The 2023 Waratah Cup was the 21st season of the

Football NSW Football NSW is the governing body for soccer in the Australian state of New South Wales, with the exception of the northern regions of NSW (the governing body for which is Northern New South Wales Football). Football NSW is a member of the nat ...

's knockout competition. The four winners from the Australia Cup preliminary

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qualified for the Waratah Cup.

NWS Spirit North West Sydney Spirit FC is an Australian soccer club. It was the successor of the defunct Northern Spirit FC, a professional soccer club based in North Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales. Northern Spirit entered the National Soccer League in t ...

were the defending champions but were eliminated by the eventual winners

Sydney United 58 Sydney United 58 Football Club is a semi-professional soccer club and current NSW NPL Champions based in Edensor Park, Sydney, New South Wales Australia. The club was formed as Sydney Croatia in 1958, by Croatian Australians in the area, but ...

in the seventh round. Sydney United won the cup, their seventh in history, against APIA Leichhardt in extra time.

Background

Preliminary round

The first draw was hosted in March 2023 at the headquarters of

and involved a total of 127 grassroots clubs ( level 5) drawn for Rounds 2 and 3. Clubs from

NSW League One The NSW League One Men is an Australian semi-professional association football league comprising teams from New South Wales. The league sits at Level 2 on the New South Wales league system, behind the National Premier Leagues NSW The Nationa ...

and

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were also included in the draw. The Round 4 draw was announced in late March 2023 and included clubs from the National Premier Leagues NSW.

Format and dates

Qualified clubs

For the 2023 edition of the Waratah Cup,

, APIA Leichhardt and

Mt Druitt Town Rangers The Mount Druitt Town Rangers, or Mt Druitt Rangers, are a football (soccer) club from Mt Druitt Blacktown in Western Sydney, Australia. The club was incorporated in 1970. The team currently plays in the New South Wales National Premier Leagues ...

from the National Premier Leagues NSW progressed to the semi-final.

Inter Lions Inter Lions Football Club Inc is a semi-professional and amateur football (soccer) club based in Concord, New South Wales, Australia ( Canada Bay Area of Sydney). Established in 1983 as Majors Bay Soccer Club, the club changed to its current nam ...

, from the

, entered the Waratah Cup semi-final for the first time in the club's history after defeating

Rockdale Ilinden Rockdale Ilinden Football Club (formerly known as the Rockdale City Suns Football Club from 1992 to 2020) is an Australian Macedonian soccer club based in Sydney suburb of Rockdale. Founded in 1969, the club competes in the highest men's compe ...

in the seventh round. Sydney United contested for their seventh cup title, the most won by any club.

Background

Preliminary round

Format and dates

Qualified clubs

Semi-finals

Final

References