2019 FFA Cup preliminary rounds

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2019 FFA Cup preliminary rounds
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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.

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Schedule

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

RoundNumber of fixturesClubs ACT NSW [2] NNSW NT [3] QLD SA TAS VIC [4] WA [5]
First qualifying round 6 + 3 byes736 → 7309–10 Feb
Second qualifying round 28730 → 70216–17 Feb
First round 51 + 1 bye702 → 65123–25 Feb9–10 Mar
Second round 118 + 148 byes651 → 53312–19 Mar23 Feb–20 Mar1–16 Mar29–31 Mar28 Feb–4 Mar23–24 Mar
Third round 190 + 10 byes533 → 34412–17 Mar16 Mar–10 Apr9 Mar–9 Apr9 Mar–27 Apr18–22 Apr11 Mar7–11 Mar6–7 Apr
Fourth round 166 + 1 bye344 → 17830 Mar–10 Apr9 Apr–1 May30 Mar–9 May27 Mar–17 Apr16 Mar–16 May3–5 May9–20 Apr17–20 Apr22 Apr
Fifth round 83 + 1 bye178 → 958 May24 Apr–8 May2–22 May7–21 May17 Apr–20 May21–22 May11–12 May30 Apr–8 May18–30 May
Sixth round 4295 → 5329 May15–22 May8 Jun4–15 Jun14–28 May4–5 Jun25–26 May22–29 May3 Jun
Seventh round 2153 → 3215 Jun5 Jun11–12 Jun25 Jun7–8 Jun22 Jun10 Jun11–19 Jun15–16 Jun

Format

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 into 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]

Key to abbreviations

FederationZoneSub Zone
ACT = Australian Capital Territory
NSW = New South Wales
NNSW = Northern New South WalesNTH = North
STH = South
NT = Northern TerritoryASP = Alice Springs
DAR = Darwin
QLD = QueenslandCNQ = Central and North QueenslandCQ = Central Queensland
FNQ = Far North Queensland
MR = Mackay Region
NQ = North Queensland
WB = Wide Bay
SEQ = South East Queensland
SA = South Australia
TAS = Tasmania
VIC = Victoria
WA = Western Australia

First qualifying round

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Second qualifying round

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First round

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Second round

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Third round

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Sixth round

Seventh round

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