Tasmanian association football cup competitions explained

The Football Federation of Tasmania organises several annual Tasmanian association football (soccer) cups and tournaments alongside the regular league competitions that they also run. The first cup competition in Tasmania was the Falkinder Cup, which began in 1913. For nearly 60 years it was the state's premier football cup tournament but was eclipsed by the Statewide Cup and the pre-season Summer Cup. Various Cups and trophies have come and gone, and currently, the main non-league tournaments in Tasmania are the Statewide Cup (currently known as the Milan Lakoseljac Cup), and the three pre-season tournaments, the Summer Cup (south), the North West Summer Cup (North West), and the Steve Hudson Cup.

Milan Lakoseljac Cup

Milan Lakoseljac Cup
Founded:1963
Number Of Teams:19 (in 2023)
Region:Tasmania
Website:www.footballfedtas.com.au
Current:2024 Australia Cup preliminary rounds

The male Statewide knock-out cup which is run annually with clubs from Northern and Southern Leagues is named the Milan Lakoseljac Cup (also known as the Statewide Cup). It was previously known as the Ampol Cup for sponsorship reasons between 1964 and 1976, before reverting to the Statewide Cup from 1977-99. In 2000 the trophy was renamed in honour of Milan Lakoseljac (1947-1999), a former Glenorchy Knights (then known as Glenorchy Croatia) striker who passed away at the age of 52 in 1999. Milan was known as one of Tasmania's finest players of the era, and whilst representing Glenorchy Croatia he was the top goalscorer in Southern Tasmania in 1971, 1973, 1974, 1979 and 1981. He was also awarded the competition's best and fairest award in 1971 and 1973. During his time at Glenorchy, they won a Southern Championship and overall state championship double three times (1970, 1974 & 1975).[1]

The competition is a knockout cup competition with matchups played over one leg. The competition consists of initial qualification rounds involving the teams from the lower divisions, with teams from higher divisions entering in later rounds. Clubs from all leagues within the Tasmanian league system are eligible to enter, although each club can only enter one team. Clubs are not separated geographically. Clubs are matched up based on the random draw involving clubs from all over the state.

Although they ran concurrently from 1963 to 1970 the Ampol Cup eclipsed its historical southern rival, the Falkinder Cup, and replaced it entirely in 1970 as Tasmania's premier knockout cup football competition. Since 2014, this knockout competition has been the qualification route for the single Tasmanian federation representative for the FFA Cup, now known as the Australia Cup.

List of Milan Lakoseljac Cup winners

Year Winner Runner up Score
1963 1–0
1964 3–0
1965 2–1
1966 2–0
1967 2–1
1968 2–1
1969 4–0
1970 2–1
1971 7–0
1972 2–0
1973 3–1
1974 3–2
1975 2–2 (7–6)
1976 1–0
1977 1–0
1978 5–0
1979 2–1
1980 2–1
1981 2–1
1982 1–1
3–2
1983 3–0
1984 1–0
1–0
1985–1986 Not Played
1987 2–1
1988 1–0
1989 2–0
1990 Not Played
1991 3–1
Year Winner Runner up Score
1992–1993 Not Played
1995 3–0
1996 2–1
1997 5–0
1998–1999 Not Played
2000 3–0
2001 2–0
2002 4–3
2003 0–0 (4–3)
2004 2–0
2005 3–0
2006 1–0
2007 2–0
2008 2–0
2009 2–0
2010 2–1
2011 3–0
3–2
4–2
3–0
4–0
1–0
4–2
1–0
2–0
2–1
2–2 (4–3)
3–0
1–0
3–2

Overall honours

TeamWinnersRunners upYears
Glenorchy Knights951963, 1969, 1970, 1978, 2000, 2005, 2012, 2020, 2024
761964, 1968, 1972, 1995, 1988, 2013, 2017
Devonport City741977, 2002, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023
Hobart Zebras6101967, 1971, 1975, 1983, 2001, 2003
South Hobart642008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2019
Launceston City551966, 1976, 1991, 2004, 2007
New Town Eagles411987, 1989, 1996, 1997
Rapid41974, 1979, 1980, 1984

Pre-season cups

Three regional cup competitions are played each year in the pre-season prior to the regular league season commencing.

Summer Cup (Southern)

The Summer Cup is a pre-season knock-out tournament mainly for the southern clubs.

Year Champion Runner up Score
1971 South Hobart3–0
1972 Hobart JuventusCaledonians1–0
1973 3–1
1974 league format
1975 Caledonians4–3
1976 Hobart Juventus2–1
1977 3–0
1978 White Eagles1–0
1979 Caledonians3–1
1980 2–1
1981 not known
1982 Hobart Juventus3–1
1983 Hobart Olympia4–2
1984 Rapid2–1
1985 Hobart Juventus3–2
1986 White Eagles2–1
1987 Hobart Olympia1–0
1988 5–0
1989 2–1
1990 Hobart Juventus5–1
1991 4–2
1992 3–2
1993 White Eagles2–1
Year Champion Runner up Score
1994 7–3
1995 4–1
1996 Hobart Juventus6–4
1997 South Hobart2–1
1998 South Hobart2–1
1999 3–2
2000 2–1
2001 3–2
2002 4–1
2003 1–0
2004 2–1
2005 1–1 (7–6)
2006 2–0
2007 5–0
2008 3–2
2009 4–3
2010 4–0
2011 4–0
2012 2–0
2013 2–1
2014 2–1
2015 4–0
2016 3–2
2019 3–2
References :[2]

Summer Cup (North West)

Year Champion Runner up Score
20011–0
2002Devonport CitySomerset5–0
2003Devonport CityBurnie United3–2
20041–0
2005Devonport CitySomerset2–1
2006SomersetBurnie United3–1
2007
2008Devonport CitySomerset3–2
Year Champion Runner up Score
2009Devonport City3–0
2010Devonport CitySomerset5–1
2011Devonport City5–2
2012Devonport Cityleague format
2013Ulverstone FCDevonport City5–0
2014
2015
References :[2]

Steve Hudson Cup

This Cup is named for Stephen Geoffrey Hudson, who died on 26 November 1979 as a result of injury suffered whilst playing for the Launceston United Soccer Club. In past years entries were received from both North and North West soccer Clubs; however in latter years entries have mainly been only from Launceston-based clubs, with the occasional Southern team participating.

Year Champion
1980 Devonport United
1981 GeorgeTown United
1982 Devonport City
1983 Ulverstone
1984 Devonport City
1985 GeorgeTown United
1986 GeorgeTown United
1987Launceston Juventus
1988GeorgeTown United
1989 Launceston Juventus
1990 Ulverstone
1991 Launceston Juventus
1992 Devonport City
1993 Launceston Juventus
1994 Burnie United
1995 Launceston
1996 Launceston Juventus
1997 Devonport City
Year Champion
1998Devonport City
1999 Glenorchy Knights
2000 Glenorchy Knights
2001 Hobart Zebras
2002 Launceston City
2003 Glenorchy Knights
2004 Launceston City
2005 Launceston City
2006 Northern Rangers
2007 Launceston City
2008 South Hobart
2009 South Hobart
2010 South Hobart
2011 South Hobart
2012 South Hobart
2013 Devonport City
2014 Northern Rangers
2015 Launceston United SC
References :[2]

Former competitions

Falkinder Cup

The Falkinder Cup was the South's premier football cup competition from 1913 until 1970. This tournament was eclipsed by the Statewide Cup, and in the early 1970s was incorporated into the pre-season Summer Cup, and was abandoned after running for 70 years.

YearChampionRunner up Score
1913 not known
1914 not known
1915–1918 No competition due to World War 1
1919 not known
1920 Hobart2–2
5–1
1921 not known
1922 1–0
1923 Hobart3–1
1924 Corinthians2–2
2–0
1925 South Hobart2–2
1–0
1926 South Hobart1–0
1927 Hobart Athletic1–0
1928 Hobart Athletic3–2
1929 Sandy Bay3–2
1930 Sandy Bay3–2
1931 South Hobart1–0
1932 Navy Athletic1–0
1933 not known
1934 Sandy Bay4–3
1935 South Hobart5–1
1936 South Hobart2–2
5–1
1937 South Hobart5–5
8–3
1938 West End United5–2
1939 West End United7–0
1940–1945 No competition due to World War 2
1946 Sandy Bay4–3
YearChampionRunner up Score
1947 South Hobart2–1
1948 Hobart United1–0
1949 Metro Claremont3–1
1950 Metro Claremont3–3
1–0
1951 Titan FC1–0
1952 Wanderers2–1
1953 Metro Claremont2–0
1954 Wanderers2–2
5–2
1955 Metro Claremont4–3
1956 South Hobart5–0
1957 Metro Claremont5–0
1958 Rapid2–1
1959 South Hobart9–4
1960 Caledonians1–0
1961 University8–3
1962 Glenorchy Croatia3–2
1963 Hobart Juventus6–1
1964 Caledonians3–0
1965 Hobart Olympia3–0
1966 Hobart Juventus4–1
1967 Hobart Juventus5–0
1968 Glenorchy Croatia5–1
1969 White Eagles4–2
1970 Glenorchy Croatia7–2
1971 Awarded to Hobart Juventus as winners of the Summer Cup
1972 Awarded to Hobart Juventus as winners of the Summer Cup
1973 Awarded to Hobart Juventus as winners of the Summer Cup

Association Cup

The Association Cup was another knockout Cup for southern football teams, commencing in 1960. Similar to the Falkinder Cup, in the early 1970s was incorporated into the pre-season Summer Cup.

YearChampionRunner up Score
1960 5–3
1961 Rapid2–0
1962 Glenorchy Croatia3–2
1963 Hobart RangersGlenorchy Croatia1–0
1964 3–2
1965 Olympia4–4
1966 4–2
YearChampionRunner up Score
1967 Olympia3–0
1968 White EaglesGlenorchy Croatia1–0
1969 Rapid4–2
1970 Hobart Juventus7–2
1971 Awarded to Hobart Juventus as winners of the Summer Cup
1972 Awarded to Hobart Juventus as winners of the Summer Cup
1973 Awarded to Hobart Juventus as winners of the Summer Cup

Lloyd Triestino Cup

The Lloyd Triestino Cup was an end of season tournament, initially sponsored by the eponymous Italian shipping company, and from 1976 onwards known as the DJ Trophy.

YearChampionRunner up Score
1973Glenorchy CroatiaHobart Olympia3–1
1974Hobart JuventusHobart Olympia3–2
1975Hobart OlympiaSouth Hobart5–3
1976White EaglesHobart Juventus2–1
1977RapidHobart Olympia5–0

Cadbury Trophy

Year Winner Runner up Score
1978 3–1
1979 0–0 (5–4)
1980 2–2 (5–3)
1981 4–1
1982 4–0
1983 3–1
1984 3–0
1985 3–0
1986 drawn; (5–4)
Year Winner Runner up Score
1987 2–0
1988 2–1
1989 2–1
1990 1–0
1991 4–2
1992 2–1
1993 4–1
1994 3–1

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.themercury.com.au/sport/lakoseljac-legacy-lives-on-as-statewide-cup-final-clash-looms/news-story/3c03b5fd860a021065edafc2da02a7ec
  2. Web site: Tasmania Past Seasons. SoccerAust. 26 April 2015.