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2024 Australia Cup preliminary rounds Country Australia Teams 761
The 2024 Australia Cup preliminary rounds are the qualifying competition to decide 24 of the 32 teams to take part in the 2024 Australia Cup . The competition commences in February.
The fixtures for the competition are as follows.
Round Number of fixtures Clubs A-League ACT NSW [ 1] NNSW NT QLD [ 2] SA [ 3] TAS VIC [ 4] WA [ 5] First round 58 + 21 byes 759 → 701 — — — — — 10 Feb — — 9–12 Feb — Second round 136 + 44 byes 701 → 565 — — 9–10 Mar 17 Feb–17 Mar — 9–27 Feb — — 23–26 Feb 24–25 Feb Third round 205 + 6 byes 565 → 360 — 13–24 Mar 19–21 Mar 24 Feb–17 Apr — 10 Feb–3 Apr 16–18 Feb 9–11 Mar 8–11 Mar 15–17 Mar Fourth round 173 + 1 bye 360 → 187 — 9–18 Apr 9–24 Apr 2 Mar–15 May 19 Mar–16 Apr 6–17 Apr 15–17 Mar 29 Mar–1 Apr 27 Mar–10 Apr 25–28 Apr Fifth round 87 + 1 bye 187 → 100 — 30 Apr–14 May 23 Apr–8 May 10 Mar–22 May 16–23 Apr 30 Apr–18 May 13 Apr 27 Apr 22 Apr–1 May 11–12 May Sixth round 44 100 → 56 — 21–23 May 14–29 May 8 Jun 7–11 May 21 May–1 Jun 7–15 May 17–19 May 14–28 May 28 May Seventh round 22 56 → 34 — 8 Jun 28 May–5 Jun 10–12 Jun 28 May 11–15 Jun 5–12 Jun 10 Jun 11–18 Jun 12 Jun Play-off round 2 34 → 32 23–24 Jul — — — — — — — — —
The preliminary rounds structures are as follows, and refer to the different levels in the unofficial Australian soccer league system :
2 Queensland clubs from Regional Queensland level 5 entered this stage. 135 Victorian clubs from level 7 and below entered this stage. 117 New South Wales clubs level 5 and below entered this stage. 49 Northern New South Wales clubs level 4 and below entered this stage. 38 Queensland clubs (1 from the previous round and 37 teams from levels 5 and below) entered this stage. 78 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage. 34 Western Australian clubs from level 5 and below entered this stage. 12 ACT clubs from level 3 and below entered this stage. 102 New South Wales clubs (73 from the previous round and 29 teams from levels 3–4) entered this stage. 40 Northern New South Wales clubs (31 from the previous round and 9 teams from level 3) entered this stage. 84 Queensland clubs (19 from the previous round and 65 teams from levels 4 and below) entered this stage. 41 South Australian clubs from level 3 and below entered this stage . 10 Tasmanian clubs from level 3 and below entered this stage. 86 Victorian clubs (39 from the previous round and 47 teams from levels 5 and 6) entered this stage. 42 Western Australian clubs (18 from the previous round and 24 teams from levels 3 and 4) entered this stage. 16 ACT clubs (8 from the previous round and 8 teams from level 2) entered this stage. 64 New South Wales clubs (51 from the previous round and 13 teams from level 2) entered this stage. 32 Northern New South Wales clubs (20 from the previous round and 12 teams from level 2) entered this stage. 11 Northern Territory clubs from level 2 entered this stage. 64 Queensland clubs (42 from the previous round and 22 teams from levels 2 and 3) entered this stage. 32 South Australian clubs (21 from the previous round and 11 teams from level 2) entered this stage . 16 Tasmanian clubs (6 from the previous round, 2 league winners from level 3, and 8 teams from level 2) entered this stage. 80 Victorian clubs (43 from the previous round and 37 teams from levels 2–4) entered this stage. 32 Western Australian clubs (21 from the previous round and 11 teams from level 2) entered this stage. 8 ACT clubs progressed to this stage. 32 New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage. 16 Northern New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage. 7 Northern Territory clubs (6 from the previous round and 1 team from level 2) entered this stage. 32 Queensland clubs progressed to this stage. 16 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage . 8 Tasmanian clubs progressed to this stage. 40 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage. 16 Western Australian clubs progressed to this stage. 4 ACT clubs progressed to this stage. 16 New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage. 8 Northern New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage. 4 Northern Territory clubs progressed to this stage. 16 Queensland clubs progressed to this stage. 8 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage . 4 Tasmanian clubs progressed to this stage. 20 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage. 8 Western Australian clubs progressed to this stage. 2 Australian Capital Territory clubs progressed to this stage, which doubles as the Final of the Federation Cup . 8 New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage. The 4 winners also qualified to the final rounds of the Waratah Cup . 4 Northern New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage. The 2 winners also qualified for the Final of the NNSWF State Cup . 2 Northern Territory clubs progressed to this stage, which doubled as the NT Australia Cup Final . 8 Queensland clubs progressed to this stage; 2 from Central and North Queensland, and 14 from South East Queensland. 4 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage . The 2 winners also qualified for the Final of the Federation Cup . 2 Tasmanian clubs progressed to this stage, which doubled as the Grand Final of the Milan Lakoseljac Cup . 10 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage. The 5 winners also qualified to the final rounds of the Dockerty Cup . 4 Western Australian clubs progressed to this stage. The 2 winners also qualified for the Final of the Football West State Cup . The four lowest-ranked teams in the 2023–24 A-League Men will play-off for two spots in the Round of 32. Key to abbreviations [ edit ] Federation Zone Sub Zone ACT = Australian Capital Territory NSW = New South Wales NNSW = Northern New South Wales NTH = North STH = South NT = Northern Territory ASP = Alice Springs DAR = Darwin QLD = Queensland REG = Regional Queensland CC = Central Coast FNG = Far North and Gulf NTH = Northern WB = Wide Bay WC = Whitsunday Coast SEQ = South East Queensland SA = South Australia TAS = Tasmania VIC = Victoria WA = Western Australia
Fed. Zone Sub zone Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier) Queensland QLD REG FNG 1 Edge Hill United (5) 3–3† Leichhardt (5) Leichhardt advance 4–2 on penalties Victoria VIC – 2 Bell Park (8) 2–0 Surfside Waves (9) VIC – 3 Epsom (10) w/o Maidstone United (9) VIC – 4 Melbourne City (8) 1–3 Altona North (7) VIC – 5 Mount Eliza (9) w/o South Yarra (7) VIC – 6 Portland Panthers (10) 0–7 Fawkner (8) VIC – 7 Spring Hills (9) 4–1 Tullamarine (9) VIC – 8 St Albans Gospic Bears (11) 0–6 Western Eagles (7) VIC – 9 Mount Waverley City (9) 2–1 Boronia (8) VIC – 10 Doreen United (9) 3–1 Whitehorse United (9) VIC – 11 Ballarat (9) w/o Keysborough (8) VIC – 12 East Bentleigh (9) 4–3 Surf Coast (8) VIC – 13 Heatherton United (7) 2–1 Old Trinity Grammarians (9) VIC – 14 Hampton Park United Sparrows (8) 12–0 Brighton (8) VIC – 15 Epping City (7) 4–0 Thornbury Athletic (8) VIC – 16 Noble Park United (7) 3–0 Docklands Athletic (8) VIC – 17 Sandringham (7) 3–3† Riversdale (8) Riversdale advance 7–6 on penalties VIC – 18 Spring Gully United (10) 1–0 Birrarung (9) VIC – 19 Moonee Ponds United (8) 9–1 Endeavour Hills (9) VIC – 20 ETA Buffalo Club of Victoria (9) 0–7 Templestowe Wolves (9) VIC – 21 Springvale City (8) 5–2 Lilydale Montrose United (9) VIC – 22 Shepparton (10) w/o Pakenham United (9) VIC – 23 Sebastopol Vikings (7) 2–2† Keilor Wolves (8) Sebastapol Vikings advance 5–4 on penalties VIC – 24 Watsonia Heights (8) 2–0 Moonee Valley Knights (8) VIC – 25 West Preston (8) 4–3 Middle Park (7) VIC – 26 Endeavour United (8) 10–0 Tarneit United (9) VIC – 27 Lara United (9) 1–4 Williamstown (7)
Fed. Zone Sub zone Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier) VIC – 28 Laverton (7) 7–1 Monash University (8) VIC – 29 Westside Strikers Caroline Springs (8) 1–1† Mentone (8) Westside Strikers Caroline Springs advance 11–10 on penalties VIC – 30 Shepparton South (10) 0–1 Baxter (8) VIC – 31 Mitchell Rangers (9) 3–4 Sale United (10) VIC – 32 Lyndale United (8) 4–0 Mount Martha (9) VIC – 33 Sunbury United (7) 3–0 Gisborne (9) VIC – 34 Diamond Valley United (7) 3–1 Ringwood City (8) VIC – 35 Aspendale (9) 3–4† Knox United (8) VIC – 36 Wyndham (9) 1–2 Bendigo City (9) VIC – 37 Falcons 2000 (10) 0–12 Rowville Eagles (7) VIC – 38 Albert Park (8) 3–0 Meadow Park (9) VIC – 39 Rosebud (9) 0–2 Greenvale United (8) VIC – 40 Truganina (8) 1–5 Yarra Jets (8) VIC – 41 Noble Hurricanes (9) 0–2 Keon Park (9) VIC – 42 Noble Park (9) w/o Breakwater Eagles (10) VIC – 43 Plenty Valley Lions (8) 2–1 Moreland United (8) VIC – 44 Moreland Eagles (9) 2–10 Old Ivanhoe (9) VIC – 45 Brunswick Zebras (7) w/o Forest Rangers (10) VIC – 46 Heidelberg Eagles (7) 8–0 Casey Panthers (9) VIC – 47 Golden City (11) 2–10 Dandenong South (7) VIC – 48 Chelsea (8) 4–0 Alphington (9) VIC – 49 Barton United (9) 0–4 St Kilda (7) VIC – 50 Melbourne University (8) 1–3 Croydon City (8) VIC – 51 White Star Dandenong (7) 8–2 Castlemaine Goldfields (-) VIC – 52 Roxburgh Park United (9) 2–8 Glen Waverley (9) VIC – 53 Swinburne (-) 2–4 Fortuna 60 (10) VIC – 54 Melton Phoenix (8) 4–1 Elwood City (7) VIC – 55 Twin City Wanderers (-) 3–2† Leongatha Knights (-) VIC – 56 Waverley Wanderers (8) 7–1 Bunyip District (9) VIC – 57 East Kew (9) 8–1 Seaford United (9) VIC – 58 Cleeland United (9) 1–4 Manningham Juventus (8)
Notes: w/o = Walkover † = After Extra Time VIC Byes: Ashburton United (7), Balmoral (8), Barnstoneworth United (8), Barwon (8), Bundoora United (7), Darebin United (8), Deakin University (9), Frankston Pines (7), Glenroy Lions (8), Heidelberg Stars (9), Kings Domain (8), La Trobe University (9), Monash City Villarreal (8), Monbulk Rangers (8), Old Melburnians (9), Point Cook (7), Sandown Lions (8), Shepparton United (10), Somerville Eagles (8), St Kevin's Old Boys (9), West Point (8). Fed. Zone Sub zone Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier) New South Wales NSW — 1 Albion Park White Eagles (5) 4–0 Wyoming (6) NSW — 2 Lilli Pilli (5) 1–6 Kanwal Warnervale Rovers (5) NSW — 3 Albion Park FC (7) 4–3 Marulan (5) NSW — 4 Kellyville Kolts (5) 3–0 Enfield Rovers (5) NSW — 5 Auburn FC (5) 4–3† Brighton Heat (5) NSW — 6 Lane Cove (5) 4–2 Winston Hills (5) NSW — 7 Phoenix FC (5) 5–3 Gunners (5) NSW — 8 Fairfield Eagles (5) 0–7 Carlton Rovers (5) NSW — 9 Fairfield Patrician Brothers (5) 2–3 Como Jannali (5) NSW — 10 Normanhurst Eagles (5) 5–0 Shoalhaven United (5) NSW — 11 Figtree FC (7) 1–2 Kogarah Waratah (5) NSW — 12 Gosford City (6) 4–3 Liverpool Olympic (5) NSW — 13 Avoca (5) 3–1 Lokomotiv Cove (6) NSW — 14 Roselands (6) 0–6 Hurstville Glory (6) NSW — 15 Unanderra Hearts (6) 5–3 Ropes Crossing Strikers (5) NSW — 16 Shellharbour (5) 3–1 Tarrawanna Blueys (5) NSW — 17 MRP FC (6) 5–0 Fairfield Bulls (5) NSW — 18 Padstow United (5) 1–3 Coogee United (5) NSW — 19 Roselea (6) 1–2 Umina United (6) NSW — 20 St Michaels (7) 2–1 East Gosford (5) NSW — 21 Putney Rangers (6) 1–2 Killarney District (5) NSW — 22 Kemps Creek United (5) 0–1 Narellan Rangers (5) NSW — 23 Southern & Ettalong United (5) 4–1 Arncliffe Aurora (5) NSW — 24 Warilla Wanderers (6) 6–4 Peakhurst United (6) NSW — 25 Rouse Hill Rams (5) 1–9 Lindfield (5) NSW — 26 Mascot Kings (6) 1–2 Eschol Park (5) NSW — 27 South Coast United (5) 3–2 The Ponds (5) NSW — 28 Bulli (5) 3–0 Holroyd Rangers (5) NSW — 29 Miranda Magpies (5) 0–2 Balmain & District (5) NSW — 30 Wollongong Olympic (5) 14–0 MBK United (5) NSW — 31 St Marys (6) 0–16 Woongarrah Wildcats (5) NSW — 32 Tahmoor Taipans (5) 3–4 Hills Spirit (5) NSW — 33 St Ives (6) 0–4 Ourimbah United (6) NSW — 34 Northbridge (5) 7–0 Ryde Saints (6) NSW — 35 Coniston (5) 6–0 Glebe Wanderers (5) NSW — 36 Forest Killarney (5) 2–0 Connells Point Rovers (5) NSW — 37 Bathurst 75 (5) 4–4† Panorama (5) Panorama advance 4–3 on penalties NSW — 38 Springwood United (5) 0–8 Gerringong Breakers (6) NSW — 39 Caringbah Redbacks (5) 0–2 Randwick City (5) NSW — 40 Narrabeen (5) 2–0 Strathfield (5) NSW — 41 Orange Waratah (5) 1–2 Yoogali FC (5) NSW — 42 Western Condors (5) w/o St George Basin (5) NSW — 43 IFS Wolves (7) 0–10 Waverley Old Boys (5) NSW — 44 Glebe Gorillas (5) 5–1 Central Sydney Wolves (5) Northern New South Wales NNSW NTH – 45 Boambee (-) 5–0 Souths United (-) NNSW NTH – 46 Alstonville (-) 2–1 Woolgoolga United (-) NNSW NTH – 47 Moore Creek (-) 3–1 Sawtell (-) NNSW NTH – 48 Coffs City United (-) 2–3 South Armidale United (-) NNSW NTH – 49 Northern Storm (-) 2–1 Armidale City Westside (-) NNSW NTH – 50 Narrabri FC (-) 1–4 Westlawn Tigers (-) NNSW STH – 51 Hamilton Azzurri (4) 2–0 Medowie (6) NNSW STH – 52 Bolwarra Lorn Junior (5) 6–1 Mayfield United Junior (5) NNSW STH – 53 Newcastle Suns (4) 5–1 Barnsley United (6) NNSW STH – 54 Greta Branxton (6) 1–5 Stockton Sharks (5) NNSW STH – 55 University of Newcastle (-) 2–5 Newcastle Croatia (5) NNSW STH – 56 Westlakes Wildcats (4) 3–5 Merewether Advance (5) NNSW STH – 57 Cardiff City (4 ) 5–1 Charlestown Junior (-) NNSW STH – 58 Croudace Bay United (-) 2–3 Kotara South (4) NNSW STH – 59 Minmi (4) 0–5 Mayfield United Senior (4) NNSW STH – 60 Garden Suburb (-) 2–3 Warners Bay (4) NNSW STH – 61 Dudley Redhead Senior (4) 12–1 Bellbird Junior (6 ) NNSW STH – 62 North United Wolves (5 ) 2–1 South Maitland (5) Queensland QLD REG FNG 63 Marlin Coast Rangers (5) 2–0 Innisfail United (5) QLD REG FNG 64 Stratford Dolphins (5) 2–3† Redlynch Strikers United (5) QLD REG FNG 65 Southside Comets (5) 12–0 Atherton Eagles (6) QLD REG FNG 66 Mareeba United (5) 1–3 Leichhardt (5) QLD REG NTH 67 Brothers Townsville (5) 9–0 Rebels (5) QLD REG NTH 68 Estates (5) 1–2 Burdekin (5) QLD REG NTH 69 Riverway JCU (5) 5–1 Townsville Warriors (5)
Fed. Zone Sub zone Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier) QLD REG NTH 70 MA Olympic (5) 3–1 Saints Eagles Souths (5) QLD REG WB 71 Kawungan Sandy Straits Jets (5) 1–4 Sunbury Blues (5) QLD REG WC 72 Magpies (5) 4–2 Mackay Lions (5) QLD SEQ – 73 Brisbane Knights (5) 10–0 Pimpana City (6) QLD SEQ – 74 Mudgeeraba (6) 0–6 Surfers Paradise Apollo (5) QLD SEQ – 75 Newmarket (5) 6–2 Bethania Rams (8) QLD SEQ – 76 Bribie Island (-) 3–2 Warwick Wolves (-) QLD SEQ – 77 Southport Warriors (5) 1–0 Logan Metro (6) QLD SEQ – 78 Pine Rivers Athletic (7) 4–1 Legends (6) QLD SEQ – 79 Narangba Eagles (7) 3–1 Old Bridge Salisbury (7) QLD SEQ – 80 Ormeau (5) 9–2 Brighton Bulldogs (6) QLD SEQ – 81 Mt Gravatt Hawks (5) 3–1 Westside Grovely (7) Victoria VIC — 82 Spring Hills (9) 1–3 East Kew (9) VIC — 83 Baxter (8) 1–4† Point Cook (7) VIC — 84 Fawkner (8) 4–2† Templestowe Wolves (9) VIC — 85 Bell Park (8) 3–1 St Kevin's Old Boys (9) VIC — 86 Heidelberg Stars (9) 0–2 West Preston (8) VIC — 87 Sebastapol Vikings (7) 3–1 Croydon City (8) VIC — 88 Old Ivanhoe (9) 4–0 Shepparton (-) VIC — 89 Brunswick Zebras (7) 10–0 Sale United (-) VIC — 90 Doreen United (9) w/o Breakwater Eagles (-) VIC — 91 Glenroy Lions (8) 0–1† Moonee Ponds United (8) VIC — 92 Altona North (7) 0–1 Rowville Eagles (7) VIC — 93 Somerville Eagles (8) 3–6 Waverley Wanderers (8) VIC — 94 Western Eagles (7) 3–1 Spring Gully United (-) VIC — 95 Yarra Jets (8) 1–2 Sunbury United (7) VIC — 96 Keon Park (9) 0–2 Dandenong South (7) VIC — 97 Plenty Valley Lions (8) 9–0 Twin City Wanderers (-) VIC — 98 Sandown Lions (8) 2–5 Manningham Juventus (8) VIC — 99 East Bentleigh (9) 4–3† Balmoral (8) VIC — 100 Mount Waverley City (9) 2–0 Deakin University (9) VIC — 101 Westside Strikers Caroline Springs (8) 6–3 Fortuna 60 (-) VIC — 102 Epping City (7) 1–1† Watsonia Heights (8) Watsonia Heights advance 4–3 on penalties VIC — 103 Shepparton United (-) 0–3 Melton Phoenix (8) VIC — 104 Greenvale United (8) 4–1 La Trobe University (9) VIC — 105 Diamond Valley United (7) 2–3† Frankston Pines (7) VIC — 106 Springvale City (8) 1–6 St Kilda (7) VIC — 107 Monash City Villarreal (8) 2–6 White Star Dandenong (7) VIC — 108 Barwon (8) 0–3 Williamstown (7) VIC — 109 Heatherton United (7) 10–2 Epsom (-) VIC — 110 Ashburton United (7) 4–1 Albert Park (8) VIC — 111 Endeavour United (8) 4–0 Knox United (8) VIC — 112 Glen Waverley (9) 1–2 Bendigo City (9) VIC — 113 West Point (8) 7–1 Barnstoneworth United (8) VIC — 114 Bundoora United (7) 3–2 Noble Park United (7) VIC — 115 Kings Domain (8) 2–3 Mount Eliza (9) VIC — 116 Hampton Park United Sparrows (8) 3–4† Laverton (7) VIC — 117 Old Melburnians (9) 1–5 Riversdale (8) VIC — 118 Lyndale United (8) 2–0 Monbulk Rangers (8) VIC — 119 Darebin United (8) 1–0 Ballarat (9) VIC — 120 Heidelberg Eagles (7) 1–3 Chelsea (8) Western Australia WA – 121 South West Phoenix (6) w/o Baldivis (7) WA – 122 Perth AFC (7) 2–1 Jaguar (5) WA – 123 Maccabi (5) 3–1 North Beach (5) WA – 124 Armadale Christian (-) 0–2 Alkimos (7) WA – 125 Northern City (8) 1–2 Ellenbrook United (6) WA – 126 Black Stars (10) 1–2 Southern Spirit (6) WA – 127 Busselton City (-) w/o Dunsborough Town (-) WA – 128 Chipolopolo (10) 2–7 Cracovia (6) WA – 129 Spearwood Dalmatinac (8) 2–1 Morley-Windmills (5) WA – 130 Ballajura (6) 6–3 Kwinana United (5) WA – 131 Queens Park (7) 3–0 Port Kennedy (6) Queen's Park won on forfeit. The original match ended in a 1–1 draw, with Port Kennedy winning the penalty shootout 5–4 WA – 132 Hamersley United (6) 2–4 Wembley Downs (5) WA – 133 Bunbury Dynamos (-) 0–1 Football Margaret River (-) WA – 134 Manjimup Rovers (-) 0–2 Australind (-) WA – 135 North Perth United (5) 6–0 Woodvale (8) WA – 136 Stirling Panthers (6) 4–4† Kelmscott Roos (5) Stirling Panthers advance 5–4 on penalties
Notes: w/o = Walkover † = After Extra Time NSW Byes: Austral (-), Belmore Eagles (-), Berkeley Vale (-), Blacktown Workers (-), Blue Mountains (-), Bonnet Bay (-), Bowral (-), Castle Hill RSL Rockets (-), Coledale Waves (-), Cooks River Tigers (-), Cringila Lions (-), Doonside Hawks (-), Eastern Creek Pioneers (-), Emu Plains (-), Fernhill (-), Forest Rangers (-), Goulburn Strikers (-), Gymea United (-), Hazelbrook (-), Hurlstone Park Wanderers (-), Lugarno (-), Manly Vale (-), Marayong (-), Marrickville (-), Moorebank Sports (-), Picton Rangers (-), Quakers Hill Junior (-), Wollongong United (-), Yagoona Lions (-). NNSW Byes: Coffs Coast Tigers (-), Demon Knights (-), East Armidale (-), Goonellabah (-), Inverell (-), Kempsey Saints (-), Kurri Kurri (6), Lambton Jaffas Junior (6), Mullumbimby Brunswick Valley (-), Nelson Bay (6), Oxley Vale Attunga (-), Port Saints (-), Urunga (-). WA Byes : Gortankaku (-), Joondanna Blues (7). Notes: Notes: w/o = Walkover † = After Extra Time NT Byes: Casuarina (2) Notes: Notes: Notes: A-League Men play-offs [ edit ]
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