2021 FFA Cup preliminary rounds

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2021 FFA Cup preliminary rounds
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The 2021 FFA Cup preliminary rounds were the qualifying competition to decide 23 of the 32 teams to take part in the 2021 FFA Cup (now known as the Australia Cup). The competition commenced in February and was completed in November.

Contents

Schedule

The fixtures for the competition were as follows. [1]

RoundNumber of fixturesClubs A-League ACT NSW NNSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA
Qualifying round 27 + 1 bye765 → 73820–21 Feb
First round 38738 → 70027 Feb
Second round 147 + 52 byes700 → 5536–30 Mar14–26 Mar12 Feb–13 Mar6–7 Mar20 Feb–7 Mar
Third round 207 + 6 byes553 → 34610–14 Mar14 Mar–6 Apr20 Mar–7 Apr19 Feb–27 Mar24–28 Mar8 Mar12–15 Mar19–27 Mar
Fourth round 165 + 1 bye346 → 18122 Mar–4 Apr13–21 Apr28 Apr–19 May30 Mar–12 May3–4 Apr23–25 Apr2–5 Apr2–5 Apr30 Mar–13 Apr
Fifth round 84181 → 9728 Apr–5 May27 Apr–5 May18–26 May27 Apr–18 May20 Mar–25 Apr14–16 May1–2 May27 Apr–22 Jun15–19 May
Sixth round 4297 → 5519–26 May11–26 May12 Jun25 May–5 Jun27 Mar–26 May8–9 Jun29–30 May25 May–29 Jun1–2 Jun
Seventh round 2155 → 345 Jun2–16 Jun14–23 Jun22 Jun19–20 Jun21–27 Jun14 Jun6–7 Jul22–23 Jun
Play-off round 234 → 3213–24 Nov

Format

There were changes to the make-up of the entrants compared to the 2019 edition, with South Australia's qualifying places increasing from 1 to 2, and NSW losing one place. [2] Additionally, the top eight placed A-League clubs for the 2020–21 A-League season gained automatic qualification to the Round of 32. The remaining four teams competed in a play-off series for the remaining two positions. [3]

The preliminary rounds structures were as follows, and refer to the different levels in the unofficial Australian association football league system:

  • 55 Victorian clubs from level 9 and from regional leagues entered at this stage.
  • 76 Victorian clubs (28 from the previous round and 48 teams from level 8) entered at this stage.
  • 122 New South Wales clubs level 6 and below entered this stage.
  • 46 Northern New South Wales clubs level 4 and below entered this stage.
  • 87 Queensland clubs (level 4 and below) entered this stage.
  • 62 Victorian clubs (38 from the previous round and 24 teams from level 7) entered this stage.
  • 24 Western Australian clubs from level 5 and below, including from regional leagues, entered this stage.
  • 13 Australian Capital Territory clubs from level 3 and below entered this stage.
  • 90 New South Wales Clubs (67 from the previous round and 23 teams from levels 4–5) entered this stage.
  • 44 Northern New South Wales clubs (33 from the previous round and 11 level 3) entered this stage.
  • 76 Queensland clubs (50 from the previous round and 26 teams from level 4 and below) entered this stage.
  • 41 South Australian clubs from level 3 and below entered this stage.
  • 12 Tasmanian clubs from level 3 and below entered this stage.
  • 100 Victorian clubs (31 from the previous round and 69 teams from levels 3–6) entered this stage.
  • 42 Western Australian clubs (12 from the previous round and 30 teams from levels 3 and 4) entered this stage.
  • 16 Australian Capital Territory clubs (8 from the previous round and 8 teams from level 2) entered this stage.
  • 64 New South Wales Clubs (45 from the previous round and 19 teams from levels 2–3) entered this stage.
  • 32 Northern New South Wales clubs (22 from the previous round and 10 level 2) entered this stage.
  • 11 Northern Territory clubs (7 from Norzone (Darwin) and 4 from FICA (Alice Springs)) from levels 2–3 entered this stage.
  • 64 Queensland clubs (39 from the previous round and 25 teams from level 2 and 3) entered this stage.
  • 32 South Australian clubs (21 from the previous round and 11 teams from level 2) entered this stage.
  • 16 Tasmanian clubs (6 from the previous round and 10 teams from level 2 and 3) entered this stage.
  • 64 Victorian clubs (50 from the previous round and 14 teams from level 2) entered this stage.
  • 32 Western Australian clubs (21 from the previous round and 11 teams from level 2) entered this stage.
  • 8 Australian Capital Territory clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 32 New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 16 Northern New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 8 Northern Territory clubs (6 from the previous round and 2 Norzone (Darwin) teams from level 2) entered this stage.
  • 32 Queensland clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 16 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.
  • 16 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.
  • 8 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.
  • 8 New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 4 Northern New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 2 Northern Territory clubs progressed to this stage, which doubled as the NT FFA Cup Final.
  • 8 Queensland clubs progressed to this stage; 2 from Central and North Queensland, and 6 from South East Queensland.
  • 4 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage. The 2 winners also participated in 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 Western Australian clubs progressed to this stage. The 2 winners also participated in the Final of the Football West State Cup.
  • The four lowest-ranked teams in the 2020–21 A-League played-off for two spots in the Round of 32.

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 QueenslandFNQ = Far North Queensland
CQ = Central Queensland
MR = Mackay Region
NQ = North Queensland
WB = Wide Bay
SEQ = South East Queensland
SA = South Australia
TAS = Tasmania
VIC = Victoria
WA = Western Australia

Qualifying round

The draw for the qualifying round was conducted on 4 February 2021. A total of 55 clubs from Men's State League 5, Bendigo Amateur Soccer League, Ballarat & District Soccer Association, Sunraysia, Metropolitan League, and Latrobe Valley Soccer League in Victoria entered at this stage. [4]

Notes:

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

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Sixth round

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Seventh round

Notes

A-League Men play-offs

Western United 2–1 Newcastle Jets
Report
GMHBA Stadium , Geelong
Attendance: 1,127
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

Perth Glory 1–1 (a.e.t.) Melbourne Victory
Report
Penalties
3–4
Marden Sports Complex , Adelaide
Attendance: 430
Referee: Daniel Elder

References

  1. "FFA Cup". FFA Cup . Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  2. "Football South Australia secure a second FFA Cup spot". Football SA. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. "Stand-alone Final and AFC Champions League prize to headline rebooted FFA Cup in 2021". Football Australia. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. "FFA Cup Qualifying Round fixtures in Victoria confirmed". FFA Cup . 4 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.