Football Tasmania organises several annual Tasmanian association football (soccer) cups and tournaments alongside the regular league competitions that they also run. The first cup competition in Tasmania was the Falkinder Cup, which began in 1913. For nearly 60 years it was the state's premier football cup tournament but was eclipsed by the Statewide Cup and the pre-season Summer Cup. Various Cups and trophies have come and gone, and currently, the main non-league tournaments in Tasmania are the Statewide Cup (currently known as the Milan Lakoseljac Cup), and the three pre-season tournaments, the Summer Cup (south), the North West Summer Cup (North West), and the Steve Hudson Cup.
Milan Lakoseljac Cup
The male Statewide knock-out cup which is run annually with clubs from Northern and Southern Leagues is named the Milan Lakoseljac Cup (also known as the Statewide Cup). It was previously known as the Ampol Cup for sponsorship reasons between 1964 and 1976, before reverting to the Statewide Cup from 1977 to 1999. In 2000 the trophy was renamed in honour of Milan Lakoseljac (1947–1999), a former Glenorchy Knights (then known as Glenorchy Croatia) striker who died at the age of 52 in 1999. Milan was known as one of Tasmania's finest players of the era, and whilst representing Glenorchy Croatia he was the top goalscorer in Southern Tasmania in 1971, 1973, 1974, 1979 and 1981. He was also awarded the competition's best and fairest award in 1971 and 1973. During his time at Glenorchy, they won a Southern Championship and overall state championship double three times (1970, 1974 and 1975).
The competition is a knockout cup competition with matchups played over one leg. The competition consists of initial qualification rounds involving the teams from the lower divisions, with teams from higher divisions entering in later rounds. Clubs from all leagues within the Tasmanian league system are eligible to enter, although each club can only enter one team. Clubs are not separated geographically. Clubs are matched up based on the random draw involving clubs from all over the state.
Although they ran concurrently from 1963 to 1970 the Ampol Cup eclipsed its historical southern rival, the Falkinder Cup, and replaced it entirely in 1970 as Tasmania's premier knockout cup football competition. Since 2014, this knockout competition has been the qualification route for the single Tasmanian federation representative for the FFA Cup, now known as the Australia Cup.
List of Milan Lakoseljac Cup winners
Year Winner Runner up Score 1963 Glenorchy Croatia Olympia 1–0 1964 Olympia Launceston Juventus 3–0 1965 Caledonians Olympia 2–1 1966 Launceston Juventus Hobart Rangers 2–0 1967 Hobart Juventus Olympia 2–1 1968 Olympia Glenorchy Croatia 2–1 1969 Glenorchy Croatia Hobart Juventus 4–0 1970 Glenorchy Croatia Metro Claremont 2–1 1971 Hobart Juventus Metro Claremont 7–0 1972 Olympia Launceston United 2–0 1973 Caledonians GeorgeTown 3–1 1974 Rapid Glenorchy Croatia 3–2 1975 Hobart Juventus Olympia 2–2 1976 Launceston Juventus Hobart Juventus 1–0 1977 Devonport City Launceston Juventus 1–0 1978 Glenorchy Croatia Hobart Juventus 5–0 1979 Rapid Glenorchy Croatia 2–1 1980 Rapid Brighton Caledonians 2–1 1981 Brighton Caledonians Hobart Juventus 2–1 1982 Ulverstone Hobart Juventus 1–13–2 1983 Hobart Juventus Devonport City 3–0 1984 Rapid Ulverstone 1–01–0 1985–1986 Not Played 1987 White Eagles Hobart Juventus 2–1 1988 Hobart Olympia Hobart Juventus 1–0 1989 White Eagles Hobart Juventus 2–0 1990 Not Played 1991 Launceston Juventus Devonport City 3–1 1992–1993 Not Played 1995 Hobart Olympia Ulverstone 3–0 1996 White Eagles Devonport City 2–1 1997 New Town Eagles Launceston City 5–0 1998–1999 Not Played 2000 Glenorchy Knights Kingborough Lions 3–0 2001 Hobart Zebras Glenorchy Knights 2–0 2002 Devonport City Launceston City 4–3 2003 Hobart Zebras Glenorchy Knights 0–0 2004 Launceston City University 2–0 2005 Glenorchy Knights Launceston City 3–0 2006 University Launceston City 1–0 2007 Launceston City Somerset 2–0 2008 South Hobart Devonport City 2–0 2009 Clarence United Northern Rangers 2–0 2010 South Hobart Clarence United 2–1 2011 South Hobart Olympia 3–0 2012 Glenorchy Knights New Town Eagles 3–2 2013 Olympia Hobart Zebras 4–22014 South Hobart Hobart Zebras 3–02015 South Hobart Kingborough Lions 4–02016 Devonport City South Hobart 1–02017 Olympia Glenorchy Knights 4–22018 Devonport City South Hobart 1–02019 South Hobart Devonport City 2–02020 Glenorchy Knights Olympia 2–12021 Devonport City Glenorchy Knights 2–22022 Devonport City South Hobart 3–02023 Devonport City South Hobart 1–02024 Glenorchy Knights Kingborough Lions 3–2 2025 South East United South Hobart 2–3 2026 Kingborough Lions Devonport City 1–1
Overall honours Team WinnersRunners upYearsGlenorchy Knights951963, 1969, 1970, 1978, 2000, 2005, 2012, 2020, 2024Olympia 761964, 1968, 1972, 1995, 1988, 2013, 2017Devonport City741977, 2002, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023Hobart Zebras6101967, 1971, 1975, 1983, 2001, 2003South Hobart642008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2025Launceston City551966, 1976, 1991, 2004, 2007New Town Eagles411987, 1989, 1996, 1997Rapid4 –1974, 1979, 1980, 1984Caledonians/Kingborough Lions331965, 1973, 2026
Pre-season cups Three regional cup competitions are played each year in the pre-season prior to the regular league season commencing.
Summer Cup (Southern)
The Summer Cup is a pre-season knock-out tournament mainly for the southern clubs.
Year Champion Runner up Score1971 Hobart Juventus South Hobart 3–01972 Hobart Juventus Caledonians 1–01973 Hobart Juventus Croatia Glenorchy 3–11974 White Eagles league format1975 Hobart Olympia Caledonians 4–31976 White Eagles Hobart Juventus 2–11977 White Eagles Metro Claremont 3–01978 Hobart Juventus White Eagles 1–01979 Croatia Glenorchy Caledonians 3–11980 Brighton Caledonians White Eagles 2–11981 Hobart Juventus not known1982 Croatia Glenorchy Hobart Juventus 3–11983 Croatia Glenorchy Hobart Olympia 4–21984 Hobart Juventus Rapid 2–11985 Caledonians Hobart Juventus 3–21986 Hobart Juventus White Eagles 2–11987 Hobart Juventus Hobart Olympia 1–01988 Hobart Juventus White Eagles 5–01989 Hobart Juventus White Eagles 2–11990 White Eagles Hobart Juventus 5–11991 White Eagles Hobart Juventus 4–21992 White Eagles Hobart Juventus 3–21993 Croatia Glenorchy White Eagles 2–1
Year Champion Runner up Score1994 White Eagles Croatia Glenorchy 7–31995 Metro Claremont Kingborough United 4–11996 New Town Eagles Hobart Juventus 6–41997 New Town Eagles South Hobart 2–11998 Hobart Olympic South Hobart 2–11999 Hobart Olympic New Town Eagles 3–22000 New Town Eagles Glenorchy Knights 2–12001 South Hobart New Town Eagles 3–22002 University New Town Eagles 4–12003 Glenorchy Knights South Hobart 1–02004 South Hobart Glenorchy Knights 2–12005 Hobart Olympic Glenorchy Knights 1–1 (7–6 )2006 University New Town Eagles 2–02007 Hobart Zebras FC New Town Eagles 5–02008 Hobart Zebras FC South Hobart 3–22009 Hobart Zebras FC Clarence United 4–32010 South Hobart Glenorchy Knights 4–02011 South Hobart Hobart Zebras 4–02012 Kingborough Lions Hobart Zebras 2–02013 Olympia Warriors Taroona FC 2–12014 Olympia Warriors Hobart Zebras 2–12015 Olympia Warriors Hobart Zebras 4–02016 South Hobart Kingborough Lions 3–22019 Beachside FC Hobart United 3–2
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Summer Cup (North West)
Year Champion Runner up Score2001 Devonport City Burnie United 1–02002 Devonport City Somerset 5–02003 Devonport City Burnie United 3–22004 Devonport City Somerset 1–02005 Devonport City Somerset 2–12006 Somerset Burnie United 3–12007 2008 Devonport City Somerset 3–2
Year Champion Runner up Score2009 Somerset Devonport City 3–02010 Devonport City Somerset 5–12011 Devonport City Burnie United 5–22012 Devonport Cityleague format2013 Ulverstone FC Devonport City 5–020142015
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Steve Hudson Cup This Cup is named for Stephen Geoffrey Hudson, who died on 26 November 1979 as a result of injury suffered whilst playing for the Launceston United Soccer Club. In past years entries were received from both North and North West soccer Clubs; however in latter years entries have mainly been only from Launceston-based clubs, with the occasional Southern team participating.
Year Champion1980 Devonport United1981 GeorgeTown United1982 Devonport City1983 Ulverstone1984 Devonport City1985 GeorgeTown United1986 GeorgeTown United1987Launceston Juventus1988GeorgeTown United1989 Launceston Juventus1990 Ulverstone1991 Launceston Juventus1992 Devonport City1993 Launceston Juventus1994 Burnie United1995 Launceston1996 Launceston Juventus1997 Devonport City
Year Champion1998Devonport City1999 Glenorchy Knights2000 Glenorchy Knights2001 Hobart Zebras2002 Launceston City2003 Glenorchy Knights2004 Launceston City2005 Launceston City2006 Northern Rangers2007 Launceston City2008 South Hobart2009 South Hobart2010 South Hobart2011 South Hobart2012 South Hobart2013 Devonport City2014 Northern Rangers2015 Launceston United SC
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Former competitions
Falkinder Cup
The Falkinder Cup was the South's premier football cup competition from 1913 until 1970. This tournament was eclipsed by the Statewide Cup, and in the early 1970s was incorporated into the pre-season Summer Cup, and was abandoned after running for 70 years.
YearChampionRunner up Score1913 Corinthians not known1914 Corinthians not known1915–1918 No competition due to World War 11919 South Hobart not known1920 Corinthians Hobart2–25–11921 South Hobart Hobart not known1922 Cadburys FC South Hobart 1–01923 Sandy Bay Hobart3–11924 South Hobart Corinthians2–22–01925 Sandy Bay South Hobart2–21–01926 Sandy Bay South Hobart1–01927 Sandy Bay Hobart Athletic1–01928 South Hobart Hobart Athletic3–21929 Hobart Athletic Sandy Bay3–21930 Hobart Athletic Sandy Bay3–21931 Sandy Bay South Hobart1–01932 Cascades FC Navy Athletic1–01933 Sandy Bay Cascades FC not known1934 Cascades FC Sandy Bay4–31935 Sandy Bay South Hobart5–11936 Sandy Bay South Hobart2–25–11937 Sandy Bay South Hobart5–58–31938 Sandy Bay West End United5–21939 Sandy Bay West End United7–01940–1945 No competition due to World War 21946 South Hobart Sandy Bay4–3
YearChampionRunner up Score1947 Metro Claremont South Hobart2–11948 South Hobart Hobart United1–01949 Wanderers Metro Claremont3–11950 Wanderers Metro Claremont3–31–01951 Caledonians Titan FC1–01952 Caledonians Wanderers2–11953 Caledonians Metro Claremont2–01954 Caledonians Wanderers2–25–21955 Caledonians Metro Claremont4–31956 Caledonians South Hobart5–01957 Caledonians Metro Claremont5–01958 Caledonians Rapid2–11959 Caledonians South Hobart9–41960 Hobart Rangers Caledonians1–01961 Caledonians University8–31962 Caledonians Glenorchy Croatia3–21963 Hobart Olympia Hobart Juventus6–11964 Glenorchy Croatia Caledonians3–01965 Caledonians Hobart Olympia3–01966 Hobart Olympia Hobart Juventus4–11967 Hobart Olympia Hobart Juventus5–01968 White Eagles Glenorchy Croatia5–11969 Rapid White Eagles4–21970 Hobart Juventus Glenorchy Croatia7–2 1971 Awarded to Hobart Juventus as winners of the Summer Cup1972 Awarded to Hobart Juventus as winners of the Summer Cup1973 Awarded to Hobart Juventus as winners of the Summer Cup
Association Cup
The Association Cup was another knockout Cup for southern football teams, commencing in 1960. Similar to the Falkinder Cup, in the early 1970s was incorporated into the pre-season Summer Cup.
YearChampionRunner up Score1960 Caledonians South Hobart 5–3 1961 RapidOlympia 2–01962 Caledonians Glenorchy Croatia3–2 1963 Hobart RangersGlenorchy Croatia1–0 1964 Caledonians Glenorchy Croatia 3–21965 Rapid Olympia4–41966 Olympia Glenorchy Croatia 4–2