2020 FFA Cup preliminary rounds

The 2020 FFA Cup preliminary rounds were the qualifying competition initially meant to decide 22 of the 32 teams to take part in the 2020 FFA Cup. Some preliminary matches were held in February and March, prior to the competition being suspended in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[1]

2020 FFA Cup preliminary rounds
CountryAustralia
Teams765, though only 635 played or were drawn to play
ChampionsEvent Cancelled
2019
2021

The competition was cancelled on 3 July.[2]

One of the member federation-based competitions resumed from July (Lakoseljac Cup in Tasmania).[3]

Schedule

The fixtures for the competition are as follows.

RoundNumber of fixturesACTNSWNNSWNT[4]QLDSA[5]TAS[3]VIC[6]WA[7]
First qualifying round31 + 3 byes8–16 Feb
Second qualifying round1722–23 Feb
First Round32 + 1 bye28 Feb–2 Mar29 Feb–7 Mar
Second Round143 + 53 byes11–17 Mar22–23 Feb21 Feb–14 Mar6–9 Mar14–15 Mar
Third Roundpartially played29 Feb–1 Mar28 Feb–21 Mar29 Feb13–16 Mar
Fourth Roundpartially played14–15 Mar14 Mar11 Jul
Fifth Roundoverall competition cancelled by this time5–30 Sep
Sixth Roundoverall competition cancelled by this time31 Oct–1 Nov
Seventh Roundoverall competition cancelled by this time7 Nov
  • Some round dates in respective Federations overlap due to separate scheduling of Zones/Sub-Zones.
  • Member federation matches played or scheduled since the overall competition was cancelled are shown in grey.

Format

The preliminary rounds structures are as follows, and refer to the different levels in the unofficial Australian association football league system:[8][9]

  • First qualifying round:
  • 65 Victorian clubs level 9 and below entered this stage.
  • Second qualifying round:
  • 34 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage.
  • First round:
  • 56 Victorian clubs (17 from the previous round and 39 level 8) entered this stage.
  • 9 Western Australian clubs (Regional areas) entered this stage.
  • Second round:
  • 121 New South Wales clubs (level 6 and below) entered this stage.[10]
  • 48 Northern New South Wales clubs (level 4 and below) entered this stage.[11]
  • 90 Queensland clubs (level 4 and below) entered this stage.[12]
  • 62 Victorian clubs (28 from the previous round and 34 level 7) entered this stage.
  • 19 Western Australian clubs (5 from the previous round and 17 level 5 and below) entered this stage.
  • Third round:
  • 12 ACT clubs (level 3 and below) entered this stage, although no games were played.
  • 88 New South Wales clubs (65 from the previous round and 23 level 4–5) entered this stage.
  • 45 Northern New South Wales clubs (8 from the previous round and 13 level 3) entered this stage.
  • 79 Queensland clubs (59 from the previous round and 20 level 4 and below) entered this stage.
  • 54 South Australian clubs (level 2 and below) entered this stage.
  • 10 Tasmanian clubs (level 3) entered this stage.
  • 101 Victorian clubs (31 from the previous round and 70 levels 3 to 6) entered this stage.
  • Fourth round:
  • 8 ACT clubs (level 2) entered this stage, although no games were played.
  • 8 Northern New South Wales clubs (8 from the previous round – Northern Zone) participated in this stage before the competition was abandoned.
  • 9 Northern Territory clubs (level 2 and below) entered this stage.
  • 64 Queensland clubs (40 from the previous round and 24 level 2 and 3) entered this stage.
  • 16 Tasmanian clubs (8 from the previous round and 8 level 2) entered this stage, with the competition resuming on 11 July.[3]
  • Fifth round:
  • 3 Queensland clubs (from Far North Queensland and North Queensland) reached this stage before the competition was abandoned.
  • 8 Tasmanian clubs entered this stage.
  • Sixth round:
  • 4 Tasmanian clubs progressed to this stage.
  • Seventh round:

Key to Abbreviations

Federation Zone Sub Zone
ACT = Australian Capital Territory
NSW = New South Wales
NNSW = Northern New South Wales NTH = North
STH = South
NT = Northern Territory
QLD = Queensland CNQ = Central and North Queensland FNQ = Far North Queensland
CQ = Central Queensland
MR = Mackay Region
NQ = North Queensland
SEQ = South East Queensland
SA = South Australia
TAS = Tasmania
VIC = Victoria
WA = Western Australia

Qualifying Round 1

Notes:

Qualifying Round 2

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

First Round

Notes:
  • w/o = Walkover
  • † = After Extra Time
  • WA Byes – Twin City Saints SC (-).

Second Round

Notes:
  • † = After Extra Time
  • NSW Byes – Broulee Stingrays FC (-), Bulli FC (-), Castle Hill United FC (-), Central Coast Wolves FC (-), Coniston FC (-), Gunners FC (-), Marayong FC (-), Redbacks FC (-), Springwood United FC (-).
  • NNSW Byes – Bellingen FC (-), Boambee Bombers FC (4), Coffs City United FC (4), Dudley Redhead United Senior FC (4), Dudley Redhead United FC (4), Kotara South FC (4), Macleay Valley Rangers FC (4), Mayfield United Senior FC (-), Moree Services FC (5), North United Wolves SC (-), Oxley Vale Attunga FC (4), Port United SC (4), Sawtell FC (-), Wallis Lakes-Great Lakes United (-), Westlawn Tigers FC (4), Woolgoolga Wolves (4).
  • QLD Byes – Across The Waves (-), Broadbeach United (4), Burleigh Heads Bulldogs (4), Caloundra FC (4), Clinton FC (-), CQU Berserker Bears (-), Frenchville FC (-), Kangaroo Point Rovers (6), Kawana (4), KSS Jets FC (-), Logan Village FC (7), Maroochydore FC (4), Narangba (-), Nerang FC (4), New Farm United FC (5), Newmarket (6), North Pine (4), Redcliffe PCYC FC (7), Robina City (5), Samford Rangers FC (5), Slacks Creek (6), Southport (4), St. George Willawong FC (5), Taringa Rovers (4), Teviot Downs SC (7), The Gap (4), The Lakes FC (6), Toowong (4).

Third Round

Notes:

Fourth Round

In Tasmania, the Lakoseljac Cup recommenced in July, after the cancellation of the overall FFA Cup competition.[3]

Notes:

NT Byes : Alice Springs Celtic (2), Alice Springs Vikings FC (2), Palmerston Rovers (2).

Fifth Round

The Lakoseljac Cup competition continued in Tasmania, which was the only member federation still running a cup competition that had been part of the FFA Cup preliminary rounds. The match between South Hobart and Kingborough Lions United (originally won 3–2 by South Hobart) had to be replayed after an administrative team-sheet breach.[14]

FedZoneSub ZoneTie noHome Team (Tier)ScoreAway Team (Tier)
Tasmania
TAS1Hobart United (3)0–2Launceston City (2)
TAS2Taroona (3)0–3Glenorchy Knights (2)
TAS3Olympia (2)2–0University of Tasmania (3)
TAS4South Hobart (2)5–2Kingborough Lions United (2)

Sixth Round

FedZoneSub ZoneTie noHome Team (Tier)ScoreAway Team (Tier)
Tasmania
TAS1Olympia (2)7–0Launceston City (2)
TAS2Glenorchy Knights (2)3–2South Hobart (2)

Seventh Round

The only match played in this round was the grand final of the Lakoseljac Cup competition in Tasmania.

FedZoneSub ZoneTie noHome Team (Tier)ScoreAway Team (Tier)
Tasmania
TAS1Olympia (2)1–2Glenorchy Knights (2)

References

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  2. "Coronavirus forces FFA Cup to be cancelled". The World Game. SBS. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
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  8. https://www.footballvictoria.com.au/sites/ffv/files/2019-12/FFA%20Cup%202020%20-%20Progression_0.pdf
  9. https://www.footballvictoria.com.au/news/2020-ffa-cup-qualifying-round-1
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  11. "Round-2-Fixtures-Draw-2019-FFA-Cup-Northern-Southern-Conference" (PDF). Football Northern NSW. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  12. "FFA Cup Queensland Preliminary draw fixtures revealed". FFA. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  13. "Opening FFA Cup matches in ACT locked in". Capital Football. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
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