2021 Football West State Cup

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Western Australian soccer clubs are competing in 2021 for the Football West State Cup . Clubs entered from the National Premier Leagues WA, the two divisions of the State League, a limited number of teams from various divisions of the 2021 Amateur League, Metropolitan League and Masters League competitions, and from regional teams from the Goldfields, South West and Great Southern regions.

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This knockout competition was won by Floreat Athena, their eighth title.

The competition also served as the Western Australian Preliminary Rounds for the 2021 FFA Cup. The two finalists – ECU Joondalup and Floreat Athena – qualified for the final rounds, entering at the Round of 32.

Format

RoundClubs
remaining
Winners from
previous round
New entries
this round
Match Dates
Round 265none24 (inc. 6 byes)20 Feb–7 Mar
Round 342123019–27 Mar
Round 432211130 Mar–13 Apr
Round 51616none15–19 May
Round 688none1–2 Jun
Round 744none22–23 Jun
Final22none17 Jul

Preliminary rounds

A total of 65 teams took part in the competition, from Perth-based and regional-based competitions.

Final

The 2021 State Cup Final was played at the neutral venue of Inglewood Stadium. [1] Floreat defender Ben Steele received the Player of the Match award.

17 July 2021 Floreat Athena 1–0 ECU Joondalup Inglewood Stadium
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References

  1. "Kyle lands killer blow as Floreat beat ECU in Men's State Cup final". Football West. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.