Western Australian Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...

soccer clubs competed in 2015 for the

Football West State Cup The Football West State Cup is a soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (assoc ...

, known for sponsorship reasons as the Cool Ridge Cup. Clubs entered from the National Premier Leagues WA, the two divisions of the State League, a limited number of teams from various divisions of the 2015 Amateur League competition, and from regional teams invited from the South West, Goldfields, Great Southern and Midwest regions. This knockout competition was won by

Sorrento FC Sorrento Football Club, commonly known as Sorrento FC, is a Western Australian semi-professional soccer club based in the northern Perth, Western Australia suburb of Duncraig. They currently compete in the National Premier Leagues Western Aust ...

, their third title. The competition also served as the Western Australian Preliminary Rounds for the

2015 FFA Cup The 2015 FFA Cup was the second season of the FFA Cup, the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. 32 teams began competition in the competition proper (from the round of 32), including all 10 A-League teams, the reigning Nat ...

. The two finalists –

Perth SC Perth Soccer Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in West Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1987 as the result of a merger between three local clubs, though its pre-merger history is regarded to be that of Perth ...

and

– qualified for the final rounds, entering at the

Round of 32 A single-elimination knockout, or sudden-death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of a match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final match-up, w ...

Schedule

A total of 61 teams took part in the competition, from Perth-based and regional-based competitions.

Second round

The round numbers conform to a common format throughout the

2015 FFA Cup preliminary rounds The 2015 FFA Cup preliminary rounds were a qualifying football competition in Australia to decide 21 of the 32 teams which will take part in the 2015 FFA Cup Round of 32, along with the 10 A-League clubs and reigning National Premier Leagues ch ...

. A total of 23 teams took part in this stage of the competition, from lower divisions of the Amateur League, and from regional teams invited from the South West, Goldfields, Great Southern and Midwest regions. Matches in this round were played by 15 March 2015. * Byes – Backpackers FC (8), Busselton SC, East Fremantle, Eaton Dardanup, Emerald FC, Maccabi SC (6), Perth Saints.

Third round

A total of 42 teams took part in this stage of the competition. The draw took place on 16 March, featuring the 15 Qualifiers from the first round, and 27 new teams that enter at this round:

Football West State League Division 1 The Football West State League is a regional Australian semi-professional soccer league comprising teams from Western Australia consisting of two divisions. The league sits at Levels 2 and 3 on the Western Australian league system (Levels 3 a ...

(8 teams),

Football West State League Division 2 The Football West State League is a regional Australian semi-professional soccer league comprising teams from Western Australia consisting of two divisions. The league sits at Levels 2 and 3 on the Western Australian league system (Levels 3 a ...

(10 teams), Amateur League Premier Division (9 teams). Matches in this round were played by 29 March.

Fourth round

A total of 32 teams took part in this stage of the competition. 11 of the 12 Clubs from the National Premier Leagues WA entered into the competition at this stage, with the exception of Perth Glory Youth who were not eligible. The draw took place on 30 March. Matches in this round were played on 6 April.

Fifth round

A total of 16 teams took part in this stage of the competition. The draw was held on 7 April. Matches in this round were played on 27 April.

Sixth round

A total of 8 teams took part in this stage of the competition. The draw took place on 28 April. Matches in this round were played on 1 June.

Seventh round

A total of 4 teams took part in this stage of the competition. The draw took place on 2 June. Matches in this round were played by 21 June. The two victorious teams in this round qualify for the

Round of 32.

Final

The 2015 Cool Ridge Cup Final was played on 12 September, at the neutral venue of Inglewood Stadium.

Notes

References

{{Association football in Western Australia , state=collapsed Football West State Cup WA State Challenge