2010 WA State Challenge Cup

Football tournament season

2010 State League Cup
WA State Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Teams	32
Final positions
Champions	Stirling Lions
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Western Australian soccer clubs from the top three State-Based Divisions competed in 2010 for the WA State Challenge Cup, known that year as the State League Cup.

This knockout competition was won by Stirling Lions, their sixth title.^[1]

First round

A total of 32 teams took part in this stage of the competition. All 12 Clubs from the State League Premier Division and Football West State League Division 1, and 8 clubs from the Sunday League (Premier Division) (the top 8 out of 12 from the previous year's league table) entered into the competition at this stage.^[2] All matches were completed by 26 April 2010.

The draw was as follows:^[1]

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team
1	Rockingham City	1–3	Morley Windmills
2	Murdoch University SC	1–3	Olympic Kingsway
3	Wanneroo City	0–5	Perth
4	Forrestfield United	3–5	ECU Joondalup
5	Shamrock Rovers Perth	3–3 (3–5 (p))	Ashfield
6	Sorrento	7–1	Spearwood Dalmatinac
7	Stirling Lions	10–1	Queen's Park
8	Subiaco AFC	1–3	Bayswater City

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team
9	South West Phoenix	6–0	Fremantle United
10	Floreat Athena	8–0	Gosnells City
11	Armadale	6–0	UWA-Nedlands
12	Dianella White Eagles	1–4	Cockburn City
13	Mandurah City	3–0	Canning City
14	Inglewood United	1–3	Balcatta
15	Fremantle Spirit	0–8	Western Knights
16	Swan United	3–0	Stirling Panthers

Second round

A total of 16 teams took part in this stage of the competition. All matches were completed by 7 June 2010.

The draw was as follows:^[1]

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team
1	Sorrento	4–1	Olympic Kingsway
2	Western Knights	1–1 (4–5 (p))	Armadale
3	Perth	0–4	Balcatta
4	Morley Windmills	2–3	Swan United

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team
5	South West Phoenix	3–2	ECU Joondalup
6	Cockburn City	1–0	Bayswater City
7	Ashfield	1–5	Floreat Athena
8	Stirling Lions	2–0	Mandurah City

Quarter finals

A total of 8 teams took part in this stage of the competition. All matches in this round were completed on 3 July 2010.

The draw was as follows:^[1]

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team
1	Armadale	3–2	Cockburn City
2	Balcatta	0–2	Stirling Lions
3	Floreat Athena	3–0	Sorrento
4	Swan United	3–1	South West Phoenix

Semi finals

A total of 4 teams took part in this stage of the competition. All matches in this round were completed by 25 July 2010.

The draw was as follows:

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team
1	Stirling Lions	4–0	Swan United
2	Floreat Athena	6–0	Armadale

Final

The 2010 State League Cup Final was held at the neutral venue of Frank Drago Reserve on 22 August.

Stirling Lions v Floreat Athena

22 August 2010	Stirling Lions	2–1	Floreat Athena	Frank Drago Reserve
	Pugliese 4' (o.g.) Boi 32'	^[3]	Arnold 1'

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "State League Cup 2010".
^ "Tables FW Amateur Premier League 2009".
^ Kreider, R.N. (2012) Paddocks to Pitches. The Definitive History of Western Australian Football. Published by SportsWest Media