Canale Cup
Founded1894
StateQueensland
Number of teams47 (in 2018)
Level on pyramid3–7
Current champions2019 Grange Thistle (7th title)
Most championshipsDinmore Bush Rats (10 titles)

The Canale Cup is a football (soccer) knockout cup competition for the Brisbane, Australia region that includes teams from the Brisbane Premier League and all Capital Leagues (1–3). From 2017 to 2020 it was known as the Pig 'N' Whistle Canale Cup for sponsorship reasons.

This has been the major knockout cup competition for the Brisbane region since 2002, when it was known as the South-East Queensland Cup, and subsequently the Premier Cup, and since 2010 with the current naming rights sponsor. Before this and on a statewide basis, several knockout competitions have been held since 1894 in various forms, with the major Queensland knockout cup competitions initially called the Charity Cup to 1920, from 1921 to 1958 as the Tristram Shield, between 1959 and 1991 as the Ampol Cup, and between 1992 and 2001 as the Queensland Cup.

From 2014 to 2018, this knockout competition was also linked with various preliminary rounds of the FFA Cup.

Current Cup Competitions 2019-onwards

The format was changed for 2019, with 35 Capital League clubs entering in the first round, with the 20 winners (15 ties and 5 byes) joining the 12 Brisbane Men's Premier League clubs in the second round (as the Round of 32).[1]

Competition and Year Winner
Pig 'N' Whistle Canale Cup 2019 Grange Thistle
Canale Cup 2020 Cancelled due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
Canale Cup 2021 Albany Creek Excelsior

Former Cup Competition format (linked to FFA Cup Qualifiers) 2014–2018

The format for 2014 and 2015 was also a qualifying competition for the FFA Cup, where both the Canale Cup finalists qualified for the FFA Cup Round of 32.[2]

In 2016, the 10 Brisbane-based winners from Round 4 qualified to a separate Canale Cup competition, no longer linked to the FFA Cup qualification process.[3] Apart from the NPL sides, none of the Brisbane-based teams survived beyond Round 7 of that preliminary competition.

For 2017 and 2018, the competition was further restructured, with losing teams from successive rounds of the FFA Cup Preliminary Rounds entering in following rounds of the Canale Cup.[4]

Competition and Year Winner FFA Cup Qualification Brisbane Qualifiers
Canale Travel Cup 2014 Brisbane Strikers 2014 FFA Cup preliminary rounds Brisbane Strikers
Olympic FC
Canale Travel Cup 2015 Queensland Lions 2015 FFA Cup preliminary rounds Brisbane Strikers
Queensland Lions
Canale Travel Cup 2016 Mitchelton FC 2016 FFA Cup preliminary rounds none
Pig 'N' Whistle Canale Cup 2017 Peninsula Power 2017 FFA Cup preliminary rounds Peninsula Power
Pig 'N' Whistle Canale Cup 2018 Grange Thistle 2018 FFA Cup preliminary rounds none

Previous Cup Competitions 2002–2013 (Brisbane-Based)

References :[5]

Queensland Cup 1992–2001

References :[6]

Ampol Cup 1959–1991

References :[7][8]

Tristram Shield 1921–1961

References :[9][10]

Charity Cup 1894–1920

References :[11]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b The Challenge Cup – normally a league format – was held as a knockout competition instead.

References

  1. ^ Ian Judd (1 May 2019). "Pig 'N' Whistle Cup & Elaine Watson Cup RD1 Draw". Football Brisbane. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  2. ^ "2015 CANALE CUP" (PDF). Football Brisbane. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  3. ^ "FFA CUP PRELIMINARY; CANALE CUP; 2016" (PDF). Football Brisbane. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  4. ^ Ian Judd (3 April 2017). "Pig'N'Whistle Canale Cup RD1 Preview". Football Brisbane. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  5. ^ "2001–2014 MENS CUP FINALS". footballbrisbane.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 March 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  6. ^ "1981–2000 MENS CUP FINALS". footballbrisbane.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 March 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  7. ^ "1981–2000 MENS CUP FINALS". footballbrisbane.com.au. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  8. ^ "1959–1980 MENS CUP FINALS". footballbrisbane.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 March 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  9. ^ "1941–1958 MENS CUP FINALS". footballbrisbane.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 March 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  10. ^ "1921–1940 MENS CUP FINALS". footballbrisbane.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 March 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  11. ^ "1894–1920 MENS CUP FINALS". footballbrisbane.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 March 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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