The 2019 Waratah Cup was the 17th season of Football NSW's knockout competition. The Preliminary Rounds are now a part of the FFA Cup competition. The 5 winners from the FFA Cup preliminary Seventh Round qualified for the Waratah Cup.
The Cup was won by Marconi Stallions, their 2nd title.
Format
Round Clubsremaining Winners fromprevious round New entriesthis round Main Match Dates Round 2 144 none 96 12–19 March Round 3 137 89 25 16 Mar–10 Apr Round 4 80 57 23 9 Apr–1 May Round 5 40 40 none 24 Apr–8 May Round 6 20 20 none 15–22 May Round 7 10 10 none 5 June Playoff Round 5 5 none 19 June Semi-Finals 4 4 none 3 July Final 2 2 none 14 July
Preliminary rounds
New South Wales clubs, other than Northern NSW and A-League clubs, participate in the 2019 FFA Cup via the preliminary rounds. The competition is for all Senior Men's teams of the National Premier Leagues NSW, NPL 2, NPL 3, NSW State League, as well as Association teams which applied to participate.
A total of 144 clubs entered into the competition, including 96 grassroots clubs and the five qualifiers were:
QualifiersManly United (2)Marconi Stallions (2)Mt Druitt Town Rangers (2)Sydney United 58 (2)St George FC (3)
Elimination playoff
Semi finals
Grand final
References