BERYL ACKROYD CUP DRAW RELEASED
North West Sydney Football (NWSF) has today released the draw for the 2025 Beryl Ackroyd Cup, with twelve entries comprised of teams from Women’s Premier League and All Age competitions.
HISTORY OF THE CUP
The Beryl Ackroyd Cup is a pre-season knockout tournament for the regions’ highest level women’s community football teams and was first held in 2022.
Previous of winners of the Cup are;
Club (and # of Cup Victories) | Years Won |
West Pennant Hills Cherrybrook FC (2) | 2022, 2023 |
Flying Bats FC (1) | 2024 |
DRAW MECHANICS
Following are the mechanics applied to the Beryl Ackroyd Cup draw, which was conducted at the NWSF Offices by the NWSF General Manager Competitions and witnessed by the NWSF Association Chair.
Round | Mechanics |
1 (Round of 16) | The 10 Premier League teams were put into Pot, and the four byes were put into Pot B One team was drawn from Pot A and a Bye drawn from Pot B 4 times until the Byes were exhausted (matches 1 to 4) The 2 All Age Teams were added to Pot A with the remaining 6 Premier League Teams, and teams were drawn in pairs to schedule matches 5 to 8. |
2 (Quarter Final) | The “winners” of matches 1 to 8 were drawn in pairs from a pot to create matches 9 to 12 |
3 (Semi Final) | The “winners” of matches 9 to 12 were drawn in pairs from a pot to create matches 13 and 14 |
4 (Grand Final) | For the purpose of determining a home team (for potential playing colour clashes) the “winners” of matches 13 and 14 were drawn for the Grand Final (match 15) |
CUP MATCH SCHEDULE
The Beryl Ackroyd Cup match schedule has been published to Dribl, accessible via the following link.
Beryl Ackroyd Cup Match Schedule
The Cup kicks off on Sunday 23 February 2025 with fixtures between Beecroft Premier League and Epping FC All Age 1, Flying Bats FC Premier League and Roselea FC All Age 1, Normanhurst Eagles FC Premier League and Putney Rangers FC Premier League, and North Ryde SC Premier League and West Pennant Hills Cherrybrook FC Premier League.
Matches follow each weekend across four rounds, culminating in the Grand Final on Sunday 16 March 2025.
Questions relating to the Beryl Ackroyd Cup can be directed to the NWSF General Manager Competitions via email at Denise@nwsf.com.au
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