2022 Australia Cup preliminary rounds

The 2022 Australia Cup preliminary rounds are the qualifying competition to decide 23 of the 32 teams to take part in the 2022 Australia Cup. The competition commenced in February and is scheduled to be completed in October.

2022 Australia Cup preliminary rounds
CountryAustralia
Teams749
2021
2023

Initially known during the planning of the preliminary rounds as the FFA Cup,[1] during the 2021 FFA Cup Final the competition's renaming was announced.[2]

Schedule

The fixtures for the competition are as follows.[1][3][4][5]

RoundNumber of fixturesClubsA-League[6]ACTNSWNNSWNTQLD[7][8][9]SA[10]TASVICWA
First round11–13 Feb
Second round6–22 Mar19 Feb–20 Mar11–25 Feb18–20 Feb25–27 Feb
Third round26 Feb–6 Mar22 Mar–7 Apr26 Feb–29 Mar18 Feb–26 Mar18–29 Mar11–16 Mar4–11 Mar19 Mar–14 Apr
Fourth round19–23 Mar13 Apr–12 May12 Mar–TBD29 Mar–12 Apr26 Feb–6 Apr15–17 Apr16–18 Apr22 Mar–5 Apr23 April–TBD
Fifth round26 Apr–6 MayTBD12 Mar–11 May26 Apr–10 May5 Mar–14 May6–8 May6–8 May13–27 Apr17–19 May
Sixth round17–18 MayTBD11 Jun17–28 May13–22 May24 May–2 Jun27–29 May10–19 May6–9 Jun
Seventh round2155 → 344 Jun24–26 May13–15 Jun14 Jun3–5 Jun20–26 Jun13 Jun14–22 Jun21–23 Jun
Playoff round234 → 3212–15 May
  • Some round dates in respective Federations overlap due to separate scheduling of Zones/Sub-Zones.

Format

The preliminary rounds structures are as follows, and refer to the different levels in the unofficial Australian soccer league system:

  • First round:
  • 104 Victorian clubs level 8 and below entered this stage.
  • Second round:
  • 120 New South Wales clubs level 6 and below entered this stage.[11]
  • 100 Victorian clubs (52 from the previous round and 48 teams from levels 5 and 6) entered this stage.
  • 23 Western Australian clubs from level 5 and below, including from regional leagues, entered this stage.[12]
  • Third round:
  • 12 Australian Capital Territory clubs from level 3 and below entered this stage.[lower-alpha 1]
  • 88 New South Wales Clubs (66 from the previous round and 22 teams from levels 4–5) entered this stage.
  • 40 South Australian clubs from level 3 and below entered this stage.
  • 10 Tasmanian clubs from level 3 and below entered this stage.
  • 79 Victorian clubs (55 from the previous round and 24 teams from level 5) entered this stage.
  • 42 Western Australian clubs (18 from the previous round and 24 teams from levels 3 and 4) entered this stage.
  • Fourth round:
  • 16 Australian Capital Territory clubs (4 from the previous round and 12 teams from levels 2-3) entered this stage.
  • 64 New South Wales Clubs (44 from the previous round and 20 teams from levels 2–3) entered this stage.
  • 9 Northern Territory clubs (9 from Norzone (Darwin) and TBD from FICA (Alice Springs)) from levels 2–3 entered this stage.
  • 32 South Australian clubs (21 from the previous round and 11 teams from level 2) entered this stage.
  • 16 Tasmanian clubs (6 from the previous round and 10 teams from level 2 and 3) entered this stage.
  • 75 Victorian clubs (40 from the previous round and 35 teams from levels 2-4) entered this stage.
  • 32 Western Australian clubs (21 from the previous round and 11 teams from level 2) entered this stage.
  • Fifth round:
  • 8 Australian Capital Territory clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 32 New South Wales clubs will progress to this stage.
  • 8 Northern Territory clubs (6 from the previous round and 2 Norzone (Darwin) teams from level 2) entered this stage.
  • 16 South Australian clubs will progress to this stage.
  • 8 Tasmanian clubs will progress to this stage.
  • 40 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 16 Western Australian clubs will progress to this stage.
  • Sixth round:
  • 4 Australian Capital Territory clubs will progress to this stage.
  • 16 New South Wales clubs will progress to this stage.
  • 4 Northern Territory clubs will progress to this stage.
  • 8 South Australian clubs will progress to this stage.
  • 4 Tasmanian clubs will progress to this stage.
  • 20 Victorian clubs will progress to this stage.
  • 8 Western Australian clubs will progress to this stage.
  • Seventh round:
  • 2 Australian Capital Territory clubs will progress to this stage, and which will double as the Final of the Federation Cup.[1]
  • 8 New South Wales clubs will progress to this stage. The 4 winners will also qualify to the final rounds of the Waratah Cup.
  • 4 Northern New South Wales clubs will progress to this stage.
  • 2 Northern Territory clubs will progress to this stage, and which will double as the NT Australia Cup Final.
  • 8 Queensland clubs will progress to this stage; 2 from Central and North Queensland, and 6 from South East Queensland.
  • 4 South Australian clubs will progress to this stage. The 2 winners will also participate in the Grand Final of the Federation Cup.
  • 2 Tasmanian clubs will progress to this stage, and which will double as the Grand Final of the Milan Lakoseljac Cup.
  • 10 Victorian clubs will progress to this stage. The 5 winners will also qualify to the final rounds of the Dockerty Cup.
  • 4 Western Australian clubs will progress to this stage. The 2 winners will also participate in the Final of the Football West State Cup.[5]
  • Playoff round:

Key to Abbreviations

Federation Zone Sub Zone
FA = Football Australia (A-League)
ACT = Australian Capital Territory
NSW = New South Wales
NNSW = Northern New South Wales NTH = North
STH = South
NT = Northern Territory ASP = Alice Springs
DAR = Darwin
QLD = Queensland CNQ = Central and North Queensland CQ = Central Queensland
FNQ = Far North Queensland
MR = Mackay Region
NQ = North Queensland
WB = Wide Bay
SEQ = South East Queensland
SA = South Australia
TAS = Tasmania
VIC = Victoria
WA = Western Australia

First round

Notes:
  • w/o = Walkover
  • † = After Extra Time

Second round

Notes:
  • w/o = Walkover
  • † = After Extra Time
  • NSW Byes – Bulli FC (6), Castle Hill RSL Rockets (-), Como Jannali (-), Cooks River Titans (-), Dundas United (-), Eschol Park (-), Fairfield Patrician Brothers (6), Gunners SC (-), Gwandalan Summerland Point (7), Kiama Quarriers (7), Knox United (-), Kogarah Waratah (-).
  • NNSW Byes – Bellingen FC (-), Camden Haven Redbacks (-), Charlestown Junior (7), Coutts Crossing Cougars (-), Iona FC (-), Kempsey Saints (-), Mayfield United Junior (6), Metford Cobras (7), Moore Creek (-), Nambucca Strikers (-), Newcastle Suns (4), Northern Storm (-), Oxley Vale Attunga (-), Port Macquarie Saints (-), South Maitland (6), Souths United (-), Taree Wildcats (-), Wingham Warriors (-).
  • QLD Byes – Fraser Flames (5), Across The Waves FC (5), United Park Eagles (5), Central FC (5), Capricorn Coast (5), Nerimbera FC (5), Robina City (5), Noosa Lions (5), Kingscliff District (5), Moggill (7), The Gap (5), St. George Willawong (5), Bribie Island Tigers (8), Bayside United (5), Kangaroo Point Rovers (7), Brighton Bulldogs (8), Maroochydore (5).
  • VIC Byes – Watsonia Heights (8), Skye United (6), Knox City (6), Williamstown (7), Altona East Phoenix (6), Hume United (6), Ashburton United (7), Monbulk Rangers (6), Sunbury United (7), Hoppers Crossing (6).
  • WA Byes – Albany Caledonian (10), Busselton City (10), Chipolopolo FC (10), Emerald FC (5), Greyhounds CSC (10), Hamersley Rovers (5), Joondanna Blues (10), Kwinana United (5), Northern City (9), Perth AFC (8), Riverside CFC (10), South Perth United (6), Yanchep United (9).

Third round

Notes:

Fourth round

Notes:

Fifth round

Notes:
  • † = After Extra Time

Sixth round

Notes:

Seventh round

Notes
  • † = After Extra Time

A-League Men playoff round

Fed.ZoneSub ZoneTie noHome Team (Tier)ScoreAway Team (Tier)
Football Australia
FA1A-League 9th Team (1)Perth Glory (1)
FA2A-League 10th Team (1)A-League 11th Place Team (1)

Notes

  1. The initial draw by Capital Football resulted in a format where the team with the best record in the 2021 FFA Cup preliminary rounds would receive a bye to the sixth round.[13] There was a re-draw the same day,[13] based on a different format, which resulted in the top four seeded Capital Premier League clubs from 2021 given a Bye in the third round.

References

  1. "ABOUT THE FFA CUP". Capital Football. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. "'Australia Cup' name to return to Australia's largest national knockout football competition". Football Australia. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  3. "Official 2022 Competitions Calendar v1" (PDF). Football NSW. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  4. "2022 FV Season Calendar" (PDF). Football Victoria. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  5. "Clubs invited to nominate for FFA Cup". Football West. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  6. "Crunch Australia Cup Playoffs to be played mid-May". Football Australia. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  7. "2022 Competitions Calendar SEQ Conference – Metro & NPL". Football Queensland. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  8. "2022 Competitions Calendar Central Conference – Central Coast". Football Queensland. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  9. "2022 Competitions Calendar Northern Conference – Far North & Gulf". Football Queensland. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  10. "Nominations Open For 2022 FFA Cup SA Preliminary Rounds". Football South Australia. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  11. Mark Stavroulakis (25 February 2022). "FOOTBALL NSW CONDUCT DRAWS FOR PRELIMINARY ROUNDS TWO AND THREE OF 2022 AUSTRALIA CUP". Football NSW. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  12. "2022 FFA Cup draw". Football West. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  13. "Capital Football Preliminary Round 3 & 4 Draw Revealed". Capital Football. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  14. "Stand-alone Final and AFC Champions League prize to headline rebooted FFA Cup in 2021". Football Federation Australia. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
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