2019 FFA Cup preliminary rounds

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
Tournament details
CountryAustralia
Teams736
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Schedule

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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.

Format

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

  • First qualifying round:
  • 15 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:
  • 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.
  • Second round:
  • 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.
  • Third round:
  • 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.
  • Fourth round:
  • 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.
  • 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 (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.
  • Sixth round:
  • 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.
  • Seventh round:
  • 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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  • w/o = Walkover
  • † = After Extra Time

First round

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Second round

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Third round

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Fourth round

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Fifth round

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Sixth round

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Seventh round

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  • † = After Extra Time

References

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  1. ^ "FFA CUP". sportstg.com. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "FFA CUP". footballnsw.com.au. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  3. ^ "FFA Cup 2019 Darwin – Football NT". FootballNT. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b "FFA CUP 2019 PRELIMINARY ROUNDS PROGRESSION" (PDF). footballfedvic.com.au. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  5. ^ "2019 Competition Calendar 3" (PDF). Football West. February 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
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