2015 Dockerty Cup

The 2015 Dockerty Cup was a football (soccer) knockout-cup competition held between men's clubs in Victoria, Australia in 2015, the annual edition of the Dockerty Cup. Victorian soccer clubs from the 5 State League Divisions, regional, metros and masters leagues - plus the 12 Clubs from the National Premier Leagues Victoria - competed for the Dockerty Cup trophy.

2015 FFV Dockerty Cup
Country Australia
Teams191
ChampionsSouth Melbourne FC
Runners-upOakleigh Cannons FC
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This knockout competition was won by South Melbourne, a record 8th title.

The competition also served as Qualifying Rounds for the 2015 FFA Cup. In addition to the two Victorian A-League clubs, the four semi-finalists qualified for the final rounds of the 2015 FFA Cup, entering at the Round of 32.

Format
RoundClubs
remaining		Winners from
previous round		New entries
this round		Main Match Dates
Qualifying Round191none39 (inc. 17 byes)14 February
Round 1180286021 February
Round 2136443628 February–1 March
Round 39640247 March
Round 464323215 March
Round 53232none15 April
Round 61616none5–8 June
Round 788none17–24 June
Semi-Finals44none15–16 July
Final22none2 August

Preliminary rounds
Main article: 2015 FFA Cup preliminary rounds

Victorian clubs, participate in the 2015 FFA Cup via the preliminary rounds.[1] This was open to teams from the National Premier Leagues Victoria, Victorian State League divisions, regional and metros leagues. Teams were seeded in terms of which round they would enter based on their Division in 2015, which are shown in the table for the team's tier.

A total of 191 clubs entered into the competition (one greater than the previous year), and the four qualifiers for the semi-final rounds are:

Semi Finalists and FFA Cup Qualifiers
South Melbourne (2) Oakleigh Cannons (2) Heidelberg United (2) Hume City (2)

Semi finals

A total of four teams took part in this stage of the competition. The draw was held on 26 June, with the matches played on 15–16 July.

Tie noHome team (Tier)ScoreAway team (Tier)
1Heidelberg United FC (2)1–2South Melbourne FC (2)
2Hume City (2)0–2Oakleigh Cannons FC (2)

Final

The Final was played at South Melbourne's home ground of Lakeside Stadium on 2 August.[2] Miloš Lujić was named man-of-the-match and received the Jimmy Mackay Medal.

2 August 2015 South Melbourne FC (2) 3–0 Oakleigh Cannons FC (2) Lakeside Stadium
Lujić  47', 51'
Minopoulos  59'		 Report

FFV Website: Football Federation Victoria

References
  1. "FFV 2015 Calendar" (PDF). footballfedvic.com.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  2. Marty Shevelove (8 August 2015). "South Melbourne makes amends for FFA Cup exit with Dockerty Cup win over Oakleigh Cannons". Herald Sun. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
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