Sapphire Cup
The Sapphire Cup is the Football NSW premier women’s knockout competition, deriving its name from the former ‘NSW Sapphires’ team who were part of the former Women’s National Soccer League.
Clubs from the National Premier Leagues Women’s NSW and Football NSW League One Women’s competitions are eligible to participate, as are senior association women’s clubs from across the state.
Club Registration Fees
All NPL Women’s NSW and Football NSW League One Women’s will be invoiced the applicable Club Registration Fee prior to the commencement of the 2026 FNSW Sapphire Women’s Cup.
All Association Senior Women’s Clubs will be required to pay the Club Registration Fee via the Football NSW Payments website, prior to acceptance into the 2026 FNSW Sapphire Women’s Cup.
Entries Close: 5:00pm Friday 13 March 2026
Match Sequence
Round # – Entry Level
Round 1 – Association Teams
Round 2 – Round 1 Winners and League One Women’s Teams
Round 3 – Round 2 Winners and NPL Women’s NSW Teams
Round 4 – 16 x Round 3 Winners
Round 5 – 8 x Round 4 Winners
Round 6 (Semi Finals) – 4 x Round 5 Winners
Final – 2 x Round 6 Winners
Scheduled Match Dates
Round # – Dates
Round 1 – Tuesday 7 April/Wednesday 8 April/Thursday 9 April
Round 2 – Tuesday 21 April/Wednesday 22 April/Thursday 23 April
Round 3 – Tuesday 5 May/Wednesday 6 May/Thursday 7 May
Round 4 – Tuesday 19 May/Wednesday 20 May/Thursday 21 May
Round 5 – Tuesday 9 June/Wednesday 10 June/Thursday 11 June
Round 6 (Semi Finals) – Wednesday, 24 June 2026
Final – Wednesday, 22 July 2026
Please Note: For each round, all matches will be scheduled on one of the scheduled match dates listed, based on venue availability and the teams’ regular competition fixtures. For matches to be scheduled on a different day (i.e. a Saturday or Sunday), both teams would need to agree to this change, and it would also need to be approved by FNSW. Matches must be played either on the scheduled match dates for each Round or prior (if approval provided), unless there are exceptional circumstances (i.e. weather) and FNSW approves this scheduling.
Match dates and kick-off times for all Matches will be determined by FNSW and are subject to change.
