The 2022 Waratah Cup was the 20th season of Football NSW's knockout competition. The preliminary rounds are now a part of the Australia Cup competition. The 4 winners from the Australia Cup preliminary Seventh round qualified for the Waratah Cup.

2022 Waratah Cup
Tournament details
CountryAustralia (NSW)
Teams162
Final positions
ChampionsNWS Spirit
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2020
2021
2023 →

The Cup was won by NWS Spirit, their first title.

Format

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Round Clubs
remaining
Winners from
previous round
New entries
this round
Main Match Dates
Round 2 162 none 120 6–22 Mar
Round 3 108 66 22 22 Mar–7 Apr
Round 4 64 44 20 13 Apr–12 May
Round 5 32 32 none 11–25 May
Round 6 16 16 none 31 May–1 Jun
Round 7 8 8 none 14–16 Jun
Semi-Finals 4 4 none 28 Jun–6 Jul
Final 2 2 none 7 Aug[1]

Preliminary rounds

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New South Wales clubs, other than Northern NSW and A-League clubs, participate in the 2022 Australia Cup via the preliminary rounds. The competition is for all Senior Men's teams of the National Premier Leagues NSW, NSW League One, NSW League Two, NSW League Three, as well as Association teams which applied to participate.

A total of 162 clubs entered into the competition, including 120 grassroots clubs.[2] The four qualifiers were:

Qualifiers
Bonnyrigg White Eagles (3) NWS Spirit (3) Sydney United 58 (2) Wollongong United (6)

Semi finals

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NWS Spirit (3)2–0Wollongong United (6)
  • Bozanic   29'
  • Kokubo   87'
Referee: Adrian Arndt

Bonnyrigg White Eagles (3)2–3Sydney United 58 (2)
  • Peterson   23'
  • Gauthier   49'
Report
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Kurt Ams

Grand final

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NWS Spirit (3)2–1Sydney United 58 (2)
Source
Blacktown City Football Centre, Sydney

Notes

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  1. ^ Match played behind closed doors.

References

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  1. ^ "2022 WARATAH CUP FINAL PREVIEW". Football NSW. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. ^ "ABOUT THE AUS CUP". Football NSW. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.