2021 Football West State Cup Explained

State Cup
Year:2021
Num Teams:65
Champions:Floreat Athena
Prevseason:2019
2020
Nextseason:2022

Western Australian soccer clubs competed in 2021 for the Football West State 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 2021 Amateur League, Metropolitan League and Masters League competitions, and from regional teams from the Goldfields, South West and Great Southern regions.

This knockout competition was won by Floreat Athena, their eighth title.

The competition also served as the Western Australian Preliminary Rounds for the 2021 FFA Cup. The two finalists – ECU Joondalup and Floreat Athena – qualified for the final rounds, entering at the Round of 32.

Format

Round Clubs
remaining
Winners from
previous round
New entries
this round
Match Dates
Round 2 65none 24 (inc. 6 byes) 20 Feb–7 Mar
Round 3 42 12 30 19–27 Mar
Round 4 32 21 11 30 Mar–13 Apr
Round 5 16 16 none 15–19 May
Round 6 8 8 none 1–2 Jun
Round 7 4 4 none 22–23 Jun
Final 2 2 none 17 Jul

Preliminary rounds

See main article: 2021 FFA Cup preliminary rounds.

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

Final

The 2021 State Cup Final was played at the neutral venue of Inglewood Stadium.[1] Floreat defender Ben Steele received the Player of the Match award.

References

  1. Web site: Kyle lands killer blow as Floreat beat ECU in Men's State Cup final. Football West. 18 July 2021. 5 August 2021.