stallions Marconi Stallions The Marconi Stallions Football Club is an Australian football club located in Sydney, Australia. The club won the National Soccer League title a record four times, along with South Melbourne FC and Sydney City SC... 2 – 3 West Sydney Berries West Sydney Berries The West Sydney Berries are a football club based in Belmore, New South Wales. They were one of the first clubs formed in Sydney and competed in the first ever New South Wales State League as Canterbury FC, and has also been known as Canterbury-Marrickville Olympic... Marconi Stadium Marconi Stadium Marconi Stadium is a football stadium in Bossley Park, New South Wales, Australia. It is mainly is used for association football and is the home ground for the Marconi Stallions team.-History:... 10 APIA 5 – 0 Fairfield Wanderers Lambert Park 11 Blacktown Spartans FC Blacktown Spartans FC The Blacktown Spartans Football Club are a semi-professional association football club currently playing in the NSW Super League, the second tier of association football in New South Wales and the 3rd tier including the fully professional top tier, the A-League... 3 – 1 Port Kembla Francis Park 12 Hills Brumbies 3 – 1 Rockdale City Suns Rockdale City Suns Rockdale Ilinden Football Club , founded in 1969, is an Australian association football club based in Sydney suburb of Rockdale and competes in the highest men's competition in New South Wales, the NSW Premier League.The Club's home ground is Bicentennial Park South, located in the suburb of... Second Ponds Reserve 13 Hawesbury City SC 1 – 4 South Coast Wolves Bensons Lane 14 Granville Rage Granville Rage The Granville Rage are an Australian semi-professional football club, located in the Greater Western Sydney suburb of Granville. The club was founded 10 years ago in 2000... 0 – 2 Sutherland Sharks Sutherland Sharks Sutherland Sharks Football Club is an Australian football club based in Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia and currently play in the New South Wales Premier League.... Garside Park 15 St. George FC 2 – 3 Parramatta Eagles Parramatta Eagles Parramatta Eagles are an Australian football club that played in the National Soccer League and later the New South Wales Premier League. Due to various levels of mismanagement at the club it was demoted at the end of 2006... St.George Stadium 16 Manly United 3 – 2 Dandaloo FC Cromer Park Cromer Park Cromer Park is a community football ground located in the Northern Beaches suburb of Cromer in Sydney. It has been home to current New South Wales Premier League team Manly United FC ever since they were inducted into the NSWPL from the old New South Wales Super League back in 2004 and also the...

Fourth Round Proper

EWLINE Tie no Home team Score Away team Ground 1 Sydney Olympic 3 –0 Blacktown City Demons Blacktown City Demons Blacktown City FC, formerly The Demons, are an Australian football club based in Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia. The club was formed in 1953 as Toongabbie Soccer Club and changed their name to Blacktown City in 1979... Belmore Oval 2 South Coast Wolves 2 – 2 (3 – 2 Extra Time) Bankstown City Lions Bankstown City Lions Bankstown City Lions is an Australian football club from the Sydney suburb of Sefton in New South Wales, Australia... John Crehan Park John Crehan Park John Crehan Park is a multi-use stadium in the southern part of Wollongong, Australia. The stadium is on Merret Avenue, Cringila. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It is the home of New South Wales Premier League side Wollongong FC and Illawarra Premier League side Cringila Lions... 3 Parramatta Eagles Parramatta Eagles Parramatta Eagles are an Australian football club that played in the National Soccer League and later the New South Wales Premier League. Due to various levels of mismanagement at the club it was demoted at the end of 2006... 3 – 1 Sutherland Sharks Sutherland Sharks Sutherland Sharks Football Club is an Australian football club based in Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia and currently play in the New South Wales Premier League.... Melita Stadium Melita Stadium Melita Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Chester Hill, New South Wales, Australia. It is mainly used for football and is the home ground for the Parramatta Eagles team and the Parramatta Ladyhawks Women's Super League team. The stadium has a capacity of 10,000 people.Melita Stadium is home to... 4 Mounties Wanderers 3 – 1 West Sydney Berries West Sydney Berries The West Sydney Berries are a football club based in Belmore, New South Wales. They were one of the first clubs formed in Sydney and competed in the first ever New South Wales State League as Canterbury FC, and has also been known as Canterbury-Marrickville Olympic... Cook Park 5 APIA Leichhardt Tigers 3 – 3 (4 – 3 Extra Time) Macarthur Rams Macarthur Rams Macarthur Rams is an football team based in Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia. They currently compete in the New South Wales Super League, playing home fixtures at Lynwood Park.-History:... Lambert Park 6 Hills Brumbies 1 – 0 Sydney United Sydney United Sydney United Football Club are an Australian football club from Sydney, Australia, established in 1957 by Croatian Australians in the area... Second Ponds Oval 7 Manly United 3 – 0 Fraser Park FC Fraser Park FC Fraser Park FC, otherwise known as just Fraser Park, are an Australian association football team founded in the 1960s by Portuguese immigrants as 'Clube Portugues de Sydney'. It was originally founded in Sydney's Paddington in the Eastern suburbs, but is currently based in the Inner West suburb of... Cromer Park 8 Blacktown Spartans FC Blacktown Spartans FC The Blacktown Spartans Football Club are a semi-professional association football club currently playing in the NSW Super League, the second tier of association football in New South Wales and the 3rd tier including the fully professional top tier, the A-League... 3 – 1 Northbridge FC Francis Park

Quarter Finals

After four rounds of matches played across New South Wales, the final 8 teams have been drawn into the Quarter Finals of the 2011 Waratah Cup.

Of the 8 teams, 5 are from the NSW Premier League, the top tier of football in New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, 2 clubs (Hills Brumbies & Blacktown Spartans) participate in the NSW Super League, the tier below Premier League, whilst Mounties Wanderers play in the State League One, the third tier of football, in NSW.

There were 2 major upsets in the Quarter Finals. And it came so nearly to being 3. Manly United had to use Extra Time, to come from behind against a determined and resilient Hills Brumbies F.C.

Hills Brumbies F.C.

Hills Brumbies Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in the Hills District in Sydney. The compete in the NSW Super League, the second teir of competitive association football in New South Wales, one tier below the semi-professional NSW Premier League, and two below...

 who scored late in the game, only for Manly to come from behind and defeat them 2-1. APIA Leichhardt Tigers who won a hard-fought narrow victory in Extra Time in the third round against Macarthur Rams

Macarthur Rams

Macarthur Rams is an football team based in Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia. They currently compete in the New South Wales Super League, playing home fixtures at Lynwood Park.-History:...

, didn't have the spirit in them this time, and went down 2-0, to a 10-men Blacktown Spartans outfit. At Belmore Oval, NSW Premier League leaders Sydney Olympic went down to Mounties Wanderers in a game that shouldn't have gone to extra time. Mounties were leading comfortably 2-0, before an Olympic fightback brought them all square, however it wouldn't be enough as Mounties got a goal in Extra Time, and held on for a narrow 3-2 victory. In the battle of the 2 remaining Premier League teams, South Coast got the upper hand of last-on-the-ladder Parramatta Eagles

Parramatta Eagles

Parramatta Eagles are an Australian football club that played in the National Soccer League and later the New South Wales Premier League. Due to various levels of mismanagement at the club it was demoted at the end of 2006...

, despite the Eagles grabbing a goal in the opening 3 minutes, South Coast ran out comfortable 3-1 winners, at John Crehan Park

John Crehan Park

John Crehan Park is a multi-use stadium in the southern part of Wollongong, Australia. The stadium is on Merret Avenue, Cringila. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It is the home of New South Wales Premier League side Wollongong FC and Illawarra Premier League side Cringila Lions...

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Semi-Finals

Grand Final

Champion

Waratah Cup 2011 Winners
Manly United First Title

See Also

• NSW Premier League
• NSW Super League
• NSW State League Division One
• NSW State League Division Two
  NSW State League Division Two
  The New South Wales State League Division Two is the fourth-highest level of men's Association football in New South Wales, Australia. The competition is conducted by Football NSW, the organising body of football in New South Wales....
  
  
• Football NSW

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