2016 WA State Challenge Cup

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2016 Cool Ridge Cup
Country  Australia (W.A.)
Teams 65
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Western Australian soccer clubs will compete in 2016 for the Football West State Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the Cool Ridge Cup. Clubs entered from the National Premier Leagues WA, the two divisions of the State League, a limited number of teams from various divisions of the 2016 Amateur League competition, and from regional teams from the South West, Goldfields, Great Southern and Midwest regions.[1]

The competition also served as the Western Australian Preliminary Rounds for the 2016 FFA Cup. The two finalists qualify for the final rounds, entering at the Round of 32.

Schedule

A total of 65 teams took part in the competition, from Perth-based and regional-based competitions.

Round Draw Main date Number of fixtures Clubs New entries this round Levels of new entrants
Round 1 3 Feb 27–28 Feb 9 65 → 56 18 Amateur League lower Divisions; regional teams from Midwest and South West Soccer Associations
Round 2 29 Feb 6–13 Mar 11 56 → 45 13 Amateur League Premier Division; regional teams from Goldfields and Great Southern Associations
Round 3 14 Mar 19–20 Mar 17 45 → 28 23 Football West State League Division 1; Football West State League Division 2
Round 4 21 Mar 28 Mar 12 28 → 16 7 National Premier Leagues WA
Round 5 29 Mar 25 Apr 8 16 → 8 4 National Premier Leagues WA - Top 4 teams from 2015
Round 6 26 Apr 14–15 May 4 8 → 4 none
Round 7 16 May 6 Jun 2 4 → 2 none
Final - 23 Jul 1 2 → 1 none

First Round

The round numbers conform to a common format throughout the 2016 FFA Cup preliminary rounds. A total of 18 teams took part in this stage of the competition, from lower divisions of the Amateur League, and from regional teams entering from the South West and Midwest regions. Matches in this round were played on 27–28 February.[2]


Notes:
  • † = After Extra Time.
  • Byes - None.

Second Round

A total of 22 teams took part in this stage of the competition, from the Amateur League Premier Division (11 teams), from regional teams entering from the Goldfields and Great Southern regions, and the winners from the previous round. Matches in this round were completed by 13 March 2016.[3][4]


Notes:
  • † = After Extra Time

Third Round

A total of 34 teams took part in this stage of the competition. New teams that enter at this round were from Football West State League Division 1 (12 teams) and Football West State League Division 2 (11 teams). Matches in this round were played by 20 March 2016.[3]


Notes:
  • † = After Extra Time

Fourth Round

A total of 24 teams took part in this stage of the competition. 7 of the 12 Clubs from the National Premier Leagues WA entered into the competition at this stage, with the exception of the top four teams from the 2015 Season who enter in the next round, and Perth Glory Youth who were not eligible. Matches in this round were played on 28 March 2016.[3]


Fifth Round

A total of 16 teams were scheduled to take part in this stage of the competition, with the matches in this round to be played on 25 April 2016.[3] 4 of the 12 Clubs from the National Premier Leagues WA entered into the competition at this stage, being the top four teams from the 2015 Season.

Sixth Round

A total of 8 teams took part in this stage of the competition, with the matches in this round played on 14 May 2016.

Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier)
1 Floreat Athena (2) 6–3 Armadale (2)
2 Cockburn City (2) 5–1 Gosnells City (3)
3 Balcatta (2) 1–2† Inglewood United (2)
4 Stirling Lions (2) 5–2 Curtin University (4)


Notes:
  • † = After Extra Time

Seventh Round

A total of 4 teams were scheduled to take part in this stage of the competition, with the matches in this round to be played on 6 June 2016.[3] The two victorious teams in this round qualify for the 2016 FFA Cup Round of 32.

Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier)
1 Inglewood United (2) – Floreat Athena (2)
2 Stirling Lions (2) – Cockburn City (2)

Final

The 2016 Cool Ridge Cup Final is scheduled to be played on 23 July 2016.[3]


References

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