2023 Australia Cup preliminary rounds
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The 2023 Australia Cup preliminary rounds are 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 is scheduled to be completed in July.[2]

Schedule

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

RoundNumber of fixturesClubsA-LeagueACT[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]
First round57778 → 72111–21 Feb9–12 Feb
Second round11–12 Mar17 Feb–20 Mar10 Feb–1 Mar16–19 Feb25–26 Feb
Third round25 Feb–5 Mar21–23 Mar25 Feb–4 Apr17 Feb–6 Apr10–12 Feb13–15 Mar3–6 Mar18–19 Mar
Fourth round15–22 Mar11–13 Apr4 Mar–2 May18 Apr–9 May21 Mar–22 Apr16–19 Mar7–9 Apr28 Mar–11 Apr21–23 Apr
Fifth round87177 → 9011–20 Apr25–27 Apr11 Mar–30 May16–23 May4 Apr–20 May14–16 Apr29–30 Apr26 Apr–9 May16–17 May
Sixth round4490 → 569–11 May9–17 May10 Jun30 May–3 Jun23 May–10 Jun9–16 May20–21 May16–23 May6–14 Jun
Seventh round2256 → 343 Jun31 May–6 Jun20–21 Jun23 Jun12–25 Jun31 May–7 Jun10 Jun6–13 Jun20–21 Jun
Play-off round234 → 3217–18 Jul
  • Some round dates in respective Federations overlap due to separate scheduling of Zones/Sub-Zones.

Format

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

  • First round:
  • 133 Victorian clubs from level 7 and below entered this stage.
  • Second round:
  • 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.
  • Third round:
  • 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.
  • Fourth round:
  • 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.
  • Fifth round:
  • 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.
  • Sixth round:
  • 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.
  • Seventh round:
  • 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.
  • Play-off round:

Key to abbreviations

Federation Zone Sub Zone
ACT = Australian Capital Territory
NSW = New South Wales
NNSW = Northern New South Wales NTH = North
STH = South
NT = Northern Territory ASP = Alice Springs
DAR = Darwin
QLD = Queensland CNQ = Central and North Queensland CQ = Central Queensland
FNQ = Far North Queensland
MR = Mackay Region
NQ = North Queensland
WB = Wide Bay
SEQ = South East Queensland
SA = South Australia
TAS = Tasmania
VIC = Victoria
WA = Western Australia

First round

Notes:
  • w/o = Walkover
  • † = After Extra Time
  • VIC Byes: Asburton United (7), Barwon (8), Bell Park (8), Border Raiders (11), Casey Panthers (9), Chisholm United (7), Elwood City (7), Hampton Park United Sparrows (9), Heidelberg Eagles (7), Mount Eliza (9), Noble Park United (7), Rosebud (9), Sale United (10), Shepparton United (10), Somerville Eagles (8), St Kevins Old Boys (9), Surfside Waves (9), Western Eagles (7), Westside Strikers Caroline Springs (7)

Second round

Notes:
  • w/o = Walkover
  • † = After Extra Time
  • NSW Byes: Lithgow Workmens (–).
  • NNSW Byes: Armidale City Westside (–), Hillvue Rovers (–), Kempsey Saints (–), Lambton Jaffas Junior (6), Newcastle University (5), South Maitland (5), Tamworth (–), Westlakes Wildcats (4).
  • QLD Byes: Doon Villa (–), Whitsunday United (–), Mackay Lions (–).

Third round

Notes:

Fourth round

Notes:
  • w/o = Walkover
  • † = After Extra Time

Fifth round

Notes:

Sixth round

Notes:
  • † = After Extra Time

Seventh round

Notes:
  • † = After Extra Time

A-League Men play-offs

17 July 2023 Newcastle Jets 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Melbourne VictoryDarwin
19:00 ACST
  • Buhagiar 18'
  • Goodwin 70'
Report
Stadium: Larrakia Park
Attendance: 2,105
Referee: Jack Morgan
Penalties
18 July 2023 Perth Glory0–4 Macarthur FC Darwin
19:00 ACST Report
Stadium: Larrakia Park
Attendance: 1,446
Referee: Daniel Elder

See also

Notes

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