2013 FFV State Knockout Cup

Format

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Final

Notes

References

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East Zone

South Zone

West Zone

North Zone

East Zone

South Zone

West Zone

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Clubs Entering

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The 2013 FFV State Knockout Cup is the third edition of a football (soccer) knockout-cup competition held between men's clubs in Victoria, Australia. The first round was played during the weekend of 3 March 2013, with the Final scheduled for 7 September.

Unlike previous years, this tournament does not stagger the entrance of teams based on their position on the football pyramid; teams from as high as the Victorian Premier League participated in the opening round, though 16 selected clubs were given byes to the Fourth Round.

Round	Clubs remaining	Clubs involved	Winners from previous round	New entries this round	Scheduled for weekend(s) of
Round 1	94	28	none	none	2 March
Round 2	80	64	14	40	9 March
Round 3	48	32	32	none	23 March
Round 4	32	32	16	16	4 May
Round 5	16	16	16	none	8 June
Quarter-Finals	8	8	8	none	17 and 24 July
Semi-Finals	4	4	4	none	21 August
Final	2	2	2	none	7 September

During Rounds 1-4, the matches will be played within 4 geographical "zones" (North, South, East and West), with the zones merging into a single competition in Round 5.

50 Clubs were randomly granted byes into Round 2; the remaining 28 of the introductory teams played in Round 1 on the weekend of 2 March. The Draw for this round was held on 15 February.^[1]

These matches were played during the weekend of 9 March. The Draw for this round was held on 15 February, the same day as the Draw for Round 1.^[2]

These matches were played on the weekend of 23 March; the Draw was held on 12 March.^[3]

Round 4 saw the introduction of 16 Seeded Clubs, selected based on their performance in the 2012 FFV State Knockout Cup.^[4]

North Zone

Pascoe Vale
Moreland Zebras
Heidelberg United
Northcote City

East Zone

Oakleigh Cannons
South Melbourne
Port Melbourne Sharks
Richmond Eagles

South Zone

Dandenong Thunder
Southern Stars
Bentleigh Greens
Werribee City^{[note 1]}

West Zone

Green Gully Cavaliers
Melbourne Knights
North Geelong Warriors
Altona Magic

The Round 4 matches were played on the weekend of 4 May; the Draw was held on 25 March.^[3]

This round saw the 4 winners from each Zone in the previous round enter a single 16-Club draw. These matches were played on the weekend of 8 June; the Draw took place on 6 May.^[3]

The Draw for the Quarter-Finals took place on 12 June; the matches took place on 23rd July.

23 July	South Melbourne	4-2 (ht: 0-2)	Preston Lions	Lakeside stadium
7:30 PM	??	^[5]	Dauda 7', 53'	Attendance: 450

The Draw for the Semi-Finals took place on 15 July.

The Final was played at the neutral venue of Knights Stadium on 8 September.

8 September	Dandenong Thunder	1-3 (ht:0-1)	Green Gully Cavaliers	Knights Stadium
3PM	Foster 78'		Vergas 4' (o.g.) Hayne 57', 83' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,367

↑ Hume City were originally seeded in Werribee City's place, but withdrew from the competition.

Cobram Victory

FC Strathmore

Barooga Recreation Reserve

↑ "Round 1 draw" (PDF). Football Federation Victoria. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
↑ "Round 2 Draw" (PDF). Football Federation Victoria. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "State Knockout Cup 2013 Format" (PDF). Football Federation Victoria. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
↑ "State Knockout Cup 2013 Seeded Teams" (PDF). Football Federation Victoria. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 http://www.foxsportspulse.com/comp_info.cgi?a=ROUND&round=-1&client=1-8746-0-252876-0&pool=1001 foxsportspulse