Qualification rounds for 2019 season of Australian soccer competition
Football tournament season
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The 2019 FFA Cup preliminary rounds were the qualifying competition to decide 21 of the 32 teams to take part in the 2019 FFA Cup Round of 32, along with the 10 A-League clubs and reigning National Premier Leagues champion, Campbelltown City . The preliminary rounds operated within a consistent national structure whereby club entry into the competition was staggered in each federation, 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.
The preliminary rounds structures were as follows, and refer to the different levels in the unofficial Australian association football league system :
15 Victorian clubs level 9 and below entered this stage. 56 Victorian clubs (9 from the previous round and 47 level 8) entered this stage. 9 Queensland clubs level 4 entered this stage. 88 Victorian clubs (28 from the previous round and 60 level 6–7) entered this stage. 6 Western Australian clubs (Regional and Masters) entered this stage. 96 New South Wales clubs (Association teams, level 6 and below) entered this stage. 54 Northern New South Wales clubs level 4 and below entered this stage. 81 Queensland clubs (5 from the previous round and 76 level 4 and below) entered this stage. 54 South Australian clubs level 2 and below entered this stage. 80 Victorian clubs (40 from the previous round and 36 level 5–6) entered this stage. 19 Western Australian clubs (3 from the previous round and 16 level 5 and below) entered this stage. 8 Australian Capital Territory clubs level 3 and below entered this stage. 114 New South Wales clubs (89 from the previous round and 25 level 4–5) entered this stage. 43 Northern New South Wales clubs (32 from the previous round and 11 level 3) entered this stage. 78 Queensland clubs (58 from the previous round and 20 level 2 and below) entered this stage. 32 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage. 13 Tasmanian clubs (level 3) entered this stage. 64 Victorian clubs (40 from the previous round and 24 level 4) entered this stage. 38 Western Australian clubs (15 from the previous round and 23 level 3–4) entered this stage. 16 Australian Capital Territory clubs (4 from the previous round and 12 level 2–3) entered this stage. 80 New South Wales clubs (57 from the previous round and 23 level 2–3) entered this stage. 32 Northern New South Wales clubs (22 from the previous round and 10 level 2) entered this stage. 13 Northern Territory clubs (9 from the Darwin zone and 4 from the Alice Springs zone; level 2 and below) entered this stage. 64 Queensland clubs (41 from the previous round and 23 level 2–3) entered this stage. 16 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage. 16 Tasmanian clubs (7 from the previous round and 9 level 2) entered this stage. 64 Victorian clubs (32 from the previous round and 32 level 2–3) entered this stage. 32 Western Australian clubs (21 from the previous round and 11 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 (5 from the Darwin zone, and 2 from the Alice Springs zone) progressed to this stage. 32 Queensland clubs progressed to this stage; 8 from Central and North Queensland, and 24 from South East Queensland. 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 progressed to this stage. 8 Northern New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage. 4 Northern Territory clubs (3 from the Darwin zone, and the winner of the Alice Springs zone) progressed to this stage. 16 Queensland clubs progressed to this stage; 4 from Central and North Queensland, and 12 from South East Queensland. 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 also participated in the final rounds of the Waratah Cup . [ 2] 4 Northern New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage. 2 Northern Territory clubs progressed to this stage, which doubled as the final of the Sport Minister's Cup . 8 Queensland clubs progressed to this stage; 2 from Central and North Queensland, and 6 from South East Queensland. 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 . 8 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage. The 4 winners also qualified to the final rounds of the Dockerty Cup . [ 4] 4 Western Australian clubs progressed to this stage. The 2 winners also participated in the Final of the Football West State Cup . Note: Campbelltown City did not participate in the South Australian qualifying rounds, as they had already qualified for the FFA Cup as 2018 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 were already part of the competition. [ 2]
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