The Football Victoria Women's State Knockout Cup (colloquially referred to as the State Cup), currently known as the Nike F.C. Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual knockout competition and major trophy in women's state football in Victoria. Organised by Football Victoria (FV), it is open to any women's club in the state of Victoria.
First held in 2012 as the Pelada Cup, the women's edition of the state cup was started to give female teams from all across the state the opportunity to compete against each other in a knockout format.
Records and honours What is currently known as the Nike FC Cup began life as the Victorian Women's Soccer Association Cup - or the VWSA Cup - which was administered alongside the league when organised Women's football commenced in 1974. Football publications and local newspapers often covered the finals, but records for the period between 1985 and 2004 make it difficult to ascertain the composition and result of some finals, let alone whether they were even contested.
Nike F.C. Cup Winners (2012–present) YearWinner (Titles)ScoreRunner-up2012Box Hill United (1)2–0Bundoora United2013Sandringham (1)1–0South Melbourne2014Bulleen Lions (1)2–0South Melbourne2015Boroondara Eagles (1)5–3Bulleen Lions2016Heidelberg United (1)4–0Bulleen Lions2017Calder United (1)3–1Bulleen Lions2018Calder United (2)3–1Box Hill United2019Calder United (3)2–0Box Hill United2020Nike FC Cup cancelled due to the COVID-192021Calder United (4)3–0South Melbourne2022Calder United (5)3–0South Melbourne2023Calder United (6)2–0Bulleen Lions2024Bulleen Lions (2)3–2Preston Lions2025South Melbourne (1)1–1 (a.e.t.) 3–0 (p)Heidelberg United2026Essendon Royals (1)4–0Heidelberg United
VWSA Cup Winners (1974–2004)
YearWinnerRunner-up1974Green GullyMelton1975GreensboroughMelton1976GreensboroughGreen Gully1977DandenongGreen Gully1978GreensboroughGreen Gully1979GreensboroughDandenong1980GreensboroughSouth Melbourne1981GreensboroughSouth Melbourne1982GreensboroughDandenong1983GreensboroughRowville1984North DandenongGreensborough1985North DandenongNunawading City1986CoburgUnknown1987North DandenongCoburg1988UnknownUnknown1989CoburgDandenong
YearWinnerRunner-up1990Box HillDandenong1991DandenongNunawading City1992Berwick CityNunawading City1993UnknownUnknown1994UnknownUnknown1995Berwick CityDoncaster Rovers1996Cranbourne CometsSouth Melbourne1997UnknownUnknown1998Cranbourne CometsWestvale1999Keilor ParkWestvale2000No competition 2001UnknownUnknown2002UnknownUnknown2003South MelbourneUnknown2004Keilor ParkAshburton
Results by club (2012–present) + Nike F.C. Cup finalists by clubTeamWinnersRunners-upYears wonYears runners-up Calder United 6 0 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 Bulleen Lions 2 4 2014, 2024 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023 South Melbourne 1 4 2025 2013, 2014, 2021, 2022 Box Hill United 1 2 2012 2018, 2019 Heidelberg United 1 2 2016 2025, 2026 Sandringham 1 0 2013 Boroondara-Carey Eagles 1 0 2015 Essendon Royals102026 Preston Lions012024 Bundoora United 0 1 2012
Sponsorship From 2012 to the present (except during 2013–14), the State Knockout Cup has attracted title sponsorship, which meant the State Knockout Cup was named after its sponsor, giving it the following names:
Period Sponsor Name 2012 Pelada Pelada Cup 2013 to 2014 No main title sponsor Women's State Knockout Cup 2015 to 2018 Stack Team App Team App Cup 2019 to 2023 Nike Nike F.C. Cup
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