2019 FFA Cup

The 2019 FFA Cup was the sixth season of the FFA Cup, the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. 32 teams contested the competition proper (from the Round of 32), including 10 of the 11 A-League teams (with Western United not competing in their inaugural season) and 21 Football Federation Australia (FFA) member federation teams determined through individual state qualifying rounds, as well as the reigning National Premier Leagues Champion (Campbelltown City from South Australia).

2019 FFA Cup
Country Australia
 New Zealand
Teams736
ChampionsAdelaide United (3rd title)
Runners-upMelbourne City
Matches played31
Goals scored124 (4 per match)
Attendance83,217 (2,684 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Jamie Maclaren (6 goals)
← 2018
2020 or 2021 →

Round and dates
Round Draw date Match dates Number of fixtures Teams New entries this round
Preliminary rounds Various 9 February–25 June 705 + 164 byes 736 → 32 725
Round of 32 26 June 24 July–7 August 16 32 → 16 11
Round of 16 7 August 21–28 August 8 16 → 8 none
Quarter-finals 28 August 17–18 September 4 8 → 4 none
Semi-finals 18 September 1–2 October 2 4 → 2 none
Final 2 October 23 October 1 2 → 1 none

Teams

A total of 32 teams are scheduled to participate in the 2019 FFA Cup competition proper, ten of which are from the A-League, one the 2018 National Premier Leagues Champion (Campbelltown City), and the remaining 21 teams from FFA member federations, as determined by the qualifying rounds. The two new expansion A-League clubs – Western United and Macarthur FC – were deemed ineligible for the competition this year.[1]

A-League clubs represent the highest level in the Australian league system, whereas member federation clubs come from Level 2 and below. The current season tier of member federation clubs is shown in parentheses.

A-League clubs
Adelaide United Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners Melbourne City
Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Sydney FC
Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers
Member federation clubs
Cooma Tigers (2) Manly United (2) Marconi Stallions (2) Mt Druitt Town Rangers (2)
St George FC (3) Sydney United 58 (2) Edgeworth FC (2) Maitland FC (2)
Darwin Olympic (2) Brisbane Strikers (2) Coomera Colts (4) Mackay & Whitsundays Magpies Crusaders United (2)
Olympic FC (2) Adelaide Olympic (2) Campbelltown City (2) South Hobart (2)
Bulleen Lions (3) Hume City (2) Melbourne Knights (2) Moreland Zebras (3)
Bayswater City (2) Floreat Athena (2)

Prize fund

The prize fund was unchanged from the previous three years' events.[2]

RoundNo. of Clubs
receive fund		Prize fund
Round of 168$2,000
Quarter-finalists4$5,000
Semi-finalists2$10,000
Final runners-up1$25,000
Final winner1$50,000
Total$131,000

Preliminary rounds
Main article: 2019 FFA Cup preliminary rounds

FFA member federations teams compete in various state-based preliminary rounds to win one of 21 places in the competition proper (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 is permitted entry in the competition. The preliminary rounds operate within a consistent national structure whereby club entry into the competition is staggered in each state/territory, ultimately leading to round 7 with the winning clubs from that round gaining direct entry into the round of 32. The format for Queensland was restructured in 2019, whereby the Central & Northern Queensland region competes for one place, and South East Queensland competes for three places.[3]

The first matches of the preliminary rounds began in February 2019, and the final matches of the preliminary rounds scheduled was completed in June 2019.

Federation Competition Round of 32 Qualifiers
ACT Federation Cup 1
NSW Waratah Cup 5
Northern NSW — 2
NT Sport Minister's Cup 1
Queensland — 4
SA Federation Cup 1
Tasmania Milan Lakoseljac Cup 1
Victoria Dockerty Cup 4
WA State Cup 2

Bracket

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Adelaide Olympic 4
Floreat Athena 3 Adelaide Olympic 1
Cooma Tigers 0 Hume City 3
Hume City 2 Hume City 0
Sydney FC 0 Central Coast Mariners 1
Brisbane Roar 2 Brisbane Roar 2 (2)
Maitland FC 0 Central Coast Mariners (p) 2 (4)
Central Coast Mariners 2 Central Coast Mariners 1
Olympic FC 5 Adelaide United 2
Bayswater City 2 Olympic FC 2
Melbourne Knights 2 Adelaide United 3
Adelaide United 5 Adelaide United 1
Darwin Olympic 0 Newcastle Jets 0
Edgeworth FC 3 Edgeworth FC 1
Melbourne Victory 2 Newcastle Jets 5
Newcastle Jets 3 Adelaide United 4
Brisbane Strikers (p) 2 (4) Melbourne City 0
Wellington Phoenix 2 (2) Brisbane Strikers 1
Mt Druitt Town Rangers 2 (2) Manly United 0
Manly United (p) 2 (4) Brisbane Strikers 3
Bulleen Lions 1 (2) Moreland Zebras 2
Moreland Zebras (p) 1 (3) Moreland Zebras 4
Mackay & Whitsundays Magpies Crusaders United 2 Mackay & Whitsundays Magpies Crusaders United 0
Coomera Colts 1 Brisbane Strikers 1
South Hobart 0 Melbourne City 5
Marconi Stallions 3 Marconi Stallions 1
Campbelltown City 1 Melbourne City 2
Melbourne City 3 Melbourne City 3
St George 3 Western Sydney Wanderers 0
Sydney United 58 (a.e.t.) 5 Sydney United 58 1
Perth Glory 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 7
Western Sydney Wanderers 2

Round of 32

The Round of 32 draw took place on 26 June 2019,[4] with match information confirmed on 28 June 2019.[5]

The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round were Coomera Colts. They were the only level 4 team left in the competition.

All times listed below are at AEST

24 July 2019 Olympic FC (2) 5–2Bayswater City (2)Perry Park, Brisbane
19:30
Report
Attendance: 917
Referee: Ben Abraham
24 July 2019 Adelaide Olympic (2) 4–3Floreat Athena (2)VALO Football Centre, Adelaide
19:30
Report
Attendance: 1,028
Referee: Daniel Elder
24 July 2019 Darwin Olympic (2)0–3 Edgeworth FC (2) Darwin Football Stadium, Darwin
19:30 Report
  • Smith  15'
  • Gardner  27'
  • Cawley  72'
 Attendance: 1,195
Referee: Lara Lee
24 July 2019 Bulleen Lions (3)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)		 Moreland Zebras (3) David Barro Stadium, Melbourne
19:30
  • Luttmer  107'
 Report
  • Sadler  94'
 Attendance: 1,356
Referee: Jack Morgan
Penalties
  • Luttmer
  • Petreski
  • MacLennan
  • Everson
  • Apostolopoulos
  • Mullett
  • Watson
  • Cardamone
  • Barforosh
  • Cannell
  • Gai
  • Williams
24 July 2019 Mackay & Whitsundays Magpies Crusaders United (2) 2–1Coomera Colts (4)Sologinkin Oval, Mackay
19:30
  • Lyall  39'
  • Walters  75'
 Report
  • Pemberton  87'
 Attendance: 732
Referee: Chris Beath
24 July 2019 Mt Druitt Town Rangers (2)2–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Manly United (2) Popondetta Park, Sydney
19:30
  • Alameddine  6'
  • Roberts  110'
 Report
Attendance: 714
Referee: Stephen Lucas
Penalties
31 July 2019 Campbelltown City (2)1–3 Melbourne City (1) Steve Woodcock Sports Centre, Adelaide
19:30
Report
Attendance: 3,078
Referee: Adam Bavcar
31 July 2019 Maitland FC (2)0–2 Central Coast Mariners (1) Maitland Sportsground, Maitland
19:30 Report
Attendance: 2,777
Referee: Stephen Laurie
31 July 2019 Cooma Tigers (2)0–2 Hume City (2) Deakin Stadium, Canberra
19:30 Report
Attendance: 855
Referee: Tim Danaskos
31 July 2019 South Hobart (2)0–3 Marconi Stallions (2) Blundstone Arena, Hobart
19:30 Report
Attendance: 2,617
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
31 July 2019 St George (3)3–5 (a.e.t.) Sydney United 58 (2) Ilinden Sports Centre, Sydney
19:30
  • Kokobu  63', 90+6'
  • Beattie  78'
 Report
Attendance: 800
Referee: Simon Hooper
7 August 2019 Melbourne Knights (2)2–5 Adelaide United (1) Knights Stadium, Melbourne
19:30
  • Albano  28'
  • Brice  72'
 Report
Attendance: 4,087
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
7 August 2019 Brisbane Strikers (2) 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		Wellington Phoenix (1)Perry Park, Brisbane
19:30
Report
Attendance: 1,612
Referee: Alex King
Penalties
7 August 2019 Melbourne Victory (1)2–3 (a.e.t.) Newcastle Jets (1) AAMI Park, Melbourne
19:30
Report
Attendance: 4,045
Referee: Shaun Evans
7 August 2019 Sydney FC (1)0–2 Brisbane Roar (1) Leichhardt Oval, Sydney
19:30 Report
Attendance: 2,350
Referee: Katie Patterson
7 August 2019 Perth Glory (1)1–2 (a.e.t.) Western Sydney Wanderers (1) Dorrien Gardens, Perth
20:30
Report
Attendance: 1,587
Referee: Adam Fielding

Round of 16

The Round of 16 draw took place on 7 August and match information was confirmed on 9 August.[6]

The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round were Moreland Zebras. They were the only level 3 team left in the competition.

All times listed below are at AEST

21 August 2019 Edgeworth FC (2)1–5 Newcastle Jets (1) Jack McLaughlan Oval, Newcastle
19:30
Report
Attendance: 4,297
Referee: Ben Abraham
21 August 2019 Marconi Stallions (2)1–2 Melbourne City (1) Marconi Stadium, Sydney
19:30
  • Fernandez  84'
 Report
Attendance: 1,947
Referee: Stephen Lucas
21 August 2019 Olympic FC (2)2–3 Adelaide United (1) Perry Park, Brisbane
19:30
Report
Attendance: 1,030
Referee: Chris Beath
21 August 2019 Moreland Zebras (3) 4–0Mackay & Whitsundays Magpies Crusaders United (2)CB Smith Reserve, Melbourne
19:30
  • Barforosh  18', 27'
  • Sadler  54'
  • Cannell  75'
 Report Attendance: 1,325
Referee: Shaun Evans
28 August 2019 Sydney United 58 (2)1–7 Western Sydney Wanderers (1) Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney
19:30
Report
Attendance: 5,061
Referee: Kurt Ams
28 August 2019 Brisbane Strikers (2) 1–0Manly United (2)Perry Park, Brisbane
19:30
  • Richardson  62'
 Report Attendance: 1,240
Referee: Adam Kersey
28 August 2019 Adelaide Olympic (2)1–3 Hume City (2) VALO Football Centre, Adelaide
19:00 ACST
  • Kamara  23'
 Report
  • Delic  32', 60', 71'
 Attendance: 1,389
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
28 August 2019 Brisbane Roar (1)2–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Central Coast Mariners (1) Dolphin Stadium, Brisbane
19:30
Report
Attendance: 6,235
Referee: Alex King
Penalties

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-finals draw took place on 28 August, with match details announced the following day.[7]

The lowest ranked club that qualified for this round were Moreland Zebras. They were the only level 3 team left in the competition.

All times listed below are at AEST

17 September 2019 Hume City (2)0–1 Central Coast Mariners (1) ABD Stadium, Melbourne
19:30 Report
Attendance: 1,928
Referee: Kurt Ams
17 September 2019 Adelaide United (1) 1–0Newcastle Jets (1)Coopers Stadium, Adelaide
19:30
Report Attendance: 4,807
Referee: Daniel Elder
18 September 2019 Melbourne City (1) 3–0Western Sydney Wanderers (1)AAMI Park, Melbourne
19:30
Report Attendance: 2,905
Referee: Stephen Lucas
18 September 2019 Brisbane Strikers (2) 3–2Moreland Zebras (3)Perry Park, Brisbane
19:30
  • Hills  27'
  • Palmer  43', 57'
 Report
  • Barforosh  55'
  • Williams  82'
 Attendance: 1,915
Referee: Chris Beath

Semi-finals

The semi-finals draw took place on 18 September, with match details confirmed the following day.[8]

The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round are Brisbane Strikers. They are the only level 2 team left in the competition.

All times listed below are at AEST

1 October 2019 Brisbane Strikers (2)1–5 Melbourne City (1) Perry Park, Brisbane
19:30
Report
Attendance: 3,706
Referee: Adam Kersey
2 October 2019 Central Coast Mariners (1)1–2 Adelaide United (1) Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
19:30
Report
Attendance: 5,572
Referee: Shaun Evans

Final

All times listed below are at AEDT

Main article: 2019 FFA Cup Final
Adelaide United (1)4–0Melbourne City (1)
 Report
Attendance: 14,920
Referee: Alex King

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Jamie Maclaren Melbourne City 6
2 Al Hassan Toure Adelaide United 5
3 Chris Lucas Olympic FC 4
Craig Noone Melbourne City
5 Thomas Barforosh Moreland Zebras 3
Marko Delic Hume City
Ben Halloran Adelaide United
Riley McGree Adelaide United
Dimitri Petratos Newcastle Jets
10  12 Players Various 2

Note: Goals scored in preliminary rounds not included.

Broadcasting rights

The live television rights for the competition were held by the subscription network Fox Sports. From the Round of 32 onwards all matches were broadcast online on the My Football Live app. Fox Sports also broadcast the following 10 games live:

Round Live broadcast matches
Round of 32 Olympic FC v Bayswater City
Campbelltown City v Melbourne City
Melbourne Knights v Adelaide United
Round of 16 Edgeworth FC v Newcastle Jets
Sydney United 58 v Western Sydney Wanderers
Quarter-finals Hume City v Central Coast Mariners
Melbourne City v Western Sydney Wanderers
Semi-finals and Final All matches

References
  1. "FFA Cup 2019 slot allocations confirmed". Football Federation Australia. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  2. "FFA Cup 2019 Competition Regulations" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. 1 February 2019. p. 67. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  3. "FOOTBALL QUEENSLAND TO HAVE FOUR FFA CUP SPOTS IN 2019". Football Queensland. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  4. Greco, John (26 June 2019). "Confirmed: FFA Cup 2019 Round of 32 draw revealed". FFA Cup. Football Federation Australia.
  5. "FFA Cup 2019 Round of 32 Fixture Schedule Confirmed". FFA Cup. Football Federation Australia. 28 June 2019.
  6. "FFA Cup 2019 Round of 16 fixtures confirmed". FFA Cup. 9 August 2019.
  7. "FFA Cup 2019 Quarter Finals fixtures confirmed". FFA Cup. 29 August 2019.
  8. "FFA Cup 2019 Semi Final schedule confirmed". FFA Cup. 19 September 2019.
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