2014 WA State Challenge Cup


Western Australian soccer clubs competed in 2014 for the Football West State Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the Cool Ridge Cup. Clubs entered from the newly formed National Premier Leagues WA, the two divisions of the State League, as well as a limited number of teams from various divisions of the 2014 Sunday League competition. This knockout competition was won by Bayswater City, their second title.
The competition also served as Qualifying Rounds for the 2014 FFA Cup. In addition to the A-League club Perth Glory, the two finalists qualified for the final rounds of the 2014 FFA Cup, entering at the Round of 32.

Preliminary round

A total of 39 Western Australian teams took part in this stage of the competition and 3 teams were given a Bye to the First Round. 24 clubs from the All Flags State League Division 1 and State League Division 2 and 15 clubs from various divisions of the 2014 Sunday League were admitted into the competition at this stage. Matches in this round were played on 29 March 2014.
Tie noHome team ScoreAway team
1Ashfield 5–1Hamersley Rovers
2Wanneroo City 3–1Canning City
3South Perth United 1–2Kingsley
4Queens Park 0–4Dianella White Eagles
5Kelmscott Roos 5–7Curtin University
6Shamrock Rovers Perth 4–2Morley-Windmills
7Quinns 0–2UWA-Nedlands
8Forrestfield United 4–2Balga
9Mandurah City 4–0BB United

Tie noHome team ScoreAway team
10Joondalup City 4–0Ballajura
11Perth Royals 4–2Gosnells City
12Kwinana United 1–10Joondalup United
13Port Kennedy 6–0Ellenbrook United
14Rockingham City 1–0Gwelup Croatia
15Kalamunda United 1–8Fremantle Croatia
16Western Knights 2–4Bunbury Forum Force
17Southern Spirit 2–3Olympic Kingsway
18Melville City 4–2Whitfords City

A total of 32 teams took part in this stage of the competition. 11 of the 12 Clubs from the National Premier Leagues WA entered into the competition at this stage, with the exception of Perth Glory Youth who were not eligible. Matches in this round were played on 5 April 2014.
Tie noHome team ScoreAway team
1Joondalup United 3–2Bunbury Forum Force
2Kingsley 2–6Rockingham City
3Cockburn City 4–0Wanneroo City
4Dianella White Eagles 1–3Armadale
5Perth 7–2Port Kennedy
6ECU Joondalup 3–0Forrestfield United
7UWA-Nedlands 1–2Curtin University
8Bayswater City 5–0Ashfield

Tie noHome team ScoreAway team
9Fremantle United 4–2Olympic Kingsway
10Joondalup City 0–2Stirling Lions
11Floreat Athena 3–1Perth Royals
12Fremantle Croatia 1–4Shamrock Rovers Perth
13Melville City 0–5Balcatta
14Swan United 0–6Sorrento
15Subiaco AFC 6–2Mandurah City
16North Perth United 1–4Inglewood United

Second round

A total of 16 teams took part in this stage of the competition. Matches in this round were played on 21 April 2014.
Tie noHome team ScoreAway team
1Cockburn City 3–1Perth
2Floreat Athena 5–0Sorrento
3ECU Joondalup 5–2Shamrock Rovers Perth
4Bayswater City 3–1Armadale

Tie noHome team ScoreAway team
5Balcatta 3–1Joondalup United
6Inglewood United 4–1Fremantle United
7Rockingham City 1–8Stirling Lions
8Subiaco AFC 3–0Curtin University

Quarter finals

A total of 8 teams took part in this stage of the competition. Matches in this round were played on 10 May 2014.

Semi finals

A total of 4 teams took part in this stage of the competition. Matches in this round were played on 2 June 2014. The two victorious teams in this round qualified for the 2014 FFA Cup Round of 32.
Tie noHome team ScoreAway team
1ECU Joondalup 1–3Stirling Lions
2Subiaco AFC 0–4Bayswater City

Final

The 2014 Cool Ridge Cup Final was held at Stirling Lions' home ground of Macedonia Park on 19 July 2014.