2012 Waratah Cup

The 2012 Waratah Cup was the 10th season of the knockout competition under the Waratah Cup name. The preliminary round for the competition commenced on 23 March 2012.

2012 Waratah Cup

McDonald's Cup
Tournament details
Country	Australia (NSW)
Teams	85
Defending champions	Manly United
Final positions
Champions	Sutherland Sharks
Runners-up	APIA Leichhardt Tigers
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The champions were Sutherland Sharks – their second title (including the Statewide Cup competition) – who beat APIA Leichhardt Tigers in the Cup Final.

Preliminary round

The draw was announced on 23 March 2012.

Home team Score Away team Dunbar Rovers 2–1 Belmore United Miranda Magpies 2–1 Hurstville City Minotaurs Polonia Rams 0–6 Coogee United Glenmore Park 1–0 Arncliffe Aurora Belmore Eagles FC 4–6 Gymea United FC FC Gazy Lansvale – Hills Pumas Lilli Pilli FC 5–1 Luddenham United Central Coast Mariners Academy 7–3 Loftus Western Condors 2–3 West City FC

Home team Score Away team Auburn FC 4–1 Bangor FC Picton Rangers 4–0 Forrest Rangers Helensburgh Thistle 0–3 Canberra Olympic Bass Hill RSL 5–2 Bathurst 75 All Saints Oatley 2–3 Rydalemere FC Ponds FC 2–7 Waverley Old Boys White City 1–2 Bondi FC Hakoah FC 2–1 Barden Ridgebacks

• Teams receiving a Bye into the First Round : Canberra FC, Inter Lions, Dee Why, Dapto Dandaloo, Mountains United, Liverpool Sports Club, Hawkesbury City, Sans Souci, Bulli, Nepean FC, Tarrawanna, Doonside Hawks, Enfield Rovers, Prospect United, Chullora Wolves.

First round

Home team Score Away team Lilli Pilli 4–2 Mountains United Doonside 1–3 Nepean FC Sans Souci 6–0 Gymea United FC Bass Hill RSL 2–6 Waverley Old Boys Auburn FC 0–0 (3–5 pens) Rydalmere FC Glenmore Park 1–3 Bondi FC Tarrawanna 4–0 Dunbar Rovers Prospect United 1–1 (4–3 pens) Coogee United

Home team Score Away team Central Coast Mariners Academy 3–2 Inter Lions Hawkesbury City 2–3 Canberra Olympic Enfield Rovers 1–3 Canberra FC Miranda Magpies 1–1 (3–4 pens) Picton Rangers Chullora Wolves 0–9 West City FC Bulli 1–2 Hills Pumas Hakoah FC 2–3 Dapto Dandaloo Liverpool Sports Club Dee Why

Second round

Home team Score Away team Prospect United 1–0 Waverley Old Boys Granville Rage 3–4 Balmain SC Hills Pumas 4–4 (3–1 pens) Northbridge FC Dapto Dandaloo 5–1 Lilli Pilli Bankstown City Lions 4–2 Hurstville ZFC Central Coast Mariners Academy 0–1 Southern Bulls Sydney University 3–4 University of NSW Hills Brumbies FC 5–1 Bondi FC Camden Tigers 1–2 Picton Rangers

Home team Score Away team Fraser Park FC 2–0 Schofield Scorpions St George FC 3–0 Gladesville Ryde Magic San Souci 1–4 Dulwich Hill Tarrawanna 2–2 (11–10 pens) Liverpool Sports Club Mounties Wanderers FC 1–3 Canberra FC Mt Druitt Town Rangers 4–3 Canberra Olympic Macarthur Rams 0–1 Northern Tigers FC Bankstown Berries FC 4–1 Rydalmere FC Inter Lions 1–2 Fairfield City Lions Spirit FC 4–1 Stanmore Hawks Nepean FC 3–1 West City FC

Third round

The twenty winners from Round Two were joined by the twelve clubs from the NSW Premier League.

Home team Score Away team Parramatta Eagles 2–1 Dulwich Hill Fraser Park 2–0 Fairfield City Lions St George 3–1 Hills Brumbies Marconi Stallions 1–0 Sydney Olympic Blacktown Spartans 0–1 University of NSW Tarrawanna 1–4 Dapto Dandaloo Bonnyrigg White Eagles 6–0 Balmain Bankstown City Lions 4–2 Hills Pumas

Home team Score Away team South Coast Wolves 1–0 Northern Tigers Bankstown Berries 3–0 Picton Rangers Rockdale City Suns 5–0 Prospect United APIA Leichhardt Tigers 2–0 Nepean FC Sutherland Sharks 1–0 Manly United Southern Bulls 2–6 aet Canberra FC Mt Druitt Town Rangers 0–4 Spirit FC Sydney United 0–1 Blacktown City

Fourth round

Home team Score Away team Bankstown City Lions 2–0 South Coast Wolves Parramatta Eagles 0–1 Marconi Stallions Sutherland Sharks 3–0 Fraser Park Blacktown City 8–0 University of NSW

Home team Score Away team APIA Leichhardt Tigers 3–0 St George Rockdale City Suns 1–1 (3–4 pens) Dapto Dandaloo Bankstown Berries 3–2 Canberra FC Spirit FC 1–4 Bonnyrigg White Eagles

Quarter finals

The quarter final draw was conducted on 23 May 2012.

Home team	Score	Away team
Marconi Stallions	0–5	APIA Leichhardt Tigers
Sutherland Sharks	1–0	Blacktown City
Bonnyrigg White Eagles	0–3	Bankstown Berries
Dapto Dandaloo	6–2	Bankstown City Lions

Semi-finals

The semi final draw was conducted on 8 June 2012.

20 June 2012

7:15pm

Sutherland Sharks	2–1	Dapto Dandaloo
Price 35' Bailey 55'		Reid 14'

Seymour Shaw Park

Referee: Adam Susz

20 June 2012

7:30pm

APIA Leichhardt Tigers	2–1	Bankstown Berries
Parisi 22' Casey 78' (pen.)		Adjassou 58'

Lambert Park

Referee: ?

Grand final

8 July 2012

3:00pm

Sutherland Sharks	4–1	APIA Leichhardt Tigers
Price 7' Bailey 23' Powell 56' Nikas 84'	Report[1]	El Jamal 87'

Cromer Park

Attendance: ~500

Referee: Kris Griffiths Jones