2017 FFA Cup preliminary rounds

The 2017 FFA Cup preliminary rounds was the qualifying competition to decide 21 of the 32 teams which took part in the 2017 FFA Cup Round of 32, along with the 10 A-League clubs and reigning National Premier Leagues champion (Sydney United 58). The preliminary rounds operated within a consistent national structure whereby club entry into the competition is staggered in each federation, with the winning clubs from Round 7 of the preliminary rounds in each member federation gaining entry into the Round of 32. All Australian clubs were eligible to enter the qualifying process through their respective FFA member federation, however only one team per club was permitted entry in the competition.

2017 FFA Cup preliminary rounds
CountryAustralia
Teams735
2016
2018

Schedule

The number of fixtures for each round, and the match dates for each Federation, are as follows.

RoundNumber of fixturesClubsACT[1]NSW[2]NNSW[3]NT[4]QLD[5]SA[6]TAS[7][8]VIC[9][10]WA[11]
First Qualifying Round9735 → 72610–12 Feb
Second Qualifying Round28726 → 69817–18 Feb
First Round50 + 7 byes698 → 64825–26 Feb8 Mar25–28 Feb
Second Round128 + 6 byes648 → 52011–12 Mar17 Feb–8 Apr9 Feb–5 Apr11–13 Mar3–6 Mar19 Mar
Third Round191 + 11 byes520 → 32911–20 Apr15 Mar–4 Apr11 Mar–27 Apr4–26 Apr4 Mar–12 Apr24–26 Mar13 Mar11–13 Mar1–2 Apr
Fourth Round151329 → 1789–20 May29 Mar–2 May2–13 May2–16 May18 Mar–19 Apr13–17 Apr17 Apr17–19 Mar17 Apr
Fifth Round83 + 1 bye178 → 9530 May–3 Jun19 Apr–10 May17–20 May26 Apr–30 May8 Apr–10 May13–15 May29 Apr28 Mar–13 Apr25 Apr
Sixth Round4295 → 538 June9–24 May10 Jun10 May–13 Jun30 Apr–30 May13–14 Jun20–21 May25 Apr–4 May20–21 May
Seventh Round2153 → 3217 Jun30–31 May12–13 Jun24 Jun9–10 Jun24 Jun12 Jun23–24 May5 Jun
  • Some round dates in respective Federations overlap due to separate scheduling of Zones/Sub-Zones.

Format

The preliminary rounds structures were as follows,[2][9] and refer to the different levels in the unofficial Australian association football league system :

  • First qualifying round:
  • 18 Victorian clubs level 9 and below entered this stage.
  • Second qualifying round:
  • 56 Victorian clubs (9 from the previous round and 47 level 8) entered this stage.
  • First round:
  • 10 Northern NSW clubs level 4 and below entered this stage.
  • 88 Victorian clubs (28 from the previous round and 60 level 6–7) entered this stage.
  • Second round:
  • 18 New South Wales clubs level 6 and below entered this stage.
  • 52 Northern NSW clubs (5 from the previous round and 52 level 4 and below) entered this stage.
  • Queensland: 38 Brisbane-based clubs level 4 and below entered this stage.
  • 20 South Australian clubs level 3–5 entered this stage.
  • 80 Victorian clubs (44 from the previous round and 36 level 5–6) entered this stage.
  • 10 Western Australian clubs level 6 and below entered this stage.
  • Third round:
  • 11 Australian Capital Territory clubs level 3 and below entered this stage.
  • 116 New South Wales clubs (9 from the previous round and 107 level 4 and below) entered this stage.
  • 41 Northern NSW clubs (30 from the previous round and 11 level 3) entered this stage.
  • 6 Northern Territory clubs level 2 and below entered this stage.
  • Queensland: 39 Brisbane-based clubs (19 from the previous round and 20 level 3–4) entered this stage.
  • 32 South Australian clubs (10 from the previous round and 22 level 2–3) entered this stage.
  • 8 Tasmanian clubs level 3 entered this stage.
  • 64 Victorian clubs (40 from the previous round and 24 level 4) entered this stage.
  • 32 Western Australian clubs (10 from the previous round and 28 level 3–5) entered this stage.
  • Fourth round:
  • 16 Australian Capital Territory clubs (7 from the previous round and 9 level 2) entered this stage.
  • 80 New South Wales clubs (58 from the previous round and 22 level 2–3) entered this stage.
  • 31 Northern NSW clubs (21 from the previous round and 10 level 2) entered this stage.
  • 6 Northern Territory clubs (3 from the previous round and 3 level 2 and below) entered this stage.
  • 42 Queensland clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 16 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 16 Tasmanian clubs (4 from the previous round and 12 level 2–3) entered this stage.
  • 64 Victorian clubs (32 from the previous round and 32 level 2–3) entered this stage.
  • 32 Western Australian clubs (19 from the previous round and 13 level 2) entered this stage.
  • Fifth round:
  • 8 Australian Capital Territory clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 40 New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 16 Northern New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 7 Northern Territory clubs (3 from the previous round and 4 level 2–3) entered this stage.
  • 32 Queensland clubs (22 from the previous round and 10 level 2) entered this stage.
  • 8 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 8 Tasmanian clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 32 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 16 Western Australian clubs progressed to this stage.
  • Sixth round:
  • 4 Australian Capital Territory clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 20 New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 8 Northern New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 4 Northern Territory clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 16 Queensland clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 4 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 4 Tasmanian clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 16 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 8 Western Australian clubs progressed to this stage.
  • Seventh round:
  • 2 Australian Capital Territory clubs progressed to this stage, which was also the Final of the Federation Cup.
  • 10 New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage. The 5 winners – along with the reigning National Premier Leagues champion Sydney United 58 – also participated in the Waratah Cup.
  • 4 Northern New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 2 Northern Territory clubs progressed to this stage – the winners of the Darwin-based and Alice Springs-based knockout competitions – which was also the Final of the Sport Minister's Cup.
  • 8 Queensland clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 2 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage, which was also the Grand Final of the Federation Cup.
  • 2 Tasmanian clubs progressed to this stage, which was also the Grand Final of the Milan Lakoseljac Cup.
  • 8 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage. The 4 winners also qualified to the semi-finals of the Dockerty Cup.[12]
  • 4 Western Australian clubs progressed to this stage. The 2 winners also progressed to the Final of the Football West State Cup.


Note: Sydney United 58 did not participate in the New South Wales qualifying rounds, as they have already qualified into the FFA Cup as 2016 National Premier Leagues champions.

Note: A-League Youth teams playing in their respective federation leagues were specifically excluded from the preliminary rounds as their respective Senior A-League clubs are already part of the competition.[13]

Key to Abbreviations

Federation Zone Sub Zone
ACT = Australian Capital Territory
NSW = New South Wales
NNSW = Northern New South Wales NTH = North FNC = Far North Coast
MNC = Mid North Coast
NC = North Coast
NI = Northern Inland
STH = South
NT = Northern Territory ASP = Alice Springs
DAR = Darwin
QLD = Queensland BNE = Brisbane
NQL = North Queensland CQ = Central Queensland
FNQ = Far North Queensland
MRF = Mackay Regional Football
NQ = North Queensland
WB = Wide Bay
SQL = South Queensland GC = Gold Coast
SC = Sunshine Coast
SWQ = South West Queensland
SA = South Australia
TAS = Tasmania
VIC = Victoria
WA = Western Australia SW = South West

First qualifying round

Notes:

Second qualifying round

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

First round

Notes:
  • w/o = Walkover
  • † = After Extra Time
  • QLD Byes – Beerwah Glasshouse United (3), Bribie Island Tigers (6), Caloundra FC (3), Kawana FC (3), Maroochydore FC (3), Noosa Lions (3) and Woombye FC (3).

Second round

Notes:
  • † = After Extra Time
  • NNSW Byes – Port Saints (4), Stockton Sharks (5) and Urunga FC (4).
  • WA Byes – Albany Bayswater (-), Albany Rovers (-) and Boulder City (-).

Third round

Notes:

Fourth round

Notes:

Fifth Round

Notes:
  • w/o = Walkover
  • † = After Extra Time
  • NT Bye – Mindil Aces (2)

Sixth Round

Notes:
  • † = After Extra Time

Seventh Round

References

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