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cup competition in

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. This annual competition is organised by

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(known as Football Federation Australia until 2020). The Australia Cup comprises teams from the top division,

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(known as simply the A-League before the 2021–22 season), as well as those from lower tiers in the

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. Teams enter in progressive stages, with qualifying rounds culminating with the competition proper, starting with the Round of 32. Each of the regional, state or territory-based member federation is granted a team allocation for entry into the main competition, joining clubs from A-League Men. Initially, all A-League Men's teams entered at the Round of 32; following the latest expansion of the league, the top eight teams enter at the Round of 32, while

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s are conducted between the four lowest-ranked teams for the final two qualification slots. Since 2021, the winner of the competition also qualifies for one of the play-off spots for the following years' AFC club competitions (the

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for 2022, the

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for 2023–24, and the

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from 2024–25 onwards), unless

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are the winner. Since the

provides no

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mechanism between the first and lower divisions, part of the competition's appeal stems from the fact that it is the only way that A-League Men and lower-tier clubs can play formal competitive matches.

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are the most successful team with three titles.

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are the defending champions after defeating

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in the 2024 final for their second Australia Cup title.

History

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. It was founded in 1962 but was abolished in 1968 after just seven seasons of competition. In 1977 a knockout competition called the

NSL Cup The National Soccer League Cup (known most commonly as the NSL Cup) was an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic Australian soccer organised by the Australian Soccer Federation between 1977 and 1997. History The NSL Cup was or ...

was founded, which ran in parallel with the former National Soccer League (NSL). This competition involved Australian soccer clubs competing in the then top-flight NSL, plus a limited number of clubs from state-based competitions. The NSL Cup ceased after the 1996–97 tournament. An A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup competition ran between 2005 and 2008 but involved only the teams from the

and was not in a traditional knockout format. The FFA Cup was previously scheduled to commence in 2013, though after suffering numerous delays due to FFA's 2012 television coverage deal and rising cost concerns the competition was put on hold. On 29 August 2013, it was announced that a national FFA Cup would commence in 2014, after what would be two years of organising the knock out competition. On 14 October 2013, FFA announced that it had appointed Sam Chadwick as General Manager of the FFA Cup. On 24 February 2014, the FFA Cup was formally launched by David Gallop. The first member federation club to qualify for the FFA Cup was Tuggeranong United from the

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. Tuggeranong United qualified for the

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as the winners of the 2013 ACT Federation Cup. The first games in the tournament proper occurred on 29 July 2014, with four games from the Round of 32 played concurrently. In 2014 former three time NSL Champions

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became the first semi-professional state-league club to defeat a professional

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club, defeating

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1–0. In late 2020 the FFA announced that future winners of the cup would earn an

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preliminary round spot. However, this did not occur, in part because the competition was re-formatted and Australia lost some qualification slots for the

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. Instead,

as the

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winner qualified for the 2023–24 AFC Cup. The 2020 competition was cancelled on 3 July 2020 due to the

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. This on-going pandemic caused further disruptions to both the preliminary rounds and the main competition in 2021. In 2022

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became the first

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club to reach the final of the Australia Cup, defeating

's club

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in the semi-final.

Eligibility

Up to and including the 2019 edition, the 32 teams that make up the Australia Cup competition proper have been the 10

teams with the remaining 22 teams composed of various semi-professional and amateur qualifiers, referred to as "Member Federation Clubs", from each of the state federations, with the A-League clubs enter the competition at the Round of 32. Since 2021, the top eight placed

clubs for the season gain automatic qualification to the Round of 32. The remaining four teams are subject to a play-off series for the remaining two positions. The number of clubs representing each federation is determined by player registration numbers in each jurisdiction and reviewed annually. Teams from the Northern Territory have been represented since 2015. From 2015 to 2021, the

Champion of the previous year qualified for the FFA Cup Round of 32. The first club to qualify via this method was North Eastern MetroStars from South Australia who won the 2014 National Premier Leagues Finals Series. Since 2022, as there is no longer an NPL Champion, an additional slot was allocated to Victoria.

Competition format

The competition proper is a five round, 32-team

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. In the event of a match being drawn after the completion of 90 minutes, extra time is played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if required. In some preliminary rounds, games can go straight to penalties if tied at 90 minutes. Up until the 2019 edition, all A-League teams entered at the Round of 32. From 2021, only the top eight placed

clubs for the previous season gain automatic qualification, with the remaining four teams subject to a play-off series for the remaining two positions. Since 2023 the playoffs have been held in Darwin as a promotional move. Since 2022, an open draw for each round is made from the Round of 32 to the Semi-Finals, with home ground preference given to Member Federation Clubs where they are drawn against A-League opposition. In 2021 there was a restricted draw for the Round of 32 and Round of 16, split into different geographic zones to minimise travel requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic. In prior years, the draw was made to ensure that there would be some progression of Member Federation Clubs to later rounds, including one Member Federation club guaranteed to make the Semi Final.

have additional restrictions imposed as they are a New Zealand-based team, and must play all of their matches in Australia, away from home. The inaugural

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was held as a mid-week fixture on Tuesday 16 December 2014, in order to minimise the impact on the scheduling of the

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season, already disrupted by Australia hosting the

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. For the following year, the 2015 FFA Cup Final was played on a weekend date free of other 2015–16 A-League games, to "emphasise the importance of the Final". From 2016 to 2019, the Final was staged as a mid-week fixture.

Trophy

At the end of the final, the winning team is presented with a

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, known as the "Australia Cup Trophy", which they will hold until the following year's final. The trophy is a large traditional style cup with an intentional resemblance to the historical Australia Cup trophy which ran from

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. The cup itself is made from silver-soldered brass, which is plated with 24 carat gold and sterling silver. It has two handles which each have the badge of

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inscribed on the inside corners. Also inscribed on the cup is the design of the cup and the words ''FFA Cup''. The trophy features two soccer balls, one as the base of the cup and the other as a trim, on the very top of the cup lid. The Australia Cup Trophy was created by D3 Design, who also designed the

, W-League and NPL Champions silverware.

Sponsorship

In its inaugural season the FFA Cup joined with an official naming rights partner. In 2014,

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was announced as the sponsor for the first three seasons of the cup tournament, known for commercial purposes as the "Westfield FFA Cup". Between 2014 and 2016

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supplied match balls for all FFA Cup matches. The FFA Cup Match Ball, the ''Umbro Neo 150 Elite'', was specially designed for the competition. Between 2017 and 2019

Mitre The mitre (Commonwealth English) or miter (American English; American and British English spelling differences#-re, -er, see spelling differences; both pronounced ; ) is a type of headgear now known as the traditional, ceremonial headdress of ...

supplied the ''Mitre Delta Hyperseam'' as the official FFA Cup match ball after a public vote to select between three alternate ball designs. After the cancellation of the 2020 competition, Mitre introduced the ''Mitre Delta Max'' for the 2021 FFA Cup. After using the Delta Max for the 2022 competition, the ''Mitre Ultimax Pro'' was chosen to replace it for 2023. The Ultimax Pro continued to be used in 2025. On 25 November 2024, it was announced that beverage company Hahn would become the naming rights sponsor of the competition from 2025 onwards, in a three-year deal.

Records and statistics

Team records

Final

*Most wins: 3,

(

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). *Most consecutive wins: 2,

(

). *Most appearances in the final: 4,

(

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) and

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(

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) *Most consecutive appearances in the final: 3,

(

) and

(

). *Biggest win:

4–0 Melbourne City, ( 2019 FFA Cup Final, 23 October 2019).

Round of 32 onwards

*Biggest win: Darwin Rovers 0–8

, (

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, 2 August 2017). *Biggest home win: Lions FC 6–0 Casuarina FC, (

, 21 September 2021) *Most clubs competing in a season: 781, (

) *Highest scoring: 9, ** Hills Brumbies 3–6 ( a.e.t.) Hakoah Sydney City East, (

, 26 July 2017). **

7–2

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, (

, 9 August 2017). **

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5–4 ( a.e.t.) Melbourne City, (

, 3 August 2024). *Highest attendance: 18,751, Melbourne City ''v.''

, ( 2016 FFA Cup Final, 30 November 2016). *Lowest attendance: 327,

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''v.''

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, (

, 3 August 2016).

Preliminary rounds

*Biggest win and highest scoring: 31, ** Teviot Downs 0–31 Bayside United, (

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, 2 March 2019). ** Albion Park White Eagles 31–0 Epping FC, (

, 14 March 2020).

Individual records

Final

*Most wins by a player: 3, **

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( Melbourne City -

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). ** Michael Jakobsen ( Melbourne City -

). ** Michael Marrone (

). *Most appearances: 4, Michael Marrone (

). *Youngest goalscorer in a final: 18 years and 186 days, Thomas Waddingham (for

''v.''

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, 7 October 2023).

Round of 32 onwards

*Most career goals: 13, Liam Boland (2016–2024). *Most goals in a season: 8, Bobô (

). *Most goals in a game: 5, Lachlan Brook (for

''v.'' Floreat Athena,

, 9 August 2023). *Fastest goal: 26 seconds, Daniel Heffernan (for Heidelberg United ''v.''

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, 26 August 2015). *Fastest hat-trick: 18 minutes,

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(for

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''v.'' Palm Beach Sharks,

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, 14 October 2014). *Youngest goalscorer: 15 years and 193 days, Quinn MacNicol (for

''v.''

, 26 August 2023). *Youngest player: 13 years and 243 days, Ymer Abili (for

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''v.''

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, 14 September 2022). *Oldest goalscorer: 42 years and 120 days, Daniel McBreen (for Edgeworth FC ''v.''

, 21 August 2019). *Oldest player: 42 years and 120 days, Daniel McBreen (for Edgeworth FC ''v.''

, 21 August 2019).

Preliminary rounds

*Fastest goal: 11.2 seconds, Shaun Robinson (for Nerang Soccer Club ''v.'' Bribie Island Tigers FC,

, 13 February 2021). *Most goals in a game: 14, Cameron Morgan (for Albion Park White Eagles ''v.'' Epping FC,

, 14 March 2020).

Winners and finalists

List of finals

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group stage

Results by team

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Individual honours

Mark Viduka Medal

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, {{Flagicon, ENG Joe Lolley ,

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, {{Flagicon, POL Filip Kurto ,

Michael Cockerill Medal

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Media coverage

In the tournament's first season, 10 matches were broadcast live on

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Internationally, several FFA Cup matches were broadcast live in South Asian nations, such as: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, after a three-season deal with

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in 2014. In 2015 and 2016 Fox Sports streamed live all non-broadcast games via their online services. From 2017 onwards, 5 FFA Cup matches (from quarter finals) were broadcast live by

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in Asia-Pacific nations, such as: Brunei, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. 7 FFA Cup matches were broadcast live by

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in the UK and Republic of Ireland. From 2018, at least 1 FFA Cup match per round was scheduled to be broadcast live by

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in the

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via My Football channel. In 2017 the ABC held the Radio broadcast rights for FFA Cup matches, including the Final. In 2021

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obtained the TV broadcast rights for the next 5 years, starting from the round of 32 of the FFA Cup/Australia Cup all the way until the finals.{{Cite web , date=15 June 2021 , title=Football Australia reaches landmark media rights agreement with 10 ViacomCBS , url=https://www.australiacup.com.au/news/football-australia-reaches-landmark-media-rights-agreement-10-viacomcbs , publisher=Football Australia

Current broadcasters

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Women's Australia Cup

In March 2023, Football Australia announced that it would launch a Women's Australia Cup in 2024, with the competition to run in parallel with the men's Australia Cup, acting as a qualification pathway for the AFC Women's Champions League.{{cite web , last1=Lewis , first1=Samantha , title=Football Australia to launch Women's Australia Cup in 2024 as part of Women's World Cup legacy , url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-10/football-australia-to-launch-womens-australia-cup-in-2024/102080742 , website=ABC News , publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation , access-date=7 October 2023 The competition did not eventuate.

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References

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External links

Official website
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History

Eligibility

Competition format

Trophy

Sponsorship

Records and statistics

Team records

Final

Round of 32 onwards

Preliminary rounds

Individual records

Final

Round of 32 onwards

Preliminary rounds

Winners and finalists

List of finals

Results by team

Individual honours

Mark Viduka Medal

Michael Cockerill Medal

Media coverage

Current broadcasters

Women's Australia Cup

See also

Notes

References

External links