Football SA Federation Cup
The Football South Australia Federation Cup, commonly known as the Federation Cup, is an annual single-elimination cup competition in South Australia, run by Football South Australia. The competition is the second longest-running cup competition in Australia, only behind the Football West State Cup, founded 8 years earlier.
Organising body | Football South Australia |
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Founded | 1907 |
Region | South Australia |
Number of teams | 46 (in 2023) |
Qualifier for | Australia Cup |
Current champions | North Eastern MetroStars (6th title) |
Most successful club(s) | Adelaide City (18 titles) |
Website | Football SA |
2024 FSA Federation Cup |
The competition includes all clubs from the top three tiers of South Australian soccer, as well as numerous clubs from level four and outside the pyramid.
Since 2014 the Federation Cup has been incorporated as one of the qualification tournaments to determine participants in the national Australia Cup. Adelaide City are the most successful club in the competitions history, winning the competition a total of 18 times, including a run of five in a row from 1969 until 1973.