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,Kreider, R.N. (2012) Paddocks to Pitches. The Definitive History of Western Australian Football. Published by SportsWest Media 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.
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.
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 Winner Australia Cup (FFA Cup) qualification Qualifiers Cool Ridge Cup 2014 Bayswater City 2014 FFA Cup preliminary rounds Bayswater CityStirling Lions Cool Ridge Cup 2015 Sorrento FC 2015 FFA Cup preliminary rounds Perth SCSorrento FC Cool Ridge Cup 2016 Floreat Athena 2016 FFA Cup preliminary rounds Cockburn CityFloreat 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 ArmadaleGwelup Croatia Belt Up Cup 2019 Floreat Athena 2019 FFA Cup preliminary rounds Bayswater CityFloreat 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 JoondalupFloreat Athena 2022 Football West State Cup Cockburn City 2022 Australia Cup preliminary rounds ArmadaleCockburn City 2023 Football West State Cup Floreat Athena 2023 Australia Cup preliminary rounds Floreat AthenaInglewood United 2024 Football West State Cup Olympic Kingsway 2024 Australia Cup preliminary rounds Olympic KingswayPerth RedStar 2025 Football West State Cup Stirling Macedonia 2025 Australia Cup preliminary rounds Stirling MacedoniaOlympic Kingsway 2026 Football West State Cup Fremantle City 2026 Australia Cup preliminary rounds Bayswater CityFremantle City
Recent Cup Competitions 1996–2013
Competition and Year 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 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 WinnerChallenge Cup 1899 Fremantle WanderersChallenge Cup 1900 Civil ServiceChallenge Cup 1901 Fremantle WanderersChallenge Cup 1902 Civil ServiceChallenge Cup and Shield 1903 Civil ServiceChallenge Cup and Shield 1904 Perth FCChallenge Cup and Shield 1905 CorinthianChallenge Cup and Shield 1906 RangersChallenge Cup and Shield 1907 Fremantle RoversChallenge Cup and Shield 1908 RangersChallenge Cup and Shield 1909 City UnitedChallenge Cup and Shield 1910 ClaremontChallenge Cup and Shield 1911 FremantleChallenge Cup and Shield 1912 ClaremontChallenge 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 CityChallenge Cup and Shield 1918 Perth CityChallenge Cup and Shield 1919 Thistle Challenge Cup and Shield 1920 ClaremontChallenge Cup and Shield 1921 Northern CasualsChallenge Cup and Shield 1922 Thistle Challenge Cup and Shield 1923 ClaremontChallenge Cup and Shield 1924 Northern CasualsChallenge Cup and Shield 1925 Northern Casuals Challenge Cup and Shield 1926 Northern CasualsChallenge Cup and Shield 1927 CaledonianChallenge Cup and Shield 1928 Northern Casuals
Competition and Year WinnerChallenge Cup and Shield 1929 Victoria ParkChallenge Cup and Shield 1930 Thistle Challenge Cup and Shield 1931 Victoria ParkChallenge Cup and Shield 1932 Northern CasualsChallenge Cup and Shield 1933 Victoria ParkChallenge Cup and Shield 1934 Victoria ParkChallenge Cup and Shield 1935 CaledonianChallenge Cup and Shield 1936 jointly Caledonian and Victoria ParkChallenge Cup and Shield 1937 jointly Caledonian and Victoria ParkChallenge Cup and Shield 1938 Victoria ParkChallenge Cup and Shield 1939 CaledonianChallenge Cup and Shield 1940 Victoria ParkChallenge Cup and Shield 1941 Spearwood Rovers1942–1944 No competition due to World War II Challenge Cup and Shield 1945 Queens Park1946 Not held Challenge Cup and Shield 1947 North Perth Challenge Cup and Shield 1948 South Perth Challenge Cup and Shield 1949 CaledonianChallenge Cup and Shield 1950 Perth CityChallenge Cup and Shield 1951 South Perth Challenge Cup and Shield 1952 North Perth Challenge Cup and Shield 1953 AzzurriChallenge Cup and Shield 1954 Swan AthleticChallenge Cup and Shield 1955 Perth CityChallenge Cup and Shield 1956 Swan ValleyChallenge Cup and Shield 1957 Perth CityChallenge Cup and Shield 1958 Azzurri Challenge Cup and Shield 1959 Windmills
Charity Cup 1903–1961
Competition and Year WinnerCharity Cup 1903 OlympicCharity Cup 1904 Perth FCCharity Cup 1905 Civil ServiceCharity Cup 1906 Fremantle RoversCharity Cup 1907 RangersCharity Cup 1908 City UnitedCharity Cup 1909 ClaremontCharity Cup 1910 Claremont#1Charity Cup 1911 City UnitedCharity Cup 1912 FremantleCharity Cup 1913 ThistleCharity Cup 1914 Northern CasualsCharity Cup 1915 Thistle1916–1918 No competition due to World War ICharity Cup 1919 Perth City UnitedCharity Cup 1920 ThistleCharity Cup 1921 ClaremontCharity Cup 1922 Thistle Charity Cup 1923 ClaremontCharity Cup 1924 Northern CasualsCharity Cup 1925 ClaremontCharity Cup 1926 Victoria ParkCharity Cup 1927 CaledonianCharity Cup 1928 Victoria Park
Competition and Year WinnerCharity Cup 1929 ThistleCharity Cup 1930 Northern CasualsCharity Cup 1931 Victoria ParkCharity Cup 1932 Victoria ParkCharity Cup 1933 Victoria ParkCharity Cup 1934 Victoria ParkCharity Cup 1935 Victoria ParkCharity Cup 1936 Caledonian1937 Not HeldCharity Cup 1938 CaledonianCharity Cup 1939 CaledonianCharity Cup 1940 CaledonianCharity Cup 1941 Caledonian1942–1945 No competition due to World War IICharity Cup 1946 Swan ValleyCharity Cup 1947 North Perth Charity Cup 1948 North PerthCharity Cup 1949 CaledonianCharity Cup 1950 Spearwood RoversCharity Cup 1951 Perth CityCharity Cup 1952 AzzurriCharity Cup 1953 Azzurri1954–1960 Not HeldCharity Cup 1961 Swan Valley
External links Football West Official website Western Australian Football Website
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