Cheryl Salisbury Cup 2013 ready for take off

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The Cheryl Salisbury Cup is ready for take-off as the tournament kicks off on Tuesday 9th of July across a four day event at Blacktown Football Park.

This Cheryl Salisbury Cup tournament plays an integral in the women’s football calendar yearly as it is part of the Talent Identification Program for Under 12 Girls and has attracted entries from Women’s Premier and State clubs as well as the Sutherland Association and Gladesville Ravens.

The Cup is named in honour of Cheryl Salisbury.

Football NSW acknowledges Cheryl as Australia’s all-time highest capped player with 147 appearances and is Australia’s highest international goalscorer of all time with 36 goals.  

The teams taking part in the sixth year of the Cheryl Salisbury Cup have been placed into four groups, they are as follows:

Group A
Gladesville Ravens
Northbridge FC
Parramatta Lady Hawks
Sutherland Shire (WPL)

Group B
Manly Warringah
Nepean FC
Sydney University
Western NSW Mariners

Group C
Blacktown Spartans
NWS Koalas
St George FC
Sutherland Association

Group D
Bankstown City
Central Coast Mariners
Macarthur Rams
Bye

This tournament should provide a feast of footballing talent and everyone is invited to Blacktown Football Park next week to enjoy this prestigious tournament.

With women’s football on the rise and participation levels of females playing the wonderful world game skyrocketing, this tournament will certainly be a must watch for an avid football fan.

Past Cheryl Salisbury Cup Winners

2008 NWS Koalas

2009 Central Coast Lightning

2010 Sutherland Sharks

2011 NWS Koalas

2012 Northbridge FC

Past Cheryl Salisbury Defenders of the Tournament

2008 Ruby Boland (Southern NSW)

2009 Ebony Lee Peel (Southern NSW)

2010 Rochelle Borromeo (Sutherland Sharks)

2011 Charlotte McLean (NWS Koalas)

2012 Emma McKellar (Northbridge FC)

Please click here for the 2013 Cheryl Salisbury Event Program

Please click here for the 2013 Draw

-Football NSW Media Release