The Federation Cup is a soccer competition established in 1962 that is held between clubs who are affiliated with Capital Football in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding areas of New South Wales. It is the premier cup competition in the region. Since 2014, the Federation Cup has concurrently served as the ACT competition for the preliminary rounds of the FFA Cup, now known as the Australia Cup, with the cup winner representing the ACT.[1]
| Organising body |  Capital Football |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1962 |
| Number of teams | 20 (in 2022) |
| Qualifier for | Australia Cup |
| Current champions | Monaro Panthers in 2022 (4th title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Canberra FC (18 titles) |
| Television broadcasters | BarTV Sports |
| Website | CapitalFootball.com.au |
 2023 Australia Cup preliminary rounds | |
Canberra FC currently holds the record for most titles, having lifted the Cup 18 times. Cooma Tigers are the current cup holders, having lifted the Cup in 2021.
Current Cup Competitions 2013-onwards edit
The current format is a qualifying competition for the FFA Cup, now known as the Australia Cup, where the winner qualifies for the Round of 32. Scheduling issues meant the 2014 winner was not decided until after the qualifier needed to be named.[2] To overcome this Capital Football announced that the 2014 winner of the ACTs pre-season competition was to be the ACTs qualifier in 2014. However, Tuggeranong United as the 2013 Federation Cup winners successfully appealed to Capital Football to qualify them as ACTs 2014 FFA Cup entrant.[2] The 2014 winner – Belconnen United – entered into the 2015 FFA Cup preliminary rounds in a later round than the rest of the Capital Football NPL sides.[3]
| Competition and Year | Linked FFA Cup Qualification | Winner | Score | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federation Cup 2013 | 2014 FFA Cup Round of 32 | Tuggeranong United | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Cooma FC |
| Federation Cup 2014 | Not applicable | Belconnen United | 3–2 | Canberra FC |
| Federation Cup 2015 | 2015 FFA Cup preliminary rounds | Gungahlin United | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Belconnen United |
| Federation Cup 2016 | 2016 FFA Cup preliminary rounds | Canberra Olympic | 3–1 | Tigers FC |
| Federation Cup 2017 | 2017 FFA Cup preliminary rounds | Canberra Olympic | 2–0 | Tuggeranong United |
| Federation Cup 2018 | 2018 FFA Cup preliminary rounds | Canberra FC | 3–2 | Gungahlin United |
| Federation Cup 2019 | 2019 FFA Cup preliminary rounds | Cooma Tigers | 0–0 (4–2(p)) | Canberra FC |
| 2020 | Federation Cup and 2020 FFA Cup cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[4] | |||
| Federation Cup 2021 | 2021 FFA Cup preliminary rounds | Cooma Tigers | 5–2 | Monaro Panthers |
| Federation Cup 2022 | 2022 Australia Cup preliminary rounds | Monaro Panthers | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | West Canberra Wanderers |
Previous Winners 1962–2012 edit
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All-time record edit
All time winners list including Pre-NPL era and NPL era (1962 to current).
| Federation Cup winners | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Winners | Years | ||||
| Canberra FC | 18 |
1962, 1964, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1984–1986, 1995, 2002 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009–2012, 2018 | ||||
| West Woden Juventus | 8 |
1965–1968, 1975, 1980, 1982, 1988 | ||||
| Canberra Olympic | 7 |
1979, 1981, 1983, 1997, 1999, 2016, 2017 | ||||
| Belconnen United | 4 |
1990, 1992, 1998, 2014 | ||||
| Gungahlin United | 4 |
2000, 2001, 2003, 2015 | ||||
| Tuggeranong United | 4 |
1989, 1993, 1994, 2013 | ||||
| Monaro Panthers | 3 |
1976, 1977, 2022 | ||||
| Canberra City | 2 |
1991, 2005 | ||||
| Cooma Tigers | 2 |
2019, 2021 | ||||
| Concordia S.C. | 1 |
1963 | ||||
| Griffith United | 1 |
1971 | ||||
| O'Connor Knights | 1 |
2008 | ||||
| Queanbeyan City | 1 |
1969 | ||||
| Turner Eagles | 1 |
1970 | ||||
| Weston Molonglo FC | 1 |
1996 | ||||
| UCU Pumas | 1 |
1987 | ||||
See also edit
External links edit
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ "Cup gives grassroots chance to be giant-killers". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ a b Jon Tuxworth. "Tuggeranong United gets nod for FFA Cup". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ "Westfield FFA Cup Preliminary Round Fixtures". capitalfootball.com.au. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ "Coronavirus forces FFA Cup to be cancelled". The World Game. SBS. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Men's Federation Cup Final Results: 1962–2014". CapitalFootball.com.au. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ^ "Capital Football – Past Seasons Tables and Results". Retrieved 27 March 2015.