2024 Australia Cup

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2024 Australia Cup
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CountryAustralia
New Zealand
Dates9 February – 5 October 2024
Teams761 (qualifying competition)
32 (main competition)
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The 2024 Australia Cup is the eleventh season of the Australia Cup, the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. This edition will be the third under the new name of the "Australia Cup" following the renaming of Football Federation Australia to Football Australia. [1] Thirty-two teams will contest the competition proper.

Contents

Sydney FC are the defending champions.

The winner is also expected to qualify to the group stage of the AFC's 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two competition.

Round and dates

RoundDraw dateMatch datesNumber of fixturesTeamsNew entries this round
Preliminary roundsVarious9 February–24 July761 → 32753
Round of 3219 June30 July–7 August1632 → 168
Round of 167 August [lower-alpha 1] 24–28 August816 → 8None
Quarter-finals11–15 September48 → 4None
Semi-finals21–22 September24 → 2None
Final—5 October12 → 1None
Ref. [2] [3]

Teams

A total of 32 teams will participate in the 2024 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. [4]

A-League Men clubs
Adelaide United Central Coast Mariners Macarthur FC Melbourne City
Melbourne Victory Sydney FC Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers
  
Member federation clubs
Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg O'Connor Knights (2) Flag of New South Wales.svg APIA Leichhardt (2) Flag of New South Wales.svg Blacktown City (2) Flag of New South Wales.svg NWS Spirit (2)
Flag of New South Wales.svg Rockdale Ilinden (2) Flag of New South Wales.svg Edgeworth FC (2) Flag of New South Wales.svg Lambton Jaffas (2) Flag of the Northern Territory.svg Darwin Hearts (2)
Flag of Queensland.svg Brisbane City (2) Flag of Queensland.svg Lions FC (2) Flag of Queensland.svg Moreton City Excelsior (2) Flag of Queensland.svg Olympic FC (2)
Flag of South Australia.svg Campbelltown City (2) Flag of South Australia.svg Modbury Jets (2) Flag of Tasmania.svg Glenorchy Knights (2) Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Heidelberg United (2)
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Hume City (2) Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Melbourne Srbija (4) Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Oakleigh Cannons (2) Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg South Melbourne (2)
Flag of Western Australia.svg Olympic Kingsway (2) Flag of Western Australia.svg Perth RedStar (2)

Preliminary rounds

Member federation teams competed in various state-based preliminary rounds to win one of 22 places in the competition proper (at the Round of 32). All Australian clubs were eligible to enter the qualifying process through their respective member federation; however, only one team per club was permitted entry into the competition. The preliminary rounds operated 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 lead to round 7, with the winning clubs from that round entering directly into the round of 32. Slot allocations were the same as the previous year.

The top eight placed A-League Men clubs from the 2023–24 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 Northern NSW State Cup 2
Football Northern Territory NT FFA Cup Final 1
Football Queensland Kappa Queensland Cup [5] 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

Round of 32

The draw took place on 19 June. [6] The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round was Melbourne Srbija. They are the only level 4 team left in the competition.

30 July 2024 Moreton City Excelsior (2) – Campbelltown City (2) Brisbane
19:00Stadium: Wolter Park
30 July 2024 O'Connor Knights (2) – Macarthur FC (1) Canberra
19:30Stadium: GIO Stadium Canberra
30 July 2024 Darwin Hearts (2) – Hume City (2) Darwin
19:30Stadium: Darwin Football Stadium
30 July 2024 Oakleigh Cannons (2) – Sydney FC (1) Melbourne
19:30Stadium: The Home of the Matildas
31 July 2024 Blacktown City (2) – Adelaide United (1) Sydney
19:30Stadium: Landen Stadium
31 July 2024 Brisbane City (2) – Western Sydney Wanderers (1) Brisbane
19:30Stadium: Imperial Corp Stadium
31 July 2024 Rockdale Ilinden (2) – Newcastle Jets / Western United (1) Sydney
19:30Stadium: Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre
31 July 2024 Perth RedStar (2) – Lions FC (2) Perth
20:30Stadium: Percy Doyle Reserve
3 August 2024 Brisbane Roar / Perth Glory (1) – Melbourne City (1) TBC
TBCStadium: TBC
6 August 2024 Lambton Jaffas (2) – Melbourne Victory (1) Newcastle
19:30 AEST Stadium: Jack McLaughlin Oval
6 August 2024 South Melbourne (2) – Wellington Phoenix (1) Melbourne
19:30Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
6 August 2024 Melbourne Srbija (4) – Modbury Jets (2) Melbourne
19:30Stadium: The Home of the Matildas
6 August 2024 Olympic Kingsway (2) – Edgeworth FC (2) Perth
20:30Stadium: Kingsway Reserve
7 August 2024 Heidelberg United (2) – Central Coast Mariners (1) Melbourne
19:30Stadium: Olympic Village
7 August 2024 NWS Spirit (2) – Glenorchy Knights (2) Sydney
19:30Stadium: Christie Park
7 August 2024 Olympic FC (2) – APIA Leichhardt (2) Brisbane
19:30Stadium: Goodwin Park

Notes

  1. ↑ combined draw

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References

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  2. ↑ "How to watch the Australia Cup 2024 Round of 32 draw". Football Australia. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Australia Cup 2024 Draw Principles Explained". Football Australia. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Australia Cup 2024 Preliminary Rounds near completion | Australia Cup". www.australiacup.com.au. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "KAPPA QUEENSLAND CUP". Football Queensland. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
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