2025 Australia Cup

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2025 Australia Cup
Tournament details
CountryAustralia
New Zealand
Dates31 January – TBA 2025
Teams718 (qualifying competition)
32 (main competition)
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored95 (3.28 per match)
Attendance55,456 (1,912 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Manyluak Aguek
(6 goals)
  2024
2026 

The 2025 Australia Cup, known as the Hahn Australia Cup for sponsorship reasons, [1] is the twelfth season of the Australia Cup, the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. This edition will be the fourth under the new name of the "Australia Cup" following the renaming of Football Federation Australia to Football Australia. [2] Thirty-two teams will contest the competition proper.

Contents

The winners of the tournament will qualify for the group stage of the 2026–27 AFC Champions League Two.

Macarthur FC were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Newcastle Jets in the quarter-finals.

Round and dates

RoundDraw dateMatch datesNumber of fixturesTeamsNew entries this round
Preliminary roundsVarious31 January–18 June686718 → 32709
Round of 3225 June22–30 July1632 → 169
Round of 1630 July10–13 August816 → 8None
Quarter-finals19–24 August48 → 4None
Semi-finals30–31 August24 → 2None
Final4 October12 → 1None

Preliminary rounds

Member federation teams are competing in various state-based preliminary rounds to win places in the competition proper (at the Round of 32). All Australian clubs (other than youth teams associated with A-League franchises) 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 unofficial Australian soccer league system.

The top nine placed A-League Men clubs from the 2024–25 A-League Men season gain automatic qualification to the Round of 32. [3] [4] The other four teams entered a play-off series to determine the remaining two positions, with Perth Glory defeating the Central Coast Mariners and the Wellington Phoenix defeating Brisbane Roar to enter at the Round of 32 stage.

FederationAssociated competitionRound of 32 qualifiers
Football Australia A-League Men 11
Capital Football (ACT) Federation Cup (ACT) 1
Football NSW Waratah Cup 4
Northern NSW Football Northern NSW State Cup 2
Football Northern Territory NT Australia 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 4
Football West (WA) State Cup 2

Teams

A total of 32 teams will participate in the 2025 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 Men clubs
Adelaide United Auckland FC Macarthur FC Melbourne City Melbourne Victory
Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Sydney FC Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers
Western United
Member federation clubs
Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg Canberra Croatia (2) Flag of New South Wales.svg APIA Leichhardt (2) Flag of New South Wales.svg Northern Tigers (3) Flag of New South Wales.svg SD Raiders (3) Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney United 58 (2)
Flag of New South Wales.svg Cooks Hill United (2) Flag of New South Wales.svg Weston Bears (2) Flag of the Northern Territory.svg Darwin Olympic (2) Flag of Queensland.svg Brisbane City (2) Flag of Queensland.svg Gold Coast Knights (2)
Flag of Queensland.svg Olympic FC (2) Flag of Queensland.svg Peninsula Power (2) Flag of South Australia.svg Adelaide Croatia Raiders (2) Flag of South Australia.svg North Eastern MetroStars (2) Flag of Tasmania.svg South Hobart (2)
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Avondale FC (2) Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Heidelberg United (2) Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Nunawading City (4) Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg South Melbourne (2) Flag of Western Australia.svg Olympic Kingsway (2)
Flag of Western Australia.svg Stirling Macedonia (2)

Bracket

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                  
Heidelberg United 2
Weston Bears 0
Heidelberg United 3
Western Sydney Wanderers 0
Peninsula Power 0
Western Sydney Wanderers 3
Heidelberg United 4
Wellington Phoenix 0
Darwin Olympic 0
Nunawading City 9
Nunawading City 0
Wellington Phoenix 1
Perth Glory 1 (7)
Wellington Phoenix (p) 1 (8)
Heidelberg United 2
Auckland FC 0
Northern Tigers 0
Sydney United 58 1
Sydney United 58 0
Sydney FC 2
Western United 0
Sydney FC 1
Sydney FC 1 (1)
Auckland FC (p) 1 (3)
South Hobart 1
South Melbourne 2
South Melbourne 0
Auckland FC 3
Gold Coast Knights 0
Auckland FC 4
Heidelberg United
 
Avondale FC 5
Stirling Macedonia 1
Avondale FC 3
APIA Leichhardt 1
APIA Leichhardt 2
Melbourne City 0
Avondale FC 6
Brisbane City 2
Brisbane City 2
Olympic FC 0
Brisbane City (p) 1 (4)
Olympic Kingsway 1 (3)
Olympic Kingsway (a.e.t.) 4
Melbourne Victory 3
Avondale FC
Newcastle Jets
Adelaide Croatia Raiders 2
Cooks Hill United 3
Cooks Hill United 0
Newcastle Jets 5
Newcastle Jets 2
Adelaide United 1
Newcastle Jets 3
Macarthur FC 0
Canberra Croatia 0
North Eastern MetroStars 4
North Eastern MetroStars 0
Macarthur FC 2
SD Raiders 0
Macarthur FC 5

Round of 32

The draw took place on 25 June [6] and the venues and match times were confirmed on 1 July 2025. [7] The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round was Nunawading City. They were the only level 4 team left in the competition.

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

22 July 2025 Peninsula Power (2)0–3 Western Sydney Wanderers (1) Brisbane
19:30 Report
Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park
Attendance: 1,839
Referee: Jack Powers
22 July 2025 Avondale FC (2) 5–1 Stirling Macedonia (2) Melbourne
19:30
Report Stadium: Green Gully Reserve
Attendance: 855
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
22 July 2025 Darwin Olympic (2)0–9 Nunawading City (4) Darwin
19:30 (19:00 ACST) Report
Stadium: Darwin Football Stadium
Attendance: 756
Referee: Declan Woods
23 July 2025 Northern Tigers (3)0–1 Sydney United 58 (2) Sydney
19:30 Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 1,161
Referee: Eric Saba
23 July 2025 Adelaide Croatia Raiders (2)2–3 Cooks Hill United (2) Adelaide
19:30 (19:00 ACST)
Report
Stadium: Croatian Sports Centre
Attendance: 650
Referee: Tom Brinkworth
23 July 2025 Heidelberg United (2) 2–0 Weston Bears (2) Melbourne
19:30
Report Stadium: Olympic Village
Attendance: 525
Referee: Jock Quartermain
23 July 2025 South Hobart (2)1–2 South Melbourne (2) Hobart
19:30
Report
Stadium: KGV Park
Attendance: 2,077
Referee: Brenton Kopra
27 July 2025 Perth Glory (1)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(7–8 p)
Wellington Phoenix (1) Perth
17:00 (15:00 AWST)
Report Stadium: Kingsway Reserve
Attendance: 1,141
Referee: Liam Barclay
Penalties
29 July 2025 SD Raiders (3) 0–5 Macarthur FC (1) Sydney
19:30 Report
Stadium: Fairfield Showground
Attendance: 2,716
Referee: Jake Rose
29 July 2025 Gold Coast Knights (2)0–4 Auckland FC (1) Gold Coast
19:30 Report
Stadium: Croatian Sports Centre
Attendance: 1,517
Referee: Lara Lee
29 July 2025 Western United (1)0–1 Sydney FC (1) Tarneit
19:30 Report Stadium: Ironbark Fields
Attendance: 1,347
Referee: Jack Morgan
29 July 2025 Olympic Kingsway (2) 4–3 (a.e.t.) Melbourne Victory (1) Perth
21:00 (19:00 AWST)
Report
Stadium: Kingsway Reserve
Attendance: 3,033
Referee: Sam Kelly
30 July 2025 Brisbane City (2) 2–0 Olympic FC (2) Brisbane
19:30
Report Stadium: Imperial Corp Stadium
Attendance: 2,271
Referee: Zac Keenan
30 July 2025 Newcastle Jets (1) 2–1 Adelaide United (1) Maitland
19:30
Report
Stadium: Maitland Sportsground
Attendance: 2,167
Referee: Joshua Attard
30 July 2025 Canberra Croatia (2)0–4 North Eastern MetroStars (2) Canberra
19:30 Report
Stadium: Deakin Stadium
Attendance: 1,286
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
30 July 2025 APIA Leichhardt (2) 2–0 Melbourne City (1) Sydney
19:30 Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 2,793
Referee: Nathan Shakespear

Round of 16

The draw for the remaining rounds took place on 30 July. [8] [9] The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round was Nunawading City. They were the only level 4 team left in the competition.

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

10 August Sydney United 58 (2)0–2 Sydney FC (1) Sydney
15:00 Report
Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Thomas Dale
10 August Nunawading City (4)0–1 Wellington Phoenix (1) Melbourne
15:00 Report Ishige Soccerball shade.svg90+4'Stadium: Nasiol Stadium
Attendance: 1,423
Referee: Eric Saba
11 August North Eastern MetroStars (2)0–2 Macarthur FC (1) Adelaide
20:00 (19:30 ACST) Report Stadium: T.K. Shutter Reserve
Attendance: 2,073
Referee: Daniel Cook
12 August Heidelberg United (2) 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers (1) Melbourne
19:30
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 1,103
Referee: Zijad Ahmetovic
12 August Brisbane City (2) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Olympic Kingsway (2) Brisbane
19:30 Report
Stadium: Imperial Corp Stadium
Attendance: 1,569
Referee: Zac Keenan
Penalties
13 August Cooks Hill United (2)0–5 Newcastle Jets (1) Newcastle
19:30 Report
Stadium: No.2 Sportsground
Attendance: 4,256
Referee: Matt Staples
13 August South Melbourne (2)0–3 Auckland FC (1) Melbourne
19:30 Report
Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Attendance: 3,712
Referee: Declan Woods
13 August Avondale FC (2) 3–1 APIA Leichhardt (2) Melbourne
19:30
Report Stadium: Green Gully Reserve
Attendance: 1,288
Referee: Jock Quartermain

Quarter-finals

The lowest ranked sides that qualified for this round were Avondale FC, Brisbane City and Heidelberg United. They were the only level 2 teams left in the competition. All times are AEST (UTC+10).

19 August Heidelberg United (2) 4–0 Wellington Phoenix (1) Melbourne
19:30
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 1,547
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
20 August Avondale FC (2) 6–2 Brisbane City (2) Melbourne
19:30
Report Stadium: Green Gully Reserve
Attendance: 2,535
Referee: Jock Quartermain
23 August Sydney FC (1)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)
Auckland FC (1) Sydney
19:30
Report
Stadium: Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 3,237
Referee: Casey Reibelt
Penalties
24 August Newcastle Jets (1) 3–0 Macarthur FC (1) Maitland
16:00
Report Stadium: Maitland Sportsground
Attendance: 2,579
Referee: Tim Danaskos

Semi-finals

The lowest ranked sides that qualified for this round are Avondale FC and Heidelberg United. They are the only level 2 teams left in the competition. All times are AEST (UTC+10).

30 August Heidelberg United (2) 2–0 Auckland FC (1) Melbourne
19:30
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,034
31 August Avondale FC (2) SF2 Newcastle Jets (1) Melbourne
15:00 Report Stadium: Avenger Park

Top goalscorers

As of 30 August 2025
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of South Sudan.svg Manyluak Aguek Avondale FC 6
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart Edgar Nunawading City 3
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jesse Randall Auckland FC
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bul Juach Heidelberg United
Flag of Japan.svg Asahi Yokokawa Heidelberg United
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joshua Benson Cooks Hill United 2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bernardo Macarthur FC
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Bisetto Heidelberg United
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Liam Boland Olympic Kingsway
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Gibson Newcastle Jets
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Ikonomidis Macarthur FC
Flag of Japan.svg Seiya Kambayashi APIA Leichhardt
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bozhidar Kraev Western Sydney Wanderers
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Kubenko Nunawading City
Flag of Japan.svg Kota Mizunuma Newcastle Jets
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luca Tevere Avondale FC
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Wilmering Newcastle Jets

Note: Goals scored in preliminary rounds not included.

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