2024 Australia Cup preliminary rounds

Qualification rounds for 2024 season of Australian soccer competition From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 2024 Australia Cup preliminary rounds were the qualifying competition to decide 24 of the 32 teams to take part in the 2024 Australia Cup. The competition commenced in February.

CountryAustralia
Teams761
Quick facts Tournament details, Country ...
2024 Australia Cup preliminary rounds
Tournament details
CountryAustralia
Teams761
 2023
2025 
Close

Schedule

The fixtures for the competition were as follows.

More information Round, Number of fixtures ...
RoundNumber of fixturesClubsA-LeagueACTNSW[1]NNSWNTQLD[2]SA[3]TASVIC[4]WA[5]
First round58 + 21 byes759 → 70110 Feb9–12 Feb
Second round136 + 44 byes701 → 5659–10 Mar17 Feb–17 Mar9–27 Feb23–26 Feb24–25 Feb
Third round205 + 6 byes565 → 36013–24 Mar19–21 Mar24 Feb–17 Apr10 Feb–3 Apr16–18 Feb9–11 Mar8–11 Mar15–17 Mar
Fourth round173 + 1 bye360 → 1879–18 Apr9–24 Apr2 Mar–15 May19 Mar–16 Apr6–17 Apr15–17 Mar29 Mar–1 Apr27 Mar–10 Apr25–28 Apr
Fifth round87 + 1 bye187 → 10030 Apr–14 May23 Apr–8 May10 Mar–22 May16–23 Apr30 Apr–18 May13 Apr27 Apr22 Apr–1 May11–12 May
Sixth round44100 → 5621–23 May14–29 May8 Jun7–11 May21 May–1 Jun7–15 May17–19 May14–28 May28 May
Seventh round2256 → 348 Jun28 May–5 Jun10–12 Jun28 May11–15 Jun5–12 Jun10 Jun11–18 Jun12 Jun
Play-off round234 → 3223–24 Jul
Close

Format

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

  • First round:
  • 2 Queensland clubs from Regional Queensland level 5 entered this stage.
  • 135 Victorian clubs from level 7 and below entered this stage.
  • Second round:
  • 117 New South Wales clubs level 5 and below entered this stage.
  • 49 Northern New South Wales clubs level 4 and below entered this stage.
  • 38 Queensland clubs (1 from the previous round and 37 teams from levels 5 and below) entered this stage.
  • 78 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 34 Western Australian clubs from level 5 and below entered this stage.
  • Third round:
  • 12 Australian Capital Territory clubs from level 3 and below entered this stage.
  • 102 New South Wales clubs (73 from the previous round and 29 teams from levels 3–4) entered this stage.
  • 40 Northern New South Wales clubs (31 from the previous round and 9 teams from level 3) entered this stage.
  • 84 Queensland clubs (19 from the previous round and 65 teams from levels 4 and below) entered this stage.
  • 41 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 (39 from the previous round and 47 teams from levels 5 and 6) 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 (8 from the previous round and 8 teams from level 2) entered this stage.
  • 64 New South Wales clubs (51 from the previous round and 13 teams from level 2) 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 from level 2 entered this stage.
  • 64 Queensland clubs (42 from the previous round and 22 teams from levels 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, 2 league winners from level 3, and 8 teams from level 2) entered this stage.
  • 80 Victorian clubs (43 from the previous round and 37 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.
  • 7 Northern Territory clubs (6 from the previous round and 1 team 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 for 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 will progress to this stage; 1 from Regional Queensland, and 7 from South East Queensland. The 4 winners also qualified for the semi-finals of the Kappa Queensland Cup.
  • 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 for 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

More information Federation, Zone ...
Federation 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 CC = Central Coast
FNG = Far North and Gulf
NTH = Northern
REG = Regional Queensland
SEQ = South East Queensland
WB = Wide Bay
WC = Whitsunday Coast
SA = South Australia
TAS = Tasmania
VIC = Victoria
WA = Western Australia
Close

First round

More information Fed., Zone ...
Close
Notes
  • w/o = Walkover
  • † = After Extra Time
  • VIC Byes: Ashburton United (7), Balmoral (8), Barnstoneworth United (8), Barwon (8), Bundoora United (7), Darebin United (8), Deakin Ducks (9), Frankston Pines (7), Glenroy Lions (8), Heidelberg Stars (9), Kings Domain (8), La Trobe University (9), Monash City Villarreal (8), Monbulk Rangers (8), Old Melburnians (9), Point Cook (7), Sandown Lions (8), Shepparton United (10), Somerville Eagles (8), St Kevin's Old Boys (9), West Point (8).

Second round

More information Fed., Zone ...
Close
Notes
  • w/o = Walkover
  • † = After Extra Time
  • NSW Byes: Austral (-), Belmore Eagles (-), Berkeley Vale (-), Blacktown Workers (-), Blue Mountains (-), Bonnet Bay (-), Bowral (-), Castle Hill RSL Rockets (-), Coledale Waves (-), Cooks River Tigers (-), Cringila Lions (-), Doonside Hawks (-), Eastern Creek Pioneers (-), Emu Plains (-), Fernhill (-), Forest Rangers (-), Goulburn Strikers (-), Gymea United (-), Hazelbrook (-), Hurlstone Park Wanderers (-), Lugarno (-), Manly Vale (-), Marayong (-), Marrickville (-), Moorebank Sports (-), Picton Rangers (-), Quakers Hill Junior (-), Wollongong United (-), Yagoona Lions (-).
  • NNSW Byes: Coffs Coast Tigers (-), Demon Knights (-), East Armidale (-), Goonellabah (-), Inverell (-), Kempsey Saints (-), Kurri Kurri (6), Lambton Jaffas Junior (6), Mullumbimby Brunswick Valley (-), Nelson Bay (6), Oxley Vale Attunga (-), Port Saints (-), Urunga (-).
  • WA Byes : Gortankaku (-), Joondanna Blues (7).

Third round

More information Fed., Zone ...
Close
Notes
  • w/o = Walkover
  • † = After Extra Time
  • ACT Byes: Burns (6), Canberra Juventus (3), Majura (6)
  • SA Byes: Pitbulls (-).
  • TAS Byes: Hobart United (3), Hobart City Beachside (3).

Fourth round

More information Fed., Zone ...
Close
Notes
  • w/o = Walkover
  • † = After Extra Time
  • NT Byes: Casuarina (2)

Fifth round

More information Fed., Zone ...
Close
Notes

Sixth round

More information Fed., Zone ...
Close
Notes
  • † = After Extra Time

Seventh round

More information Fed., Zone ...
Close
Notes
  • † = After Extra Time

A-League Men play-offs

More information Brisbane Roar, 2–4 ...
Brisbane Roar2–4Perth Glory
Report
Close
Attendance: 1,254
Referee: Ben Abraham
More information Newcastle Jets, 4–1 ...
Close
Attendance: 1,238
Referee: Tim Danaskos

References

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI