The 2015 Waratah Cup was the 13th season of Football NSW's knockout competition, and which ran from 3 June to 5 July. The Preliminary rounds are now a part of the 2015 FFA Cup competition.[1] The 5 winners from the FFA Cup preliminary Seventh Round qualified both for the Waratah Cup and for the 2015 FFA Cup Round of 32.[2]

2015 Waratah Cup
Tournament details
CountryAustralia (NSW)
Teams5
Defending championsBlacktown City
Final positions
ChampionsSydney United 58
Runner-upBlacktown City
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored10 (2.5 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Chris Triantis (3 goals)
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The winners were Sydney United 58, their 5th title (including predecessor knockout cup competitions).

Preliminary rounds

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New South Wales clubs, other than Northern NSW and A-League clubs, participated in the 2015 FFA Cup via the preliminary rounds. The competition was for all Senior Men's teams of the National Premier Leagues NSW, NPL Division 2, State League Division 1, State League Division 2, as well as Association teams which applied to participate.

A total of 104 clubs entered into the competition, and the five qualifiers for the final rounds were:

Qualifiers
Balmain Tigers (4) Blacktown City (2) Rockdale City Suns (2) Sydney Olympic (2) Sydney United 58 (2)

Playoff round

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Two of the qualifiers played off to reduce the remaining teams to 4 for the Semi-finals.

Sydney Olympic1–0Balmain Tigers
M. Gaitatzis   89'

Semi-finals

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A total of 4 teams took part in this stage of the competition.[2]

Sydney United 583–2Rockdale City Suns
Triantis   18', 69'
Paric   78'
Report Ješić   24', 40'
Referee: Stephen Lucas

Grand final

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The 2015 Waratah Cup Grand Final was played on 5 July 2015 at Valentine Sports Park.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Saturday night final for Westfield FFA Cup in 2015". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "FFA Cup – Football NSW" (PDF). footballnsw.com.au. Retrieved 12 February 2015.