Waratah Cup Update – Team Entry forms close Friday 24th February
2011 saw a record broken with 88 teams from across all competitions enter Football NSW?s ?FA Cup? style tournament.
Football NSW CEO Eddie Moore is eagerly anticipating the commencement of the Waratah Cup in late March.
?It?s a fantastic Cup competition that gives any club the chance to lift up the trophy against quality opposition across all leagues.
?We had a great 2011 Waratah Cup campaign which saw a number of surprise packets that added the ?fairy tale? theme to the script ? 2012 will be even better as teams will have the chance to compete for the honour of being part of the Waratah Cup Final in what will be a fantastic Cup competition.?
The Preliminary Round will commence on Wednesday 28th of March 2012 with the Cup Final scheduled for Sunday 8th of July 2012.
Football Federation Australia recently announced that plans to stage the inaugural FFA Cup for 2012 has been put on hold after the FFA Board met to discuss the introduction of the National Cup competition.
The FFA Board determined that before the introduction of the FFA Cup can proceed, its financial underpinnings must be set in place.
Strong interest had been expressed from prospective commercial and broadcast partners however FFA stated that it is not yet in a position to formalise these arrangements.
The outcome is consistent with the briefings provided to State Member Federations throughout this year.
FFA Chief Executive Officer Ben Buckley acknowledged the hard work and efforts of all State Member Federations involved and noted that plans were still in place of making the FFA Cup a reality.
?I would like to take this opportunity to thank Football NSW for the strong enthusiasm and spirit of collaboration brought to the planning for this unique competition over the past year,? said Mr Buckley.
?We look forward to continuing to work with all the Member Federations across Australia to bring this exciting event to life for the benefit of the entire Australian football community.?
Competition Format
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Schedule
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Date
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Invitation to compete sent to clubs
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Thursday 20th December 2012
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Reminder Invitation to compete sent to clubs
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Friday 3rd February 2012
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Acceptance of Invitation closes
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Friday 24th February 2012
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Payment of Entry Fees
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Friday 9th March 2012
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Preliminary Round (if Required)
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Wednesday 28th March 2012
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Round 1
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Wednesday 4th April 2012
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Round 2
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Wednesday 18th April 2012
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Round 3
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Wednesday 2nd May 2012
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Round 4: Round of 16
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Wednesday 16th May 2012
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Quarter Finals
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Wednesday 30th May 2012
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Semi Finals
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Wednesday 13th June 2012
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Cup Final
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Sunday 8th July 2012
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*Dates subject to change
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Round
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Division Entry into Competition
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1
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Association and State League Division Two Teams
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2
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Round 1 winners plus Super League and State League 1 teams
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3
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Round 2 winners plus NSW Premier League Teams
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Prizemoney
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Position
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Prizemoney
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Total Monies Distributed
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Cup Winner
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$ 16,000
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$ 16,000
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Runner Up
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$ 6,000
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$ 6,000
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Semi Finalist: 3rd and 4th
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$ 3,000
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$ 6,000
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Quarter Finalist
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$ 1,500
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$ 6,000
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Final 16
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$ 1,000
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$ 8,000
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Total Pool
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$ 42,000
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Please note that the prize money is not cumulative. Clubs shall receive the amount noted against the level they achieve in the Waratah Cup.
Nominations close Friday 24th February by 5pm
Click here for the 2012 Waratah Cup Nomination Form
