The 2020 FFA Cup was a planned season of the

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, the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. Some preliminary matches were held in February and March, prior to the competition being suspended in mid-March due to the

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. The competition was cancelled on 3 July.

Teams

A total of 32 teams were originally scheduled to participate in the 2020 FFA Cup competition proper, ten of which are from the A-League, one the 2019 National Premier Leagues Champion (

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), and the remaining 21 teams from FFA member federations, as determined by the qualifying rounds.

Preliminary rounds

FFA member federations teams started to compete in various state-based preliminary rounds to win one of 21 places in the competition proper (round of 32). With the exception of youth teams affiliated directly with A-League clubs, all Australian clubs were eligible to enter the qualifying process through their respective FFA member federation, subject to only one team per club being permitted entry.

References

External links

Official website
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Australia Cup seasons