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2017 FFA Cup preliminary rounds

The 2017 FFA Cup preliminary rounds was the qualifying competition to decide 21 of the 32 teams which took part in the 2017 FFA Cup Round of 32, along with the 10 A-League clubs and reigning National Premier Leagues champion (Sydney United 58). The preliminary rounds operated within a consistent national structure whereby club entry into the competition is staggered in each federation, with the winning clubs from Round 7 of the preliminary rounds in each member federation gaining entry into the Round of 32. All Australian clubs were eligible to enter the qualifying process through their respective FFA member federation, however only one team per club was permitted entry in the competition.

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Schedule

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The number of fixtures for each round, and the match dates for each Federation, are as follows.

Round Number of fixtures Clubs ACT[1] NSW[2] NNSW[3] NT[4] QLD[5] SA[6] TAS[7][8] VIC[9][10] WA[11]
First qualifying round 9 735 → 726 – – – – – – – 10–12 Feb –
Second qualifying round 28 726 → 698 – – – – – – – 17–18 Feb –
First round 50 7 byes 698 → 648 – – 25–26 Feb – 8 Mar – – 25–28 Feb –
Second round 128 6 byes 648 → 520 – 11–12 Mar 17 Feb–8 Apr – 9 Feb–5 Apr 11–13 Mar – 3–6 Mar 19 Mar
Third round 191 11 byes 520 → 329 11–20 Apr 15 Mar–4 Apr 11 Mar–27 Apr 4–26 Apr 4 Mar–12 Apr 24–26 Mar 13 Mar 11–13 Mar 1–2 Apr
Fourth round 151 329 → 178 9–20 May 29 Mar–2 May 2–13 May 2–16 May 18 Mar–19 Apr 13–17 Apr 17 Apr 17–19 Mar 17 Apr
Fifth round 83 1 bye 178 → 95 30 May–3 Jun 19 Apr–10 May 17–20 May 26 Apr–30 May 8 Apr–10 May 13–15 May 29 Apr 28 Mar–13 Apr 25 Apr
Sixth round 42 95 → 53 8 June 9–24 May 10 Jun 10 May–13 Jun 30 Apr–30 May 13–14 Jun 20–21 May 25 Apr–4 May 20–21 May
Seventh round 21 53 → 32 17 Jun 30–31 May 12–13 Jun 24 Jun 9–10 Jun 24 Jun 12 Jun 23–24 May 5 Jun
  • Some round dates in respective Federations overlap due to separate scheduling of Zones/Sub-Zones.

Format

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The preliminary rounds structures were as follows,[2][9] and refer to the different levels in the unofficial Australian association football league system :

  • First qualifying round:
  • 18 Victorian clubs level 9 and below entered this stage.
  • Second qualifying round:
  • 56 Victorian clubs (9 from the previous round and 47 level 8) entered this stage.
  • First round:
  • 10 Northern NSW clubs level 4 and below entered this stage.
  • 88 Victorian clubs (28 from the previous round and 60 level 6–7) entered this stage.
  • Second round:
  • 18 New South Wales clubs level 6 and below entered this stage.
  • 52 Northern NSW clubs (5 from the previous round and 52 level 4 and below) entered this stage.
  • Queensland: 38 Brisbane-based clubs level 4 and below entered this stage.
  • 20 South Australian clubs level 3–5 entered this stage.
  • 80 Victorian clubs (44 from the previous round and 36 level 5–6) entered this stage.
  • 10 Western Australian clubs level 6 and below entered this stage.
  • Third round:
  • 11 Australian Capital Territory clubs level 3 and below entered this stage.
  • 116 New South Wales clubs (9 from the previous round and 107 level 4 and below) entered this stage.
  • 41 Northern NSW clubs (30 from the previous round and 11 level 3) entered this stage.
  • 6 Northern Territory clubs level 2 and below entered this stage.
  • Queensland: 39 Brisbane-based clubs (19 from the previous round and 20 level 3–4) entered this stage.
  • 32 South Australian clubs (10 from the previous round and 22 level 2–3) entered this stage.
  • 8 Tasmanian clubs level 3 entered this stage.
  • 64 Victorian clubs (40 from the previous round and 24 level 4) entered this stage.
  • 32 Western Australian clubs (10 from the previous round and 28 level 3–5) entered this stage.
  • Fourth round:
  • 16 Australian Capital Territory clubs (7 from the previous round and 9 level 2) entered this stage.
  • 80 New South Wales clubs (58 from the previous round and 22 level 2–3) entered this stage.
  • 31 Northern NSW clubs (21 from the previous round and 10 level 2) entered this stage.
  • 6 Northern Territory clubs (3 from the previous round and 3 level 2 and below) entered this stage.
  • 42 Queensland clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 16 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 16 Tasmanian clubs (4 from the previous round and 12 level 2–3) entered this stage.
  • 64 Victorian clubs (32 from the previous round and 32 level 2–3) entered this stage.
  • 32 Western Australian clubs (19 from the previous round and 13 level 2) entered this stage.
  • Fifth round:
  • 8 Australian Capital Territory clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 40 New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 16 Northern New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 7 Northern Territory clubs (3 from the previous round and 4 level 2–3) entered this stage.
  • 32 Queensland clubs (22 from the previous round and 10 level 2) entered this stage.
  • 8 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 8 Tasmanian clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 32 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 16 Western Australian clubs progressed to this stage.
  • Sixth round:
  • 4 Australian Capital Territory clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 20 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.
  • 4 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 4 Tasmanian clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 16 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 8 Western Australian clubs progressed to this stage.
  • Seventh round:
  • 2 Australian Capital Territory clubs progressed to this stage, which was also the Final of the Federation Cup.
  • 10 New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage. The 5 winners – along with the reigning National Premier Leagues champion Sydney United 58 – also participated in the Waratah Cup.
  • 4 Northern New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 2 Northern Territory clubs progressed to this stage – the winners of the Darwin-based and Alice Springs-based knockout competitions – which doubled as the final of the Sport Minister's Cup.
  • 8 Queensland clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 2 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage, which was also the Grand Final of the Federation Cup.
  • 2 Tasmanian clubs progressed to this stage, which was also the Grand Final of the Milan Lakoseljac Cup.
  • 8 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage. The 4 winners also qualified to the semi-finals of the Dockerty Cup.[12]
  • 4 Western Australian clubs progressed to this stage. The 2 winners also progressed to the Final of the Football West State Cup.


Note: Sydney United 58 did not participate in the New South Wales qualifying rounds, as they had already qualified for the FFA Cup as 2016 National Premier Leagues champions.

Note: A-League Youth teams playing in their respective federation leagues were specifically excluded from the preliminary rounds as their respective Senior A-League clubs are already part of the competition.[13]

Key to abbreviations

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Federation Zone Sub Zone
ACT = Australian Capital Territory
NSW = New South Wales
NNSW = Northern New South Wales NTH = North FNC = Far North Coast
MNC = Mid North Coast
NC = North Coast
NI = Northern Inland
STH = South
NT = Northern Territory ASP = Alice Springs
DAR = Darwin
QLD = Queensland BNE = Brisbane
NQL = North Queensland CQ = Central Queensland
FNQ = Far North Queensland
MRF = Mackay Regional Football
NQ = North Queensland
WB = Wide Bay
SQL = South Queensland GC = Gold Coast
SC = Sunshine Coast
SWQ = South West Queensland
SA = South Australia
TAS = Tasmania
VIC = Victoria
WA = Western Australia SW = South West

First qualifying round

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Second qualifying round

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  • w/o = Walkover
  • † = After Extra Time

First round

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Second round

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Third round

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Fourth round

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Fifth round

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Sixth round

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  • † = After Extra Time

Seventh round

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References

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  1. ^ "Capital Football Fixtures and Results". FFA. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b "2017 Westfield FFA Cup Applications Now Open". footballnsw.com.au. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  3. ^ "2017 NPL Senior Fixtures Draw" (PDF). northernnswfootball.com.au. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Westfield FFA Cup 2017". Football Federation Northern Territory. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Football Brisbane Season 2017" (PDF). footballbrisbane.com.au. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Westfield FFA Cup Registrations Now Open". FFSA. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  7. ^ "FFT Events Calendar". footballfedtas.com.au. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Westfield FFA Cup 2017 kicks off". www.footballnsw.com.au. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Westfield FFA Cup 2017 Preliminary Rounds Progression" (PDF). footballfedvic.com.au. 2 December 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Westfield FFA Cup 2017 – Additional Qualifying Round" (PDF). footballfedvic.com.au. 24 January 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  11. ^ "2017 Calendar – MASTER" (PDF). footballwest.com.au. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Westfield FFA Cup 2017" (PDF). footballfedvic.com.au. 2 December 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  13. ^ "2016 Westfield FFA Cup Memo" (PDF). footballnsw.com.au. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
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