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The 2025 Australia Cup preliminary rounds are the qualifying competition to decide teams to take part in the 2025 Australia Cup. The competition commenced in February.
The fixtures for the competition are as follows.
| Round | Number of fixtures | Clubs | A-League | ACT | NSW | NNSW | NT | QLD [1] | SA | TAS | VIC [2] | WA [3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 Jan–2 Feb | — | — | 14–17 Feb | — |
| Second round | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7–9 Feb | — | — | 28 Feb–3 Mar | 21–23 Feb |
| Third round | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14–16 Feb | 7–10 Mar | 7–10 Mar | 14–17 Mar | 14–16 Mar |
| Fourth round | — | — | — | – | – | – | – | 25 Mar–6 Apr | 28–30 Mar | 28–30 Mar | 8–21 Apr | 11–13 Apr |
| Fifth round | — | — | — | — | — | — | – | 22–30 Apr | 18–21 Apr | 18–21 Apr | 29 Apr–7 May | 2–4 May |
| Sixth round | — | — | — | – | – | — | – | 13–21 May | 13–21 May | 16–18 May | 20–28 May | 27–28 May |
| Seventh round | — | — | — | — | – | – | — | 10–18 Jun | 10–18 Jun | 7–9 Jun | 10–11 Jun | 17–18 Jun |
| Play-off round | — | — | TBD | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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