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). Competition and year Winner Pig 'N' Whistle Canale Cup 2019 Grange Thistle Canale Cup 2020 Cancelled due to the impacts of 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.
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. 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.
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 StrikersQueensland 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)
Competition and year Winner South East Queensland Cup 2002 Queensland Lions South East Queensland Cup 2003 Queensland Lions Premier Cup 2004 Brisbane City Premier Cup 2005 Palm Beach Premier Cup 2006 Brisbane Strikers Premier Cup 2007 Pine Rivers United
Competition and year Winner Premier Cup 2008 Peninsula Power Premier Cup 2009 Brisbane City Canale Cup 2010 Capalaba Bulldogs Canale Cup 2011 Rochedale Rovers Canale Cup 2012 Queensland Lions Canale Cup 2013 Peninsula Power
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Queensland Cup 1992–2001
Competition and year Winner Queensland Cup 1992 Rochedale Rovers Queensland Cup 1993 North Brisbane Queensland Cup 1994 Rochedale Rovers Queensland Cup 1995 Taringa Rovers Queensland Cup 1996 Brisbane City
Competition and year Winner Queensland Cup 1997 Wynnum District Queensland Cup 1998 Brisbane City Queensland Cup 1999 Gold Coast City 2000 no competition Queensland Cup 2001 Brisbane City
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Ampol Cup 1959–1991
Competition and year Winner Ampol Cup 1959 Oxley United Ampol Cup 1960 Hellenic Ampol Cup 1961 Hellenic Ampol Cup 1962 Hellenic Ampol Cup 1963 Hellenic Ampol Cup 1964 Hellenic Ampol Cup 1965 Coalstars Ampol Cup 1966 Grange Thistle Ampol Cup 1967 St. Helens United Ampol Cup 1968 Hollandia-Inala Ampol Cup 1969 Azzurri Ampol Cup 1970 Hollandia-Inala Ampol Cup 1971 Azzurri Ampol Cup 1972 Merton-East Ampol Cup 1973 Brisbane Lions Ampol Cup 1974 Brisbane City Ampol Cup 1975 St George-Souths
Competition and year Winner Ampol Cup 1976 Brisbane City Ampol Cup 1977 Spencer Park United Ampol Cup 1978 Southside Eagles Ampol Cup 1979 Ipswich United Ampol Cup 1980 Townsville United Ampol Cup 1981 Grange Thistle Ampol Cup 1982 Townsville United Ampol Cup 1983 Ipswich United Ampol Cup 1984 North Star Ampol Cup 1985 North Star Ampol Cup 1986 Coalstars Ampol Cup 1987 Coalstars Ampol Cup 1988 Gold Coast Ampol Cup 1989 North Star Ampol Cup 1990 North Star Ampol Cup 1991 Mount Gravatt
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Tristram Shield 1921–1961
Competition and year WinnerTristram Shield 1921 CorinthiansTristram Shield 1922 Dinmore Bush Rats Tristram Shield 1923 Bundamba Rangers Tristram Shield 1924 Dinmore Bush Rats Tristram Shield 1925 LatrobeTristram Shield 1926 Blackstone Rovers Tristram Shield 1927 LatrobeTristram Shield 1928 Dinmore Bush Rats Tristram Shield 1929 LatrobeTristram Shield 1930 LatrobeTristram Shield 1931 LatrobeTristram Shield 1932 LatrobeTristram Shield 1933 Dinmore WanderersTristram Shield 1934 LatrobeTristram Shield 1935 Booval StarsTristram Shield 1936 Milton 1937 No competitionTristram Shield 1938 Booval StarsTristram Shield 1939 Bundamba Rangers
Competition and year WinnerTristram Shield 1940 YMCATristram Shield 1941 St. Helens 1942–1943 No competition due to World War IITristram Shield 1944 Blackstone Rovers Tristram Shield 1945 Eastern SuburbsTristram Shield 1946 Bundamba Rangers Tristram Shield 1947 St. Helens Tristram Shield 1948 St. Helens Tristram Shield 1949 Bundamba Rangers Tristram Shield 1950 Grange ThistleTristram Shield 1951 Grange ThistleTristram Shield 1952 Grange ThistleTristram Shield 1953 Blackstone Rovers Tristram Shield 1954 Bundamba Rangers Tristram Shield 1955 Dinmore Bush Rats Tristram Shield 1956 Eastern SuburbsTristram Shield 1957 Bundamba Rangers Tristram Shield 1958 Oxley UnitedTristram Shield 1959 Annerley FCTristram Shield 1960 AzzurriTristram Shield 1961 Hellenic
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Charity Cup 1894–1920
Competition and year WinnerCharity Cup 1894 RosebanksCharity Cup 1895 NormansCharity Cup 1896 Ipswich RoversCharity Cup 1897 RosebanksCharity Cup 1898 Dinmore Bush Rats Charity Cup 1899 Dinmore Bush Rats 1900 No competitionChallenge Cup 1901 Dinmore Bush RatsChallenge Cup 1902 Bundamba RangersCharity Cup 1903 Dinmore Bush Rats Charity Cup 1904 Blackstone Rovers B Charity Cup 1905 Wellington
Competition and year WinnerCharity Cup 1906 Wellington1907–1908 No competitionCharity Cup 1909 Dinmore Bush Rats Charity Cup 1910 Dinmore Bush Rats Charity Cup 1911 Bulimba RangersCharity Cup 1912 Bulimba RangersCharity Cup 1913 Toowong StarsCharity Cup 1914 CorinthiansCharity Cup 1915 Brisbane City1916–1918 No competition due to World War ICharity Cup 1919 Bulimba RangersCharity Cup 1920 Pineapple Rovers
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See also History of association football in Brisbane, Queensland Honours list for Brisbane Premier League (and predecessor competitions) FFA Cup
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