2021 FFA Cup

The 2021 FFA Cup will be the eighth season of the FFA Cup, the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. 32 teams will contest the competition proper (from the Round of 32), including 10 of the 12 A-League teams (with two A-League teams not qualifying), 21 Football Australia (FA) member federation teams determined through individual state qualifying rounds, as well as the 2019 National Premier Leagues Champion (Wollongong Wolves from New South Wales).[1]

2021 FFA Cup
Country Australia
 New Zealand
TeamsTBD
← 2019 or 2020
2022 →

Round and dates

Ref: [2]

Round Draw date Match dates Number of fixtures Teams New entries this round
Preliminary rounds Various 13 Feb–6 Jun TBD + byes TBD → 32 TBD
Round of 32 5–9 Jul 3–4 Aug
10–11 Aug		 16 32 → 16 11
Round of 16 11 Aug 24–25 Aug
7–8 Sept		 8 16 → 8 none
Quarter-finals 8 Sept 21–22 Sept 4 8 → 4 none
Semi-finals 22 Sept 15–17 Oct 2 4 → 2 none
Final 17 Oct 30 Oct 1 2 → 1 none

Teams

A total of 32 teams are scheduled to participate in the 2021 FFA Cup competition proper, ten of which are from the A-League, one the 2019 National Premier Leagues Champion (Wollongong Wolves), and the remaining 21 teams from member federations, as determined by the qualifying rounds.

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
Member federation clubs
Wollongong Wolves (2)


Preliminary rounds
Main article: 2021 FFA Cup preliminary rounds

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 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. Compared to the 2019 edition, the current competition will see South Australia increasing from 1 to 2 qualifying places, with NSW losing one place.[3]

The first matches of the preliminary rounds were scheduled to begin in February 2021, with the final matches of the preliminary rounds scheduled to be completed by July 2021.

Federation Competition Round of 32 Qualifiers
Capital Football (ACT) Federation Cup (ACT) 1
Football NSW Waratah Cup 4
Northern NSW Football — 2
Football Northern Territory Sport Minister's Cup 1
Football Queensland — 4
Football South Australia Federation Cup (SA) 2
Football Tasmania Milan Lakoseljac Cup 1
Football Victoria Dockerty Cup 4
Football West (WA) State Cup 2

The top eight placed A-League clubs for the 2020–21 A-League season gain automatic qualification to the Round of 32. The remaining four teams will be subject to a play-off series for the remaining two positions.[4]

Federation Competition Round of 32 Qualifiers Playoffs
Australian Professional Leagues 2020–21 A-League 8 4


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 scheduled to be broadcast online on the My Football Live app.

References
  1. "Stand-alone Final and AFC Champions League prize to headline rebooted FFA Cup in 2021". Football Australia. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. "Football Australia unveil 2021 Domestic Match Calendar". Football Australia. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  3. "Football South Australia secure a second FFA Cup spot". Football SA. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. "Stand-alone Final and AFC Champions League prize to headline rebooted FFA Cup in 2021". Football Australia. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
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