2016 FFA Cup

2016 FFA Cup

Tournament details
Country	Australia New Zealand
Dates	12 February – 30 November 2016
Teams	704
Final positions
Champions	Melbourne City (1st title)
Runners-up	Sydney FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	94 (3.03 per match)
Attendance	105,574 (3,406 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Patrick Antelmi (5 goals)
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The 2016 FFA Cup was the third season of the FFA Cup (now known as the Australia Cup), the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. 32 teams again took part in the competition proper (from the round of 32), ^[1] including the 10 A-League teams and 21 Football Federation Australia (FFA) member federation teams determined through individual state qualifying rounds, as well as the reigning National Premier Leagues Champion (Blacktown City from NSW). ^[1]

The winner of the FFA Cup, Melbourne City, received $50,000 as part of a total prize money pool of $131,000. ^[2] The defending champions, Melbourne Victory, were knocked out in the semi-final stage of the competition by the eventual champions.

Round and dates

Round	Draw date	Match date	Number of fixtures	Teams	New entries this round
Preliminary rounds	Various	12 February–25 June 2016	672 + 56 byes	704 → 32	693
Round of 32	30 June 2016	27 July–10 August 2016	16	32 → 16	11
Round of 16	10 August 2016	24–30 August 2016	8	16 → 8	none
Quarter-finals	30 August 2016	21–27 September 2016	4	8 → 4	none
Semi-finals	27 September 2016	19–25 October 2016	2	4 → 2	none
Final	25 October 2016	30 November 2016	1	2 → 1	none

Prize fund

The prize fund was unchanged from the 2015 event. ^[2]

Round	No. of Clubs receive fund	Prize fund
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. ^[3] Clubs to receive donations were: Green Gully ($5,000), Redlands United ($5,000), Brisbane Strikers ($2,500), Edgeworth FC ($2,500) and Floreat Athena ($2,500).

Preliminary rounds

Main article: 2016 FFA Cup 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). ^[4] All Australian clubs (other than youth teams associated with A-League franchises) 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 participated.

Federation	Competition	Round of 32 Qualifier
Australian Capital Territory	Federation Cup	1
New South Wales	Waratah Cup	5
Northern New South Wales	—	2
Northern Territory	Sport Minister's Cup	1
Queensland	Canale Cup / Football Queensland Cup	4
South Australia	Federation Cup	1
Tasmania	Milan Lakoseljac Cup	1
Victoria	Dockerty Cup	4
Western Australia	State Cup	2

The preliminary rounds operated 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. The first matches of the preliminary rounds began in February 2016, and the final matches of the preliminary rounds in June 2016.

Teams

A total of 32 teams participated in the 2016 FFA Cup competition proper, ten of which came from the A-League, one the 2015 National Premier Leagues Champion (Blacktown City), ^[1] and the remaining 21 teams from FFA 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
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
Canberra Olympic (2)	Blacktown City (2)	Bonnyrigg White Eagles (2)	Manly United (2)
Marconi Stallions (3)	Sydney United 58 (2)	Wollongong Wolves (2)	Edgeworth FC (2)
Lambton Jaffas (2)	Shamrock Rovers Darwin (2)	Brisbane Strikers (2)	Far North Queensland (2)
Redlands United (2)	Surfers Paradise Apollo (3)	North Eastern MetroStars (2)	Devonport City (2)
Bentleigh Greens (2)	Green Gully (2)	Hume City (2)	Melbourne Knights (2)
Cockburn City (2)	Floreat Athena (2)

Bracket

	Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Devonport City	1
	Lambton Jaffas	0			Devonport City	0
	North Eastern MetroStars	3 (3)			Bentleigh Greens (a.e.t.)	1
	Bentleigh Greens (p)	3 (4)							Bentleigh Greens	0
	Hume City (p)	1 (4)							Melbourne Victory	2
	Marconi Stallions	1 (2)			Hume City	0
	Newcastle Jets	1			Melbourne Victory	1
	Melbourne Victory	3											Melbourne Victory	0
	Shamrock Rovers Darwin	0											Melbourne City	2
	Brisbane Strikers	6			Brisbane Strikers	1
	Floreat Athena	1			Melbourne City	2
	Melbourne City	2							Melbourne City	4
	Far North Queensland	0							Western Sydney Wanderers	1
	Edgeworth FC	3			Edgeworth FC	1
	Western Sydney Wanderers	3			Western Sydney Wanderers	5
	Wellington Phoenix	2															Melbourne City	1
	Canberra Olympic	1															Sydney FC	0
	Surfers Paradise Apollo	0			Canberra Olympic	2
	Redlands United (a.e.t.)	2			Redlands United	0
	Adelaide United	1							Canberra Olympic	1
	Melbourne Knights	2							Green Gully	0
	Cockburn City	1			Melbourne Knights	1
	Green Gully	2			Green Gully	3
	Central Coast Mariners	1											Canberra Olympic	0
	Blacktown City (a.e.t.)	6											Sydney FC	3
	Sydney United 58	2			Blacktown City	3
	Bonnyrigg White Eagles	3			Bonnyrigg White Eagles	0
	Manly United	0							Blacktown City	0
	Brisbane Roar	0							Sydney FC	3
	Perth Glory	2			Perth Glory	0
	Wollongong Wolves	0			Sydney FC (a.e.t.)	2
	Sydney FC	3

Round of 32

The Round of 32 draw took place on 30 June 2016, ^[5] with match information confirmed on 5 July. ^[6]

The lowest ranked sides that qualified for this round were Marconi Stallions and Surfers Paradise Apollo. They were the only level 3 teams left in the competition.

All times listed below are at AEST

Hume City (2) v Marconi Stallions (3)

27 July 2016	Hume City (2)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Marconi Stallions (3)	ABD Stadium, Melbourne
19:30	Harris 117'	Report	Pavlović 94'	Attendance: 913 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
	Penalties
	Cahill Harris Markelis Rexhepi		Pavlović Rooney Ješić Godoy-Bascur

Blacktown City (2) v Sydney United 58 (2)

27 July 2016	Blacktown City (2)	6–2 (a.e.t.)	Sydney United 58 (2)	Lily Homes Stadium, Sydney
19:30	Gibbs 35' Antelmi 74', 110', 120+1' Choi 105' Mallia 113'	Report	Payne 10' Mileski 13'	Attendance: 877 Referee: Steve Lucas

Far North Queensland (2) v Edgeworth FC (2)

27 July 2016	Far North Queensland (2)	0–3	Edgeworth FC (2)	Barlow Park, Cairns
19:30		Report	McLoughlin 31' McBreen 65' Taylor 86'	Attendance: 1,379 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Shamrock Rovers Darwin (2) v Brisbane Strikers (2)

27 July 2016	Shamrock Rovers Darwin (2)	0–6	Brisbane Strikers (2)	Darwin Football Stadium, Darwin
19:30		Report	Meredith 12' Omori 14' Bulman 18' (o.g.) Newman 68' (o.g.) Marsh 80' Richter 88'	Attendance: 1,358 Referee: Alex King

Green Gully (2) v Central Coast Mariners (1)

2 August 2016	Green Gully (2)	2–1	Central Coast Mariners (1)	Green Gully Reserve, Melbourne
20:00	Boland 86', 90+2'	Report	Powell 15'	Attendance: 876 Referee: Daniel Elder

Western Sydney Wanderers (1) v Wellington Phoenix (1)

2 August 2016	Western Sydney Wanderers (1)	3–2	Wellington Phoenix (1)	Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney
20:00	Scott 40', 48' Nichols 70'	Report	Watson 9' Barbarouses 31'	Attendance: 3,212 Referee: Stephen Lucas

North Eastern MetroStars (2) v Bentleigh Greens (2)

2 August 2016	North Eastern MetroStars (2)	3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Bentleigh Greens (2)	Elite Systems Football Centre, Adelaide
20:30	Esposito 56' Theodorou 90+5' Dodd 114'	Report	Lucas 26' Pilkington 80' Ruthven 97'	Attendance: 958 Referee: Rick Schneider
	Penalties
	Barbiero van Dommele Solagna Simic Dodd		Webster Lucas McCormick Holmes Ruthven

Floreat Athena (2) v Melbourne City (1)

2 August 2016	Floreat Athena (2)	1–2	Melbourne City (1)	Dorrien Gardens, Perth
20:30	Gate 59'	Report	Fitzgerald 32' Cáceres 65'	Attendance: 1,408 Referee: Adam Fielding

Redlands United (2) v Adelaide United (1)

3 August 2016	Redlands United (2)	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Adelaide United (1)	Perry Park, Brisbane
19:30	Lee 90+4' O'Brien 98'	Report	Kitto 62'	Attendance: 1,564 Referee: Adam Kersey

Newcastle Jets (1) v Melbourne Victory (1)

3 August 2016	Newcastle Jets (1)	1–3	Melbourne Victory (1)	Magic Park, Newcastle
19:30	Brown 50'	Report	Berisha 5' Bozanic 54' (pen.) Howard 87'	Attendance: 1,956 Referee: Alan Milliner

Canberra Olympic (2) v Surfers Paradise Apollo (3)

3 August 2016	Canberra Olympic (2)	1–0	Surfers Paradise Apollo (3)	Deakin Stadium, Canberra
19:30	Bernabo-Madrid 35'	Report		Attendance: 1,253 Referee: Luke Withell

Bonnyrigg White Eagles (2) v Manly United (2)

3 August 2016	Bonnyrigg White Eagles (2)	3–0	Manly United (2)	Bonnyrigg Sports Ground, Sydney
19:45	Robinson 59' Kadrić 69' Younis 90+1'	Report		Attendance: 327 Referee: Ben Abraham

Wollongong Wolves (2) v Sydney FC (1)

10 August 2016	Wollongong Wolves (2)	0–3	Sydney FC (1)	WIN Stadium, Wollongong
19:30		Report	Simon 67', 71' Carney 90+1'	Attendance: 8,029 Referee: Kurt Ams

Brisbane Roar (1) v Perth Glory (1)

10 August 2016	Brisbane Roar (1)	0–2	Perth Glory (1)	Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
19:30		Report	Djulbic 13', 20'	Attendance: 3,028 Referee: Chris Beath

Devonport City (2) v Lambton Jaffas (2)

10 August 2016	Devonport City (2)	1–0	Lambton Jaffas (2)	Valley Road, Devonport
19:30	Dance 6'	Report		Attendance: 2,418 Referee: Shaun Evans

Melbourne Knights (2) v Cockburn City (2)

10 August 2016	Melbourne Knights (2)	2–1	Cockburn City (2)	Knights Stadium, Melbourne
19:30	Colosimo 21' Andrijašević 70'	Report	Araya 45+1'	Attendance: 1,864 Referee: Jack Morgan

Round of 16

The Round of 16 draw took place on 10 August 2016, immediately following matchday 4 of the round of 32, with match information confirmed on 12 August. ^[7]

The lowest ranked sides that qualified for this round were Bentleigh Greens, Blacktown City, Bonnyrigg White Eagles, Brisbane Strikers, Canberra Olympic, Devonport City, Edgeworth FC, Green Gully, Hume City, Melbourne Knights and Redlands United. They were the only level 2 teams left in the competition.

All times listed below are at AEST

Brisbane Strikers (2) v Melbourne City (1)

24 August 2016	Brisbane Strikers (2)	1–2	Melbourne City (1)	Perry Park, Brisbane
19:30	Henslee 34'	Report	Fornaroli 37' (pen.), 78' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,571 Referee: Peter Green

Canberra Olympic (2) v Redlands United (2)

24 August 2016	Canberra Olympic (2)	2–0	Redlands United (2)	Deakin Stadium, Canberra
19:30	Konstantinou 15' (pen.) Cattanach 90+3' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 1,089 Referee: Katie Patterson

Blacktown City (2) v Bonnyrigg White Eagles (2)

24 August 2016	Blacktown City (2)	3–0	Bonnyrigg White Eagles (2)	Lily Homes Stadium, Sydney
19:30	Antelmi 22', 66' Gibbs 56'	Report		Attendance: 630 Referee: Stephen Lucas

Hume City (2) v Melbourne Victory (1)

24 August 2016	Hume City (2)	0–1	Melbourne Victory (1)	ABD Stadium, Melbourne
19:30		Report	Berisha 27' (pen.)	Attendance: 2,866 Referee: Shaun Evans

Edgeworth FC (2) v Western Sydney Wanderers (1)

30 August 2016	Edgeworth FC (2)	1–5	Western Sydney Wanderers (1)	Magic Park, Newcastle
20:00	McBreen 59'	Report	Neville 35', 48' Hamill 45+1' Šantalab 84', 90'	Attendance: 2,616 Referee: Alan Milliner

Devonport City (2) v Bentleigh Greens (2)

30 August 2016	Devonport City (2)	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Bentleigh Greens (2)	Valley Road, Devonport
20:00		Report	Thurtell 93'	Attendance: 3,168 Referee: Daniel Elder

Melbourne Knights (2) v Green Gully (2)

30 August 2016	Melbourne Knights (2)	1–3	Green Gully (2)	Knights Stadium, Melbourne
20:00	Andrijasevic 23'	Report	Boland 28', 75' (pen.) Krousoratis 39'	Attendance: 2,472 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Perth Glory (1) v Sydney FC (1)

30 August 2016	Perth Glory (1)	0–2 (a.e.t.)	Sydney FC (1)	Dorrien Gardens, Perth
20:30		Report	Ninković 98' Brosque 113'	Attendance: 2,661 Referee: Adam Fielding

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals draw took place on 30 August 2016, immediately following the final matchday of the round of 16, with match information confirmed on 2 September. ^[8]

The lowest ranked sides that qualified for this round were Bentleigh Greens, Blacktown City, Canberra Olympic and Green Gully. They were the only level 2 teams left in the competition.

All times listed below are at AEST

Blacktown City (2) v Sydney FC (1)

21 September 2016	Blacktown City (2)	0–3	Sydney FC (1)	Sydney United Sports Centre, Sydney
19:30		Report	Hološko 13' Carney 26' Bobô 78'	Attendance: 3,764 Referee: Peter Green

Melbourne City (1) v Western Sydney Wanderers (1)

21 September 2016	Melbourne City (1)	4–1	Western Sydney Wanderers (1)	AAMI Park, Melbourne
19:30	Jakobsen 2' Fornaroli 32' Cahill 45' (pen.) Brandán 65'	Report	Dimas 73'	Attendance: 5,401 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Bentleigh Greens (2) v Melbourne Victory (1)

27 September 2016	Bentleigh Greens (2)	0–2	Melbourne Victory (1)	Kingston Heath Soccer Complex, Melbourne
19:30		Report	Rojas 64' Ruthven 68' (o.g.)	Attendance: 3,754 Referee: Alan Milliner

Canberra Olympic (2) v Green Gully (2)

27 September 2016	Canberra Olympic (2)	1–0	Green Gully (2)	Deakin Stadium, Canberra
19:30	Konstantinou 90+6' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 2,039 Referee: Luke Withell

Semi-finals

The semi-finals draw took place on 27 September 2016, immediately following the final matchday of the quarter-finals, with the match details announced on 29 September. ^[9]

The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round was Canberra Olympic, who were the only level 2 team left in the competition.

All times listed below are at AEDT

Canberra Olympic (2) v Sydney FC (1)

19 October 2016	Canberra Olympic (2)	0–3	Sydney FC (1)	Viking Park, Canberra
19:30		Report	Ryall 24' Dimitrijević 65' Ibini 82'	Attendance: 5,581 Referee: Chris Beath

Melbourne Victory (1) v Melbourne City (1)

25 October 2016	Melbourne Victory (1)	0–2	Melbourne City (1)	AAMI Park, Melbourne
19:30		Report	Brattan 9' Brandán 77'	Attendance: 15,791 Referee: Shaun Evans

Final

All times listed below are at AEDT

Main article: 2016 FFA Cup Final

30 November 2016

19:30

Melbourne City (1)	1–0	Sydney FC (1)
Cahill 53'	Report

AAMI Park, Melbourne

Attendance: 18,751

Referee: Peter Green

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Patrick Antelmi	Blacktown City	5
2	Liam Boland	Green Gully	4
3	Bruno Fornaroli	Melbourne City	3
4	Stipo Andrijašević	Melbourne Knights	2
	Besart Berisha	Melbourne Victory
	Fernando Brandán	Melbourne City
	Tim Cahill	Melbourne City
	David Carney	Sydney FC
	Dino Djulbic	Perth Glory
	Joey Gibbs	Blacktown City
	Greig Henslee	Brisbane Strikers
	Angelo Konstantinou	Canberra Olympic
	Daniel McBreen	Edgeworth Eagles
	Matt Simon	Sydney FC

Note: Goals scored in preliminary rounds not included.

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. ^[10] Games not broadcast on Fox Sports were streamed live via their online services. ^[11]

References

1. "Football NSW club applications open for 2016". theffacup.com.au. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
2. "FFA Cup 2016 Competition Regulations" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. p. 59. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
3. "NAB Golden Goals cash prizes for member fed clubs". Football Federation Australia. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
4. "WESTFIELD FFA CUP COMPETITION REGULATIONS" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. 13 January 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
5. "Sydney FC to meet Wollongong Wolves in FFA Cup Round of 32". SBS. 30 June 2016.
6. "Westfield FFA Cup Round of 32 fixture details announced". FFA Cup. 5 July 2016.
7. "Westfield FFA Cup Round of 16 fixture details announced". Football Federation Australia. 12 August 2016.
8. "Westfield FFA Cup Quarter-final details confirmed". Football Federation Australia. 2 September 2016.
9. "Schedule announced for Westfield FFA Cup Semi-finals". Football Federation Australia. 29 September 2016.
10. "FAQS". FFA Cup. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
11. "FOX SPORTS to LIVE stream Westfield FFA Cup matches". Football Federation Australia . Retrieved 23 July 2016.

External links

• Official website