Tournament details | |
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Country | Australia |
Teams | 765, though only 635 played or were drawn to play |
Final positions | |
Champions | Event Cancelled |
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]
The competition was cancelled on 3 July.[2]
One of the member federation-based competitions resumed from July (for the Lakoseljac Cup in Tasmania).[3]
Schedule
The fixtures for the competition are as follows.
Round | Number of fixtures | ACT | NSW | NNSW | NT[4] | QLD | SA[5] | TAS[3] | VIC[6] | WA[7] |
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First qualifying round | 31 + 3 byes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8–16 Feb | – |
Second qualifying round | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22–23 Feb | – |
First round | 32 + 1 bye | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28 Feb–2 Mar | 29 Feb–7 Mar |
Second round | 143 + 53 byes | – | 11–17 Mar | 22–23 Feb | – | 21 Feb–14 Mar | – | – | 6–9 Mar | 14–15 Mar |
Third round | partially played | – | – | 29 Feb–1 Mar | – | 28 Feb–21 Mar | – | 29 Feb | 13–16 Mar | – |
Fourth round | partially played | – | – | 14–15 Mar | – | 14 Mar | – | 11 Jul | – | – |
Fifth round | overall competition cancelled by this time | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5–30 Sep | – | – |
Sixth round | overall competition cancelled by this time | – | – | – | – | – | – | 31 Oct–1 Nov | – | – |
Seventh round | overall competition cancelled by this time | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 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 progressed to this stage.
- Sixth round:
- 4 Tasmanian clubs progressed to this stage.
- Seventh round:
- 2 Tasmanian clubs progressed to this stage, which was the Grand Final of the Milan Lakoseljac Cup.
Key to abbreviations
Federation | Zone | Sub Zone |
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ACT = Australian Capital Territory | ||
NSW = New South Wales | ||
NNSW = Northern New South Wales | NTH = North STH = South |
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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 |
First qualifying round
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- Notes:
- w/o = Walkover
- † = After Extra Time
- VIC Byes – Falcons 2000 (-), Hampton Park United Sparrows FC (-), Old Mentonians (-).
Second qualifying round
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- Notes:
- w/o = Walkover
- † = After Extra Time
First round
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- Notes:
- w/o = Walkover
- † = After Extra Time
- WA Byes – Twin City Saints SC (-).
Second round
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- 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
In the ACT and South Australia, a draw was conducted[13] but no matches were played.
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- Notes:
- w/o = Walkover
- † = After Extra Time
- NNSW Byes – Singleton Strikers FC (3).
- QLD Byes – MA Olympic FC (-).
- TAS Byes – Beachside (3), Launceston United (3), Metro FC (3), Somerset (3), Taroona (3), University of Tasmania (3).
- VIC Byes – Surf Coast (8).
Fourth round
In Tasmania, the Lakoseljac Cup recommenced in July, after the cancellation of the overall FFA Cup competition.[3] In the Northern Territory a draw was made, but no matches were played.
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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]
Fed | Zone | Sub Zone | Tie no | Home team (Tier) | Score | Away team (Tier) |
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Tasmania | ||||||
TAS | – | – | 1 | Hobart United (3) | 0–2 | Launceston City (2) |
TAS | – | – | 2 | Taroona (3) | 0–3 | Glenorchy Knights (2) |
TAS | – | – | 3 | Olympia (2) | 2–0 | University of Tasmania (3) |
TAS | – | – | 4 | South Hobart (2) | 5–2 | Kingborough Lions United (2) |
Sixth round
Fed | Zone | Sub Zone | Tie no | Home team (Tier) | Score | Away team (Tier) |
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Tasmania | ||||||
TAS | – | – | 1 | Olympia (2) | 7–0 | Launceston City (2) |
TAS | – | – | 2 | Glenorchy Knights (2) | 3–2 | South Hobart (2) |
Seventh round
The only match played in this round was the grand final of the Lakoseljac Cup competition in Tasmania.
Fed | Zone | Sub Zone | Tie no | Home team (Tier) | Score | Away team (Tier) |
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Tasmania | ||||||
TAS | – | – | 1 | Olympia (2) | 1–2 | Glenorchy Knights (2) |
References
- ↑ "Grassroots football temporarily suspended". Football Federation Australia. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ↑ "Coronavirus forces FFA Cup to be cancelled". The World Game. SBS. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 Andrew Cooling (13 July 2020). "Lakoseljac Cup Round of 16 Wrap". Sliceofcheese.net. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ↑ "Football Northern Territory – FFA CUP". www.footballnt.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ↑ "FFA Cup 2020 nominations now open". Football SA. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ↑ "FFA CUP 2020 PRELIMINARY ROUNDS PROGRESSION" (PDF). footballfedvic.com.au. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ↑ "2020 Competition Calendar". footballwest.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ↑ FFA Cup Progression
- ↑ "2020 FFA Cup Qualifying Round 1 Draw Completed". 28 January 2020.
- ↑ "HUGE INTEREST GROWS AS FFA CUP ROUND'S 2 AND 3 ANNOUNCED". Football NSW. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ↑ "Round-2-Fixtures-Draw-2019-FFA-Cup-Northern-Southern-Conference" (PDF). Football Northern NSW. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ↑ "FFA Cup Queensland Preliminary draw fixtures revealed". FFA. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ↑ "Opening FFA Cup matches in ACT locked in". Capital Football. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ↑ Andrew Cooling (9 September 2020). "FT Rules South and Lions To Meet Again". Sliceofcheese.net. Retrieved 26 September 2020.