NNSWF has extended an invitation to all of its member clubs to compete in the competition and it is anticipated that the inaugural title will be hotly contested by teams from the seven zones of NNSW.

The competition is open to all men’s Northern NSW Football Premier Competition Clubs and Senior Zone Member Clubs and will be conducted on a straight knockout basis with teams competing for a total prize pool of $10,000. Due to the expansive area covered by Northern NSW Football, the competition will be divided into two pools, the Northern Pool and Southern Pool.

The Northern Pool will comprise of club teams from Mid North Coast Football, North Coast Football, Northern Inland Football and Football Far North Coast.

The Southern Pool will comprise of club teams from Newcastle Football, Macquarie Football, Hunter Valley Football and the NNSW

Premier Competitions being the NBN State League and NEWFM 1st Division.

NNSWF operations manager, Alan Nisbet is pleased to announce the inaugural NNSWF State Cup and predicts the opportunity for lower division clubs to compete against and knockout teams from higher divisions will be seen as a chance not to be missed.

“This is a great opportunity for clubs from all levels of competition to test their ability in the cauldron of a knockout competition whilst competing for a total prize purse of $10 000,” Nisbet said.

Key dates subject to number of nominations received:

Nominations and fees due Friday January 29

Round 1 (Northern Zones) Saturday March 27

Round 1 (Southern Zones) Wednesday March 31

Round 2 (All Zones) Wednesday April 28

Round 3 (All Zones) Wednesday May 26

Round 4 (All Zones) Wednesday June 23

Quarter Finals Saturday July 10 (Coffs Harbour)

Semi Finals Sunday July 11 (Coffs Harbour)

Cup Final Saturday August 7 (TBA).

www.nnswfstatecup.

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