# 2009 Waratah Cup

The 2009 Waratah Cup (known as the Tiger Turf Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th season of the Waratah Cup since its initial re-introduction in 1991, and the 29th season as the premier domestic cup competition in New South Wales since inauguration in 1957.
The defending champions were National Premier Leagues NSW side Bankstown City Lions.
The champions were the Sutherland Sharks, defeating Manly United 2–1 in the final.

## Teams

All senior member teams from Premier League, Super League, State League 1 and State League 2 as well as all local association teams were invited to the competition. The competition itself would be seeded with Association and State League 2 teams entering in Round 1, State League 1 and Super League teams entering in Round 2 and Premier League teams entering in Round 3. The champions were awarded $16,000 prize-money and the runners-up $6,000. All semi-finalists received $3,000.
| Round | Clubs remaining | Clubs involved | Winners from previous round | New entries this round | Leagues entering at this round | Scheduled playing date |
| Preliminary Round | 84 | 16 | 0 | 40 | NSW State League Division 2 FNSW local Association teams | 25 March |
| Round 1 | 68 | 16 | 8 | 0 | none | 8 April |
| Round 2 | 52 | 40 | 16 | 24 | National Premier Leagues NSW 2 NSW State League Division 1 | 29 April |
| Round 3 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 12 | National Premier Leagues NSW | 8 May |
| Round 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | none | 9 June |
| Quarter Finals | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | none | 24 June |
| Semi Finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | none | 19 July |
| Grand Final | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | none | 16 August |

## Preliminary Round

Due to the popularity of this year's edition, 48 teams from local Associations and NSW State League Division 2 entered the initial phase of the competition. This led to the creation of the Preliminary Round where 16 clubs were randomly chosen to play. 9 clubs were from the State League Division 2 and the other 7 were from local associations. The remaining 24 clubs would receive a bye into the first round. With the round set to kick-off on 25 March, only tie numbers 1–4 were played with the remaining matches rescheduled to the following week.
| Tie no | Home team (Tier) | Score | Away team (Tier) |
| 1 | Baulkham Hills FC (-) | 0–1 | Camden Tigers (4) |
| 2 | Fairfield Bulls (4) | 3–3 | Toongabbie Junior (-) |
| Fairfield Bulls advance 4–2 on penalties. ||||
| 3 | Fairfield Hotspur (-) | 4–0 | Gazy Lansvale (4) |
| 4 | North Epping FC (-) | 1–3 | Gymea United (-) |
| 5 | Prospect United (4) | 6–2 | Ariana SC (-) |
| 6 | Luddenham United (4) | 0–3 | Hakoah (4) |
| 7 | Gladesville Ryde Magic (4) | – | Colo Colo Wanderers (4) |
| 8 | Hawkesbury (4) | 0–2 | Lokomotiv Cove (-) |
Source: footballnsw.com.au and socceraust.co.uk

## Round 1

A total of 32 teams competed, 8 having won in the preliminary round and 24 receiving a bye into the first round. Originally scheduled for 8 April, due to the postponement of matches in the preliminary round, most of the Round 1 matches instead began on the 15 April, with two matches played on the 22 April and a further three matches were also postponed to due to poor pitch conditions.
| Tie no | Home team (Tier) | Score | Away team (Tier) |
| 1 | Kenthurst & District (-) | 2–3 | Camden Tigers (4) |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Cove (-) | 3–0 | Albion Park White Eagles (-) |
| 3 | Collaroy Cromer Sharks (-) | 4–0 | Colo Colo Wanderers (4) |
| 4 | Fairfield Hotspur (-) | 3–1 | Penang FC (4) |
| 5 | Kellyville (-) | 5–0 | Hurstville City Minotaurs (4) |
| 6 | Prospect United (4) | 1–0 | Sans Souci (-) |
| 7 | Riverstone Schofields (-) | 1–4 | Bathurst 75 (4) |
| 8 | Roosters FC (4) | 5–1 | Bankstown Sports (-) |
| Tie no | Home team (Tier) | Score | Away team (Tier) |
| 9 | Seaforth FC (-) | 0–2 | Gymea United (-) |
| 10 | Eastwood St Andrews (-) | 7–1 | Dee Why (-) |
| 11 | Hakoah (4) | 4–5 | STFA Strikers (-) |
| 12 | White City (4) | 0–4 | Kogarah Waratah (-) |
| 13 | Yagoona Lions (-) | 1–2 | Port Kembla (-) |
| 14 | Marton FC | 0–4 | Springwood (4) |
| 15 | Fairfield Bulls (4) | 0–2 | Pacific Hills/Dural (-) |
| 16 | Brookvale (-) | 4–0 | Baktar Glory (-) |
Source: footballnsw.com.au and socceraust.co.uk

## Round 2

A total of 40 teams competed, 16 of which had progressed from Round 1 along with 24 clubs from the National Premier Leagues NSW 2 and NSW State League Division 1.
| Tie no | Home team (Tier) | Score | Away team (Tier) |
| 1 | Collaroy Cromer Sharks (-) | 1–2 | Inter Lions (3) |
| 2 | Fairfield Hotspur (-) | 0–3 | Camden Tigers (4) |
| 3 | Roosters FC (-) | 1–0 | Lokomotiv Cove (-) |
| 4 | Springwood (4) | 2–1 | Bathurst 75 (4) |
| 5 | PCYC Parramatta (2) | 1–0 | Stanmore Hawks (3) |
| 6 | Mt Druitt Town Rangers (2) | 0–2 | Dulwich Hill (3) |
| 7 | Fairfield City Lions (3) | 0–3 | Granville Rage (2) |
| 8 | St George FC (2) | 4–0 | Hurstville Zagreb (3) |
| 9 | Eastwood St Andrews (-) | 0–5 | Rockdale City Suns (2) |
| 10 | Balmain SC (3) | 0–2 | Northern Tigers (2) |
| Tie no | Home team (Tier) | Score | Away team (Tier) |
| 11 | Macarthur Rams (2) | 1–1 | STFA Strikers (-) |
| Macarthur Rams advanced 5–4 on penalties. ||||
| 12 | Sydney Wanderers (3) | 3–0 | FC Bossy Liverpool (2) |
| 13 | Mounties FC (3) | 0–2 | Gymea United (-) |
| 14 | Hills Brumbies (3) | 0–4 | Sydney University (2) |
| 15 | Schofield Scorpions (3) | 3–4 | Pacific Hills/Dural (-) |
| 16 | Blacktown Spartans (3) | 0–3 | Port Kembla (-) |
| 17 | Central Coast Lightning (2) | 3–2 | Brookvale SC (-) |
| 18 | Spirit FC (2) | 4–0 | University of NSW (3) |
| 19 | Fraser Park (2) | 3–2 | Kogarah Waratah (-) |
| 20 | Prospect United (4) | 3–1 | Kellyville (-) |
Source:footballnsw.com.au and socceraust.co.uk

## Round 3

A total of 32 teams competed, 20 of which had progressed from Round 3 along with 12 clubs from National Premier Leagues NSW.
| Tie no | Home team (Tier) | Score | Away team (Tier) |
| 1 | Blacktown City Demons (1) | 2–1 | Dulwich Hill (3) |
| 2 | Camden Tigers (4) | 1–0 | Northern Tigers (2) |
| 3 | Rockdale City Suns (2) | 2–1 | Springwood (4) |
| 4 | Marconi Stallions (1) | 9–0 | Inter Lions (3) |
| 5 | PCYC Parramatta (2) | 9–3 | Prospect United (4) |
| 6 | Sutherland Sharks (1) | 2–1 | Sydney University (2) |
| 7 | West Sydney Berries (1) | 1–2 | Granville Rage (2) |
| 8 | Fraser Park (2) | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | STFA Strikers (-) |
| Tie no | Home team (Tier) | Score | Away team (Tier) |
| 9 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles (1) | 4–2 | Gymea United (-) |
| 10 | Penrith Nepean United (1) | 5–3 (a.e.t.) | Roosters FC (4) |
| 11 | Sydney United (1) | 1–0 | St George FC (2) |
| 12 | Bankstown City Lions (1) | 3–1 | Port Kembla (-) |
| 13 | Manly United (1) | 3–0 | Pacific Hills/Dural |
| 14 | Sydney Wanderers (3) | 0–5 | Wollongong CFC (1) |
| 15 | Spirit FC (2) | 1–0 | Sydney Olympic (1) |
| 16 | APIA Leichhardt (1) | 3–2 | Central Coast Lightning (-) |
Source:footballnsw.com.au and socceraust.co.uk

## Round 4

Camden Tigers were the lowest ranked team to qualify for this round from NSW fourth tier. There were no association teams left in the competition. Of the fifteen other remaining clubs, ten were from the Premier League and five from the Super League.
| Tie no | Home team (Tier) | Score | Away team (Tier) |
| 1 | Bankstown City Lions (1) | 2–1 | Sydney United (1) |
| 2 | PCYC Parramatta (2) | 0–2 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles (1) |
| 3 | Sutherland Sharks (1) | 4–1 | Marconi Stallions (1) |
| 4 | Fraser Park (2) | 1–0 | Camden Tigers (4) |
| Tie no | Home team (Tier) | Score | Away team (Tier) |
| 5 | Spirit FC (2) | 0–1 | Manly United (1) |
| 6 | APIA Leichhardt (1) | 0–2 | Wollongong CFC (1) |
| 7 | Granville Rage (2) | 3–7 | Blacktown City Demons (1) |
| 8 | Rockdale City Suns (2) | 0–1 | Penrith Nepean United (1) |
Source:footballnsw.com.au and socceraust.co.uk

## Quarter-finals

As the only team outside of the Premier League, Fraser Park was the lowest team ranked to qualify for the quarter-finals.

## Semi-finals

All remaining clubs were from NSW's top tier, the NSW Premier League.

## Grand final

| | 1 | Nathan Denham |
| | 2 | George Souris |
| | 4 | Michael Robinson | 61' |
| | 6 | Chris Price |
| | 7 | Jim Bakis | 91' |
| | 8 | Nathan Ralph | 91' |
| | 9 | Brad Boardman |
| | 11 | Ben Spruce |
| | 12 | Neil Jablonksi |
| | 14 | Nick Stavroulakis |
| | 15 | Michael Katz |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 5 | Andrew Smith |
| | 10 | Matthew Hall | | 91' |
| | 17 | Jordan Nikolovski |
| | 18 | Blake Powell | 98' | 91' |
| | 22 | Yanni Fragogiannis |
| Coach: ||
| Robbie Stanton ||
| | 1 | Brad Swancott |
| | 2 | Shaun Bowden | | 98' |
| | 5 | Joel Grenell |
| | 6 | Scott Thomas | | 56' |
| | 7 | Ashley Ryan |
| | 8 | Michael Lloyd-Green |
| | 13 | Mitch Macedo | | 82' |
| | 15 | Keith Shevlin |
| | 16 | Joey Schrippa |
| | 24 | Brad Groves |
| | 33 | Sam Gallagher | 13' |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 10 | Giosue Sama | | 82' |
| | 11 | Craig Midgley | | 56' |
| | 12 | Jamie Garside | | 98' |
| | 26 | Jimmy Oates |
| | 41 | Ben McNamara |
| Coach: ||
| Phil Moss ||
| Player of the Match: Nick Stavroulakis (Sutherland Sharks FC) Assistant referees: Lance Greenshields and Christian Mehl Fourth official: Kris Griffiths-Jones | Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. |
* NSW Waratah State Cup 2009 Champions
* Sutherland Sharks FC First Title

### Statistics

| | Sutherland Sharks | Manly United |
| Attempts at goal | 13 | 12 |
| Attempts on target | 6 | 7 |
| Corners | 5 | 3 |
| Fouls committed | 24 | 26 |
| Offsides | 5 | 4 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |