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.

2019 Waratah Cup
Tournament details
CountryAustralia (NSW)
Teams5
Final positions
ChampionsMarconi Stallions
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
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The Cup was won by Marconi Stallions, their 2nd title.

Format

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Round Clubs
remaining
Winners from
previous round
New entries
this 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

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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[1] and the five qualifiers were:

Qualifiers
Manly United (2) Marconi Stallions (2) Mt Druitt Town Rangers (2) Sydney United 58 (2) St George FC (3)

Elimination playoff

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Mt Druitt Town Rangers (2)0–2Manly United (2)
Source

Semi finals

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Marconi Stallions (2)2–0Manly United (2)
Source

Sydney United 58 (2)3–2St George FC (3)
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Grand final

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Marconi Stallions (2)2–1Sydney United 58 (2)
  • Jesic   43', 70'
Report

References

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  1. ^ "FFA CUP ROUND'S 2 AND 3 DRAW RELEASED". Football NSW. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.