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Country | Australia |
Teams | 765 |
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. The competition commenced in February and was completed in November.
The fixtures for the competition were as follows. [1]
Round | Number of fixtures | Clubs | A-League | ACT | NSW | NNSW | NT | QLD | SA | TAS | VIC | WA |
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Qualifying round | 27 + 1 bye | 765 → 738 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20–21 Feb | – |
First round | 38 | 738 → 700 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 27 Feb | – |
Second round | 147 + 52 byes | 700 → 553 | – | – | 6–30 Mar | 14–26 Mar | – | 12 Feb–13 Mar | – | – | 6–7 Mar | 20 Feb–7 Mar |
Third round | 207 + 6 byes | 553 → 346 | – | 10–14 Mar | 14 Mar–6 Apr | 20 Mar–7 Apr | – | 19 Feb–27 Mar | 24–28 Mar | 8 Mar | 12–15 Mar | 19–27 Mar |
Fourth round | 165 + 1 bye | 346 → 181 | – | 22 Mar–4 Apr | 13–21 Apr | 28 Apr–19 May | 30 Mar–12 May | 3–4 Apr | 23–25 Apr | 2–5 Apr | 2–5 Apr | 30 Mar–13 Apr |
Fifth round | 84 | 181 → 97 | – | 28 Apr–5 May | 27 Apr–5 May | 18–26 May | 27 Apr–18 May | 20 Mar–25 Apr | 14–16 May | 1–2 May | 27 Apr–22 Jun | 15–19 May |
Sixth round | 42 | 97 → 55 | – | 19–26 May | 11–26 May | 12 Jun | 25 May–5 Jun | 27 Mar–26 May | 8–9 Jun | 29–30 May | 25 May–29 Jun | 1–2 Jun |
Seventh round | 21 | 55 → 34 | – | 5 Jun | 2–16 Jun | 14–23 Jun | 22 Jun | 19–20 Jun | 21–27 Jun | 14 Jun | 6–7 Jul | 22–23 Jun |
Play-off round | 2 | 34 → 32 | 13–24 Nov | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
There were changes to the make-up of the entrants compared to the 2019 edition, with South Australia increasing from 1 to 2 qualifying places, 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 were subject to 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:
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 | ASP = Alice Springs DAR = Darwin | |
QLD = Queensland | CNQ = Central and North Queensland | FNQ = 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 |
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]
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Western United | 2–1 | Newcastle Jets |
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Perth Glory | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Melbourne Victory |
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