The 2019 FFA Cup preliminary rounds were the qualifying competition to decide 21 of the 32 teams to take part in the 2019 FFA Cup Round of 32, along with the 10 A-League clubs and reigning National Premier Leagues champion, Campbelltown City . The preliminary rounds operated within a consistent national structure whereby club entry into the competition was 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.
2019 FFA Cup preliminary rounds Country Australia Teams 736
The number of fixtures for each round, and the match dates for each Federation,[ 1] were as follows.
Round
Number of fixtures
Clubs
ACT
NSW [ 2]
NNSW
NT [ 3]
QLD
SA
TAS
VIC [ 4]
WA [ 5]
First qualifying round
6 + 3 byes
736 → 730
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9–10 Feb
–
Second qualifying round
28
730 → 702
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
16–17 Feb
–
First round
51 + 1 bye
702 → 651
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
23–25 Feb
9–10 Mar
Second round
118 + 148 byes
651 → 533
–
12–19 Mar
23 Feb–20 Mar
–
1–16 Mar
29–31 Mar
–
28 Feb–4 Mar
23–24 Mar
Third round
190 + 10 byes
533 → 344
12–17 Mar
16 Mar–10 Apr
9 Mar–9 Apr
–
9 Mar–27 Apr
18–22 Apr
11 Mar
7–11 Mar
6–7 Apr
Fourth round
166 + 1 bye
344 → 178
30 Mar–10 Apr
9 Apr–1 May
30 Mar–9 May
27 Mar–17 Apr
16 Mar–16 May
3–5 May
9–20 Apr
17–20 Apr
22 Apr
Fifth round
83 + 1 bye
178 → 95
8 May
24 Apr–8 May
2–22 May
7–21 May
17 Apr–20 May
21–22 May
11–12 May
30 Apr–8 May
18–30 May
Sixth round
42
95 → 53
29 May
15–22 May
8 Jun
4–15 Jun
14–28 May
4–5 Jun
25–26 May
22–29 May
3 Jun
Seventh round
21
53 → 32
15 Jun
5 Jun
11–12 Jun
25 Jun
7–8 Jun
22 Jun
10 Jun
11–19 Jun
15–16 Jun
Some round dates in respective Federations overlap due to separate scheduling of Zones/Sub-Zones.
The preliminary rounds structures were as follows, and refer to the different levels in the unofficial Australian association football league system :
15 Victorian clubs level 9 and below entered this stage.
56 Victorian clubs (9 from the previous round and 47 level 8) entered this stage.
9 Queensland clubs level 4 entered this stage.
88 Victorian clubs (28 from the previous round and 60 level 6–7) entered this stage.
6 Western Australian clubs (Regional and Masters) entered this stage.
96 New South Wales clubs (Association teams, level 6 and below) entered this stage.
54 Northern New South Wales clubs level 4 and below entered this stage.
81 Queensland clubs (5 from the previous round and 76 level 4 and below) entered this stage.
54 South Australian clubs level 2 and below entered this stage.
80 Victorian clubs (40 from the previous round and 36 level 5–6) entered this stage.
19 Western Australian clubs (3 from the previous round and 16 level 5 and below) entered this stage.
8 Australian Capital Territory clubs level 3 and below entered this stage.
114 New South Wales clubs (89 from the previous round and 25 level 4–5) entered this stage.
43 Northern New South Wales clubs (32 from the previous round and 11 level 3) entered this stage.
78 Queensland clubs (58 from the previous round and 20 level 2 and below) entered this stage.
32 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage.
13 Tasmanian clubs (level 3) entered this stage.
64 Victorian clubs (40 from the previous round and 24 level 4) entered this stage.
38 Western Australian clubs (15 from the previous round and 23 level 3–4) entered this stage.
16 Australian Capital Territory clubs (4 from the previous round and 12 level 2–3) entered this stage.
80 New South Wales clubs (57 from the previous round and 23 level 2–3) entered this stage.
32 Northern New South Wales clubs (22 from the previous round and 10 level 2) entered this stage.
13 Northern Territory clubs (9 from the Darwin zone and 4 from the Alice Springs zone; level 2 and below) entered this stage.
64 Queensland clubs (41 from the previous round and 23 level 2–3) entered this stage.
16 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage.
16 Tasmanian clubs (7 from the previous round and 9 level 2) entered this stage.
64 Victorian clubs (32 from the previous round and 32 level 2–3) entered this stage.
32 Western Australian clubs (21 from the previous round and 11 level 2) entered this stage.
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 (5 from the Darwin zone, and 2 from the Alice Springs zone) progressed to this stage.
32 Queensland clubs progressed to this stage; 8 from Central and North Queensland, and 24 from South East Queensland.
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.
4 Australian Capital Territory clubs progressed to this stage.
20 New South Wales progressed to this stage.
8 Northern New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
4 Northern Territory clubs (3 from the Darwin zone, and the winner of the Alice Springs zone) progressed to this stage.
16 Queensland clubs progressed to this stage; 4 from Central and North Queensland, and 12 from South East Queensland.
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.
2 Australian Capital Territory clubs progressed to this stage, which doubled as the Final of the Federation Cup .
10 New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage. The 5 winners also participated in the final rounds of the Waratah Cup .[ 2]
4 Northern New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
2 Northern Territory clubs progressed to this stage, which doubled as the final of the Sport Minister's Cup .
8 Queensland clubs progressed to this stage; 2 from Central and North Queensland, and 6 from South East Queensland.
2 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage, which doubled as the Grand Final of the Federation Cup .
2 Tasmanian clubs progressed to this stage, which doubled as the Grand Final of the Milan Lakoseljac Cup .
8 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage. The 4 winners also qualified to the final rounds of the Dockerty Cup .[ 4]
4 Western Australian clubs progressed to this stage. The 2 winners also participated in the Final of the Football West State Cup .
Note: Campbelltown City did not participate in the South Australian qualifying rounds, as they had already qualified for the FFA Cup as 2018 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 were already part of the competition.[ 2]
Key to abbreviations
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Federation
Zone
Sub Zone
ACT = Australian Capital Territory
NSW = New South Wales
NNSW = Northern New South Wales
NTH = North STH = South
NT = Northern Territory
ASP = Alice Springs DAR = Darwin
QLD = Queensland
CNQ = Central and North Queensland
CQ = Central Queensland FNQ = Far North Queensland MR = Mackay Region NQ = North Queensland WB = Wide Bay
SEQ = South East Queensland
SA = South Australia
TAS = Tasmania
VIC = Victoria
WA = Western Australia
First qualifying round
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Second qualifying round
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Notes
w/o = Walkover
† = After Extra Time
Notes
w/o = Walkover
† = After Extra Time
NSW Byes – Abbotsford Juniors (-), Albion Park City Razorbacks (-), Albion Park White Eagles (-), Ararat FC (-), Arncliffe Aurora (-), Balmain & District (-), Banksia Tigers (-), Bankstown Sports Strikers (-), Baulkham Hills (-), Blacktown Workers (-), Blue Mountains (-), Brookvale FC (-), Budgewoi FC (-), Bulli FC (-), Coledale Waves (-), Coniston FC (-), Coogee United (-), Cronulla Seagulls (-), Doyalson-Wyee (-), Emu Plains (-), Epping Eastwood (-), Epping FC (-), Forest Killarney (-), Gerringong Breakers (-), Gladesville Ravens Sports Club (-), Glenmore Park (-), Greenacre Eagles (-), Gwandalan Summerland Point (-), Gymea United (-), Harrington United (-), Hazelbrook FC (-), IFS Community Wolves (-), Kanwal Warnervale Rovers (-), Kariong United (-), Kellyville Colts (-), Kemps Creek United (-), Kenthurst & District (-), Killarney District (-), Kirrawee Kangaroos (-), Lilli Pilli (-), Lindfield FC (-), Lugarno FC (-), Macquarie Dragons (-), Manly Allambie United (-), Marayong FC (-), Menai Hawks (-), Moorebank Sports (-), North Rocks (-), North Sydney United (-), Norwest FC (-), Old Barker (-), Pagewood Botany (-), Peakhurst United (-), Pendle Hill (-), Pennant Hills (-), Pittwater RSL (-), Putney Rangers (-), Quakers Hill (-), Randwick City (-), Redbacks FC (-), Revesby Rovers (-), Revesby Workers (-), Rouse Hill Rams (-), Ryde Saints United (-), Southern & Ettalong (-), Strathfield FC (-), Sydney CBD (-), Sydney Dragon (-), Sydney Rangers (-), Tarrawanna Blueys (-), Terrigal United (-), The Ponds (-), Thornleigh Thunder (-), Umina United (-), Waverley Old Boys (-), West Pennant Hills Cherrybrook (-), West Ryde Rovers (-), Winston Hills (-), Wollongong Olympic (-), Woonona Sharks (-), Woy Woy (-), Wyoming FC (-).
NNSW Byes – Armidale City Westside (4), Bangalow (4), Kempsey Saints (4), Lake Macquarie FC (-), Macleay Valley Rangers (4), Mayfield United Senior (-), Raymond Terrace (-), Swansea FC (–), Tamworth FC (4), Woolgoolga Wolves (4).
QLD Byes – AC Carina (5), Acacia Ridge (4), Bardon Latrobe (6), Beerwah Glasshouse United (4), Bilambil Terramora (6), Bluebirds United (4), Brisbane Knights (4), Caboolture Sports (4), Caloundra (4), Centenary Stormers (4), Frenchville (4), Gympie United (4), Jimboomba United (7), Kawana (4), KSS Jets (4), Logan Metro (7), Maroochydore Swans (4), Mudgeeraba (4), New Farm United (5), Noosa Lions (4), North Lakes Mustangs (7), North Star (5), Palm Beach Sharks (4), Park Ridge (6), Ridge Hills (7), Rockville Rovers (4), Slacks Creek (6), Southport (5), Southside United (4), Sunbury Blues (4), The Lakes (6), United Park Eagles (4), UQFC (4), Western Spirit (5), Westside (6).
SA Byes – Adelaide Blue Eagles (2), Adelaide City (2), Adelaide Comets (2), Adelaide Olympic (2), Adelaide Raiders (2), Campbelltown City (2), Croydon Kings (2), North Eastern MetroStars (2), Para Hills Knights (2), South Adelaide (2).
WA Byes – Albany Caledonian (-), BrOzzy Sports Club (9), Bunbury Dynamos (-), Maccabi SC (8), Mindarie FC (12), North Beach (7), Polonia FC (-), Port Kennedy (6), Westnam United (7), Warnbro Strikers SC (6), Yanchep United (8).