Football competition in Western Australia
Football tournament
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.[ 1]
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]
Current Cup Competitions (since 2014)[ edit ] 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.
Recent Cup Competitions 1996–2013[ edit ] D’Orsogna Cup 1960–1995[ edit ] Challenge Cup and Shield 1899–1959[ edit ] Competition and Year Winner Challenge Cup 1899 Fremantle Wanderers[ a] 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[ b] 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[ c] Challenge Cup and Shield 1918 Perth City[ c] 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[ b] [ c] 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 Azzurri Challenge Cup and Shield 1959 Windmills
Charity Cup 1903–1961[ edit ] Competition and Year[ 1] 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[ d] 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[ d] 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[ e] 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
^ In 1898 the Challenge Cup – originally known as the Wilson Cup – was awarded to the league champions, Civil Service.[ 1] ^ a b round-robin format.[ 1] ^ a b c reduced war-time competition.[ 1] ^ a b won on replay, after original match was drawn. ^ won on second replay, after both original match and first replay were drawn.
Seasons Preliminary rounds Finals