Football Victoria Women's State Knockout Cup

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Football Victoria Women's State Knockout Cup
Organising body Football Victoria
Founded2012;11 years ago (2012)
RegionFlag of Victoria (Australia).svg  Victoria
Number of teams103 (2023)
Current championsCalder United
(5th title)
Most successful club(s)Calder United
(5 titles)
Website footballvictoria.com.au
Soccerball current event.svg 2023 State Cup

The Football Victoria Women's State Knockout Cup (colloquially referred to as the State Cup), currently known as the Nike F.C. Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual knockout competition and major trophy in women's state football in Victoria. Organised by Football Victoria (FV), it is open to any women's club in the state of Victoria.

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First held in 2012 as the Pelada Cup, the women's edition of the state cup was started to give female teams from all across the state the opportunity to compete against each other in a knockout format. [1]

Results by club

Nike F.C. Cup finalists by club
TeamWinnersRunners-upYears wonYears runners-up
Calder United50 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Bulleen Lions 13 2014 2015, 2016, 2017
Box Hill United 12 2012 2018, 2019
Sandringham 10 2013
Boroondara-Carey Eagles 10 2015
Heidelberg United 10 2016
South Melbourne 04 2013, 2014, 2021, 2022
Bundoora United01 2012

Sponsorship

From 2012 to the present (except during 2013–14), the State Knockout Cup has attracted title sponsorship, which meant the State Knockout Cup was named after its sponsor, giving it the following names:

PeriodSponsorName
2012 PeladaPelada Cup
2013 to 2014 No main title sponsorWomen's State Knockout Cup
2015 to 2018 Stack Team AppTeam App Cup
2019 to 2023 Nike [2] Nike F.C. Cup

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References

  1. "Nike F.C. Cup". footballvictoria.com.au. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  2. "Nike Australia To Inspire Next Generation of Victorian Matildas as Naming Rights Partner of Women's State Knockout Cup". www.footballvictoria.com.au. Retrieved 15 June 2023.