The 2007 Waratah Cup (known as the TigerTurf Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th season of the Waratah Cup since its initial re-introduction in 1991, and the 27th season as the premier domestic cup competition in New South Wales since inauguration in 1957. It was the first year with TigerTurf involvement, replacing the Continental Tyres Cup (2004–2006). The company was keen to unite with Soccer NSW to assist with the promotion of their FIFA approved artificial turf surfaces.[1]
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| Country | Australia (NSW) |
| Defending champions | Sydney United |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Wollongong Wolves (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Manly United |
The defending champions were National Premier Leagues NSW side Sydney United 58 FC.
The champions were the Wollongong Wolves, defeating Manly United 3–2 in the final.
The total prize pool was $50,000, with the winners receiving $16,000 and the runners-up $6,000.[1]
Teams
editThe first two rounds see association based teams and State League based teams enter the competition before Premier League teams enter in the third round (final 32).[1]
| Round | Clubs remaining | Clubs involved | Winners from previous round | New entries this round | Leagues entering at this round | Scheduled playing date |
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| Round 1 | 52 | 14 | n/a | 14 | NSW Association and State League teams | 3–5 April |
| Round 2 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 20 | NSW State League teams | 17–19 April |
| Final 32 | 32 | 32 | 14 | 18 | All 10 NSW Premier League teams 8 NSW Super League teams | 8–10 May |
| Final 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | none | 23 May |
| Quarter-finals | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | none | 6 June |
| Semi-finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | none | 17 June |
| Final | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | none | 7 July |
First Round
editThere were 8 scheduled matches for the first round, with NSW Association teams entering the competition in this round. One team from the Super League, the Northern Tigers were also entrants in this round. Two matches, however, included byes for the Illawarra Premier League side, Dandaloo FC and the Sutherland District side, Cronulla RSL Youth Club.[1][2]
| Tie no | Home team (Tier) | Score | Away team (Tier) | Date |
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| 1 | Epping YMCA (–) | 1–2 | Lilli Pilli FC (–) | Tuesday, 3 April 2007 |
| 2 | Miranda Magpies (–) | 1–2 | Epping Eastwood FC (–) | Thursday, 5 April 2007 |
| 3 | West Pymble FC (–) | 1–3 | Bankstown Sports Strikers (–) | Tuesday, 3 April 2007 |
| 4 | Bye | — | Dandaloo FC (–) | |
| 5 | West Pennant Hills Cherrybrook (–) | 0–2 | Gymea United (–) | Tuesday, 3 April 2007 |
| 6 | Bye | — | Cronulla RSL Youth Club (-) | |
| 7 | Hurlstone Park Wanderers (–) | 6–1 | Lugarno (–) | Thursday, 5 April 2007 |
| 8 | Picton Rangers (–) | 0–0 | Northern Tigers (2) | Tuesday, 3 April 2007 |
| Northern Tigers advanced 4–2 on penalties. | ||||
Second Round
editThree new teams from the Super League (tier 2), as well as teams from the NSW State League (tier 3) and the Conference League (tier 4) entered this round, joining the surviving clubs from the First Round.[1][2]
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Third Round
editA further eight Super League clubs and all ten Premier League clubs entered this round, joining the fourteen surviving teams from the second round as the final 32 teams.[1][2]
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Fourth Round
editDandaloo FC were the lowest ranked and the only grassroots football club left in the competition. Of the fifteen remaining sides, 8 were from the Premier League, 6 were from the Super League and 1 from the Conference League.[1][2]
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Quarter-finals
editDandaloo FC continued their run into the quarter-finals, as the only grassroots to club to do so. The other seven entrants were from the Premier and Super Leagues. All matches were played on Wednesday, 6 June 2007.[1][2]
| Tie no | Home team (Tier) | Score | Away team (Tier) |
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| 47 | PCYC Parramatta (2) | 0–2 | Wollongong Wolves (1) |
| 48 | Marconi Stallions (1) | 1–1 (†) | Dandaloo FC (–) |
| Dandaloo FC won 5–3 on penalties. | |||
| 49 | Sutherland Sharks (1) | 0–1 | Manly United (1) |
| 50 | Blacktown City Demons (1) | 4–0 | Rockdale City Suns (2) |
Semi-finals
editOf the remaining four teams, only one was from grassroots football, Dandaloo FC. The other three clubs were all from the Premier League.[1][2]
Final
editThe grand final was played on Sunday, 8 July 2007 on the artificial turf of Seymour Shaw Park laid by sponsors, TigerTurf.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Manly United | 2–3 | Wollongong Wolves |
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| NSW Waratah State Cup 2007 Champions |
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| Wollongong Wolves FC Second Title |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Australian and British Soccer Weekly". Australian and British Soccer Weekly. 20 March 2007. p. 5. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "2007 NSW Cup". www.socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Wollongong Wolves v Manly United" (PDF). nplnsw.com.au. p. 6-7. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "Manly United 2007". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "Wollongong Wolves 2007". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 December 2023.