2015 FFA Cup

2015 FFA Cup
Country  Australia
 New Zealand
Teams 648

The 2015 FFA Cup will be the second season of the FFA Cup, the main national association football knockout cup competition in Australia. 32 teams will again begin competition in the competition proper (from the Round of 32),[1] including all 10 A-League teams, the reigning National Premier Leagues Champion, and 21 Football Federation Australia (FFA) member federation teams determined through individual state-based preliminary rounds.[1] 2015 will be the first season in which teams from all nine FFA member federations participate, with the Northern Territory participating for the first time.[2]

Football Federation Australia has announced that most of the games from the Round of 32 owards will be played on a Tuesday or Wednesday, with the final to be held on Saturday 7 November.[3]

The winner of the FFA Cup will receive $50,000 as part of a total prize money pool of $131,000.[4]

Round and dates

Round Draw date Match date Number of fixtures Teams New entries this round
Preliminary rounds Various 14 February–25 June 2015 619 + 97 byes 648 → 32 637
Round of 32 TBD 28 July–12 August 2015 16 32 → 16 11
Round of 16 TBD 25 August–2 September 2015 8 16 → 8 none
Quarter-finals TBD 22–30 September 2015 4 8 → 4 none
Semi-finals TBD 20–28 October 2015 2 4 → 2 none
Final 7 November 2015 1 2 → 1 none

Prize fund

Round No. of Clubs
receive fund 		Prize fund[4]
Round of 16 8 $2,000
Quarter-finalists 4 $5,000
Semi-finalists 2 $10,000
Final runners-up 1 $25,000
Final winner 1 $50,000
Total $131,000

Preliminary rounds

FFA member federations teams will compete in various state-based preliminary rounds to win one of 21 places in the competition proper (round of 32). All Australian clubs are eligible to enter the qualifying process through their respective FFA member federation, however only one team per club is permitted entry in the competition. All nine FFA member federations will take part in the tournament, with the Northern Territory participating for the first time.[5] Player registration numbers in each jurisdiction was used to determine the number of qualifying teams for each member federation:

Unlike the previous season, this seasons preliminary rounds will operate within a consistent national structure whereby club entry into the competition will be staggered in each state/territory, ultimately leading to round 7 with the winning clubs from that round gaining direct entry into the round of 32. The first matches of the preliminary rounds began on 14 February 2015, and the final matches of the preliminary rounds will take place on 27 June 2015.

Teams

A total of 32 teams will participate in the 2015 FFA Cup competition proper, ten of which will come from the A-League, one the 2014 National Premier Leagues Champion (North Eastern MetroStars from South Australia),[1] and the remaining 21 teams from FFA member federations, as determined by the preliminary rounds.[6] A-League clubs represent the highest level in the Australian league system, whereas member federation clubs come from Level 2 and below. The current season tier of member federation clubs is shown in parentheses.

A-League clubs
Adelaide United Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners Melbourne City
Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Sydney FC
Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers
Member federation clubs
Australian Capital Territory TBD New South Wales Hawkesbury City (4) or Western NSW Mariners (4) or Balmain Tigers (4) New South Wales Sydney Olympic (2) or South Coast Wolves (2) New South Wales Northbridge FC (4) or Sydney United 58 (2) or Prospect United (5)
New South Wales Rockdale City Suns (2) or Sutherland Sharks (2) New South Wales Northern Tigers (3) or Blacktown City (2) New South Wales TBD New South Wales TBD
Queensland TBD Queensland TBD Queensland TBD Queensland TBD
Northern Territory TBD South Australia North Eastern MetroStars (2) South Australia TBD Tasmania TBD
Victoria (Australia) TBD Victoria (Australia) TBD Victoria (Australia) TBD Victoria (Australia) TBD
Western Australia TBD Western Australia TBD

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Cup spot the reward in PS4 NPL Finals Series". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "FFA Cup to kick off in 2014 – Announcement, live updates". The Roar.
  3. ↑ "Saturday night final for Westfield FFA Cup in 2015". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "FFA Cup 2015 Competition Regulations" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. p. 45. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "NT to enter the fray in 2015". theffacup.com.au. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Gallop flags ACL spot for 2016 FFA Cup winner". FourFourTwo (Australia). Retrieved 19 December 2014.

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