Country | Australia |
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Teams | 765, though only 635 played or were drawn to play |
Champions | Event Cancelled |
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The 2020 FFA Cup preliminary rounds were the qualifying competition initially meant to decide 22 of the 32 teams to take part in the 2020 FFA Cup. Some preliminary matches were held in February and March, prior to the competition being suspended in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. [1]
The competition was cancelled on 3 July. [2]
One of the member federation-based competitions resumed from July (for the Lakoseljac Cup in Tasmania). [3]
The fixtures for the competition are as follows.
Round | Number of fixtures | ACT | NSW | NNSW | NT [4] | QLD | SA [5] | TAS [3] | VIC [6] | WA [7] |
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First qualifying round | 31 + 3 byes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8–16 Feb | – |
Second qualifying round | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 22–23 Feb | – |
First round | 32 + 1 bye | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28 Feb–2 Mar | 29 Feb–7 Mar |
Second round | 143 + 53 byes | – | 11–17 Mar | 22–23 Feb | – | 21 Feb–14 Mar | – | – | 6–9 Mar | 14–15 Mar |
Third round | partially played | – | – | 29 Feb–1 Mar | – | 28 Feb–21 Mar | – | 29 Feb | 13–16 Mar | – |
Fourth round | partially played | – | – | 14–15 Mar | – | 14 Mar | – | 11 Jul | – | – |
Fifth round | overall competition cancelled by this time | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5–30 Sep | – | – |
Sixth round | overall competition cancelled by this time | – | – | – | – | – | – | 31 Oct–1 Nov | – | – |
Seventh round | overall competition cancelled by this time | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 Nov | – | – |
The preliminary rounds structures are as follows, and refer to the different levels in the unofficial Australian association football league system: [8] [9]
Federation | Zone | Sub Zone |
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ACT = Australian Capital Territory | ||
NSW = New South Wales | ||
NNSW = Northern New South Wales | NTH = North STH = South | |
NT = Northern Territory | ||
QLD = Queensland | CNQ = Central and North Queensland | FNQ = Far North Queensland CQ = Central Queensland MR = Mackay Region NQ = North Queensland |
SEQ = South East Queensland | ||
SA = South Australia | ||
TAS = Tasmania | ||
VIC = Victoria | ||
WA = Western Australia |
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In the ACT and South Australia, a draw was conducted [13] but no matches were played.
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In Tasmania, the Lakoseljac Cup recommenced in July, after the cancellation of the overall FFA Cup competition. [3] In the Northern Territory a draw was made, but no matches were played.
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The Lakoseljac Cup competition continued in Tasmania, which was the only member federation still running a cup competition that had been part of the FFA Cup preliminary rounds. The match between South Hobart and Kingborough Lions United (originally won 3–2 by South Hobart) had to be replayed after an administrative team-sheet breach. [14]
Fed | Zone | Sub Zone | Tie no | Home team (Tier) | Score | Away team (Tier) |
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TAS | – | – | 1 | Hobart United (3) | 0–2 | Launceston City (2) |
TAS | – | – | 2 | Taroona (3) | 0–3 | Glenorchy Knights (2) |
TAS | – | – | 3 | Olympia (2) | 2–0 | University of Tasmania (3) |
TAS | – | – | 4 | South Hobart (2) | 5–2 | Kingborough Lions United (2) |
Fed | Zone | Sub Zone | Tie no | Home team (Tier) | Score | Away team (Tier) |
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Tasmania | ||||||
TAS | – | – | 1 | Olympia (2) | 7–0 | Launceston City (2) |
TAS | – | – | 2 | Glenorchy Knights (2) | 3–2 | South Hobart (2) |
The only match played in this round was the grand final of the Lakoseljac Cup competition in Tasmania.
Fed | Zone | Sub Zone | Tie no | Home team (Tier) | Score | Away team (Tier) |
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TAS | – | – | 1 | Olympia (2) | 1–2 | Glenorchy Knights (2) |
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