FFSA Federation Cup
Federation Cup, is a knockout cup competition in Australian football. The "Federation Cup" is run by Football Federation South Australia. Federation Cup was first held in 1907 which was won by Cambridge who defeated Hindmarsh however the full-time score is not recorded.[1]
Since 2014 the Federation Cup has been incorporated as one of the qualification tournaments to determine participants in the national FFA Cup.
Format
The competition is a knockout tournament starting with a Preliminary Round featuring clubs from a combination of the SA Collegiate Soccer League and the FFSA State League. The Preliminary Round is followed by Round 1 were all remaining teams from the FFSA State League and FFSA Premier League enter the competition along with usually a very small number of participating SA Collegiate Soccer League clubs.
Eligible teams
All team that play in Football Federation of South Australia sanctioned competition are eligible.
Venues
Matches in the FFSA Federation Cup are usually played at the home ground of one of the two teams. The team who plays at home is decided when the matches are drawn. The final is held at Hindmarsh Stadium.
Champions
Year |
Winner |
Score |
Runner-up |
1907 |
Cambridge |
Not recorded |
Hindmarsh |
1908 |
Hindmarsh |
4–1 |
Port Adelaide |
1909 |
Hindmarsh |
4–1 |
Sturt |
1910 |
Cambridge |
Not recorded |
South Adelaide |
1911 |
Cambridge |
2–0 |
Port Adelaide |
1912 |
Adelaide |
2–1 |
Tandanya |
1913 |
Adelaide |
3–0 |
Hindmarsh |
1914 |
Adelaide |
2–1 |
Hindmarsh |
1915 |
Cheltenham |
Not recorded |
Hindmarsh |
1916 |
– |
No competition |
– |
1917 |
– |
No competition |
– |
1918 |
– |
No competition |
– |
1919 |
Sturt |
1–1(Joint winners) |
Hindmarsh |
1920 |
Cheltenham |
2–1 |
South Adelaide |
1921 |
South Adelaide |
3–2 |
Cheltenham |
1922 |
Cheltenham |
1–0 |
Sturt |
1923 |
Prospect United |
2–2, 2–1 |
South Adelaide |
1924 |
Holdens United |
1–0 |
Prospect United |
1925 |
West Torrens |
3–1 |
Sturt |
1926 |
Port Adelaide |
2–1 |
Sturt |
1927 |
West Torrens |
2–1 |
West Adelaide |
1928 |
West Torrens |
2–1 |
West Adelaide |
1929 |
West Torrens |
3–2 |
South Australia Railways |
1930 |
South Australia Railways |
3–2 |
Port Adelaide |
1931 |
Lancashire |
3–3, 4–2 |
Port Adelaide |
1932 |
South Australia Railways |
1–1, 2–0 |
Lancashire |
1933 |
Port Adelaide |
2–1 |
West Torrens |
1934 |
Port Thistle |
3–2 |
West Torrens |
1935 |
Kingswood |
4–2 |
Port Thistle |
1936 |
Sturt |
4–2 |
Port Adelaide |
1937 |
Sturt |
3–2 |
Port Thistle |
1938 |
Birkalla Rovers |
2–0 |
Kingswood |
1939 |
West Torrens |
2–0 |
Birkalla Rovers |
1940 |
West Torrens |
5–1 |
South Adelaide |
1941 |
Sturt |
3–1 |
Birkalla Rovers |
1942 |
– |
No Competition |
– |
1943 |
Northumberland & Durham |
2–1 |
British Tube Mills |
1944 |
Birkalla Rovers |
2–1 |
Northumberland & Durham |
1945 |
Port Adelaide |
3–2 |
Birkalla Rovers |
1946 |
West Torrens |
4–3 |
Kingswood |
1947 |
Cumberland United |
3–2 |
Port Adelaide |
1948 |
– |
No Competition |
– |
1949 |
– |
No Competition |
– |
1950 |
Birkalla Rovers |
4–1 |
Port Adelaide |
1951 |
Birkalla Rovers |
1–0 |
Juventus |
1952 |
Polonia |
3–1 |
Beograd |
1953 |
Juventus |
4–3 |
Prospect United |
1954 |
Polonia |
3–1 |
Juventus |
1955 |
Juventus |
2–1 |
Polonia |
1956 |
USC Lion |
3–2 |
Cumberland United |
1957 |
Juventus |
5–1 |
USC Lion |
1958 |
Juventus |
1–0 |
Polonia |
1959 |
Juventus |
1–0 |
Croatia |
1960 |
Croatia |
4–0 |
Cumberland United |
1961 |
Victoria |
2–1 (SASFA) |
Enfield |
1961 |
Orange |
3–2 (SASL) |
Lion |
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