Capital Football Federation Cup
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}}
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{{infobox football tournament
|name = Federation Cup
|logo =
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|organiser = {{flagicon|Australian Capital Territory}} Capital Football
|founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1962}}
|teams = 20 (in 2022)
|qualifier for = Australia Cup
|current champions = HNK O'Connor Knights FC in 2024 (2nd title)
|most successful club = Canberra FC (18 titles)
|broadcasters = BarTV Sports
|website = {{URL|http://www.capitalfootball.com.au///|capitalfootball.com.au}}
|current = 2024 Australia Cup preliminary rounds
}}
The Federation Cup is a soccer competition established in 1962 that is held between clubs who are affiliated with Capital Football in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding areas of New South Wales. It is the premier cup competition in the region. Since 2014, the Federation Cup has concurrently served as the ACT competition for the preliminary rounds of the FFA Cup, now known as the Australia Cup, with the cup winner representing the ACT.{{cite web|title=Cup gives grassroots chance to be giant-killers|url=http://www.theffacup.com.au/article/cup-gives-grassroots-chance-to-be-giant-killers/avx0cg53ewyp1rhkwqihb0mo7|publisher=Football Federation Australia|accessdate=15 February 2015}}
Canberra FC currently holds the record for most titles, having lifted the Cup 18 times. HNK O'Connor Knights FC are the current cup holders, having lifted the Cup in 2024.
Current Cup Competitions 2013-onwards
The current format is a qualifying competition for the FFA Cup, now known as the Australia Cup, where the winner qualifies for the Round of 32.
Scheduling issues meant the 2014 winner was not decided until after the qualifier needed to be named. To overcome this Capital Football announced that the 2014 winner of the ACTs pre-season competition was to be the ACTs qualifier in 2014. However, Tuggeranong United as the 2013 Federation Cup winners successfully appealed to Capital Football to qualify them as ACTs 2014 FFA Cup entrant.{{cite web|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/soccer/tuggeranong-united-gets-nod-for-ffa-cup-20140223-33apy.html|title=Tuggeranong United gets nod for FFA Cup|author=Jon Tuxworth|publisher=The Canberra Times|access-date=27 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924052120/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/soccer/tuggeranong-united-gets-nod-for-ffa-cup-20140223-33apy.html|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=dead}} The 2014 winner – Belconnen United – entered into the 2015 FFA Cup preliminary rounds in a later round than the rest of the Capital Football NPL sides.{{cite web|url=http://www.capitalfootball.com.au/node/1431#.VRPelfmUeSp |title=Westfield FFA Cup Preliminary Round Fixtures |publisher=capitalfootball.com.au |accessdate=26 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402165655/http://www.capitalfootball.com.au/node/1431 |archivedate=2 April 2015 }}
Previous Winners 1962–2012
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| Year | Winner{{cite web|url=http://www.capitalfootball.com.au/content/history-mens-football|title=Men's Federation Cup Final Results: 1962–2014|publisher=CapitalFootball.com.au|accessdate=27 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402193426/http://www.capitalfootball.com.au/content/history-mens-football|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.socceraust.co.uk/ACT/Past%20Seasons/ACTSeasons.html|title=Capital Football – Past Seasons Tables and Results|accessdate=27 March 2015}} | Score | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | SC Hope | 3–0 | Concordia |
| 1963 | Concordia | 4–4 1–0{{efn|name=replay|Replay match, after original match was drawn}} | SC Hope |
| 1964 | SC Hope | 2–1 | Kosciusko |
| 1965 | Juventus | 3–2 | SC Hope |
| 1966 | Juventus | 4–0 | SC Hope |
| 1967 | Juventus | 1–1 3–0{{efn|name=replay}} | Croatia Deakin |
| 1968 | Juventus | 1–0 | Olympic |
| 1969 | Queanbeyan Macedonia | 3–1 {{aet}} | Juventus |
| 1970 | Turner Eagles | 2–0 | Croatia Deakin |
| 1971 | Griffith United | 5–1 | Forrest United |
| 1972 | Croatia Deakin | 1–0 | Juventus |
| 1973 | colspan=3| {{Tooltip|Final abandoned, cup not awarded|Match was abandoned after 20 minutes, with the score at 0–0 after crowd trouble following a red card. The match was not replayed and the Cup was not awarded.}} | ||
| 1974 | Croatia Deakin | 2–1 {{aet}} | Forrest United |
| 1975 | West Woden Juventus | 2–1 | Croatia Deakin |
| 1976 | Inter Monaro | 3–1 | Downer Olympic |
| 1977 | Inter Monaro | 2–1 | Canberra United |
| 1978 | Croatia Deakin | 2–1 | West Woden Juventus |
| 1979 | Downer Olympic | 2–0 | Canberra City Roos |
| 1980 | West Woden Juventus | 2–1 | Croatia Deakin |
| 1981 | Downer Olympic | 2–1 (4–3{{pen.}}) | ANU FC |
| 1982 | West Woden Juventus | 2–1 {{aet}} | Belconnen United |
| 1983 | Downer Olympic | 1–0 | Croatia Deakin |
| 1984 | Croatia Deakin | 2–1 | Griffith City |
| 1985 | Croatia Deakin | 4–3 {{aet}} | West Woden Juventus |
| 1986 | Croatia Deakin | 1–1 (3–2{{pen.}}) | Juventus |
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| Year | Winner | Score | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | CCAE | 2–1 {{aet}} | Juventus |
| 1988 | Juventus | 4–1 | CCAE |
| 1989 | Tuggeranong United | 3–0 | Canberra City Concordia |
| 1990 | Belconnen United | 3–0 | UCU Pumas |
| 1991 | Canberra City | 2–0 | Canberra Croatia |
| 1992 | Belconnen United | 3–3 (5–4{{pen.}}) | Olympic |
| 1993 | Tuggeranong United | 1–0 | Canberra Deakin |
| 1994 | Tuggeranong United | 2–1 | Canberra Deakin |
| 1995 | Canberra Deakin | 1–0 | Tuggeranong United |
| 1996 | Weston Creek Royals | 3–0 | Belconnen United |
| 1997 | Canberra Olympic | 3–0 | Belconnen United |
| 1998 | Belconnen United | 2–1 | Canberra City |
| 1999 | Canberra Olympic | 6–2 | Canberra Deakin |
| 2000 | Gungahlin Juventus | 7–1 | Tuggeranong United |
| 2001 | Gungahlin Juventus | {{Tooltip|unknown|Score is not known, just the winner}} | Capital City Suns |
| 2002 | Canberra Deakin | 6–1 | Gungahlin Juventus |
| 2003 | Gungahlin Juventus | 2–1 | Belconnen United |
| 2004 | Canberra Deakin | 2–0 | Capital City Suns |
| 2005 | Canberra City | 3–1 | Cooma Tigers |
| 2006 | Canberra FC | 4–1 | Cooma Tigers |
| 2007 | Canberra FC | 7–1 | ANU FC |
| 2008 | O'Connor Knights | 3–2 | Canberra FC |
| 2009 | Canberra FC | 2–2 (4–1{{pen.}}) | Canberra Olympic |
| 2010 | Canberra FC | 3–2 | Goulburn Strikers |
| 2011 | Canberra FC | 5–0 | Belconnen United |
| 2012 | Canberra FC | 5–4 {{aet}} | Cooma Tigers |
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All-time record
All time winners list including Pre-NPL era and NPL era (1962 to current).
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| style="background:#00529c;" colspan="7"| Federation Cup winners | ||
|---|---|---|
| Club | Winners | Years |
| Canberra FC / Canberra Croatia | {{align|center|19}} | 1962, 1964, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1995, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2018, 2023 |
| West Woden / Gungahlin Juventus | {{align|center|10}} | 1965, 1966, 1967, 1975, 1980, 1982, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2003 |
| Canberra Olympic | {{align|center|7}} | 1979, 1981, 1983, 1997, 1999, 2016, 2017 |
| Belconnen United | {{align|center|4}} | 1990, 1992, 1998, 2014 |
| Tuggeranong United | {{align|center|4}} | 1989, 1993, 1994, 2013 |
| Canberra City | {{align|center|3}} | 1963 (as Concordia), 1991, 2005 |
| Monaro Panthers | {{align|center|3}} | 1976, 1977, 2022 |
| Cooma Tigers | {{align|center|2}} | 2019, 2021 |
| O'Connor Knights | {{align|center|2}} | 2008, 2024 |
| Griffith United | {{align|center|1}} | 1971 |
| Gungahlin United | {{align|center|1}} | 2015 |
| Queanbeyan City | {{align|center|1}} | 1969 |
| Turner Eagles | {{align|center|1}} | 1970 |
| Weston Molonglo FC | {{align|center|1}} | 1996 |
| UCU Pumas | {{align|center|1}} | 1987 (as CCAE) |
See also
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External links
- [https://capitalfootball.com.au/ Capital Football official website]
Notes
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References
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