2023 Australia Cup preliminary rounds

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2023 Australia Cup preliminary rounds
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The 2023 Australia Cup preliminary rounds were the qualifying competition to decide 24 of the 32 teams to take part in the 2023 Australia Cup. The competition commenced in February [1] and was completed in July. [2]

Contents

Schedule

The fixtures for the competition were as follows. [3]

RoundNumber of fixturesClubs A-League ACT [4] [5] NSW [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] NNSW [11] [12] [13] NT [14] QLD [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] SA [20] [21] TAS [22] VIC [23] [24] [25] [26] WA [27]
Preliminary round 1 + 7 byes778 → 77711 Feb
First round 62 + 19 byes777 → 71510–21 Feb9–12 Feb
Second round 155 + 56 byes715 → 54811–12 Mar17 Feb–20 Mar10 Feb–1 Mar16–19 Feb25–26 Feb
Third round 198 + 9 byes548 → 35025 Feb–5 Mar21–23 Mar25 Feb–4 Apr17 Feb–6 Apr10–12 Feb13–15 Mar3–6 Mar18–19 Mar
Fourth round 167350 → 18715–22 Mar11–13 Apr4 Mar–2 May18 Apr–9 May21 Mar–22 Apr16–19 Mar7–9 Apr28 Mar–11 Apr21–23 Apr
Fifth round 87 + 1 bye187 → 10011–20 Apr25–27 Apr11 Mar–30 May16–23 May4 Apr–20 May14–16 Apr29–30 Apr26 Apr–9 May16–17 May
Sixth round 44100 → 569–11 May9–17 May10 Jun30 May–3 Jun23 May–10 Jun9–16 May20–21 May16–23 May6–14 Jun
Seventh round 2256 → 343 Jun31 May–6 Jun20–21 Jun23 Jun12–25 Jun31 May–7 Jun10 Jun6–13 Jun20–21 Jun
Play-off round 234 → 3217–18 Jul

Format

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

  • 133 Victorian clubs from level 7 and below entered this stage.
  • 54 Northern New South Wales clubs from level 4 entered this stage.
  • 81 Victorian clubs (57 from the previous round and 24 teams from level 6 and below) entered this stage.
  • 30 Western Australian clubs from level 5 and below entered this stage.
  • 12 Australian Capital Territory clubs from level 3 and below entered this stage.
  • 88 New South Wales Clubs (66 from the previous round and 22 teams from levels 4–5) entered this stage.
  • 42 Northern New South Wales clubs (33 from the previous round and 11 level 3) entered this stage.
  • 83 Queensland clubs (50 from the previous round and 33 teams from level 4 and below) entered this stage.
  • 36 South Australian clubs from level 3 and below entered this stage.
  • 10 Tasmanian clubs from level 3 and below entered this stage.
  • 86 Victorian clubs (38 from the previous round and 48 teams from level 3–4) entered this stage.
  • 42 Western Australian clubs (18 from the previous round and 24 teams from levels 3 and 4) entered this stage.
  • 16 Australian Capital Territory clubs (4 from the previous round and 12 teams from levels 2–3) entered this stage.
  • 64 New South Wales Clubs (44 from the previous round and 20 teams from levels 2–3) entered this stage.
  • 32 Northern New South Wales clubs (20 from the previous round and 12 teams from 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 (42 from the previous round and 22 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.
  • 78 Victorian clubs (43 from the previous round and 35 teams from levels 2–4) 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.
  • 40 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.
  • 20 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. The 4 winners also qualified to the final rounds of the Waratah Cup.
  • 4 Northern New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage. The 2 winners also qualified for the Final of the NNSWF State Cup.
  • 2 Northern Territory clubs progressed to this stage, which doubled as the NT Australia Cup Final.
  • 8 Queensland clubs progressed to this stage; 1 from Central and North Queensland, and 7 from South East Queensland.
  • 4 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage. The 2 winners also qualified for the Final of the Federation Cup.
  • 2 Tasmanian clubs progressed to this stage, which doubled as the Grand Final of the Milan Lakoseljac Cup.
  • 10 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage. The 5 winners also qualified to the final rounds of the Dockerty Cup.
  • 4 Western Australian clubs progressed to this stage. The 2 winners also qualified for the Final of the Football West State Cup.

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 = QueenslandREG = Regional QueenslandCC = Central Coast
FNG = Far North and Gulf
MTI = Mt. Isa
NTH = Northern
WB = Wide Bay
WC = Whitsunday Coast
SEQ = South East Queensland
SA = South Australia
TAS = Tasmania
VIC = Victoria
WA = Western Australia

Preliminary round

Fed.ZoneSub zoneTie noHome team (Tier)ScoreAway team (Tier)
Queensland
QLDREGNTH1Ingham (5)0–4Burdekin FC (5)
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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

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A-League Men play-offs

Newcastle Jets 2–2 (a.e.t.) Melbourne Victory
Report
Penalties
4–2
Larrakia Park , Darwin
Attendance: 2,105
Referee: Jack Morgan

Perth Glory 0–4 Macarthur FC
Report
Larrakia Park , Darwin
Attendance: 1,446
Referee: Daniel Elder

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