All Nations Cup
An integral part of the club since 1982 is the spring/summer competition named “All Nations Cup”. This competition brings together teams comprising of players representing their country of birth or their parents’ origin. The format is based on the World Cup with round robin matches being played to determine the eight teams to qualify for the knockout phase of the competition. In recent years there has been the introduction of the Shield competition played between those knocked out.
The early days of the competition were such a success that large corporate sponsors and soccer identities were associated with the All Nations Cup. In 1984 the success of the competition enabled the final to be played at Olympic Park. It returned to Egan Lee Reserve the following year where it has continued to be played annually since. Except for 1988 and 1989 it was held successfully ever year, until the recent Covid pandemic prevented the 2020 competition from running.
Knox City Football Club’s All Nations Cup embraces our cultural diversity and represents a celebration of multiculturalism through the world game and the community’s cultural roots.
The festival of football began in 1983 and since then, has become the finest of its kind in Melbourne. With a history of over 30 years, the World Cup style event has gone from strength to strength.
This years All Nations Cup festival will take place across 6 weeks at Egan Lee Reserve in Knoxfield, the home of Knox City Football Club.
16 teams from all over Melbourne will represent various countries and compete to take the crown from the 2019 winners, South Africa. 2022 sees the resumption of the tournament post the Covid layoff.
This year’s tournament will kick off on Saturday October 8th, with the initial group phase played every Saturday and Sunday until Sunday October 23, following the Melbourne Cup weekend we recommence with the Quarter Finals on Saturday & Sunday November 5/6. The semi-finals on Saturday November 12 and concluding with the Cup and Plate final on Saturday November 19.
Everyone is welcome at Egan Lee Reserve throughout the tournament to celebrate diversity, multiculturalism and the world game.