2018 Football West State Cup


Western Australian soccer clubs competed in 2018 for the Football West State Cup, known as the Belt Up Cup for sponsorship reasons. 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 2018 Amateur League competition, and from regional teams from the South West, Goldfields and Great Southern regions.
This knockout competition was won by Armadale, their 1st title.
The competition also served as the Western Australian Preliminary Rounds for the 2018 FFA Cup. The two finalists – Armadale SC and Gwelup Croatia – qualified for the final rounds, entering at the Round of 32.

Format

RoundClubs
remaining
Winners from
previous round
New entries
this round
Match Dates
Round 267none3211–18 Mar
Round 351162223–29 Mar
Round 43219132 Apr
Round 51616none25 Apr
Round 688none19–20 May
Round 744none4 Jun
Final22none14 Jul

Second round

The round numbers conform to a common format throughout the 2018 FFA Cup preliminary rounds. A total of 32 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, Great Southern and Goldfields regions. Matches in this round were played between 11–18 March. For matches where the scores were equal at full-time, they went straight to penalties.
Tie noHome Team ScoreAway Team
1Dalyellup Park Rangers WalkoverNorthern City
2Bunbury United 3–0Kalamunda United
3Murray District Rangers 1–9Kingsley SC
4Collie Power 1–6BrOzzy Sports Club
5Kwinana United 4–2North Beach
6Canning Buffers WalkoverCracovia White Eagles
7Albany Rovers 1–2Yanchep United
8Maccabi 1–2Phoenix Glory
9Sporting Warriors WalkoverAlbany Bayswater

Third round

A total of 38 teams took part in this stage of the competition. New teams that enter at this round were from Football West State League Division 1 and Football West State League Division 2. Matches in this round were played on 23–29 March.
Tie noHome Team ScoreAway Team
1Olympic Kingsway 3–0Mandurah City FC
2 Phoenix Glory 1–5Swan United
3South West Phoenix 10–0Yanchep United
4Kingsley SC 1–5Rockingham City
5Dianella White Eagles 7–0Curtin University
6Bunbury United 1–4Busselton City SC
7Kwinana United 4–0Warnbro Strikers SC
8Canning City WalkoverBallajura AFC
9Northern City 5–8Bunbury Dynamos
10Balga 4–1Shamrock Rovers

Tie noHome team ScoreAway team
11Joondalup City 1–5Ashfield
12Wanneroo City 7–1Woodvale FC
13BrOzzy Sports Club WalkoverCracovia White Eagles
14Murdoch Uni–Melville 0–3Fremantle City FC
15Morley-Windmills 1–2Kelmscott Roos
16Gwelup Croatia 3–1Quinns
17UWA-Nedlands 6–2Hamersley Rovers
18Perth AFC 0–6Western Knights
19Albany Bayswater 1–5Gosnells City

Fourth round

A total of 32 teams took part in this stage of the competition. 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 2 April.
Tie noHome Team ScoreAway Team
1Inglewood United 1–3ECU Joondalup
2South West Phoenix 0–3Forrestfield United
3Kwinana United 0–8Gwelup Croatia
4Rockingham City 2–3Armadale SC
5Olympic Kingsway 2–3Cockburn City
6Balga 0–1Floreat Athena
7Busselton City SC 1–5Subiaco AFC
8Kelmscott Roos 0–1UWA-Nedlands

Tie noHome team ScoreAway team
9Balcatta 8–0BrOzzy Sports Club
10Fremantle City 0–1Joondalup United
11Gosnells City 0–10Bayswater City
12Dianella White Eagles 5–1Canning City
13Stirling Lions 10–0Bunbury Dynamos
14Western Knights 0–1Sorrento
15Ashfield 0–4Perth
16Wanneroo City 2–4Swan United

Fifth round

A total of 16 teams took part in this stage of the competition. Matches in this round were played on 25 April.
Tie noHome Team ScoreAway Team
1Gwelup Croatia 3–1†Cockburn City
2Bayswater City 1–2Floreat Athena
3Balcatta 2–3†Armadale
4Swan United 1–6Dianella White Eagles

Tie noHome team ScoreAway team
5Subiaco AFC 3–1Stirling Lions
6ECU Joondalup 5–0UWA-Nedlands
7Sorrento 3–4Perth
8Joondalup United 1–4Forrestfield United

;Notes:
A total of 8 clubs took part at this stage of the competition. Matches were played on 19–20 May.
;Notes:
A total of 4 clubs took part at this stage of the competition. Matches were played on 4 June.
Tie noHome Team ScoreAway Team
1Gwelup Croatia 4–1Floreat Athena
2Armadale 3–2ECU Joondalup

Final

The 2018 State Cup Final, known as the Belt Up State Cup Final for sponsorship reasons, was played on 14 July 2018, at the neutral venue of Dorrien Gardens.