2024 Australia Cup Preliminary Rounds

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.

Schedule

The fixtures for the competition are as follows.

Format

The preliminary rounds structures are as follows, and refer to the different levels in the unofficial Australian soccer league system:

*First round:
:*135 Victorian clubs from level 7 and below entered this stage.

*Second round:
:*117 New South Wales clubs level 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.

*Third round:
:*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.
:*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.

*Fourth round:
:*16 ACT clubs (8 from the previous round and 8 teams from level 2) enter this stage.
:*64 New South Wales Clubs (51 from the previous round and 13 teams from level 2) enter this stage.
:*11 Northern Territory clubs (from level 2, excluding the 2023 NorZone Champion enter this stage.
:*32 South Australian clubs (21 from the previous round and 11 teams from level 2) enter this stage.
:*16 Tasmanian clubs (6 from the previous round, 2 league winners from level 3, and 8 teams from level 2) enter this stage.
:*80 Victorian clubs (43 from the previous round and 37 teams from levels 2–4) enter this stage.
:*32 Western Australian clubs (21 from the previous round and 11 teams from level 2) enter this stage.

*Fifth round:
:*8 ACT clubs will progress to this stage.
:*32 New South Wales clubs will progress to this stage.
:*7 Northern Territory clubs (6 from the previous round and the NorZone Champion) enter this stage.
:*16 South Australian clubs will progress to this stage.
:*8 Tasmanian clubs will progress to this stage.
:*40 Victorian clubs will progress to this stage.
:*16 Western Australian clubs will progress to this stage.

*Sixth round:
*4 ACT clubs will progress to this stage.
:*16 New South Wales clubs will progress to this stage.
:*4 Northern Territory clubs will progress to this stage.
:*8 South Australian clubs will progress to this stage.
:*4 Tasmanian clubs will progress to this stage.
:*20 Victorian clubs will progress to this stage.
:*8 Western Australian clubs will progress to this stage.

*Seventh round:
:*2 Australian Capital Territory clubs will progress to this stage, which doubles as the Final of the Federation Cup.
:*8 New South Wales clubs will progress to this stage. The 4 winners will also qualify to the final rounds of the Waratah Cup.
:*4 Northern New South Wales clubs will progress to this stage. The 2 winners will also qualify for the Final of the NNSWF State Cup.
:*2 Northern Territory clubs will progress to this stage, which doubles as the NT Australia Cup Final.
:*8 Queensland clubs will progress to this stage; 1 from Central and North Queensland, and 7 from South East Queensland. The 4 winners will also qualify to the final rounds of the Kappa Queensland Cup.
:*4 South Australian clubs will progress to this stage. The 2 winners will also qualify for the Final of the Federation Cup.
:*2 Tasmanian clubs will progress to this stage, which doubles as the Grand Final of the Milan Lakoseljac Cup.
:*10 Victorian clubs will progress to this stage. The 5 winners will also qualify to the final rounds of the Dockerty Cup.
:*4 Western Australian clubs will progress to this stage. The 2 winners will also qualify for the Final of the Football West State Cup.

*Play-off round:
:*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

First round

;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).

Second round

;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).

Third round

;Notes:
*w/o = Walkover
*† = After Extra Time
*Capital Byes: Burns (6), Canberra Juventus (3), Majura (6)
*SA Byes: Pitbulls (-).
*TAS Byes: Hobart United (3), Hobart City Beachside (3).

Fourth round

;Notes:
*w/o = Walkover
*† = After Extra Time
*NT Byes: Casuarina (2)

Fifth round

;Notes:
*† = After Extra Time
* PP: Match postponed
*NT Byes: Darwin Olympic (2)

Sixth round

Seventh round

A-League Men play-offs

See also

References

FFA Cup preliminary
2024 in Australian soccer
Australia Cup preliminary rounds