2021 FFA Cup preliminary rounds

The 2021 FFA Cup preliminary rounds are the qualifying competition initially meant to decide 23 of the 32 teams to take part in the 2021 FFA Cup. The competition is scheduled to be played between February and July 2021.

2021 FFA Cup preliminary rounds

Country	Australia
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Schedule

The fixtures for the competition are as follows.

Round	Number of fixtures	ACT	A-League	NSW	NNSW	NT	QLD[1]	SA[2]	TAS	VIC	WA[3]
Qualifying Round		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	19–22 Feb	–
First Round		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	26 Feb–1 Mar	–
Second Round		–	–	13–14 Mar			13–14 Feb	–	–	5–8 Mar	20–28 Feb
Third Round		6-14 Mar	–	23–25 Mar			20–21 Feb	26–28 Mar	6–8 Mar	12–15 Mar	6–7 Mar
Fourth Round		27-31 Mar	–	13–15 Apr			3–4 Apr	23–25 Apr	2–5 Apr	2–5 Apr	3–4 Apr
Fifth Round		27 Apr-6 May	–	27–29 Apr			24–25 Apr	14–16 May	1–2 May	27 Apr–5 May	25 Apr
Sixth Round		18-20 May	–	11–13 May			25–26 May	1–3 Jun	29–30 May	25 May–2 Jun	15–16 May
Seventh Round		5–6 Jun	4–6 Jun	25–27 May			19–20 Jun	19–20 Jun	12–14 Jun	15–23 Jun	19–20 Jun

• 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 association football league system:

• Qualifying Round:

• 55 Victorian clubs from level 10 and below enter at this stage.

• First round:

• 76 Victorian clubs (28 from the previous round and 48 teams from level 8) enter at this stage.

• Second round:

• 62 Victorian clubs (38 from the previous round and 24 teams from level 7) enter at this stage.
• 24 Western Australian clubs from level 5 and below, including from regional leagues, enter at this stage.

• Third round:

• 100 Victorian clubs (31 from the previous round and 69 teams from levels 3–6) enter at this stage.
• 42 Western Australian clubs (12 from the previous round and 30 teams from levels 3 and 4) enter at this stage.

• Fourth round:

• 64 Victorian clubs (50 from the previous round and 14 teams from level 2) enter at this stage.
• 32 Western Australian clubs (21 from the previous round and 11 teams from level 2) enter at this stage.

• Fifth round:

• 32 Victorian clubs progress to this stage.
• 16 Western Australian clubs will progress to this stage.

• Sixth round:

• 16 Victorian clubs progress to this stage.
• 8 Western Australian clubs will progress to this stage.

• Seventh round:

• The four lowest-ranked teams in the 2020–21 A-League will play-off for two spots in the Round of 32.
• 2 Australian Capital Territory clubs will progress to this stage, which will act as the Final of the Federation Cup.
• 8 New South Wales clubs will progress to this stage. The 4 winners also qualify to the final rounds of the Waratah Cup.
• 4 Northern New South Wales clubs will progress to this stage.
• 2 Northern Territory clubs will progress to this stage, which will act as the final of the Sport Minister's Cup.
• 8 Queensland clubs will progress to this stage; 2 from Central and North Queensland, and 6 from South East Queensland.
• 4 South Australian clubs will progress to this stage. The 2 winners will also participate in the Grand Final of the Federation Cup.
• 2 Tasmanian clubs will progress to this stage, which will act as the Grand Final of the Milan Lakoseljac Cup.
• 8 Victorian clubs will progress to this stage. The 4 winners also qualify to the final rounds of the Dockerty Cup.
• 4 Western Australian clubs will progress to this stage. The 2 winners will also participate in the Final of the Football West State Cup.

Key to Abbreviations

Federation	Zone	Sub Zone
ACT = Australian Capital Territory
A-L = Football Australia (A-League)
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

The draw for the qualifying round was conducted on 4 February 2021. A total of 55 clubs from Men’s State League 5, Bendigo Amateur Soccer League, Ballarat & District Soccer Association, Sunraysia, Metropolitan League, and Latrobe Valley Soccer League in Victoria entered at this stage.[4]

Fed. Zone Sub Zone Tie no Home Team (Tier) Score Away Team (Tier) Victoria VIC – – 1 Aspendale SC – Bundoora United FC VIC – – 2 Ballarat SC – Glen Waverley SC VIC – – 3 Casey Panthers SC – White Star Dandenong SC VIC – – 4 Endeavour Hills SC – Surfside Waves SC VIC – – 5 Glenroy Lions FC – Glen Eira FC VIC – – 6 Albert Park SC – Macedon Blues United FC VIC – – 7 Hampton Park United Sparrows – Maribyrnong Greens VIC – – 8 Mildura City SC – Shepparton South SC VIC – – 9 Falcons 2000 SC – Bacchus Marsh SC VIC – – 10 Deakin University SC – Old Trinity Grammarians VIC – – 11 Tullamarine FC – Moonee Valley Knights FC VIC – – 12 Melton Phoenix FC – Wyndham FC VIC – – 13 Lilydale Montrose United – Daylesford & Hepburn United

Fed. Zone Sub Zone Tie no Home Team (Tier) Score Away Team (Tier) VIC – – 14 Old Ivanhoe SC – Mount Waverley City SC VIC – – 15 Knox United SC – Yarra Jets FC VIC – – 16 Balmoral FC – Alphington FC VIC – – 17 Moama-Echuca Border Raiders – Melbourne Lions VIC – – 18 Bunyip District SC – West Point SC VIC – – 19 Keon Park SC – Mentone SC VIC – – 20 Pakenham United FC – South East United FC VIC – – 21 Spring Gully United SC – Barwon SC VIC – – 22 Mount Martha SC – East Kew FC VIC – – 23 Old Melburnians SC – Keilor Wolves SC VIC – – 24 Maidstone United SC – Boronia SC VIC – – 25 St Kevins Old Boys SC – Mitchell Rangers SC VIC – – 26 Barton United FC – Meadow Park SC VIC – – 27 Rosebud SC – Lara United FC

Notes:

• w/o = Walkover
• † = After Extra Time
• VIC Byes – Tatura SC (-).

Second Round

Fed. Zone Sub Zone Tie no Home Team (Tier) Score Away Team (Tier) Western Australia WA – – 1 Busselton City FC – Bunbury Dynamos SC WA – – 2 Jaguar FC – Alexander Florina FC WA – – 3 Maccabi SC – Kwinana United SC WA – – 4 Woodvale FC – Ellenbrook United FC WA – – 5 North Beach SC – Wembley Downs SC WA – – 6 Maddington White City FC – Kalamunda United WA – – 7 Twin City Saints SC – Greyhounds Christian SC WA – – 8 Port Kennedy SC – East Perth FC WA – – 9 Dunsborough Towners FC – South Perth United WA – – 10 Yanchep United FC – Joondanna Blues FC WA – – 11 Chipolopolo WAFC – North Perth United WA – – 12 Perth Hills United FC – Football Margaret River Third Round Fed. Zone Sub Zone Tie no Home Team (Tier) Score Away Team (Tier) Western Australia WA – – 1 Busselton City FC/Bunbury Dynamos SC – Port Kennedy SC/East Perth FC WA – – 2 Perth AFC – Riverside Christian FC WA – – 3 Jaguar FC/Alexander Florina FC – Swan United FC WA – – 4 Maccabi SC/Kwinana United SC – Dunsborough Towners FC/South Perth United WA – – 5 South West Phoenix FC – Murdoch University Melville FC WA – – 6 Balga SC – Northern City FC WA – – 7 Gosnell City FC – Yanchep United FC/Joondanna Blues FC WA – – 8 Kingsley Westside FC – Subiaco AFC WA – – 9 Canning City FC – Dianella White Eagles SC WA – – 10 Woodvale FC/Ellenbrook United FC – Chipolopolo WAFC/North Perth United WA – – 11 Hamersley Rovers SC – Carramar Shamrock Rovers FC WA – – 12 Western Knights SC – Stirling Lions SC WA – – 13 Mandurah City FC – Perth Hills United FC/Football Margaret River WA – – 14 North Beach SC/Wembley Downs SC – Olympic Kingsway SC WA – – 15 Maddington White City FC/Kalamunda United – Ashfield SC WA – – 16 Kelmscott Roos SC – Forrestfield United FC WA – – 17 UWA Nedlands FC – Morley Windmills SC WA – – 18 Quinns FC – Bunbury United SC WA – – 19 Curtin University FC – Joondalup United FC WA – – 20 Twin City Saints SC/Greyhounds Christian SC – Fremantle City FC WA – – 21 Wanneroo City SC – Joondalup City FC Seventh Round Fed Zone Sub Zone Tie no Home Team (Tier) Score Away Team (Tier) Australian Capital Territory ACT – – 1 – A-League A-L – – 2 – A-L – – 3 – New South Wales NSW – – 4 – NSW – – 5 – NSW – – 6 – NSW – – 7 – Northern New South Wales NNSW – – 8 – NNSW – – 9 – Northern Territory NT – – 10 – Fed Zone Sub Zone Tie no Home Team (Tier) Score Away Team (Tier) Queensland QLD CNQ – 11 – QLD SEQ – 12 – QLD SEQ – 13 – QLD SEQ – 14 – South Australia SA – – 15 – SA – – 16 – Tasmania TAS – – 17 – Victoria VIC – – 18 – VIC – – 19 – VIC – – 20 – VIC – – 21 – Western Australia WA – – 22 – WA – – 23 – References "2021 FFA CUP CLUB NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN". footballqueensland.com.au. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021. "2021 FFA Cup South Australian Preliminary Rounds | Nominations Now Open!". Football South Australia. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021. "FFA Cup nominations reopened". footballwest.com.au. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021. "FFA Cup Qualifying Round fixtures in Victoria confirmed". FFA Cup. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021. External links Official website