2011 Mirabella Cup

The 2011 Mirabella Cup was the first edition of a football (soccer) knockout-cup competition held between men's clubs in Victoria, Australia in 2011, the annual edition of the Dockerty Cup. It was to be unique in Australian football in that the competition was to integrate clubs from the national top level league, the A-League, with the state system below. However, the Football Federation Australia later withdrew their permission for Melbourne Victory and Melbourne Heart to take part in the competition while the first rounds were already ongoing, citing confusion of fans in marketing an as yet unannounced national knockout cup competition, which the FFA described in a press announcement announcing their reversal as still being in a stage of consideration, and not yet having a viable plan.[1]

2011 Mirabella Cup
Country Victoria,  Australia
Teams130
ChampionsNorthcote City SC
Runners-upMelbourne Knights
← 2004
2012 →

Northcote City SC defeated Melbourne Knights in the final to win their first Victorian top-level silverware.

The Regional Challenge Cup was won by Cobram Victory.

Teams
RoundClubs
remaining		Clubs
involved		Winners from
previous round		New entries
this round		Leagues/Teams entering
at this round
Zone Playoffs130104none104Victorian State League Division 2
Victorian State League Division 3
Victorian Provisional Leagues
Victorian Metropolitan Leagues
Regional Leagues
Zone Semi-finals48482424Victorian Premier League
Victorian State League Division 1
Zone Finals242424nonenone
Super 12121212nonenone
Round of 6666nonenone
Semi-Finals444nonenone
Final222nonenone

First Round Playoffs

Round 1 will contain clubs below State League 1. Clubs will play teams in their Zones and some teams will have a bye which automatically puts them into the second round. The draw was held on 8 March 2011 at 7pm, and broadcast live by webcam.

Central Draw

19 March Middle Park 2–1 Elwood City Elwood Park
15:00 AEDT
Bye v Maribyrnong Greens
19 March Yarra Jets 0–6 Yarraville Glory McIvor Reserve
15:00 AEDT
19 March South Yarra 1–0 Melbourne University Rangers Ardeer Reserve
12:00 AEDT
Old Melburnians v Bye
Bye v Albert Park
Bye v Bye
Collingwood City v Bye

Eastern Draw

19 March Monash University 3–1 Ringwood City Monash University Sports Ground
15:00 AEDT
19 March Waverley Wanderers 5–0 Brandon Park Lemnian Community Centre
14:00 AEDT
22 March Mooroolbark SC 3–2 Croydon City Arrows
19:00 AEDT
Monbulk Rangers SC v Bye

North-West Draw

Bye v Moreland City
Brunswick City v Bye
Bye v FC Strathmore
19 March Moreland Wolves 3 – 3 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 Moreland United Reddish Reserve
15:00 AEDT
Melbourne Tornado v Bye
Bye v Fawkner Soccer Club
Bye v Bye
Essendon Royals v Bye

North East Draw

Bye v Box Hill United
Doncaster Rovers v Bye
Nunawading City v Bye
19 March Eltham Redbacks FC 4 – 4 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Riversdale Eltham North Reserve
15:00 AEDT
Bye v Ashburton
Old Scotch v Bye
Bye v Bye
19 March DOC United 0–3 Whitehorse United Darebin International Sports Centre
15:00 AEDT

Northern Draw

19 March Darebin United 0–1 Heidelberg Stars Darebin International Sports Centre
12:00 AEDT
Banyule City v Bye
Bye v Bye
Bye v Northern Falcons
Bundoora United v Bye
La Trobe University v Bye
Plenty Valley Lions v Bye
19 March Watsonia Heights 1–3 Epping City Darebin International Sports Centre
12:00 AEDT

South-East Draw

Bye v Kingston City FC
19 March Bayside Argonauts 2–1 Beaumaris Darebin International Sports Centre
18:00 AEDT
19 March Brighton 1–2 East Bentleigh Darebin International Sports Centre
15:00 AEDT
20 March Caulfield Cobras 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 North Caulfield
18:00 AEDT

Southern Draw

19 March Peninsula Strikers 6–0 Old Haileybury Centenary Park
12:00 AEDT
19 March Dandenong Warriors 2–7 Mornington Dallas Brooks Park
15:00 AEDT
Bye v Frankston Pines
19 March South Springvale 3–1 Berwick City Warner Reserve
15:00 AEDT
19 March Noble Park United 4–1 Harrisfield Hurricanes White Eagles Stadium
17:00 AEDT
19 March Dandenong City SC 3–1 Heatherton United Frank Holohan Soccer Reserve
15:00 AEDT
19 March Hampton Park United Sparrows 3–5 Seaford United KM Reedy Reserve
15:00 AEDT
20 March Keysborough 0–2 Springvale City Lemnian Community Centre
14:00 AEDT

Wimmera South Coast Draw

Bye v Forrest Rangers
Bye v Ballarat District SC
19 March Bell Park 0–3 Ballarat Red Devils Bell Park Sports Club
15:00 AEDT
Surf Coast v Bye
Bye v Springdale
19 March Geelong 4–0 Breakwater Eagles White Eagle House
15:00 AEDT
Bye v Corio
19 March Lovely Banks Lions 2–1 Warrnambool Wolves Monastery Road
15:00 AEDT

Western Draw

19 March Western Eagles 0–3 Werribee City Polish Sports & Recreation Centre
15:00 AEDT
19 March Keilor Park SC 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(8–7 p)		 Altona City SC Keilor Park Reserve
3:00PM
19 March Westgate FC 6–1 Brimbank Stallions Ardeer Reserve
15:00 AEDT
North Sunshine Eagles v Bye
19 March Westvale 2–3 Hoppers Crossing McKechnie Reserve
15:00 AEDT
19 March Melton 0–2 Altona North MacPhersons Park
15:00 AEDT
19 March Laverton Park 1–8 Altona East Phoenix Paisley Park Soccer Complex
15:00 AEDT
19 March Williamstown 2–0 Cairnlea JT Gray Reserve
15:00 AEDT

Second Round Playoffs
26 March Peninsula Strikers 5–0 Frankston Pines Centenary Park
12:00 AEDT
26 March Middle Park FC 4–1 Albert Park DISC – Pitch 1
19:00 AEDT
26 March Collingwood City 2–3 Yarraville Glory McIvor Reserve
15:00 AEDT
26 March South Yarra v Bye
15:00 AEDT
26 March Old Melburnians 3–1 Maribyrnong Greens DISC – Pitch 2
18:00 AEDT
26 March Mooroolbark 4–2 Monash University Dorset Recreational Reserve
17:00 AEDT
26 March Waverley Wanderers 2–0 Monbulk Rangers Lemnian Community Centre
15:00 AEDT
26 March Ashburton v Bye
15:00 AEDT
26 March Riversdale 0–1 Box Hill United Pythagoras SC Lemnian Community Centre
13:00 AEDT
26 March Whitehorse Utd 0–2 Scotch Old Boys Terrara Park
15:00 AEDT
26 March Nunawading City FC 1–2 Doncaster Rovers Geaorge Andrews Reserve
13:00 AEDT
26 March Fawkner 1 – 3 (a.e.t.) Moreland Wolves CB Smith Reserve
15:00 AEDT
26 March Brunswick City 1–2 Moreland City Dunstan Reserve
15:00 AEDT
26 March Melbourne Tornado 2–1 Essendon Royals Knights Stadium
15:00 AEDT
26 March Hume Utd 3–0 FC Strathmore Churchill Reserve
15:00 AEDT
26 March Plenty Valley Lions 0–1 Epping City BT Connor Reserve
15:00 AEDT
26 March Banyule City 3–1 Northern Falcons Yallambie Park Reserve
15:00 AEDT
26 March Bye v La Trobe University
15:00 AEDT
26 March Heidelberg Stars 4–1 Bundoora Utd Cartledge Reserve
16:00 AEDT
26 March Bayside Argonauts 8–0 East Bentleigh George Andrews Reserve
15:00 AEDT
26 March Caulfield Cobras 0–1 Kingston City Jack Edwards Reserve
14:00 AEDT
26 March Seaford Utd 2–4 Mornington North Seaford Reserve
12:00 AEDT
26 March South Springvale 2–1 Noble Park Utd Warner Reserve
15:00 AEDT
26 March Dandenong City 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Springvale City Frank Holohan Soccer Reserve
15:00 AEDT
26 March Bye v Forest Rangers
15:00 AEDT
26 March Geelong 6–1 Springdale Football Club Stead Park Reserve
15:00 AEDT
26 March Ballarat Red Devils 2–0 Surf Coast Trekardo Park
15:00 AEDT
26 March Lovely Banks Lions FC 1–6 Corio Monastery Road
15:00 AEDT
26 March Williamstown 1–0 Altona East Phoenix JT Gray Reserve
15:00 AEDT
26 March Westgate 2–1 Hoppers Crossing Ardeer Reserve
15:00 AEDT
26 March North Sunshine Eagles 2–0 Altona North Larissa Reserve
15:00 AEDT
26 March Keilor Park 3–2 Werribee City Keilor Park Reserve
15:00 AEDT
27 March Cobram Victory 0–8 Tatura Barooga Recreation Reserve
15:00 AEDT
Result voided and match awarded to Cobram Victory 3–0 as Tatura fielded an ineligible player
30 March Shepparton 3–4 Twin City Wanderers Rumbalara Oval
19:30 AEDT

Third Round Playoffs
5 April Forest Rangers 1–9 Geelong Stead Park Reserve
19:30 AEDT
5 April Scotch Old Boys 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Box Hill United Pythagoras SC Wembley Park
20:00 AEDT
6 April North Sunshine Eagles 1–0 Williamstown George Andrews Reserve
20:00 AEDT Fitim Ferzulla
6 April South Springvale 3–1 Peninsula Strikers The Grange Reserve
20:00 AEDT
7 April Moreland Wolves 1–4 Hume Utd DISC – Pitch 3
19:30 AEDT
11 April Moreland City 2–0 Melbourne Tornado DISC – Pitch 2
19:00 AEDT
12 April Doncaster Rovers 2–1 Ashburton Anderson Park
19:30 AEDT
13 April Heidelberg Stars 2–0 La Trobe University DISC – Pitch 3
19:00 AEDT
13 April Mornington 1–3 Dandenong City Monterey Reserve
19:30 AEDT
14 April Epping City 1–3 Banyule City DISC – Pitch 1
19:30 AEDT
18 April Yarraville Glory 2–0 Old Melburnians DISC – Pitch 1
19:30 AEDT
19 April Corio 1–2 Ballarat Red Devils Morshead Park
19:00 AEDT
27 April Keilor Park 2–1 Westgate Ardeer Reserve
19:30 AEDT Michael Mazzarino  75'
Steven Mussel  80'		 Report Unrecorded
21 April South Yarra 1–0 Middle Park FC DISC – Pitch 1
19:30 AEDT

Zone Semi Finals

The draw for the Zone Semi Finals took place on 14 April 2011. This round saw the introduction of the Alanic Victorian Premier League teams, with the exception of Richmond SC, and Victorian State League 1 teams. These 23 (seeded) teams were paired of with 23 of the 25 (unseeded) teams who progressed through the Zone Playoffs stage, with Malvern City and Fortuna 60 SC playing each other in the 24th match. This stage contained 48 teams in total. Green Gully Cavaliers set the record for most goals in a match, in the short history of the competition. The side compressively beat Regional side Mildura United SC 18 – 0 after leading 9 – 0 at the half.

21 April Pascoe Vale (S1) 3–0 Mooroolbark SC (P1) SS Anderson Reserve
19:45 AEDT
21 April Geelong SC (S2) 0–1 St Albans Saints (VPL) Stead Park Reserve
20:00 AEDT
23 April Moreland City (S2) 3–2 Fawkner Blues (S1) Campbell Reserve
14:00 AEDT
23 April Green Gully Cavaliers (VPL) 18–0 Mildura United SC (R) Green Gully Reserve
15:30 AEDT
26 April Hume City (VPL) 2–1 Hume United (S3) Broadmeadows Valley Park
14:00 AEDT
26 April Langwarrin SC (S1) 0–1 Dandenong City Soccer Club (S2) Lawton Park Reserve
14:00 AEDT
26 April Bayside Argonauts (P2) 0–4 Bentleigh Greens (VPL) Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
14:00 AEDT
26 April FC Clifton Hill (S2) 5–2 Twin City Wanderers (R) Kevin Bartlett Reserve
14:00 AEDT
26 April Ballarat Red Devils (S2) 1–0 North Geelong Warriors (S1) Trekardo Park
14:00 AEDT Luke Armstrong  109' Report
26 April Sunshine George Cross(S1) 0–11 Strathdale SC (R) Epsom Huntly Recreation Reserve
14:00 AEDT
26 April South Melbourne (VPL) 14–0 Yarraville Glory (S3) John Cain Memorial Reserve
15:00 AEDT
27 April Altona Magic (S1) 1–2 North Sunshine Eagles (P1) Paisley Park Soccer Complex
19:00 AEDT
27 April Dandenong Thunder (VPL) 2–0 South Springvale (S2) George Andrews Reserve
19:30 AEDT
27 April Waverley Wanderers (S3) 2–5 Oakleigh Cannons (VPL) Jack Edwards Reserve
19:30 AEDT
3 May Kingston City (S3) 1–5 Southern Stars (S1) The Grange Reserve
19:30 AEDT
3 May South Yarra (P1) 0–6 Port Melbourne Sharks (S1) SS Anderson Reserve
19:30 AEDT Report
3 May Melbourne Knights (VPL) 6–2 Keilor Park SC (S3) Knights Stadium
19:30 AEDT Report
3 May Heidelberg Stars FC (P3) 1–7 Preston Lions (S1) DISC – Pitch 1
19:30 AEDT Report
3 May Northcote City SC (VPL) 2–1 Box Hill United (S2) Wembley Park
19:45 AEDT Report
4 May Heidelberg United FC (VPL) 4–2 Banyule City (S2) Olympic Park (Village)
19:30 AEDT
4 May Falcons 2000 (R) 0–8 Springvale White Eagles (VPL) Latrobe City Sports Club
20:00 AEDT
10 May Doncaster Rovers SC (S2) 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Bulleen Lions (S1) Anderson Park
19:30 AEDT
15 May Cobram Victory (R) 3–2 Whittlesea Zebras (S1) Barooga Recreation Reserve
15:00 AEDT
17 May Malvern City (S2) 7–2 Fortuna 60 SC (R) Jack Edwards Reserve
20:30 AEDT

Zone Finals

The lowest ranked team left in the competition is North Sunshine Eagles of the Victorian Men's Provisional League 1 (North-West), the fifth tier of Victorian state football. All 11 VPL clubs in the tournament survived their first round matches.

31 May Melbourne Knights (VPL) 3–1 North Sunshine Eagles (P1) Knights Stadium
19:30 AEDT 3 1
1 June Oakleigh Cannons (VPL) 1–0 Pascoe Vale (S1) Jack Edwards Reserve
20:15 AEDT 1 0
8 June South Melbourne (VPL) 1–2 Port Melbourne (S1) SS Anderson Reserve
19:30 AEDT 1 2
8 June Southern Stars (S1) 4–0 Bentleigh Greens (VPL) The Grange Reserve
19:30 AEDT 4 0
8 June Green Gully Cavaliers (VPL) 1–0 Sunshine George Cross (S1) Green Gully Reserve
19:30 AEDT 1 0
9 June FC Bulleen Lions (S1) 0–4 Northcote City (VPL) Veneto Social Club
19:30 AEDT 0 4
9 June Dandenong City (S2) 0–2 Dandenong Thunder (VPL) George Andrews Reserve
19:30 AEDT 0 2
10 June Springvale White Eagles (VPL) 1–0 Malvern City (S2) White Eagles Stadium
20:00 AEDT
11 June Hume City (VPL) 2–1 Moreland City (S2) Broadmeadows Valley Park
13:00 AEDT
11 June FC Clifton Hill (S2) 0–2 Cobram Victory (R) Kevin Bartlett Reserve
15:00 AEDT
12 June Preston (S1) 2–4 Heidelberg United (VPL) B.T. Connor Reserve
15:00 AEDT
9 July Ballarat Red Devils (S2) 3–1 St Albans Saints (VPL) Trekardo Park
13:00 AEDT

Super 12

The draw for the Super 12 round was held on 17 June 2011. 8 of the 11 VPL clubs survived their second round matches. The lowest ranked club remaining in the tournament is Cobram Victory, from the regional Goulburn North East Football Association.

13 July Northcote City (VPL) 2–1 Port Melbourne (S1) SS Anderson Reserve
19:30 AEST Trifiro  38'
Piemonte  45+1'		 Report Tsiorlas  90'
20 July Ballarat Red Devils (S2) 1–2 Hume City (VPL) Morshead Park
19:00 AEST Tinker  22' Report Cardozo  46', 82'
13 July Southern Stars (S1) 0–2 Oakleigh Cannons (VPL) George Andrews Reserve
19:30 AEST Report Hatzimouratis  53'
Lagana  72'
27 July Melbourne Knights (VPL) 2–1 Cobram Victory (R) Knights Stadium
20:00 AEST Gray  83' Vincent  35', 70'
12 July Heidelberg United (VPL) 0–3 Green Gully Cavaliers (VPL) Olympic Park (Village)
19:30 AEST Report Papadopoulos  79'
Medjedovic  81'
Drake  87'
5 July Dandenong Thunder (VPL) 0–2 Springvale White Eagles (VPL) George Andrews Reserve
19:30 AEST Report D'Angelo  57'
Zoric  72'

Quarter Final Series

After the removal of Melbourne Heart and Melbourne Victory, who were set to debut in the Quarter-Finals, the structure of the tournament was revised. Instead of a straight knockout – as was previously planned – the six teams will be placed into two round-robin tournament groups of three, with the top two teams from each group to advance to the Semi-Finals. The draw for this stage, as well as the announcement of the format, was held on 22 July.[2]

Key to colours in group tables
Teams that qualified for Semi-Finals
Teams eliminated from competition

Pool A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Northcote City 110041+33
Oakleigh Cannons 110031+23
Springvale White Eagles 200227−50
Northcote City Cancelled Oakleigh Cannons
Match was abandoned after the previous results; this match could not affect the standings.
10 August Oakleigh Cannons 3–1 Springvale White Eagles Jack Edwards Reserve
19:00 AEST Groenewald  33'
Diaco  68'
Ragusa 87'		 Report Cahuzu  17'
21 August Springvale White Eagles 1–4 Northcote City Serbian Sports Centre
14:00 AEST Camuzcu  18' Report Rixon  12', 43'
Piemonte  15'
Trifiro  68'

Pool B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Melbourne Knights 211010+14
Green Gully Cavaliers 21011103
Hume City 201101−11
2 August Green Gully Cavaliers 1–0 Hume City Green Gully Reserve
19:00 AEST Medjedovic  65' Report
10 August Hume City 0–0 Melbourne Knights Knights Stadium
19:00 AEST Report
17 August Melbourne Knights 1–0 Green Gully Cavaliers Knights Stadium
19:00 AEST Zezovski  2' Report

Semi-Finals
7 September Oakleigh Cannons 1–2 Melbourne Knights Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
19:30 AEST Lagana  26' Report Kozic  60'
Yusuf  63'
7 September Northcote City 2–0 Green Gully Cavaliers Olympic Park (Village)
19:30 AEST Rixon  37'
McHeileh  90+4'		 Report

Regional Challenge Cup
10 September Ballarat Red Devils 1–2 Cobram Victory AAMI Park
13:00 AEST McClounan  25' Report Miles  1'
Carley  35'

Final
Melbourne Knights0–2Northcote City
Report Trifiro  40'
Curtis  71'

References
  1. , FFA order Victory, Heart out of Mirabella Cup.
  2. Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, 2011 Mirabella Cup Draw – Quarter Final Series.
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