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The FFSA 'Federation Cup', is a knockout cup competition in Australian football, run by Football Federation South Australia. The Federation Cup was first held in 1907 with Cambridge defeating Hindmarsh, although the full-time score is not recorded.
Contents
Since 2014 the Federation Cup has been incorporated as one of the qualification tournaments to determine participants in the national FFA Cup.
Format
The competition is a knockout tournament starting with a Preliminary Round featuring clubs from a combination of the SA Collegiate Soccer League and the FFSA State League. The Preliminary Round is followed by Round 1 were all remaining teams from the FFSA State League and FFSA Premier League enter the competition along with usually a very small number of participating SA Collegiate Soccer League clubs.
Eligible teams
All team that play in Football Federation of South Australia sanctioned competition are eligible.
Venues
Matches in the FFSA Federation Cup are usually played at the home ground of one of the two teams. The team who plays at home is decided when the matches are drawn. The final is held at Hindmarsh Stadium.