2008 WA State Challenge Cup

Western Australian soccer clubs from the top three State-Based Divisions competed in 2008 for the WA State Challenge Cup, known that year as the Soccer Pools State Cup. This knockout competition was won by Western Knights, their second title.^[1]

2008 Soccer Pools State Cup

WA State Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Teams	32
Final positions
Champions	Western Knights
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First round

All matches were completed by 6 April 2008. A total of 32 teams took part in this stage of the competition. All 12 Clubs from the State League Premier Division and Football West State League Division 1, and 8 clubs from the Amateur Premier League (the top 8 out of 12 from the previous year's league table^[2]) entered into the competition at this stage.^[1]

Tie no Home team Score Away team 1 Stirling Lions 5–0 Gosnells City 2 Wanneroo City 2–0 Dianella White Eagles 3 Lynwood Colts 0–1 Forrestfield United 4 South West Phoenix 0–5 Mandurah City 5 Armadale 4–1 Balcatta 6 Floreat Athena 5–1 Canning City 7 Cockburn City 2–3 Sorrento 8 Perth 8–0 Murdoch University

Tie no Home team Score Away team 9 Rockingham City 0–2 Fremantle Spirit 10 Queen's Park 0–2 Southern Spirit 11 Bayswater City 1–0 Shamrock Rovers 12 Morley-Windmills 1–0 Ashfield 13 Western Knights 7–0 Perth Azzurri 14 Inglewood United 2–1 Swan IC 15 Spearwood Dalmatinac 0–2 Hamersley Rovers 16 Fremantle United 1–2 ECU Joondalup

Second round

A total of 16 teams took part in this stage of the competition. All matches were completed by 17 May.^[1]

Tie no Home team Score Away team 1 Sorrento 3–0 Wanneroo City 2 Perth 2–1 Inglewood United 3 Fremantle Spirit 1–0 Armadale 4 Hamersley Rovers 3–2 Bayswater City

Tie no Home team Score Away team 5 Southern Spirit 1–4 Forrestfield United 6 Floreat Athena 2–1 Mandurah City 7 Morley-Windmills 1–4 Western Knights 8 Stirling Lions 3 – 3 (0–3 (p)) ECU Joondalup

Quarter finals

A total of 8 teams took part in this stage of the competition. All matches in this round were completed on 21 June.^[1]

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team
1	Perth	0–3	Western Knights
2	ECU Joondalup	1–0	Floreat Athena
3	Sorrento	6–0	Forrestfield United
4	Hamersley Roverss	1–0	Fremantle Spirit

Semi finals

A total of 4 teams took part in this stage of the competition. Both matches in this round were completed on 20 August.^[1]

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team
1	Hamersley Rovers	0–1	Sorrento
2	Western Knights	2–0	ECU Joondalup

Final

The 2008 soccer Pools Cup Final was held on 4 October, and won by Western Knights, their second title.

Sorrento v Western Knights

4 October 2008	Sorrento	1–2	Western Knights	Dorrien Gardens
		Report[1]