The cup's purpose is to support and promote the second-tier Australian rules football competitions and to provide another way of developing lower-tier Australian Football League (AFL) players.
It was originally designed to be a one-off, but due to a significant amount of public interest the AFL said the competition would continue through to at least 2016.
Greater Western Sydney, who had acceded to the AFL in 2012, were replaced by a second Tasmanian team.
[2] Claremont became the 2012 Foxtel Cup champions when they defeated Werribee by 44 points in the Grand Final at Patersons Stadium on 2 August 2012.
Claremont forward Tom Lee won the Coles Medal as best afield with his six-goal display.