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2020 FFA Cup preliminary rounds
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The 2020 FFA Cup preliminary rounds were the qualifying competition initially meant to decide 22 of the 32 teams to take part in the 2020 FFA Cup. Some preliminary matches were held in February and March, prior to the competition being suspended in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[1]

The competition was cancelled on 3 July.[2]

Some of the federation-based competitions resumed from July (Lakoseljac Cup in Tasmania).[3]

Schedule

The fixtures for the competition are as follows.

Round Number of fixtures ACT NSW NNSW NT[4] QLD SA[5] TAS[3] VIC[6] WA[7]
First qualifying round 31 + 3 byes 8–16 Feb
Second qualifying round 17 22–23 Feb
First Round 32 + 1 bye 28 Feb–2 Mar 29 Feb–7 Mar
Second Round 143 + 53 byes 11–17 Mar 22–23 Feb 21 Feb–14 Mar 6–9 Mar 14–15 Mar
Third Round partially played 29 Feb–1 Mar 28 Feb–21 Mar 29 Feb 13–16 Mar
Fourth Round partially played 14–15 Mar 14 Mar 11 Jul
Fifth Round 4–6 Sep
  • Some round dates in respective Federations overlap due to separate scheduling of Zones/Sub-Zones.
  • Member federation matches played or scheduled since the overall competition was cancelled are shown in grey.

Format

The preliminary rounds structures are as follows, and refer to the different levels in the unofficial Australian association football league system:[8][9]

  • First qualifying round:
  • 65 Victorian clubs level 9 and below entered this stage.
  • Second qualifying round:
  • 34 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage.
  • First round:
  • 9 Western Australian clubs (Regional areas) entered this stage.
  • Second round:
  • 121 New South Wales clubs (level 6 and below) entered this stage.[10]
  • 48 Northern New South Wales clubs (level 4 and below) entered this stage.[11]
  • 89 Queensland clubs (level 4 and below) entered this stage.[12]
  • 19 Western Australian clubs (5 from the previous round and 17 level 5 and below) entered this stage.
  • Third round:
  • 88 New South Wales clubs (65 from the previous round and 23 level 4–5) entered this stage.
  • 54 South Australian clubs (level 2 and below) entered this stage.
  • 10 Tasmanian clubs (level 3) entered this stage.
  • Fourth round:
  • 16 Tasmanian clubs (8 from the previous round and 8 level 2) entered this stage, with the competition resuming on 11 July.[3]
  • Fifth round:
  • 8 Tasmanian clubs entered this stage.

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
QLD = Queensland CNQ = Central and North Queensland FNQ = Far North Queensland
CQ = Central Queensland
MR = Mackay Region
NQ = North Queensland
SEQ = South East Queensland
SA = South Australia
TAS = Tasmania
VIC = Victoria
WA = Western Australia

Qualifying Round 1

Notes:

Qualifying Round 2

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

First Round

Notes:
  • w/o = Walkover
  • † = After Extra Time
  • WA Byes – Twin City Saints SC (-).

Second Round

Notes:
  • † = After Extra Time
  • NSW Byes – Broulee Stingrays FC (-), Bulli FC (-), Castle Hill United FC (-), Central Coast Wolves FC (-), Coniston FC (-), Gunners FC (-), Marayong FC (-), Redbacks FC (-), Springwood United FC (-).
  • NNSW Byes – Bellingen FC (-), Boambee Bombers FC (4), Coffs City United FC (4), Dudley Redhead United Senior FC (4), Dudley Redhead United FC (4), Kotara South FC (4), Macleay Valley Rangers FC (4), Mayfield United Senior FC (-), Moree Services FC (5), North United Wolves SC (-), Oxley Vale Attunga FC (4), Port United SC (4), Sawtell FC (-), Wallis Lakes-Great Lakes United (-), Westlawn Tigers FC (4), Woolgoolga Wolves (4).
  • QLD Byes – Across The Waves (-), Broadbeach United (4), Burleigh Heads Bulldogs (4), Caloundra FC (4), Clinton FC (-), CQU Berserker Bears (-), Frenchville FC (-), Kangaroo Point Rovers (6), Kawana (4), KSS Jets FC (-), Logan Village FC (7), Maroochydore FC (4), Narangba (-), Nerang FC (4), New Farm United FC (5), Newmarket (6), North Pine (4), Redcliffe PCYC FC (7), Robina City (5), Samford Rangers FC (5), Slacks Creek (6), Southport (4), St. George Willawong FC (5), Taringa Rovers (4), Teviot Downs SC (7), The Gap (4), The Lakes FC (6), Toowong (4).

Third Round

Notes:

Fourth Round

In Tasmania, the Lakoseljac Cup recommenced in July, after the cancellation of the overall FFA Cup competition.[3]

Notes:

NT Byes : Alice Springs Celtic (2), Alice Springs Vikings FC (2), Palmerston Rovers (2).

Fifth Round

References

  1. ^ "Grassroots football temporarily suspended". Football Federation Australia. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Coronavirus forces FFA Cup to be cancelled". The World Game. SBS. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d Andrew Cooling (13 July 2020). "Lakoseljac Cup Round of 16 Wrap". Sliceofcheese.net. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Football Northern Territory – FFA CUP". www.footballnt.com.au. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  5. ^ "FFA Cup 2020 nominations now open". Football SA. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  6. ^ "FFA CUP 2020 PRELIMINARY ROUNDS PROGRESSION" (PDF). footballfedvic.com.au. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  7. ^ "2020 Competition Calendar". footballwest.com.au. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  8. ^ https://www.footballvictoria.com.au/sites/ffv/files/2019-12/FFA%20Cup%202020%20-%20Progression_0.pdf
  9. ^ https://www.footballvictoria.com.au/news/2020-ffa-cup-qualifying-round-1
  10. ^ "HUGE INTEREST GROWS AS FFA CUP ROUND'S 2 AND 3 ANNOUNCED". Football NSW. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Round-2-Fixtures-Draw-2019-FFA-Cup-Northern-Southern-Conference" (PDF). Football Northern NSW. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  12. ^ "FFA Cup Queensland Preliminary draw fixtures revealed". FFA. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Football Victoria's 2020 FFA Cup Qualifying Round 1 Draw Completed". FFA. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  14. ^ "Opening FFA Cup matches in ACT locked in". Capital Football. 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.