2013 WA State Challenge Cup


Western Australian soccer clubs from the top three State-Based Divisions, plus the Premier Division of the Sunday League, competed in 2013 for the WA State Challenge Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the Cool Ridge Cup. This knockout competition was won by Bayswater City, their first title.

Preliminary round

A total of 30 Western Australian teams took part in this stage of the competition. It involved 12 clubs from the Football West [State League Division One|State League Division 1], 8 clubs from the State League Division 2 and 10 clubs from the 2013 Sunday League. All matches in this round were completed on 1 April.
The draw was as follows:
Tie noHome team ScoreAway team
1Swan United 3–1Wanneroo City
2Mandurah City 3–0Fremantle United
3Gosnells City 4–3 Hamersley Rovers
4Western Knights 4–1North Perth United
5Forrestfield United 3–6Olympic Kingsway

Tie noHome team ScoreAway team
6Ashfield 7–0South Perth United
7Kingsley SC0–3Maddington White City
8Morley-Windmills 2–3Rockingham City
9Whitfords City 1–2Subiaco AFC

First round

A total of 32 teams took part in this stage of the competition. 11 of the 12 Clubs from the State League Premier Division entered into the competition at this stage, with the exception of the Football West NTC team, who did not take part. All matches were completed by 28 April.
The draw was as follows:
Tie noHome team ScoreAway team
1Ashfield 4–1BB United
2Canning City 0–2Joondalup United
3Perth 1–3ECU Joondalup
4Floreat Athena 3–0Cockburn City
5Bayswater City4–1Shamrock Rovers Perth
6Balcatta 0–1Armadale
7Quinns FC 3–2Subiaco AFC
8Mandurah City 2–1UWA-Nedlands

Tie noHome team ScoreAway team
9Inglewood United 1–0Dianella White Eagles
10Joondalup City 0–2Maddington White City
11Olympic Kingsway 2–4Gosnells City
12Melville City 3–5Swan United
13Stirling Lions 4–3Bunbury Forum Force
14Sorrento 8–1Gwelup Croatia
15Southern Spirit 1–6Rockingham City
16Western Knights 10–1Fremantle Croatia

Second round

A total of 16 teams took part in this stage of the competition. All matches were completed by 3 June.
The draw was as follows:
Tie noHome team ScoreAway team
1Armadale 2–4Inglewood United
2Floreat Athena 0–3Sorrento
3Bayswater City 2–0Gosnells City
4Quinns FC 2–1Rockingham City

Tie noHome team ScoreAway team
5Mandurah City 2–2 Maddington White City
6Stirling Lions 4–2ECU Joondalup
7Western Knights 4–5Ashfield
8Swan United 7–1Joondalup United

Quarter finals

A total of 8 teams took part in this stage of the competition. All matches in this round were completed by 22 June.
The draw was as follows:
Tie noHome team ScoreAway team
1Ashfield 1–0Stirling Lions
2Swan United 2–1Mandurah City
3Bayswater City 7–0Quinns FC
4Sorrento 0–2Inglewood United

Semi finals

A total of 4 teams took part in this stage of the competition. All matches in this round were completed by 20 July. The draw was as follows:
Tie noHome team ScoreAway team
1 Ashfield 3–2Swan United
2 Bayswater City 5–1Inglewood United

Final

The 2013 Cool Ridge Cup Final was held at the neutral venue of Litis Stadium on 24 August.