| Number Of Teams: | 69 (in 2024) |
| Region: | Western Australia |
| Qualifier For: | Australia Cup |
| Current Champions: | Floreat Athena (9th title) (2023) |
| Current: | 2024 Australia Cup preliminary rounds |
The Football West State Cup is a soccer competition held between clubs in the Australian state of Western Australia, known as the Belt Up Cup for sponsorship reasons. It serves as preliminary rounds for the Australia Cup, previously known as the FFA Cup, with the 2 finalists also entering the final stages of that competition.
Several knockout competitions have been held since 1895 in various forms,[1] with one of the two major Western Australian knockout cup competitions initially called the Challenge Cup, from 1903 to 1959 as the Challenge Cup and Shield, between 1960 and 1995 as the D’Orsogna Cup, and since that time with a number of naming rights sponsors.
The other major knockout competition in Western Australia was the Charity Cup, held between 1903 and 1961. This was considered the pre-eminent cup competition prior to the Second World War.
Since 2014, this knockout competition has also served as preliminary rounds for the Australia Cup, previously known as the FFA Cup, with Western Australia represented by the 2 finalists, along with the A-League club Perth Glory FC.[2]
The current format is also a qualifying completion for the Australia Cup, previously known as the FFA Cup, where both the finalists qualify for the Round of 32.
| Competition and year[3] [4] | Winner | Australia Cup (FFA Cup) qualification | Qualifiers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayswater City Stirling Lions | ||||
| Perth SC Sorrento FC | ||||
| Cockburn City Floreat Athena | ||||
| Sorrento FC Western Knights | ||||
| Armadale Gwelup Croatia | ||||
| Bayswater City Floreat Athena | ||||
| State Cup 2020 | Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia | |||
| ECU Joondalup Floreat Athena | ||||
| Armadale Cockburn City | ||||
| Floreat Athena Inglewood United | ||||
| Olympic Kingsway Perth RedStar | ||||
| Competition and Year | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| Soccer West Coast Cup 1996 | Stirling Macedonia | |
| Soccer West Coast Cup 1997 | ||
| Boral Challenge Cup 1998 | Joondalup City | |
| Boral Challenge Cup 1999 | Inglewood Falcons | |
| Boral Challenge Cup 2000 | Western Knights | |
| Boral Challenge Cup 2001 | Perth | |
| Boral Challenge Cup 2002 | ||
| Boral Challenge Cup 2003 | Swan IC | |
| Boral Challenge Cup 2004 | Swan IC |
| Competition and Year | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| Midland Brick Semi-Pro Cup 2005 | Perth | |
| Soccer Pools State Cup 2006 | Stirling Lions | |
| State Cup 2007 | Stirling Lions | |
| Soccer Pools State Cup 2008 | Western Knights | |
| Sorrento | ||
| Sorrento | ||
| Bayswater City |
| Competition and Year | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| D’Orsogna Cup 1960 | Azzurri | |
| D’Orsogna Cup 1961 | East Fremantle Tricolore | |
| D’Orsogna Cup 1962 | East Fremantle Tricolore | |
| D’Orsogna Cup 1963 | North Perth SC | |
| D’Orsogna Cup 1964 | North Perth SC | |
| D’Orsogna Cup 1965 | Azzurri | |
| D’Orsogna Cup 1966 | East Fremantle Tricolore | |
| D’Orsogna Cup 1967 | ||
| D’Orsogna Cup 1968 | East Fremantle Tricolore | |
| D’Orsogna Cup 1969 | Azzurri | |
| D’Orsogna Cup 1970 | Azzurri | |
| D’Orsogna Cup 1971 | Azzurri | |
| D’Orsogna Cup 1972 | East Fremantle Tricolore | |
| D’Orsogna Cup 1973 | Azzurri | |
| D’Orsogna Cup 1974 | Morley Windmills | |
| D’Orsogna Cup 1975 | Morley Windmills | |
| D’Orsogna Cup 1976 | East Fremantle Tricolore | |
| D’Orsogna Cup 1977 | Inglewood Kiev |
| Competition and Year | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| D’Orsogna Cup 1978 | East Fremantle Tricolore | |
| D’Orsogna Cup 1979 | East Fremantle Tricolore | |
| D’Orsogna Cup 1980 | West Perth Macedonia | |
| D’Orsogna Cup 1981 | Azzurri | |
| D’Orsogna Cup 1982 | Gosnells City | |
| D’Orsogna Cup 1983 | Spearwood Dalmatinac | |
| D’Orsogna Cup 1984 | Spearwood Dalmatinac | |
| D’Orsogna Cup 1985 | Spearwood Dalmatinac | |
| D’Orsogna Cup 1986 | Kelmscott | |
| D’Orsogna Cup 1987 | ||
| D’Orsogna Cup 1988 | Floreat Athena | |
| D’Orsogna Cup 1989 | Floreat Athena | |
| D’Orsogna Cup 1990 | Perth Italia | |
| D’Orsogna Cup 1991 | Queens Park | |
| D’Orsogna Cup 1992 | Stirling Macedonia | |
| D’Orsogna Cup 1993 | Perth Italia | |
| D’Orsogna Cup 1994 | Spearwood Dalmatinac | |
| D’Orsogna Cup 1995 | Spearwood Dalmatinac |
| Competition and Year[5] | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| Challenge Cup 1899 | Fremantle Wanderers | |
| Challenge Cup 1900 | Civil Service | |
| Challenge Cup 1901 | Fremantle Wanderers | |
| Challenge Cup 1902 | Civil Service | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1903 | Civil Service | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1904 | Perth FC | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1905 | Corinthian | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1906 | Rangers | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1907 | Fremantle Rovers | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1908 | Rangers | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1909 | City United | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1910 | Claremont | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1911 | Fremantle | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1912 | Claremont | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1913 | Claremont | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1914 | Thistle | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1915 | Claremont | |
| 1916 | No competition due to World War I | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1917 | Perth City | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1918 | Perth City | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1919 | Thistle | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1920 | Claremont | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1921 | Northern Casuals | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1922 | Thistle | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1923 | Claremont | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1924 | Northern Casuals | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1925 | Northern Casuals | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1926 | Northern Casuals | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1927 | Caledonian | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1928 | Northern Casuals |
| Competition and Year | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1929 | Victoria Park | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1930 | Thistle | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1931 | Victoria Park | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1932 | Northern Casuals | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1933 | Victoria Park | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1934 | Victoria Park | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1935 | Caledonian | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1936 | jointly Caledonian and Victoria Park | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1937 | jointly Caledonian and Victoria Park | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1938 | Victoria Park | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1939 | Caledonian | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1940 | Victoria Park | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1941 | Spearwood Rovers | |
| 1942–1944 | No competition due to World War II | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1945 | Queen's Park | |
| 1946 | Not held | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1947 | North Perth | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1948 | South Perth | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1949 | Caledonian | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1950 | Perth City | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1951 | South Perth | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1952 | North Perth | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1953 | Azzurri | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1954 | Swan Athletic | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1955 | Perth City | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1956 | Swan Valley | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1957 | Perth City | |
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1958 | ||
| Challenge Cup and Shield 1959 | Windmills |
| Competition and Year | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| Charity Cup 1903 | Olympic | |
| Charity Cup 1904 | Perth FC | |
| Charity Cup 1905 | Civil Service | |
| Charity Cup 1906 | Fremantle Rovers | |
| Charity Cup 1907 | Rangers | |
| Charity Cup 1908 | City United | |
| Charity Cup 1909 | Claremont | |
| Charity Cup 1910 | Claremont#1 | |
| Charity Cup 1911 | City United | |
| Charity Cup 1912 | Fremantle | |
| Charity Cup 1913 | Thistle | |
| Charity Cup 1914 | Northern Casuals | |
| Charity Cup 1915 | Thistle | |
| 1916–1918 | No competition due to World War I | |
| Charity Cup 1919 | Perth City United | |
| Charity Cup 1920 | Thistle | |
| Charity Cup 1921 | Claremont | |
| Charity Cup 1922 | Thistle | |
| Charity Cup 1923 | Claremont | |
| Charity Cup 1924 | Northern Casuals | |
| Charity Cup 1925 | Claremont | |
| Charity Cup 1926 | Victoria Park | |
| Charity Cup 1927 | Caledonian | |
| Charity Cup 1928 | Victoria Park |
| Competition and Year | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| Charity Cup 1929 | Thistle | |
| Charity Cup 1930 | Northern Casuals | |
| Charity Cup 1931 | Victoria Park | |
| Charity Cup 1932 | Victoria Park | |
| Charity Cup 1933 | Victoria Park | |
| Charity Cup 1934 | Victoria Park | |
| Charity Cup 1935 | Victoria Park | |
| Charity Cup 1936 | Caledonian | |
| 1937 | Not Held | |
| Charity Cup 1938 | Caledonian | |
| Charity Cup 1939 | Caledonian | |
| Charity Cup 1940 | Caledonian | |
| Charity Cup 1941 | Caledonian | |
| 1942–1945 | No competition due to World War II | |
| Charity Cup 1946 | Swan Valley | |
| Charity Cup 1947 | North Perth | |
| Charity Cup 1948 | North Perth | |
| Charity Cup 1949 | Caledonian | |
| Charity Cup 1950 | Spearwood Rovers | |
| Charity Cup 1951 | Perth City | |
| Charity Cup 1952 | Azzurri | |
| Charity Cup 1953 | Azzurri | |
| 1954–1960 | Not Held | |
| Charity Cup 1961 | Swan Valley |