The preliminary rounds structures were as follows, [2] [9] and refer to the different levels in the unofficial Australian association football league system :
- 18 Victorian clubs level 9 and below entered this stage.
- 56 Victorian clubs (9 from the previous round and 47 level 8) entered this stage.
- 10 Northern NSW clubs level 4 and below entered this stage.
- 88 Victorian clubs (28 from the previous round and 60 level 6–7) entered this stage.
- 18 New South Wales clubs level 6 and below entered this stage.
- 52 Northern NSW clubs (5 from the previous round and 52 level 4 and below) entered this stage.
- Queensland: 38 Brisbane-based clubs level 4 and below entered this stage.
- 20 South Australian clubs level 3–5 entered this stage.
- 80 Victorian clubs (44 from the previous round and 36 level 5–6) entered this stage.
- 10 Western Australian clubs level 6 and below entered this stage.
- 11 Australian Capital Territory clubs level 3 and below entered this stage.
- 116 New South Wales clubs (9 from the previous round and 107 level 4 and below) entered this stage.
- 41 Northern NSW clubs (30 from the previous round and 11 level 3) entered this stage.
- 6 Northern Territory clubs level 2 and below entered this stage.
- Queensland: 39 Brisbane-based clubs (19 from the previous round and 20 level 3–4) entered this stage.
- 32 South Australian clubs (10 from the previous round and 22 level 2–3) entered this stage.
- 8 Tasmanian clubs level 3 entered this stage.
- 64 Victorian clubs (40 from the previous round and 24 level 4) entered this stage.
- 32 Western Australian clubs (10 from the previous round and 28 level 3–5) entered this stage.
- 16 Australian Capital Territory clubs (7 from the previous round and 9 level 2) entered this stage.
- 80 New South Wales clubs (58 from the previous round and 22 level 2–3) entered this stage.
- 31 Northern NSW clubs (21 from the previous round and 10 level 2) entered this stage.
- 6 Northern Territory clubs (3 from the previous round and 3 level 2 and below) entered this stage.
- 42 Queensland clubs progressed to this stage.
- 16 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage.
- 16 Tasmanian clubs (4 from the previous round and 12 level 2–3) entered this stage.
- 64 Victorian clubs (32 from the previous round and 32 level 2–3) entered this stage.
- 32 Western Australian clubs (19 from the previous round and 13 level 2) entered this stage.
- 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 (3 from the previous round and 4 level 2–3) entered this stage.
- 32 Queensland clubs (22 from the previous round and 10 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 progressed to this stage.
- 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 was also 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 Sydney United 58 – also participated in the Waratah Cup.
- 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 was also the Grand Final of the Federation Cup.
- 2 Tasmanian clubs progressed to this stage, which was also the Grand Final of the Milan Lakoseljac Cup.
- 8 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage. The 4 winners also qualified to the semi-finals of the Dockerty Cup. [12]
- 4 Western Australian clubs progressed to this stage. The 2 winners also progressed to the Final of the Football West State Cup.
Note: Sydney United 58 did not participate in the New South Wales qualifying rounds, as they had already qualified for the FFA Cup as 2016 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 are already part of the competition. [13]
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