2019 Waratah Cup

The 2019 Waratah Cup was the 17th season of Football NSW's knockout competition. The Preliminary Rounds are now a part of the FFA Cup competition. The 5 winners from the FFA Cup preliminary Seventh Round qualified for the Waratah Cup.

2019 Waratah Cup

Tournament details
Country	Australia (NSW)
Teams	5
Final positions
Champions	Marconi Stallions
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
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The Cup was won by Marconi Stallions, their 2nd title.

Format

Round	Clubs remaining	Winners from previous round	New entries this round	Main Match Dates
Round 2	144	none	96	12–19 March
Round 3	137	89	25	16 Mar–10 Apr
Round 4	80	57	23	9 Apr–1 May
Round 5	40	40	none	24 Apr–8 May
Round 6	20	20	none	15–22 May
Round 7	10	10	none	5 June
Playoff Round	5	5	none	19 June
Semi-Finals	4	4	none	3 July
Final	2	2	none	14 July

Preliminary rounds

Main article: 2019 FFA Cup preliminary rounds

New South Wales clubs, other than Northern NSW and A-League clubs, participate in the 2019 FFA Cup via the preliminary rounds. The competition is for all Senior Men's teams of the National Premier Leagues NSW, NPL 2, NPL 3, NSW State League, as well as Association teams which applied to participate.

A total of 144 clubs entered into the competition, including 96 grassroots clubs^[1] and the five qualifiers were:

Qualifiers
Manly United (2)	Marconi Stallions (2)	Mt Druitt Town Rangers (2)	Sydney United 58 (2)	St George FC (3)

Elimination playoff

Mt Druitt Town Rangers (2)	0–2	Manly United (2)
	Source

19 June 2019 (2019-06-19)

19:30

Valentine Sports Park

Semi finals

Marconi Stallions (2)	2–0	Manly United (2)
	Source

3 July 2019 (2019-07-03)

19:30

Hensley Athletic Field

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Sydney United 58 (2)	3–2	St George FC (3)
	Source

3 July 2019 (2019-07-03)

19:30

Sydney United Sports Centre

Grand final

Marconi Stallions (2)	2–1	Sydney United 58 (2)
Jesic 43', 70'	Report	Simonoski 28'

14 July 2019 (2019-07)

14:30

Lily Homes Stadium

Referee: Katie Patterson