2015 Waratah Cup
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2015}}
{{infobox football tournament season
| title = Waratah Cup
| year = 2015
| other_title =
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| country = Australia (NSW)
| num_teams = 5
| defending champions = Blacktown City
| champions = Sydney United 58
| runner-up = Blacktown City
| matches = 4
| goals = 10
| top goal scorer = Chris Triantis (3 goals)
| player =
| prevseason = 2014
| nextseason = 2016
}}
The 2015 Waratah Cup was the 13th season of Football NSW's knockout competition, and which ran from 3 June to 5 July. The Preliminary rounds are now a part of the 2015 FFA Cup competition.{{cite web|title=Saturday night final for Westfield FFA Cup in 2015|url=http://www.theffacup.com.au/article/saturday-night-final-for-westfield-ffa-cup-in-2015/uxluvjd0guvb1co5eocxp1kdk|publisher=footballaustralia.com.au|access-date=21 February 2015}}
The 5 winners from the FFA Cup preliminary Seventh Round qualified both for the Waratah Cup and for the 2015 FFA Cup Round of 32.{{cite web|title=FFA Cup – Football NSW|url=http://www.footballnsw.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Winning/Westfield_FFA_Cup_Football_NSW_Preliminary_Rounds_Match_Schedule_.pdf|publisher=footballnsw.com.au|access-date=12 February 2015}}
The winners were Sydney United 58, their 5th title (including predecessor knockout cup competitions).
Preliminary rounds
{{main|2015 FFA Cup preliminary rounds}}
New South Wales clubs, other than Northern NSW and A-League clubs, participated in the 2015 FFA Cup via the preliminary rounds. The competition was for all Senior Men's teams of the National Premier Leagues NSW, NPL Division 2, State League Division 1, State League Division 2, as well as Association teams which applied to participate.
A total of 104 clubs entered into the competition, and the five qualifiers for the final rounds were:
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| colspan=5|Qualifiers |
|---|
| Balmain Tigers (4)
| Blacktown City (2) | Rockdale City Suns (2) | Sydney Olympic (2) | Sydney United 58 (2) |
Playoff round
Two of the qualifiers played off to reduce the remaining teams to 4 for the Semi-finals.
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|time= 19:15
|score= 1–0
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Semi-finals
A total of 4 teams took part in this stage of the competition.
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|team1=Sydney United 58
|team2=Rockdale City Suns
|goals1= Triantis {{goal|18||69}}
Paric {{goal|78}}
|goals2= Ješić {{goal|24||40}}
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|goals2= Major {{goal|9}}
Evans {{goal|95}}
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Grand final
The 2015 Waratah Cup Grand Final was played on 5 July 2015 at Valentine Sports Park.
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