The 2013 Waratah Cup was the 11th season of the

Waratah Cup The Waratah Cup is a knockout cup competition in New South Wales, run by the governing body of football in NSW, Football NSW. Teams competing in the Waratah Cup come from the National Premier Leagues NSW, National Premier Leagues NSW 2, Natio ...

knockout competition, the main domestic cup competition in

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. The defending champions were

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side

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, who beat

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4–1 in the

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final. It was the second time Sutherland had won the title in their history. They entered the competition in Round 4 alongside all

teams, advancing all the way to the Grand Final and an eventual loss to APIA Leichhardt Tigers. A record 97 teams entered the competition. The 2013 champions were APIA Leichhardt Tigers – their fourth title (including predecessor knockout cup competitions) – who beat

in the Cup final at

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, which was a rematch of the previous season's Grand Final after goals from Jason Oswell,

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and Sean Symons.

Teams

97 teams entered the competition – a tournament record. The draw for the entire tournament was conducted prior to Round 1.

Round 1

A total of 58 teams competed.

Round 2

A total of 32 teams competed, 29 having won in Round 1 and three ( Bondi,

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and

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) having received byes in Round 1.

Round 3

A total of 40 teams competed, 16 of which had progressed from Round 2 along with 24 clubs from the

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and

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Round 4

A total of 32 teams competed, 20 of which had progressed from Round 3 along with 12 clubs from

Round of 16

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were the lowest ranked team to qualify for this round. They were the only FNSW Grassroots team left in the competition.

Quarter-finals

were the lowest ranked team to qualify for this round. They were the only FNSW Grassroots team left in the competition.

Semi-finals

The lowest ranked team qualified for this round was

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. They are the only

team in the Semi-finals.

Grand final

References

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