2016 FFA Cup preliminary rounds

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2016 FFA Cup preliminary rounds
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The 2016 FFA Cup preliminary rounds were the qualifying competition to decide 21 of the 32 teams which took part in the 2016 FFA Cup Round of 32, along with the 10 A-League clubs and reigning National Premier Leagues champion (Blacktown City FC). The preliminary rounds operated within a consistent national structure whereby club entry into the competition was staggered in each state/territory, 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.

Contents

Schedule

The number of fixtures for each round, and the match dates for each Federation, were as follows. [1]

RoundNumber of fixturesClubs ACT NSW [2] NNSW [3] NT [4] QLD [5] SA TAS [6] VIC [7] WA [8]
Qualifying round 22 + 6 byes704 → 68220–21 Feb
First round 60 + 7 byes682 → 62227–28 Feb27 Feb27–29 Feb27–28 Feb
Second round 122 + 11 byes622 → 50012 Feb–13 Mar12 Feb–12 Mar18–20 Mar4–7 Mar6–13 Mar
Third round 180 + 24 byes500 → 32026–28 Apr16–21 Mar13 Feb–6 Apr26 Feb–29 Mar1–6 Apr5 Mar11–14 Mar19–20 Mar
Fourth round 145 + 4 byes320 → 17510–19 May3–13 Apr5 Mar–4 May19–27 Apr24 Mar–12 Apr25 Apr12–14 Mar18–21 Mar28 Mar
Fifth round 80 + 4 byes175 → 9531 May–2 Jun19–25 Apr2 Apr–21 May3–4 May16 Apr–4 May28 May–1 Jun28 Mar19 Apr–4 May25 Apr
Sixth round 4295 → 537–9 Jun3–4 May18 Jun8 Jun7–18 May14–15 Jun30 Apr17 May–8 Jun14 May
Seventh round 2153 → 3218 Jun18 May19 Jun18 Jun3–11 Jun25 Jun13 Jun7–15 Jun6 Jun

Format

The preliminary rounds structures are as follows, [2] [7] [9] [10] [11] and refer to the different levels in the unofficial Australian association football league system  :

  • 50 Victorian clubs level 8 and below entered this stage.
  • Byes – 6 VIC clubs.
  • 11 Northern New South Wales clubs level 4 and below entered this stage.
  • 10 Queensland clubs entered this stage.
  • 88 Victorian clubs (22 from the previous round and 66 level 6–8) entered this stage.
  • 18 Western Australian level 6 and below entered this stage.
  • Byes – 1 NNSW club and 6 QLD clubs.
  • 63 Northern New South Wales clubs (6 from the previous round and 57 level 3 and below) entered this stage.
  • 71 Queensland clubs (8 from the previous round and 63 level 3 and below) entered this stage. The Brisbane-based losers from this round also qualified to the First Round of the linked Canale Cup competition.
  • 16 South Australian clubs level 4 and below entered at this stage.
  • 80 Victorian clubs (44 from the previous round and 36 level 5–6) entered this stage.
  • 22 Western Australian clubs (9 from the previous round and 13 level 5 and below) entered this stage.
  • Byes – 1 NNSW club, 8 QLD clubs and 2 SA clubs.
  • 11 Australian Capital Territory clubs level 3–4 entered this stage.
  • 108 New South Wales clubs level 4 and below entered this stage.
  • 45 Northern New South Wales clubs (32 from the previous round and 13 level 2 and below) entered this stage.
  • 75 Queensland clubs (38 from the previous round and 37 new teams) entered this stage.
  • 9 Northern Territory clubs level 2 and below from the Norzone (DAR) entered at this stage.
  • 32 South Australian clubs (9 from the previous round and 23 level 2–3) entered this stage.
  • 6 Tasmanian clubs level 3 entered at this stage
  • 64 Victorian clubs (40 from the previous round and 24 level 4) entered this stage.
  • 34 Western Australian clubs (11 from the previous round and 23 level 3–4) entered this stage.
  • Byes – 5 ACT clubs, 8 NSW clubs, 3 NNSW clubs, 7 NT clubs and 1 QLD club.
  • 16 Australian Capital Territory clubs (8 from the previous round and 8 level 2) entered this stage.
  • 80 New South Wales clubs (58 from the previous round and 22 level 2 and below) entered this stage.
  • 24 Northern New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 13 Northern Territory clubs (8 from the previous round and 5 level 2 and below from the Southern Zone (ASP)) entered at this stage.
  • 43 Queensland clubs (38 from the previous round and 5 new teams) entered this stage. The 10 Brisbane-based winners also qualify to the Fifth Round of the separate Canale Cup competition.
  • 16 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 16 Tasmanian clubs (3 from the previous round and 13 level 2–3) entered at this stage.
  • 64 Victorian clubs (32 from the previous round and 32 level 2–3) entered this stage.
  • 24 Western Australian clubs (17 from the previous round and 7 level 2) entered this stage.
  • Byes – 3 NT clubs and 1 QLD club.
  • 8 Australian Capital Territory clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 40 New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 12 Northern New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 8 Northern Territory clubs will progress to this stage.
  • 32 Queensland clubs (21 from the previous round and 11 level 2) entered this stage.
  • 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 (12 from the previous round and 4 level 2) entered this stage.
  • Byes – 4 NNSW clubs.
  • 4 Australian Capital Territory clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 20 New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 8 Northern New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 4 Northern Territory clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 16 Queensland clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 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 – along with the reigning National Premier Leagues champion Blacktown City – also participated in the Waratah Cup. [2]
  • 4 Northern New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 2 Northern Territory clubs progressed to this stage – the winners of the Darwin-based and Alice Springs-based knockout competitions – which doubled as the final of the Sport Minister's Cup.
  • 8 Queensland clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 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. [12]
  • 8 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage. The 4 winners also qualified to the semi-finals of the Dockerty Cup. [13]
  • 4 Western Australian clubs progressed to this stage. The 2 winners also played in the Final of the Cool Ridge Cup.

Note: Blacktown City FC did not participate in the New South Wales qualifying rounds, as they had already qualified into the FFA Cup as 2015 National Premier Leagues champions.

Note: A-League Youth teams playing in their respective state leagues are specifically excluded from the preliminary rounds as their respective Senior A-League clubs are already part of the competition. [14]

Key to Abbreviations

FederationZoneSub Zone
ACT = Australian Capital Territory
NSW = New South Wales
NNSW = Northern New South WalesNTH = NorthFNC = Far North Coast
MNC = Mid North Coast
NC = North Coast
NI = Northern Inland
STH = South
NT = Northern TerritoryASP = Alice Springs
DAR = Darwin
QLD = QueenslandBNE = Brisbane
NQL = North QueenslandCQ = Central Queensland
FNQ = Far North Queensland
MRF = Mackay Regional Football
NQ = North Queensland
WB = Wide Bay
SQL = South QueenslandGC = Gold Coast
SC = Sunshine Coast
SWQ = South West Queensland
SA = South Australia
TAS = Tasmania
VIC = Victoria
WA = Western AustraliaMW = Mid West
SW = South West

Qualifying round

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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

164 teams took part in this stage of the competition, including 153 qualifiers from the previous round and 16 entering at this stage (11 from the NPL QLD (2)). The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round was Endeavour Hills Fire, the only level 7 team left in the competition.

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Sixth round

A total of 84 teams competed in this round of the competition. The 42 victorious teams in this round qualified for the Seventh Round. The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round was Killarney Districts. They were the only level 6 team left in the competition.

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Seventh round

A total of 42 teams competed in this round of the competition. The 21 victorious teams in this round qualified for the 2016 FFA Cup Round of 32. The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round was Wagga City Wanderers. They were the only level 5 team left in the competition.

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