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2007 Waratah Cup

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2007 Waratah Cup
TigerTurf Cup
Tournament details
CountryAustralia (NSW)
Defending championsSydney United
Final positions
ChampionsWollongong Wolves (2nd title)
Runner-upManly United
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The 2007 Waratah Cup (known as the TigerTurf Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th season of the Waratah Cup since its initial re-introduction in 1991, and the 27th season as the premier domestic cup competition in New South Wales since inauguration in 1957. It was the first year with TigerTurf involvement, replacing the Continental Tyres Cup (2004–2006). The company was keen to unite with Soccer NSW to assist with the promotion of their FIFA approved artificial turf surfaces.[1]

The defending champions were National Premier Leagues NSW side Sydney United 58 FC.

The champions were the Wollongong Wolves, defeating Manly United 3–2 in the final.

The total prize pool was $50,000, with the winners receiving $16,000 and the runners-up $6,000.[1]

Teams

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The first two rounds see association based teams and State League based teams enter the competition before Premier League teams enter in the third round (final 32).[1]

Round Clubs
remaining
Clubs
involved
Winners from
previous round
New entries
this round
Leagues entering at this round Scheduled
playing date
Round 1 52 14 n/a 14 NSW Association and State League teams 3–5 April
Round 2 46 28 8 20 NSW State League teams 17–19 April
Final 32 32 32 14 18 All 10 NSW Premier League teams
8 NSW Super League teams
8–10 May
Final 16 16 16 16 0 none 23 May
Quarter-finals 8 8 8 0 none 6 June
Semi-finals 4 4 4 0 none 17 June
Final 2 2 2 0 none 7 July

First Round

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There were 8 scheduled matches for the first round, with NSW Association teams entering the competition in this round. One team from the Super League, the Northern Tigers were also entrants in this round. Two matches, however, included byes for the Illawarra Premier League side, Dandaloo FC and the Sutherland District side, Cronulla RSL Youth Club.[1][2]

Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier) Date
1 Epping YMCA (–) 1–2 Lilli Pilli FC (–) Tuesday, 3 April 2007
2 Miranda Magpies (–) 1–2 Epping Eastwood FC (–) Thursday, 5 April 2007
3 West Pymble FC (–) 1–3 Bankstown Sports Strikers (–) Tuesday, 3 April 2007
4 Bye Dandaloo FC (–)
5 West Pennant Hills Cherrybrook (–) 0–2 Gymea United (–) Tuesday, 3 April 2007
6 Bye Cronulla RSL Youth Club (-)
7 Hurlstone Park Wanderers (–) 6–1 Lugarno (–) Thursday, 5 April 2007
8 Picton Rangers (–) 0–0 Northern Tigers (2) Tuesday, 3 April 2007
Northern Tigers advanced 4–2 on penalties.

Second Round

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Three new teams from the Super League (tier 2), as well as teams from the NSW State League (tier 3) and the Conference League (tier 4) entered this round, joining the surviving clubs from the First Round.[1][2]

Third Round

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A further eight Super League clubs and all ten Premier League clubs entered this round, joining the fourteen surviving teams from the second round as the final 32 teams.[1][2]

Fourth Round

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Dandaloo FC were the lowest ranked and the only grassroots football club left in the competition. Of the fifteen remaining sides, 8 were from the Premier League, 6 were from the Super League and 1 from the Conference League.[1][2]

Quarter-finals

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Dandaloo FC continued their run into the quarter-finals, as the only grassroots to club to do so. The other seven entrants were from the Premier and Super Leagues. All matches were played on Wednesday, 6 June 2007.[1][2]

Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier)
47 PCYC Parramatta (2) 0–2 Wollongong Wolves (1)
48 Marconi Stallions (1) 1–1 (†) Dandaloo FC (–)
Dandaloo FC won 5–3 on penalties.
49 Sutherland Sharks (1) 0–1 Manly United (1)
50 Blacktown City Demons (1) 4–0 Rockdale City Suns (2)

Semi-finals

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Of the remaining four teams, only one was from grassroots football, Dandaloo FC. The other three clubs were all from the Premier League.[1][2]

Dandaloo FC1–3Wollongong Wolves

Final

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The grand final was played on Sunday, 8 July 2007 on the artificial turf of Seymour Shaw Park laid by sponsors, TigerTurf.[1][2][3][4][5]

Manly United2–3Wollongong Wolves
NSW Waratah State Cup
2007 Champions
Australia
Wollongong Wolves FC
Second Title

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Australian and British Soccer Weekly". Australian and British Soccer Weekly. 20 March 2007. p. 5. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "2007 NSW Cup". www.socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Wollongong Wolves v Manly United" (PDF). nplnsw.com.au. p. 6-7. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Manly United 2007". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Wollongong Wolves 2007". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 December 2023.