2016 Waratah Cup
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2015}}
{{infobox football tournament season
| title = Waratah Cup
| year = 2016
| other_title =
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| country = Australia (NSW)
| num_teams = 6
| defending champions = Sydney United 58
| champions = Sydney United 58
| runner-up = Manly United
| matches = 5
| goals =
| top goal scorer = Chris Payne (3 goals)
| player =
| prevseason = 2015
| nextseason = 2017
}}
The 2016 Waratah Cup was the 14th season of Football NSW's knockout competition. The Preliminary Rounds are now a part of the 2016 FFA Cup competition.
The 5 winners from the FFA Cup preliminary Seventh Round qualify for the Waratah Cup, as well as the reigning National Premier Leagues champion (Blacktown City FC).{{cite web|title=Record entry for 2016 Westfield FFA Cup
|url=http://www.theffacup.com.au/article/record-number-of-entrants-for-2016-westfield-ffa-cup-competition/1so1o14hd9gcx1mt7kcehyz2wf#ZTBLFPhuTpWI3XP8.99|publisher=footballaustralia.com.au|date=10 February 2016|access-date=18 April 2016}}
The Cup was won by the defending champions Sydney United 58, their 6th title.
Preliminary rounds
{{main|2016 FFA Cup preliminary rounds}}
New South Wales clubs, other than Northern NSW and A-League clubs, participate in the FFA Cup via the preliminary rounds. The competition is for all Senior Men's teams of the National Premier Leagues NSW, NPL 2, NPL 3, NSW State League, as well as Association teams which applied to participate.
A total of 130 clubs entered into the competition,{{cite web|title=Westfield FFA Cup 2016 Preliminary Draw Announced
|url=http://www.nswpl.com.au/index.php?id=243&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2016&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=03&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=10836&cHash=3bba65e32007aae768385aee25ba2ac4|publisher=Football NSW|date=3 March 2016|access-date=18 April 2016}} and the five qualifiers to join Blacktown City FC in the final rounds are:
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| colspan=5|Qualifiers |
|---|
| Bonnyrigg White Eagles (2)
| Manly United (2) | Marconi Stallions (3) | Sydney United 58 (2) | Wollongong Wolves (2) |
Playoff round
Four of the qualifiers played off to reduce the remaining teams to 4, with Manly United and Sydney United 58 receiving a Bye until the semi-finals.
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|score= 2–1
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|team1=Blacktown City FC
|team2=Bonnyrigg White Eagles
|goals1= Major {{goal|54}}
Mallia {{goal|77}}
|goals2= Zonjić {{goal|86}}
|stadium=Lily Homes Stadium, Seven Hills, Sydney
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|team1=Marconi Stallions
|team2=Wollongong Wolves
|goals1= Perre {{goal|52}}
Ješić {{goal|90+3|pen.}}
|goals2= Bernal {{goal|61}}
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Semi finals
A total of 4 teams took part in this stage of the competition.
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|team1=Manly United
|team2=Blacktown City FC
|goals1= Cooper {{goal|3}}
Bragg {{goal|119|pen.}}
|goals2= Grozdanovski {{goal|38}}
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|team1=Sydney United 58
|team2=Marconi Stallions
|goals1= Payne {{goal|6||36||42}}
Uskok {{goal|24}}
Nikas {{goal|38}}
|goals2= Perre {{goal|64}}
|stadium= Sydney United Sports Centre, Sydney
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Grand final
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|team2=Sydney United 58
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|stadium=Lambert Park, Sydney
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