Football West State Cup

Football West State Cup

Organising body	Football West
Founded	1899;126 years ago (1899)
Region	Western Australia
Number of teams	69 (in 2024)
Qualifier for	Australia Cup
Current champions	Olympic Kingsway (1st title) (2024)
Most successful club(s)	Perth SC (Azzurri, Italia) (13 titles)
Website	FootballWest.com.au
2025 Australia Cup preliminary rounds

The Football West State Cup is a soccer competition held between clubs in the Australian state of Western Australia, known as the Belt Up Cup for sponsorship reasons. It serves as preliminary rounds for the Australia Cup, previously known as 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 Australia Cup, previously known as the FFA Cup, with Western Australia represented by the 2 finalists, along with the A-League club Perth Glory FC. ^[2]

Current Cup Competitions (since 2014)

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

Competition and year [3] [4]	Winner	Australia Cup (FFA Cup) qualification	Qualifiers
Cool Ridge Cup 2014	Bayswater City	2014 FFA Cup preliminary rounds	Bayswater City Stirling Lions
Cool Ridge Cup 2015	Sorrento FC	2015 FFA Cup preliminary rounds	Perth SC Sorrento FC
Cool Ridge Cup 2016	Floreat Athena	2016 FFA Cup preliminary rounds	Cockburn City Floreat Athena
State Cup 2017	Western Knights	2017 FFA Cup preliminary rounds	Sorrento FC Western Knights
Belt Up Cup 2018	Armadale	2018 FFA Cup preliminary rounds	Armadale Gwelup Croatia
Belt Up Cup 2019	Floreat Athena	2019 FFA Cup preliminary rounds	Bayswater City Floreat Athena
State Cup 2020	Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
Belt Up State Cup 2021	Floreat Athena	2021 FFA Cup preliminary rounds	ECU Joondalup Floreat Athena
2022 Football West State Cup	Cockburn City	2022 Australia Cup preliminary rounds	Armadale Cockburn City
2023 Football West State Cup	Floreat Athena	2023 Australia Cup preliminary rounds	Floreat Athena Inglewood United
2024 Football West State Cup	Olympic Kingsway	2024 Australia Cup preliminary rounds	Olympic Kingsway Perth RedStar
2025 Football West State Cup		2025 Australia Cup preliminary rounds	Stirling Macedonia Olympic Kingsway

Recent Cup Competitions 1996–2013

Competition and Year [1] [5] Winner Soccer West Coast Cup 1996 Stirling Macedonia Soccer West Coast Cup 1997 Floreat Athena Boral Challenge Cup 1998 Joondalup City Boral Challenge Cup 1999 Inglewood Falcons Boral Challenge Cup 2000 Western Knights Boral Challenge Cup 2001 Perth Boral Challenge Cup 2002 ECU Joondalup Boral Challenge Cup 2003 Swan IC Boral Challenge Cup 2004 Swan IC

Competition and Year Winner Midland Brick Semi-Pro Cup 2005 Perth Soccer Pools State Cup 2006 Stirling Lions State Cup 2007 Stirling Lions Soccer Pools State Cup 2008 Western Knights Soccer Pools State Cup 2009 Floreat Athena State League Cup 2010 Stirling Lions State League Cup 2011 Sorrento State League Cup 2012 Sorrento Cool Ridge Cup 2013 Bayswater City

D’Orsogna Cup 1960–1995

Competition and Year [1] [5] Winner D’Orsogna Cup 1960 Azzurri D’Orsogna Cup 1961 East Fremantle Tricolore D’Orsogna Cup 1962 East Fremantle Tricolore D’Orsogna Cup 1963 North Perth SC D’Orsogna Cup 1964 North Perth SC D’Orsogna Cup 1965 Azzurri D’Orsogna Cup 1966 East Fremantle Tricolore D’Orsogna Cup 1967 Perth Cracovia D’Orsogna Cup 1968 East Fremantle Tricolore D’Orsogna Cup 1969 Azzurri D’Orsogna Cup 1970 Azzurri D’Orsogna Cup 1971 Azzurri D’Orsogna Cup 1972 East Fremantle Tricolore D’Orsogna Cup 1973 Azzurri D’Orsogna Cup 1974 Morley Windmills D’Orsogna Cup 1975 Morley Windmills D’Orsogna Cup 1976 East Fremantle Tricolore D’Orsogna Cup 1977 Inglewood Kiev

Competition and Year Winner D’Orsogna Cup 1978 East Fremantle Tricolore D’Orsogna Cup 1979 East Fremantle Tricolore D’Orsogna Cup 1980 West Perth Macedonia D’Orsogna Cup 1981 Azzurri D’Orsogna Cup 1982 Gosnells City D’Orsogna Cup 1983 Spearwood Dalmatinac D’Orsogna Cup 1984 Spearwood Dalmatinac D’Orsogna Cup 1985 Spearwood Dalmatinac D’Orsogna Cup 1986 Kelmscott D’Orsogna Cup 1987 Floreat Athena D’Orsogna Cup 1988 Floreat Athena D’Orsogna Cup 1989 Floreat Athena D’Orsogna Cup 1990 Perth Italia D’Orsogna Cup 1991 Queens Park D’Orsogna Cup 1992 Stirling Macedonia D’Orsogna Cup 1993 Perth Italia D’Orsogna Cup 1994 Spearwood Dalmatinac D’Orsogna Cup 1995 Spearwood Dalmatinac

Challenge Cup and Shield 1899–1959

Competition and Year [5] Winner Challenge Cup 1899 Fremantle Wanderers [a] Challenge Cup 1900 Civil Service Challenge Cup 1901 Fremantle Wanderers Challenge Cup 1902 Civil Service Challenge Cup and Shield 1903 Civil Service Challenge Cup and Shield 1904 Perth FC Challenge Cup and Shield 1905 Corinthian Challenge Cup and Shield 1906 Rangers Challenge Cup and Shield 1907 Fremantle Rovers [b] Challenge Cup and Shield 1908 Rangers Challenge Cup and Shield 1909 City United Challenge Cup and Shield 1910 Claremont Challenge Cup and Shield 1911 Fremantle Challenge Cup and Shield 1912 Claremont Challenge Cup and Shield 1913 Claremont Challenge Cup and Shield 1914 Thistle Challenge Cup and Shield 1915 Claremont 1916 No competition due to World War I Challenge Cup and Shield 1917 Perth City [c] Challenge Cup and Shield 1918 Perth City [c] Challenge Cup and Shield 1919 Thistle Challenge Cup and Shield 1920 Claremont Challenge Cup and Shield 1921 Northern Casuals Challenge Cup and Shield 1922 Thistle Challenge Cup and Shield 1923 Claremont Challenge Cup and Shield 1924 Northern Casuals Challenge Cup and Shield 1925 Northern Casuals Challenge Cup and Shield 1926 Northern Casuals Challenge Cup and Shield 1927 Caledonian Challenge Cup and Shield 1928 Northern Casuals

Competition and Year Winner Challenge Cup and Shield 1929 Victoria Park Challenge Cup and Shield 1930 Thistle Challenge Cup and Shield 1931 Victoria Park Challenge Cup and Shield 1932 Northern Casuals Challenge Cup and Shield 1933 Victoria Park Challenge Cup and Shield 1934 Victoria Park Challenge Cup and Shield 1935 Caledonian Challenge Cup and Shield 1936 jointly Caledonian and Victoria Park Challenge Cup and Shield 1937 jointly Caledonian and Victoria Park Challenge Cup and Shield 1938 Victoria Park Challenge Cup and Shield 1939 Caledonian Challenge Cup and Shield 1940 Victoria Park Challenge Cup and Shield 1941 Spearwood Rovers 1942–1944 No competition due to World War II Challenge Cup and Shield 1945 Queens Park [b] [c] 1946 Not held Challenge Cup and Shield 1947 North Perth Challenge Cup and Shield 1948 South Perth Challenge Cup and Shield 1949 Caledonian Challenge Cup and Shield 1950 Perth City Challenge Cup and Shield 1951 South Perth Challenge Cup and Shield 1952 North Perth Challenge Cup and Shield 1953 Azzurri Challenge Cup and Shield 1954 Swan Athletic Challenge Cup and Shield 1955 Perth City Challenge Cup and Shield 1956 Swan Valley Challenge Cup and Shield 1957 Perth City Challenge Cup and Shield 1958 Azzurri Challenge Cup and Shield 1959 Windmills

Charity Cup 1903–1961

Competition and Year [1] Winner Charity Cup 1903 Olympic Charity Cup 1904 Perth FC Charity Cup 1905 Civil Service Charity Cup 1906 Fremantle Rovers Charity Cup 1907 Rangers Charity Cup 1908 City United Charity Cup 1909 Claremont Charity Cup 1910 Claremont#1 [d] Charity Cup 1911 City United Charity Cup 1912 Fremantle Charity Cup 1913 Thistle Charity Cup 1914 Northern Casuals Charity Cup 1915 Thistle 1916–1918 No competition due to World War I Charity Cup 1919 Perth City United [d] Charity Cup 1920 Thistle Charity Cup 1921 Claremont Charity Cup 1922 Thistle Charity Cup 1923 Claremont Charity Cup 1924 Northern Casuals Charity Cup 1925 Claremont Charity Cup 1926 Victoria Park Charity Cup 1927 Caledonian Charity Cup 1928 Victoria Park

Competition and Year Winner Charity Cup 1929 Thistle Charity Cup 1930 Northern Casuals Charity Cup 1931 Victoria Park Charity Cup 1932 Victoria Park Charity Cup 1933 Victoria Park [e] Charity Cup 1934 Victoria Park Charity Cup 1935 Victoria Park Charity Cup 1936 Caledonian 1937 Not Held Charity Cup 1938 Caledonian Charity Cup 1939 Caledonian Charity Cup 1940 Caledonian Charity Cup 1941 Caledonian 1942–1945 No competition due to World War II Charity Cup 1946 Swan Valley Charity Cup 1947 North Perth Charity Cup 1948 North Perth Charity Cup 1949 Caledonian Charity Cup 1950 Spearwood Rovers Charity Cup 1951 Perth City Charity Cup 1952 Azzurri Charity Cup 1953 Azzurri 1954–1960 Not Held Charity Cup 1961 Swan Valley

External links

• Football West Official website
• Western Australian Football Website

Notes

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]
4. won on replay, after original match was drawn.
5. won on second replay, after both original match and first replay were drawn.

References

1. Kreider, R.N. (2012) Paddocks to Pitches. The Definitive History of Western Australian Football. Published by SportsWest Media
2. "Structure of the NPL & State League" (PDF). footballwest.com.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
3. "State Cup Final this Saturday". footballwest.com.au. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
4. "Football West competition return date". Football West. 29 May 2020. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
5. "Football WA Past Seasons" . Retrieved 15 February 2015.