2016 WA State Challenge Cup
Western Australian soccer clubs will compete in 2016 for the Football West State Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the Cool Ridge Cup. Clubs entered from the National Premier Leagues WA, the two divisions of the State League, a limited number of teams from various divisions of the 2016 Amateur League competition, and from regional teams from the South West, Goldfields, Great Southern and Midwest regions.
This knockout competition was won by Floreat Athena, their sixth title.
The competition also served as the Western Australian Preliminary Rounds for the 2016 FFA Cup. The two finalists – Cockburn City and Floreat Athena – qualified for the final rounds, entering at the Round of 32.
Schedule
A total of 65 teams took part in the competition, from Perth-based and regional-based competitions.| Round | Draw | Main dates | Number of fixtures | Clubs | New entries this round | Levels of new entrants |
| 3 Feb | 27–28 Feb | 9 | 65 → 56 | 18 | Amateur League lower Divisions; regional teams from Midwest and South West Soccer Associations | |
| Round 2 | 29 Feb | 6–13 Mar | 11 | 56 → 45 | 13 | Amateur League Premier Division; regional teams from Goldfields and Great Southern Associations |
| Round 3 | 14 Mar | 19–20 Mar | 17 | 45 → 28 | 23 | Football West State League Division 1; Football West State League Division 2 |
| Round 4 | 21 Mar | 28 Mar | 12 | 28 → 16 | 7 | National Premier Leagues WA |
| Round 5 | 29 Mar | 25 Apr | 8 | 16 → 8 | 4 | National Premier Leagues WA – Top 4 teams from 2015 |
| Round 6 | 26 Apr | 14–15 May | 4 | 8 → 4 | none | |
| Round 7 | 6 Jun | 2 | 4 → 2 | none | ||
| Final | – | 23 Jul | 1 | 2 → 1 | none |
First round
The round numbers conform to a common format throughout the 2016 FFA Cup preliminary rounds. A total of 18 teams took part in this stage of the competition, from lower divisions of the Amateur League, and from regional teams entering from the South West and Midwest regions. Matches in this round were played on 27–28 February.| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Bunbury Dynamos | 5–0 | Eaton Dardanup |
| 2 | Margaret River | 7–0 | Busselton SC |
| 3 | Geographe Bay | Walkover | Bunbury United |
| 4 | Olympic Heat | Walkover | Geraldton Rovers |
| 5 | East Fremantle Tricolore | 9–1 | Tuart Hill |
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 6 | Liberties FC | Walkover | Kwinana United |
| 7 | Backpackers FC | 8–0 | Western United |
| 8 | Maccabi | 1–2 | Jaguar FC |
| 9 | Ballajura AFC | 3–1 | Koondoola Red Falcons |
Second round
A total of 22 teams took part in this stage of the competition, from the Amateur League Premier Division, from regional teams entering from the Goldfields and Great Southern regions, and the winners from the previous round. Matches in this round were completed by 13 March 2016.| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Margaret River | Walkover | Perth Royals |
| 2 | Bunbury United | 3–1 | Southern Spirit |
| 3 | Kwinana United | 9–1 | Geraldton Rovers |
| 4 | Ballajura AFC | 1–9 | Bunbury Dynamos |
| 5 | North Perth United | Walkover | Belmont Villa |
| 6 | Gwelup Croatia | 2–1 | Wembley Downs |
;Notes:
- † = After Extra Time
Third round
;Notes:
- † = After Extra Time
Fourth round
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 7 | Balcatta | 5–4 | Forrestfield United |
| 8 | South West Phoenix | 0–3 | Inglewood United |
| 9 | Stirling Lions | 5–2 | Morley-Windmills |
| 10 | Western Knights | 2–4 | Canning City |
| 11 | North Lake | 0–1 | UWA-Nedlands |
| 12 | Gosnells City | 3–1 | Subiaco AFC |
;Notes:
- † = After Extra Time.
Fifth round
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Margaret River | 0–8 | Gosnells City |
| 2 | Armadale | 3–2 | Sorrento FC |
| 3 | Ashfield | 1–2 | Balcatta |
| 4 | Cockburn City | 2–0 | Bayswater City |
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 5 | Floreat Athena | 5–1 | UWA-Nedlands |
| 6 | Curtin University | 2–0 | Canning City |
| 7 | Inglewood United | 7–1 | Dianella White Eagles |
| 8 | Stirling Lions | 2–1 | Perth SC |
Sixth round
A total of 8 teams took part in this stage of the competition, with the matches in this round played on 14 May 2016.| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Floreat Athena | 6–3 | Armadale |
| 2 | Cockburn City | 5–1 | Gosnells City |
| 3 | Balcatta | 1–2† | Inglewood United |
| 4 | Stirling Lions | 5–2 | Curtin University |
;Notes:
- † = After Extra Time
Seventh round
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Inglewood United | 2–9 | Floreat Athena |
| 2 | Stirling Lions | 1–2 | Cockburn City |