2022 Australia Cup

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2022 Australia Cup
Tournament details
CountryAustralia
New Zealand
Dates11 February – 1 October 2022
Teams750 (qualifying competition)
32 (main competition)
Final positions
Champions Macarthur FC (1st title)
Runner-up Sydney United 58
AFC Cup Macarthur FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored119 (3.84 per match)
Attendance67,918 (2,191 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Al Hassan Toure (5 goals)
←  2021
2023  →

The 2022 Australia Cup was the ninth season of the Australia Cup, the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. This edition was the first under the new name of the "Australia Cup" following the renaming of Football Federation Australia to Football Australia. [1] Thirty-two teams contested the competition proper.

Contents

Melbourne Victory were the defending champions but were eliminated by Western United in the Round of 32. Macarthur FC won the first trophy in their history after defeating Sydney United 58 in the final. Sydney United 58 was the first member federation club to qualify for the Australia Cup final, [2] with the Australia Cup final also being the first to feature two teams of the same state.

The 2022 edition was the first in which the winners qualified for the AFC Cup. [3] Macarthur FC competed in the 2023–24 edition, reaching the ASEAN zonal final before being defeated by Central Coast Mariners. [4]

Round and dates

Round [5] Draw dateMatch datesNumber of fixturesTeamsNew entries this round
Preliminary roundsVarious11 February–2 July718750 → 32742
Round of 3229 June21 July–4 August [6] 1632 → 168
Round of 163 August [7] 10–17 August816 → 8None
Quarter-finals17 August27–31 August48 → 4None
Semi-finals31 August11–14 September24 → 2None
Final—1 October12 → 1None

Teams

A total of 32 teams will participate in the 2022 Australia Cup competition proper.

A-League Men clubs represent the highest level in the Australian league system, whereas Member Federation clubs come from level 2 and below.

A-League clubs
Adelaide United Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners Macarthur FC
Melbourne City Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Sydney FC
Wellington Phoenix Western United
Member federation clubs
Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg Monaro Panthers (2) Flag of New South Wales.svg Bonnyrigg White Eagles (3) Flag of New South Wales.svg NWS Spirit (3) Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney United 58 (2)
Flag of New South Wales.svg Wollongong United (6) Flag of New South Wales.svg Broadmeadow Magic (2) Flag of New South Wales.svg Newcastle Olympic (2) Flag of the Northern Territory.svg Mindil Aces (2)
Flag of Queensland.svg Brisbane City (2) Flag of Queensland.svg Logan Lightning (2) Flag of Queensland.svg Magpies Crusaders United (3) Flag of Queensland.svg Peninsula Power (2)
Flag of South Australia.svg Adelaide City (2) Flag of South Australia.svg Modbury Jets (3) Flag of Tasmania.svg Devonport City (2) Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Avondale FC (2)
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Bentleigh Greens (2) Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Green Gully (2) Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Heidelberg United (2) Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Oakleigh Cannons (2)
Flag of Western Australia.svg Armadale SC (2) Flag of Western Australia.svg Cockburn City (2)

Prize fund

The prize fund has been unchanged since 2015, though this is the first year the winner will also benefit from participating in the 2023–24 AFC Cup. [8]

RoundNo. of Clubs
receive fund		Prize fund
Round of 168$2,000
Quarter-finalists4$5,000
Semi-finalists2$10,000
Final runners-up1$25,000
Final winner1$50,000
Total$131,000

Preliminary rounds

Member federation teams are competing in various state-based preliminary rounds to win one of 22 places in the competition proper (at the Round of 32). All Australian clubs are eligible to enter the qualifying process through their respective member federation; however, only one team per club is permitted entry into the competition. The preliminary rounds operate within a consistent national structure whereby club entry into the competition is staggered in each state/territory, determined by what level the club sits at in the Australian soccer league system. This ultimately leads to round 7 with the winning clubs from that round entering directly into the round of 32.

As there was no NPL Champion in the previous year, an additional slot was allocated to Victoria for this edition only. [9]

Additionally, the top eight placed A-League Men clubs for the 2021–22 A-League Men season gained automatic qualification to the Round of 32. The remaining four teams entered a play-off series to determine the remaining two positions.

FederationAssociated competitionRound of 32 qualifiers
Football Australia A-League Men 10
Capital Football (ACT) Federation Cup (ACT) 1
Football NSW Waratah Cup 4
Northern NSW Football —2
Football Northern Territory NT FFA Cup Final 1
Football Queensland —4
Football South Australia Federation Cup (SA) 2
Football Tasmania Milan Lakoseljac Cup 1
Football Victoria Dockerty Cup 5
Football West (WA) State Cup 2

Bracket

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Peninsula Power 4
NWS Spirit 1 Peninsula Power 2
Wollongong United 2 Green Gully 1
Green Gully 3 Peninsula Power 0
Sydney United 58 3 Sydney United 58 1
Monaro Panthers 0 Sydney United 58 (p) 1 (4)
Western United 2 Western United 1 (3)
Melbourne Victory 1 Sydney United 58 (a.e.t.)3
Adelaide City 1 Brisbane Roar 2
Logan Lightning 0 Adelaide City 2 (1)
Newcastle Jets 0 Adelaide United (p) 2 (4)
Adelaide United 2 Adelaide United 1
Mindil Aces 0 Brisbane Roar 2
Avondale FC 6 Avondale FC 2 (1)
Heidelberg United 1 Brisbane Roar (p) 2 (4)
Brisbane Roar 3 Sydney United 58 0
Bonnyrigg White Eagles 0 Macarthur FC 2
Oakleigh Cannons 5 Oakleigh Cannons (a.e.t.)5
Brisbane City 3 Brisbane City 3
Cockburn City 1 Oakleigh Cannons 2
Bentleigh Greens (a.e.t.) 2 Sydney FC 1
Broadmeadow Magic 1 Bentleigh Greens 1
Sydney FC (p) 3 (3) Sydney FC 2
Central Coast Mariners 3 (1) Oakleigh Cannons 2
Armadale SC 2 Macarthur FC 5
Modbury Jets 5 Modbury Jets 0
Magpies Crusaders United 0 Macarthur FC 4
Macarthur FC 6 Macarthur FC 2
Newcastle Olympic 0 Wellington Phoenix 0
Melbourne City 1 Melbourne City 1
Devonport City 0 Wellington Phoenix 2
Wellington Phoenix 4

Round of 32

The round of 32 draw took place on 29 June 2022. The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round was Wollongong United. They were the only level 6 team left in the competition.

Times are AEST (UTC+10), as listed by Football Australia (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

21 July 2022 Bentleigh Greens (2) 2–1 (a.e.t.) Broadmeadow Magic (2) Melbourne
19:30
 Report
Stadium: Kingston Heath
Attendance: 501
Referee: Lara Lee
21 July 2022 Bonnyrigg White Eagles (3)0–5 Oakleigh Cannons (2) Sydney
19:30 Report
Stadium: Bonnyrigg Sports Ground
Attendance: 856
Referee: Shane Skinner
21 July 2022 Mindil Aces (2)0–6 Avondale FC (2) Darwin
19:30
(19:00 UTC+9:30)		 Report
Stadium: Darwin Football Stadium
Attendance: 1,043
Referee: Casey Reibelt
21 July 2022 Armadale SC (2)2–5 Modbury Jets (3) Perth
20:30
(18:30 UTC+8)
 Report
Stadium: Alfred Skeet Reserve
Attendance: 570
Referee: Jack Morgan
27 July 2022 Heidelberg United (2)1–3 Brisbane Roar (1) Melbourne
19:30
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Village
Attendance: 1,937
Referee: Alex King
27 July 2022 Brisbane City (2) 3–1 Cockburn City (2) Brisbane
19:30
 Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 762
Referee: Alireza Faghani
27 July 2022 Adelaide City (2) 1–0 Logan Lightning (2) Adelaide
19:30
(19:00 UTC+9:30)
 Report Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
Attendance: 600
Referee: Sam Kelly
27 July 2022 Wollongong United (6)2–3 Green Gully (2) Wollongong
19:30
 Report
Stadium: Ian McLennan Park
Attendance: 1,355
Referee: Stephen Lucas
30 July 2022 Magpies Crusaders United (3)0–6 Macarthur FC (1) Mackay
17:30 Report
Stadium: BB Print Stadium
Attendance: 1,141
Referee: Adam Kersey
30 July 2022 Newcastle Jets (1)0–2 Adelaide United (1) Newcastle
19:30 Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 4,439
Referee: Kurt Ams
31 July 2022 Sydney FC (1) 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)		 Central Coast Mariners (1) Sydney
16:00
 Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 3,211
Referee: Tim Danaskos
Penalties
2 August 2022 Newcastle Olympic (2)0–1 Melbourne City (1) Newcastle
19:30 Report
Stadium: No. 2 Sportsground
Attendance: 1,412
Referee: Adam Bavcar
3 August 2022 Peninsula Power (2) 4–1 NWS Spirit (3) Brisbane
19:30
 Report
Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park
Attendance: 750
Referee: Daniel Cook
3 August 2022 Devonport City (2)0–4 Wellington Phoenix (1) Devonport
19:30 Report
Stadium: Valley Road Ground
Attendance: 1,550
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
3 August 2022 Sydney United 58 (2) 3–0 Monaro Panthers (2) Sydney
19:30
 Report Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 526
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
3 August 2022 Western United (1) 2–1 Melbourne Victory (1) Melbourne
19:30
 Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 3,670
Referee: Chris Beath

Round of 16

The round of 16 draw took place on 3 August 2022. [7] The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round was Modbury Jets. They were the only level 3 team left in the competition.

Times are AEST (UTC+10), as listed by Football Australia (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

10 August 2022 Modbury Jets (3)0–4 Macarthur FC (1) Adelaide
19:30
(19:00 UTC+9:30)		 Report
Stadium: ServiceFM Stadium
Attendance: 1,080
Referee: Jack Morgan
10 August 2022 Bentleigh Greens (2)1–2 Sydney FC (1) Melbourne
19:30
 Report
Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
Attendance: 911
Referee: Shaun Evans
14 August 2022 Sydney United 58 (2) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Western United (1) Sydney
14:00
 Report
Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 1,358
Referee: Stephen Lucas
Penalties
14 August 2022 Peninsula Power (2) 2–1 Green Gully (2) Brisbane
16:00
 Report
Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park
Attendance: 1,190
Referee: Casey Reibelt
17 August 2022 Adelaide City (2)2–2 (a.e.t.)
(1–4 p)		 Adelaide United (1) Adelaide
19:30
(19:00 UTC+9:30)
 Report
Stadium: ServiceFM Stadium
Attendance: 3,327
Referee: Daniel Elder
Penalties
17 August 2022 Melbourne City (1)1–2 Wellington Phoenix (1) Melbourne
19:30
 Report
Stadium: Casey Fields
Attendance: 2,067
Referee: Kurt Ams
17 August 2022 Oakleigh Cannons (2) 5–3 (a.e.t.) Brisbane City (2) Melbourne
19:30
 Report
Stadium: Jack Edwards Reserve
Attendance: 650
Referee: Tim Danaskos
17 August 2022 Avondale FC (2)2–2 (a.e.t.)
(1–4 p)		 Brisbane Roar (1) Melbourne
19:30
 Report
Stadium: ABD Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ben Abraham
Penalties

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals draw took place on 17 August 2022. The lowest ranked sides that qualified for this round were Oakleigh Cannons, Peninsula Power and Sydney United 58. They were the only level 2 teams left in the competition.

Times are AEST (UTC+10), as listed by Football Australia (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

28 August 2022 Peninsula Power (2)0–1 Sydney United 58 (2) Brisbane
15:00 Report
Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Chris Beath
31 August 2022 Oakleigh Cannons (2) 2–1 Sydney FC (1) Melbourne
19:30
 Report
Stadium: Jack Edwards Reserve
Attendance: 2,142
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
31 August 2022 Adelaide United (1)1–2 Brisbane Roar (1) Adelaide
19:30
(19:00 UTC+9:30)
 Report
Stadium: ServiceFM Stadium
Attendance: 2,511
Referee: Tim Danaskos
31 August 2022 Macarthur FC (1) 2–0 Wellington Phoenix (1) Sydney
19:30
 Report Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 1,521
Referee: Daniel Elder

Semi-finals

The semi-finals draw took place on 31 August 2022. The lowest ranked sides that qualified for this round were Oakleigh Cannons and Sydney United 58. They were the only level 2 teams left in the competition.

11 September 2022 Sydney United 58 (2) 3–2 (a.e.t.) Brisbane Roar (1) Sydney
14:00
 Report
Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 3,177
Referee: Adam Kersey
14 September 2022 Oakleigh Cannons (2)2–5 Macarthur FC (1) Melbourne
19:30
 Report
Stadium: Jack Edwards Reserve
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Lachlan Keevers

Final

Sydney United 58 0–2 Macarthur FC
Report
CommBank Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 16,641
Referee: Daniel Elder

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Al Hassan Toure Macarthur FC 5
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Liam Boland Avondale FC 4
Flag of England.svg Joe Guest Oakleigh Cannons
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Arzani Macarthur FC 3
Flag of Mexico.svg Ulises Dávila Macarthur FC
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wade Dekker Oakleigh Cannons
Flag of Japan.svg Yuta Hirayama Brisbane City
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lachlan Rose Macarthur FC
Flag of New Zealand.svg Ben Waine Wellington Phoenix
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Antelmi Sydney United 58 2
Flag of England.svg Charlie Austin Brisbane Roar
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Clark Oakleigh Cannons
Flag of Japan.svg Riku Danzaki Brisbane Roar
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Liston Diaz Avondale FC
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Hope Green Gully
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Henry Hore Brisbane Roar
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Ibusuki Adelaide United
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adriano Jelenovic Armadale SC
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Malakai Love-Semira Peninsula Power
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Lucas Oakleigh Cannons
Flag of England.svg Nicolas Niagioran Oakleigh Cannons
Note
Goals scored in preliminary rounds not included.

Broadcasting rights

Matches were broadcast through 10 Play and the final was shown live on Network 10.

See also

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