2015 NNSW FFA Cup Qualifying Rounds

The 2015 NNSW FFA Cup Qualifying Rounds and Finals Series was a knockout competition run in Northern New South Wales, by Northern NSW Football, used to determine the two Northern NSW entrants to the national 2015 FFA Cup.[1] For the Preliminary Rounds, Football Far North Coast kicked off the overall competition with matches on 13 February.[2]

2015 NNSW FFA Cup Qualifying

NNSW Football Finals Series
Country	Australia
Dates	13 February 2015 – 21 June 2015
Teams	Approx. 80
2016 → All statistics correct as of 23 February 2015. Finals Series played at Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility

Format

Due to travel distances and time restraints, the competition was divided into two pools, the Northern Pool and the Southern Pool.

Northern Pool

The four Northern Pool Zones play off within their respective district-based zones. The Zone winners then played off for two places in the Quarter Finals stage of the Preliminary Round.[3]

First Round

Football Mid North Coast

14 February 2015	Macleay Valley Rangers (-)	3-2	Port Saints FC (-)	Dangar Street Field, Kempsey
17:00	Potter  ?' Saul  ?' Applegate  ?'	Report	Khodary  ?' Rogers  ?'

14 February 2015	Club Taree Wildcats (-)	2-2 (2–4 p)	Tuncurry Forster FC (-)	Omaru Park, Taree
17:00	?  ?' ?  ?'	Report	Yeates  8' Chapman  60'
	Penalties
	- - - -		Chick Kianou Croker Aquilina

Northern Inland Football

22 March 2015	Gunnedah United (-)	v	North Armidale FC (-)	TBA, Armidale
TBA

22 March 2015	Inverell Joeys FC (-)	v	South Armidale United FC (-)	TBA, Armidale
TBA

22 March 2015	East Armidale FC (-)	v	Oxley Vale Attunga FC (-)	Doody Park, Tamworth
TBA

22 March 2015	North Companions FC (-)	v	Demon Knights FC (-)	Doody Park, Tamworth
TBA

22 March 2015	The Armidale School (-)	v	Tamworth FC (-)	Doody Park, Tamworth
16:30

North Coast Football

28 February 2015	Boambee Bombers (-)	8-0	Woolgoolga United FC (-)	Ayshire Park, Boambee
15:00

28 February 2015	Coffs City United FC (-)	v	Northern Storm Thunder (-)	Ayshire Park, Boambee
17:00

28 February 2015	Goonellabah FC (-)	v	Lismore Workers FC (-)	Barnier Park, Junction Hill
15:00

28 February 2015	Maclean FC (-)	v	Coffs Coast Tigers FC (-)	Barnier Park, Junction Hill
17:00

• Byes: Urunga FC (-)

Football Far North Coast

13 February 2015	Ballina SC (4)	0-3	Lismore Thistles SC (4)	John Ryan Field, East Lismore
19:00		Report

13 February 2015	Lennox Head (4)	1-3	Alstonville FC (4)	Skennars Head 1, Skennars Head
19:00	Feresch  ?'	Report	Arthur  ?' Brambly  ?' Francis  ?'

15 February 2015	Goonellabah FC (4)	2-1	Lismore Workers FC (4)	Weston Park 1, Goonellabah
19:00	Annetts  30' Annetts  ?'	Report Video	Keevers  ?'

Second Round

Football Mid North Coast

21 February 2015	Tuncurry Forster FC (4)	4-1	Lismore Workers FC (4)	Tuncurry Sports Complex, Tuncurry
15:00		Report

Northern Inland Football

TBA	Northern Inland Winner Match 1 (-)	v	Northern Inland Winner Match 2 (-)	TBA
TBA

TBA	Northern Inland Winner Match 3 (-)	v	Northern Inland Winner Match 4 (-)	TBA
TBA

• Byes: Northern Inland Winner Match 5 ()

North Coast Football

TBA	North Coast Winner Match 1 (-)	v	North Coast Winner Match 2 (-)	TBA
TBA

TBA	North Coast Winner Match 3 (-)	v	Urunga FC (-)	TBA
TBA

• Byes: North Coast Winner Match 4 ()

Football Far North Coast

TBA	Goonellabah FC (2)	v	Lismore Thistles SC (2)	TBA
TBA

• Byes: Alstonville FC (2)

Third Round

Football Mid North Coast

• Byes: Tuncurry Forster FC (4)

Northern Inland Football

Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier) 1 Northern Inland Winner Round 2 Match 1 () – Northern Inland Round 1 Winner Match 5 () Byes: Northern Inland Winner Round 2 Match 2 () North Coast Football Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier) 1 North Coast Winner Round 2 Match 1 () – North Coast Winner Round 1 Match 4 () Byes: North Coast Winner Round 2 Match 2 () (Unless Urunga FC win as they have already had a bye) Football Far North Coast Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier) 1 Far North Coast Winner Round 2 Match 1 () – Alstonville FC (2) Fourth Round Football Mid North Coast Byes: Tuncurry Forster FC (4) Northern Inland Football Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier) 1 Northern Inland Winner Round 3 Match 1 () – Northern Inland Winner Round 2 Match 2 () North Coast Football Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier) 1 North Coast Winner Round 3 Match 1 () – North Coast Winner Round 2 Match 2 () Football Far North Coast Byes: Football Far North Coast Round 3 Winner Match 1 () Fifth Round Football Mid North Coast vs Northern Inland Football Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier) 1 Tuncurry Forster FC (4) – Northern Inland Winner Round 4 Match 1 () – North Coast Football vs Football Far North Coast Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier) 1 North Coast Winner Round 4 Match 1 () – Football Far North Coast Round 3 Winner Match 1 () Southern Pool Second Round 21 February 2015 Beresfield United Senior SC (4) 10–0 Warners Bay FC (5) LMRFF 1, Speers Point 10:00 21 February 2015 Belmont Tingira FC (-) w/o Newcastle Suns FC (4) LMRFF 2, Speers Point 10:30 21 February 2015 Merewether Advance SFC (6) 1–7 Kotara South FC (5) LMRFF 1, Speers Point 12:00 21 February 2015 New Lambton Eagles FC (4) 1–1 (5–4 p) New Lambton FC (7) LMRFF 2, Speers Point 12:30 Penalties ? ? ? ? ? ? 21 February 2015 Plattsburg Maryland FC (6) 3-0 Cardiff City FC (4) LMRFF 1, Speers Point 14:00 21 February 2015 Westlakes Wildcats FC (5) 1-9 Kahibah FC (3) LMRFF 2, Speers Point 14:30 21 February 2015 Cooks Hill United FC (3) 2-0 Barnsley United Senior SC (4) LMRFF 1, Speers Point 16:00 21 February 2015 Toronto Awaba FC (3) 3-0 Garden Suburb FC (4) LMRFF 2, Speers Point 16:30 21 February 2015 Belmont Swansea United SC (3) 0-1 Swansea FC (4) LMRFF 1, Speers Point 18:00 21 February 2015 Newcastle University Mens FC (4) 3-2 Wallsend FC (3) LMRFF 2, Speers Point 18:30 22 February 2015 Stockton Sharks FC (5) 0-3 Dudley Redhead Senior FC (4) LMRFF 1, Speers Point 10:00 22 February 2015 Hunter Simba FC (6) 5-4 Morriset United FC (5) LMRFF 2, Speers Point 10:30 22 February 2015 Kurri Kurri Senior SC (6) 5-0 Mayfield United Junior SFC (7) LMRFF 1, Speers Point 12:00 22 February 2015 Tenambit Sharks FC (6) 3-5 Medowie FC (6) LMRFF 2, Speers Point 12:30 22 February 2015 Charlestown Junior FC (5) 3-2 RAAF Williamtown (7) LMRFF 1, Speers Point 14:00 22 February 2015 Muswellbrook FC (6) 0-12 Singleton Strikers FC (3) LMRFF 2, Speers Point 14:30 22 February 2015 Mayfield United Senior FC (4) 17-1 Dudley Redhead Junior (7) LMRFF 1, Speers Point 16:00 22 February 2015 Thornton Redbacks FC (3) 5-2 Cessnock City Hornets FC (3) LMRFF 2, Speers Point 16:30 22 February 2015 Beresfield FC (5) 0-2 West Wallsend SFC (3) LMRFF 1, Speers Point 18:00 22 February 2015 Valentine FC (3) 8-3 Lake Macquarie City FC (3) LMRFF 2, Speers Point 18:30 Byes : Jesmond FC (5)[3] Third Round The winners from the Second Round played the seeded NNSW NPL teams. The Second Round took place on the weekend of 28 February - 1 March 2015. [4] 28 February 2015 Swansea FC (4) v Broadmeadow Magic FC (2) LMRFF 2, Speers Point 9:30 28 February 2015 Newcastle University Mens FC (4) v Weston Workers Bears FC (2) LMRFF 1, Speers Point 10:00 28 February 2015 Cooks Hill United FC (3) v Maitland FC (2) LMRFF 2, Speers Point 11:30 28 February 2015 Kahibah FC (3) v South Cardiff FC (2) LMRFF 1, Speers Point 12:00 28 February 2015 Plattsburg Maryland FC (6) v Charlestown City Blues FC (2) LMRFF 2, Speers Point 13:30 28 February 2015 New Lambton Eagles FC (4) v Edgeworth FC (2) LMRFF 1, Speers Point 14:00 28 February 2015 Beresfield United (4) v Lambton Jaffas FC (2) LMRFF 2, Speers Point 15:30 28 February 2015 Newcastle Suns FC (4) v Hamilton Olympic FC (2) LMRFF 1, Speers Point 16:00 28 February 2015 Kotara South (5) v Adamstown Rosebud FC (2) LMRFF 2, Speers Point 17:30 28 February 2015 Jesmond FC (5) v Toronto Awaba FC (3) LMRFF 1, Speers Point 18:00 1 March 2015 Hunter Simba (6) v Kurri Kurri (6) Lydon Oval, Dudley 11:00 1 March 2015 Charlestown Junior (5) v Mayfield United Senior (4) Lydon Oval, Dudley 13:00 1 March 2015 Dudley Redhead Senior (4) v Valentine FC (3) Lydon Oval, Dudley 15:00 1 March 2015 Medowie (6) v Thornton Redbacks (3) Johnston Park, West Wallsend 14:00 1 March 2015 West Wallsend (3) v Singleton Strikers (3) Johnston Park, West Wallsend 16:00 Fourth Round Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier) 1 Third Round Qualifier (-) – Third Round Qualifier (-) 2 Third Round Qualifier (-) – Third Round Qualifier (-) 3 Third Round Qualifier (-) – Third Round Qualifier (-) 4 Third Round Qualifier (-) – Third Round Qualifier (-) 5 Third Round Qualifier (-) – Third Round Qualifier (-) 6 Third Round Qualifier (-) – Third Round Qualifier (-) 7 Third Round Qualifier (-) – Third Round Qualifier (-) Byes : 1 x Division 1 or Zone League Team. Fifth Round The draw will most likely be as follows: Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier) 1 Fourth Round Qualifier (-) – Fourth Round Qualifier (-) 2 Fourth Round Qualifier (-) – Fourth Round Qualifier (-) Byes : 3-4 x Division 1 or Zone League Teams will be given byes in preference to NPL teams. Depending on who prevails, up to 1 x NPL team may be given a bye. NNSW Finals The NNSW Football Finals Series will take place on the weekend of 20–21 June 2015. The finals will be composed of: 2 teams from the Northern Pool 3 teams from the NPL Southern Pool 3 teams from the Division 1 and Zone Southern Pool. Quarter Finals The Quarter Finals took place at the Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility on 20 June 2015. Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier) 1 NTH Quarter Final Qualifier (-) – STH Quarter Final Qualifier (-) 2 NTH Quarter Final Qualifier (-) – STH Quarter Final Qualifier (-) 3 STH Quarter Final Qualifier (-) – STH Quarter Final Qualifier (-) 4 STH Quarter Final Qualifier (-) – STH Quarter Final Qualifier (-) Semi Finals The Semi Finals took place at the Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility on 21 June 2015. References Enter the Westfield FFA Cup 2015 "The 2015 journey begins tonight". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 13 February 2015. "FFA Cup Preliminary Round (NNSWF Southern Division) Draw Released". Retrieved 18 December 2014. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2015-02-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) External links