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The 2023 Australia Cup preliminary rounds were the qualifying competition to decide 24 of the 32 teams to take part in the 2023 Australia Cup. The competition commenced in February[1] and was completed in July.[2]

Schedule[edit]

The fixtures for the competition were as follows.[3]

Round Number of fixtures Clubs A-League ACT[4][5] NSW[6][7][8][9][10] NNSW[11][12][13] NT[14] QLD[15][16][17][18][19] SA[20][21] TAS[22] VIC[23][24][25][26] WA[27]
Preliminary round 1 + 7 byes 778 → 777 — — — — — 11 Feb — — — —
First round 62 + 19 byes 777 → 715 — — — — — 10–21 Feb — — 9–12 Feb —
Second round 155 + 56 byes 715 → 548 — — 11–12 Mar 17 Feb–20 Mar — 10 Feb–1 Mar — — 16–19 Feb 25–26 Feb
Third round 198 + 9 byes 548 → 350 — 25 Feb–5 Mar 21–23 Mar 25 Feb–4 Apr — 17 Feb–6 Apr 10–12 Feb 13–15 Mar 3–6 Mar 18–19 Mar
Fourth round 167 350 → 187 — 15–22 Mar 11–13 Apr 4 Mar–2 May 18 Apr–9 May 21 Mar–22 Apr 16–19 Mar 7–9 Apr 28 Mar–11 Apr 21–23 Apr
Fifth round 87 + 1 bye 187 → 100 — 11–20 Apr 25–27 Apr 11 Mar–30 May 16–23 May 4 Apr–20 May 14–16 Apr 29–30 Apr 26 Apr–9 May 16–17 May
Sixth round 44 100 → 56 — 9–11 May 9–17 May 10 Jun 30 May–3 Jun 23 May–10 Jun 9–16 May 20–21 May 16–23 May 6–14 Jun
Seventh round 22 56 → 34 — 3 Jun 31 May–6 Jun 20–21 Jun 23 Jun 12–25 Jun 31 May–7 Jun 10 Jun 6–13 Jun 20–21 Jun
Play-off round 2 34 → 32 17–18 Jul — — — — — — — — —
  • Some round dates in respective Federations overlap due to separate scheduling of Zones/Sub-Zones.

Format[edit]

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

  • First round:
  • 133 Victorian clubs from level 7 and below entered this stage.
  • Second round:
  • 54 Northern New South Wales clubs from level 4 entered this stage.
  • 81 Victorian clubs (57 from the previous round and 24 teams from level 6 and below) entered this stage.
  • 30 Western Australian clubs from level 5 and below entered this stage.
  • Third round:
  • 12 Australian Capital Territory clubs from level 3 and below entered this stage.
  • 88 New South Wales Clubs (66 from the previous round and 22 teams from levels 4–5) entered this stage.
  • 42 Northern New South Wales clubs (33 from the previous round and 11 level 3) entered this stage.
  • 83 Queensland clubs (50 from the previous round and 33 teams from level 4 and below) entered this stage.
  • 36 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 (38 from the previous round and 48 teams from level 3–4) 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 Australian Capital Territory clubs (4 from the previous round and 12 teams from levels 2–3) entered this stage.
  • 64 New South Wales Clubs (44 from the previous round and 20 teams from levels 2–3) 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 (7 from Norzone (Darwin) and 4 from FICA (Alice Springs)) from levels 2–3 entered this stage.
  • 64 Queensland clubs (42 from the previous round and 22 teams from level 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 and 10 teams from level 2 and 3) entered this stage.
  • 78 Victorian clubs (43 from the previous round and 35 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.
  • Fifth round:
  • 8 Australian Capital Territory clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 32 New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 16 Northern New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 8 Northern Territory clubs (6 from the previous round and 2 Norzone (Darwin) teams 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.
  • Sixth round:
  • 4 Australian Capital Territory 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.
  • Seventh round:
  • 2 Australian Capital Territory clubs progressed to this stage, which doubled 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; 1 from Central and North Queensland, and 7 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.
  • Play-off round:

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
MTI = Mt. Isa
NTH = Northern
WB = Wide Bay
WC = Whitsunday Coast
SEQ = South East Queensland
SA = South Australia
TAS = Tasmania
VIC = Victoria
WA = Western Australia

Preliminary round[edit]

Fed. Zone Sub zone Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier)
Queensland
QLD REG NTH 1 Ingham (5) 0–4 Burdekin FC (5)
Notes:
  • QLD Byes: Brothers Townsville (5), Estates FC (5), MA Olympic (5), Rebels FC (5), Riverway JCU (5), Saints Eagles Souths (5), Townsville Warriors (5).

First round[edit]

Notes:
  • w/o = Walkover
  • † = After Extra Time
  • QLD Byes: Bluebirds FC (5), Capricorn Coast (5), Central FC (5).
  • VIC Byes: Asburton United (7), Barwon (8), Bell Park (8), Border Raiders (11), Casey Panthers (9), Chisholm United (7), Elwood City (7), Hampton Park United Sparrows (9), Heidelberg Eagles (7), Mount Eliza (9), Noble Park United (7), Rosebud (9), Sale United (10), Shepparton United (10), Somerville Eagles (8), St Kevins Old Boys (9), Surfside Waves (9), Western Eagles (7), Westside Strikers Caroline Springs (7).

Second round[edit]

Notes:
  • w/o = Walkover
  • † = After Extra Time
  • NSW Byes: Lithgow Workmens (–).
  • NNSW Byes: Armidale City Westside (–), Hillvue Rovers (–), Kempsey Saints (–), Lambton Jaffas Junior (6), Newcastle University (5), South Maitland (5), Tamworth (–), Westlakes Wildcats (4).
  • QLD Byes: Acacia Ridge (–), ACU (–), Annerley FC (–), Bardon Latrobe (–), Beerwah Glasshouse (–), Bethania Rams (–), Bilambil Terranora (–), Burleigh Bulldogs (–), Caloundra (–), AC Carina (–), Centenary Stormers (–), Coomera Colts (–), Deception Bay (–), Doon Villa (–), Highfields FC (–), Kangaroo Point Rovers (–), Legends FC (-), Logan Roos (–), Mackay Lions (–), Moggill FC (–), Murwillumbah FC (–), Nambour Yandina (–), Narangba Eagles (-), Nerang (-), Newmarket (-), North Brisbane (-), North Pine (-), FC Oldbridge (-), ParkRidge (–), Pine Rivers Athletic (–), Redcliffe Dolphins (–), Ridge Hills (–), Ripley Valley (–), Robina City (–), Runaway Bay (–), St. Albans FC (–), UQFC (–), Virginia United (–), Westside Grovely (–), Whitsunday United (–), Willowburn (-).
  • WA Byes : Ballajura AFC (7), Busselton City (–), Eaton Dardanup (–), Football Margaret River (–), Noranda City (8), Peel United (5).

Third round[edit]

Notes:

Fourth round[edit]

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

Fifth round[edit]

Notes:

Sixth round[edit]

Notes:
  • † = After Extra Time

Seventh round[edit]

Notes:
  • † = After Extra Time

A-League Men play-offs[edit]

Newcastle Jets2–2 (a.e.t.)Melbourne Victory
 Report
Penalties
 4–2
Attendance: 2,105
Referee: Jack Morgan
Perth Glory0–4Macarthur FC
Report
Attendance: 1,446
Referee: Daniel Elder

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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