2020 FFA Cup preliminary rounds
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]
Country | Australia |
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Teams | 765 |
Champions | Event Cancelled |
← 2019 2021 → |
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] |
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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 |
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ACT = Australian Capital Territory | ||
NSW = New South Wales | ||
NNSW = Northern New South Wales | NTH = North STH = South |
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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
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- Notes:
- w/o = Walkover
- † = After Extra Time
- VIC Byes – Falcons 2000 (-), Hampton Park United Sparrows FC (-), Old Mentonians (-).
Qualifying Round 2
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- Notes:
- w/o = Walkover
- † = After Extra Time
First Round
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- Notes:
- w/o = Walkover
- † = After Extra Time
- WA Byes – Twin City Saints SC (-).
Second Round
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- 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
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- Notes:
- w/o = Walkover
- † = After Extra Time
- ACT Byes – Brindabella Blues (3), Queanbeyan City (3), Southern Tablelands United (3), Weston Molonglo (3).
- NNSW Byes – Singleton Strikers FC (3).
- QLD Byes – MA Olympic FC (-).
- SA Byes – Adelaide Blue Eagles (2), Adelaide City (2), Adelaide Comets (2), Adelaide Olympic (2), Adelaide Raiders (2), Campbelltown City (2), Croydon Kings (2), Cumberland United (2), North Eastern MetroStars (2), Para Hills Knights (2).
- TAS Byes – Beachside (3), Launceston United (3), Metro FC (3), Somerset (3), Taroona (3), University of Tasmania (3).
- VIC Byes – Surf Coast (8).
Fourth Round
In Tasmania, the Lakoseljac Cup recommenced in July, after the cancellation of the overall FFA Cup competition.[3]
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- Notes:
NT Byes : Alice Springs Celtic (2), Alice Springs Vikings FC (2), Palmerston Rovers (2).
Fifth Round
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