2015 FFA Cup

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2015 FFA Cup
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Dates14 February – 7 November 2015
Teams648
Champions Melbourne Victory (1st title)
Runners-up Perth Glory
Matches played31
Goals scored105 (3.39 per match)
Attendance113,803 (3,671 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Aaron Mooy (6 goals)
2014
2016

The 2015 FFA Cup was the second season of the FFA Cup, the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. 32 teams began competition in the competition proper (from the round of 32), [1] including all 10 A-League teams, the reigning National Premier Leagues Champion (North Eastern MetroStars from South Australia), and 21 Football Federation Australia (FFA) member federation teams determined through individual state-based preliminary rounds. [1] 2015 marks the first season in which teams from all nine FFA member federations participate, with the Northern Territory participating for the first time. [2]

Contents

Football Federation Australia announced in February 2015 that most of the games from the round of 32 onwards would be played on a Tuesday or Wednesday, with the final held on Saturday 7 November. [3]

The winner of the FFA Cup, Melbourne Victory, received $50,000 as part of a total prize money pool of $131,000. [4] The defending champions, Adelaide United, were knocked out in the Quarter-final stage of the competition. [5]

Round and dates

RoundDraw dateMatch dateNumber of fixturesTeamsNew entries this round
Preliminary roundsVarious14 February–28 June 2015619 + 104 byes648 → 32637
Round of 321 July 201529 July–11 August 20151632 → 1611
Round of 1612 August 201526 August–1 September 2015816 → 8none
Quarter-finals1 September 201522–30 September 201548 → 4none
Semi-finals29 September 201520–28 October 201524 → 2none
Final27 October 20157 November 201512 → 1none

Prize fund

RoundNo. of Clubs
receive fund
Prize fund [4]
Round of 16 8$2,000
Quarter-finalists 4$5,000
Semi-finalists 2$10,000
Final runners-up 1$25,000
Final winner 1$50,000
Total$131,000

In addition, a further $2,500 was donated from sponsor NAB to Member Federation clubs for each goal scored by them against an A-League opposition. [6] Three clubs received donations – Rockdale City Suns ($5,000), Darwin Olympic ($2,500) and Edgeworth FC ($2,500).

Preliminary rounds

FFA member federations teams competed 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 FFA member federation; however, only one team per club was permitted entry in the competition. All nine FFA member federations took part in the tournament, with the Northern Territory participating for the first time. [7] Player registration numbers in each jurisdiction were used to determine the number of qualifying teams for each member federation:

Unlike the previous season, this competition's preliminary rounds operated within a consistent national structure whereby club entry into the competition were staggered in each state or territory, ultimately leading to a seventh and final round, with the winning clubs from that round gaining direct entry into the round of 32. The first matches of the preliminary rounds began on 14 February 2015, and the final matches of the preliminary rounds took place on 28 June 2015.

Teams

A total of 32 teams participated in the 2015 FFA Cup competition proper, ten of which came from the A-League, one the 2014 National Premier Leagues Champion (North Eastern MetroStars from South Australia), [1] and the remaining 21 teams from FFA member federations, as determined by the preliminary rounds. [8] 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
Adelaide United Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners Melbourne City
Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Sydney FC
Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers
Member federation clubs
Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg Gungahlin United (2) Flag of New South Wales.svg Blacktown City (2) Flag of New South Wales.svg Rockdale City Suns (2) Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney Olympic (2)
Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney United 58 (2) Flag of New South Wales.svg Balmain Tigers (4) Flag of New South Wales.svg Broadmeadow Magic (2) Flag of New South Wales.svg Edgeworth FC (2)
Flag of the Northern Territory.svg Darwin Olympic (2) Flag of Queensland.svg Brisbane Strikers (2) Flag of Queensland.svg Far North Queensland (2) Flag of Queensland.svg Palm Beach (2)
Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland Lions (3) Flag of South Australia.svg Croydon Kings (2) Flag of South Australia.svg North Eastern MetroStars (2) Flag of Tasmania.svg South Hobart (2)
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Heidelberg United (2) Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Hume City (2) Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Oakleigh Cannons (2) Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg South Melbourne (2)
Flag of Western Australia.svg Perth SC (2) Flag of Western Australia.svg Sorrento FC (2)

Draw

As with the previous season, teams were allocated into one of three pots for the FFA Cup Round of 32 draw. Pot A included the four A-League teams to reach the semi-finals of the 2014–15 A-League finals series (Melbourne Victory, Sydney FC, Adelaide United and Melbourne City), Pot B included the remaining six A-League teams, and Pot C contained the 2014 National Premier Leagues Champion and the 21 member federation teams which qualified via the preliminary rounds. Teams were drawn randomly into pre-determined positions. For the round of 16, Quarter-finals and Semi-finals, teams were allocated into two pots: The remaining A-League teams into one pot, and the remaining member federation teams into the other. In each draw, teams were drawn randomly into pre-determined positions. [9]

Bracket

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Hume City (a.e.t.) 4
Brisbane Strikers 3 Hume City 3
Gungahlin United 0 Sydney Olympic 1
Sydney Olympic 1 Hume City (a.e.t.) 3
Blacktown City 1 Oakleigh Cannons 2
North Eastern MetroStars 2 North Eastern MetroStars 0
Oakleigh Cannons (p) 1 (5) Oakleigh Cannons 1
Far North Queensland 1 (4) Hume City 0
Rockdale City Suns 3 Melbourne Victory 3
Perth SC 1 Rockdale City Suns 2
Balmain Tigers 0 Melbourne Victory 3
Melbourne Victory 6 Melbourne Victory 3
Darwin Olympic 1 Adelaide United 1
Adelaide United 6 Adelaide United (a.e.t.) 2
Sorrento FC 0 Sydney FC 1
Sydney FC 2 Melbourne Victory 2
Croydon Kings 1 Perth Glory 0
Queensland Lions 2 Queensland Lions 0
Newcastle Jets 2 (3) Perth Glory (a.e.t.) 1
Perth Glory (p) 2 (4) Perth Glory (p) 1 (4)
Palm Beach (p) 1 (8) Western Sydney Wanderers 1 (2)
South Melbourne 1 (7) Palm Beach 0
Western Sydney Wanderers 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 2
Brisbane Roar 0 Perth Glory 3
Broadmeadow Magic 1 Melbourne City 1
Heidelberg United 3 Heidelberg United 2
Sydney United 58 (p) 3 (3) Sydney United 58 0
South Hobart 3 (1) Heidelberg United 0
Edgeworth FC 1 Melbourne City 5
Melbourne City 2 Melbourne City 5
Central Coast Mariners 0 Wellington Phoenix 1
Wellington Phoenix 1

Round of 32

The Round of 32 draw took place on 1 July 2015. The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round were the Balmain Tigers. They were the only level 4 team left in the competition.

All times listed below are at AEST

29 July 2015 Palm Beach (2) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(8–7 p)
South Melbourne (2) Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast
19:30
  • Matk Soccerball shade.svg38' (pen.)
Report
Attendance: 1,638
Referee: Nathan MacDonald
Penalties
29 July 2015 Broadmeadow Magic (2)1–3 Heidelberg United (2) Magic Park, Newcastle
19:30
Report Attendance: 1,342
Referee: Chris Young
29 July 2015 Blacktown City (2)1–2 North Eastern MetroStars (2) Lily Homes Stadium, Sydney
19:30
Report
Attendance: 875
Referee: David Bruce
29 July 2015 Hume City (2) 4–3 (a.e.t.) Brisbane Strikers (2) ABD Stadium, Melbourne
19:30
Report
Attendance: 853
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
4 August 2015 Balmain Tigers (4)0–6 Melbourne Victory (1) Leichhardt Oval, Sydney
19:30 Report Attendance: 4,849
Referee: Steve Lucas
4 August 2015 Gungahlin United (2)0–1 Sydney Olympic (2) Gungahlin Enclosed Oval, Canberra
19:30 Report Attendance: 1,603
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
4 August 2015 Sydney United 58 (2) 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)
South Hobart (2) Sydney United Sports Centre, Sydney
19:30
Report
Attendance: 350
Referee: Luke Withell
Penalties
4 August 2015 Edgeworth FC (2)1–2 Melbourne City (1) Magic Park, Newcastle
19:30
Report
Attendance: 2,430
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
5 August 2015 Sorrento FC (2)0–2 Sydney FC (1) nib Stadium, Perth
20:30 Report
Attendance: 3,485
Referee: Adam Fielding
5 August 2015 Darwin Olympic (2)1–6 Adelaide United (1) Darwin Football Stadium, Darwin
20:30 Report
Attendance: 3,175
Referee: Lucien Laverdure
5 August 2015 Rockdale City Suns (2) 3–1 Perth SC (2) Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre, Sydney
20:30 Report
Attendance: 1,857
Referee: Katie Patterson
5 August 2015 Croydon Kings (2)1–2 Queensland Lions (3) Elite Systems Football Centre, Adelaide
20:30
Report
Attendance: 980
Referee: Daniel Elder
11 August 2015 Western Sydney Wanderers (1) 1–0 Brisbane Roar (1) Pepper Stadium, Sydney
19:30 Report Attendance: 6,028
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
11 August 2015 Newcastle Jets (1)2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Perth Glory (1) Magic Park, Newcastle
19:30
Report Attendance: 2,563
Referee: Shaun Evans
Penalties
11 August 2015 Central Coast Mariners (1)0–1 Wellington Phoenix (1) Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
19:30 Report
Attendance: 6,111
Referee: Steve Lucas
11 August 2015 Oakleigh Cannons (2) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Far North Queensland (2) Jack Edwards Reserve, Melbourne
19:30 Report
Attendance: 711
Referee: Patrick Chaplin
Penalties

Round of 16

The Round of 16 draw took place on 12 August 2015. The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round were the Queensland Lions. They were the only level 3 team left in the competition.

All times listed below are at AEST

26 August 2015 Adelaide United (1) 2–1 (a.e.t.) Sydney FC (1) Coopers Stadium, Adelaide
19:30
Report
Attendance: 5,066
Referee: Shaun Evans
26 August 2015 Melbourne City (1) 5–1 Wellington Phoenix (1) AAMI Park, Melbourne
19:30
Report
Attendance: 4,027
Referee: Lucien Laverdure
26 August 2015 Heidelberg United (2) 2–0 Sydney United 58 (2) Olympic Village, Melbourne
19:30 Report Attendance: 2,270
Referee: Patrick Chaplin
26 August 2015 Queensland Lions (3)0–1 (a.e.t.) Perth Glory (1) Perry Park, Brisbane
19:30 Report
Attendance: 2,550
Referee: Peter Green
1 September 2015 Hume City (2) 3–1 Sydney Olympic (2) ABD Stadium, Melbourne
19:30
Report Attendance: 1,625
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
1 September 2015 North Eastern MetroStars (2)0–1 Oakleigh Cannons (2) Elite Systems Football Centre, Adelaide
19:30 Report Attendance: 1,218
Referee: Rick Schneider
1 September 2015 Rockdale City Suns (2)2–3 Melbourne Victory (1) Jubilee Oval, Sydney
19:30
Report
Attendance: 4,165
Referee: Katie Patterson
1 September 2015 Palm Beach (2)0–2 Western Sydney Wanderers (1) Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast
19:30 Report
Attendance: 1,794
Referee: Alan Milliner

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-final draw took place on 1 September. [10] The lowest ranked sides that qualified for this round were Heidelberg United, Hume City and Oakleigh Cannons. They were the only level 2 teams left in the competition.

All times listed below are at AEST

22 September 2015 Melbourne Victory (1) 3–1 Adelaide United (1) AAMI Park, Melbourne
19:30
Report
Attendance: 10,521
Referee: Peter Green
22 September 2015 Hume City (2) 3–2 (a.e.t.) Oakleigh Cannons (2) ABD Stadium, Melbourne
19:30
Report Attendance: 1,504
Referee: Adam Fielding
29 September 2015 Heidelberg United (2)0–5 Melbourne City (1) Olympic Village, Melbourne
20:00 Report
Attendance: 11,372
Referee: Strebre Delovski
29 September 2015 Perth Glory (1) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Western Sydney Wanderers (1) Dorrien Gardens, Perth
20:30 Report
Attendance: 3,003
Referee: Stephen Lucas
Penalties

Semi-finals

The Semi-final draw took place on 29 September. [11] The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round was Hume City, who were the only level 2 team left in the competition.

All times listed below are at AEDT

21 October 2015 Perth Glory (1) 3–1 Melbourne City (1) nib Stadium, Perth
21:30
Report
Attendance: 4,165
Referee: Shaun Evans
28 October 2015 Hume City (2)0–3 Melbourne Victory (1) AAMI Park, Melbourne
19:30 Report
Attendance: 6,575
Referee: Ben Williams

Final

All times listed below are at AEDT

Melbourne Victory (1)2–0 Perth Glory (1)
Report
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 15,098
Referee: Ben Williams

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Mooy Melbourne City 6
2 Flag of Albania.svg Besart Berisha Melbourne Victory 5
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Schroen Hume City 4
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Kosta Barbarouses Melbourne Victory 3
Flag of Uruguay.svg Bruno Fornaroli Melbourne City
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Theo Markelis Hume City
7 Flag of Argentina.svg Marcelo Carrusca Adelaide United 2
Flag of Spain.svg Dimas Western Sydney Wanderers
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Harold Perth Glory
Flag of England.svg Daniel Heffernan Heidelberg United
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marko Ješić Rockdale City Suns
Flag of Serbia.svg Nebojša Marinković Perth Glory
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Panny Nikas Sydney United 58
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Piemonte Oakleigh Cannons
Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Sánchez Adelaide United

Note: Goals scored in preliminary rounds not included.

FFA Cup All-Star Team

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ante Covic, Perth Glory Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leigh Broxham, Melbourne Victory
Flag of France.svg Matthieu Delpierre, Melbourne Victory
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dino Djulbic, Perth Glory
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Foschini, Oakleigh Cannons
Flag of Serbia.svg Nebojša Marinković, Perth Glory
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Mooy, Melbourne City
Flag of Hungary.svg György Sándor, Perth Glory
Flag of Albania.svg Besart Berisha, Melbourne Victory
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marcus Schroen, Hume City
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Theo Markelis, Hume City

Source: [12]

Broadcasting rights

The live television rights for the competition were held by the subscription network Fox Sports, who broadcast 11 games live, with live updates and crosses from a single camera at the concurrent matches for goals and highlights. [13] Games not broadcast on Fox Sports were streamed live via their online services. [14] These matches were televised live by Fox Sports:

RoundLive broadcast matches
Round of 32 Palm Beach vs South Melbourne [15]
Balmain Tigers vs Melbourne Victory [15]
Sorrento FC vs Sydney FC [15]
Western Sydney Wanderers vs Brisbane Roar [15]
Round of 16 Adelaide United vs Sydney FC [16]
Rockdale City Suns vs Melbourne Victory [16]
Quarter-finals Melbourne Victory vs Adelaide United
Heidelberg United vs Melbourne City [10]
Semi-finals and FinalAll matches

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