2019 FFA Cup

2019 FFA Cup

Tournament details
Country	Australia New Zealand
Dates	9 February – 23 October 2019
Teams	736
Final positions
Champions	Adelaide United (3rd title)
Runner-up	Melbourne City
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	124 (4 per match)
Attendance	83,217 (2,684 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Jamie Maclaren (6 goals)
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The 2019 FFA Cup was the sixth season of the FFA Cup, the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. 32 teams contested the competition proper (from the round of 32), including 10 of the 11 A-League teams (with Western United not competing in their inaugural season) and 21 Football Federation Australia (FFA) member federation teams determined through individual state qualifying rounds, as well as the reigning National Premier Leagues Champion (Campbelltown City from South Australia).

Round	Draw date	Match dates	Number of fixtures	Teams	New entries this round
Preliminary rounds	Various	9 February–25 June 2019	705 + 164 byes	736 → 32	725
Round of 32	26 June 2019	24 July–7 August 2019	16	32 → 16	11
Round of 16	7 August 2019	21–28 August 2019	8	16 → 8	none
Quarter-finals	28 August 2019	17–18 September 2019	4	8 → 4	none
Semi-finals	18 September 2019	1–2 October 2019	2	4 → 2	none
Final	2 October 2019	23 October 2019	1	2 → 1	none

A total of 32 teams participated in the 2019 FFA Cup competition proper, ten of which are from the A-League, one the 2018 National Premier Leagues Champion (Campbelltown City), and the remaining 21 teams from FFA member federations, as determined by the qualifying rounds. The two new expansion A-League clubs – Western United and Macarthur FC – were deemed ineligible for the competition this year.^[1]

A-League clubs represent the highest level in the Australian league system, whereas member federation clubs come from Level 2 and below. The current season tier of member federation clubs is shown in parentheses.

A-League clubs
Adelaide United	Brisbane Roar	Central Coast Mariners	Melbourne City
Melbourne Victory	Newcastle Jets	Perth Glory	Sydney FC
Wellington Phoenix	Western Sydney Wanderers
Member federation clubs
Tigers FC (2)	Manly United (2)	Marconi Stallions (2)	Mt Druitt Town Rangers (2)
St George FC (3)	Sydney United 58 (2)	Edgeworth FC (2)	Maitland FC (2)
Darwin Olympic (2)	Brisbane Strikers (2)	Coomera Colts (4)	Magpies Crusaders United (2)
Olympic FC (2)	Adelaide Olympic (2)	Campbelltown City (2)	South Hobart (2)
Bulleen Lions (3)	Hume City (2)	Melbourne Knights (2)	Moreland Zebras (3)
Bayswater City (2)	Floreat Athena (2)

The prize fund was unchanged from the previous three years' events.^[2]

Round	No. of Clubs receive fund	Prize fund
Round of 16	8	$2,000
Quarter-finalists	4	$5,000
Semi-finalists	2	$10,000
Final runners-up	1	$25,000
Final winner	1	$50,000
Total		$131,000

FFA member federations teams compete in various state-based preliminary rounds to win one of 21 places in the competition proper (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 is permitted entry in the competition. The preliminary rounds operate within a consistent national structure whereby club entry into the competition is staggered in each state/territory, ultimately leading to round 7 with the winning clubs from that round gaining direct entry into the round of 32. The format for Queensland was restructured in 2019, whereby the Central & Northern Queensland region competes for one place, and South East Queensland competes for three places.^[3]

The first matches of the preliminary rounds began in February 2019, and the final matches of the preliminary rounds scheduled was completed in June 2019.

Federation	Associated Competition	Round of 32 Qualifiers
ACT	Federation Cup	1
NSW	Waratah Cup	5
Northern NSW	—	2
NT	Sport Minister's Cup	1
Queensland	—	4
SA	Federation Cup	1
Tasmania	Milan Lakoseljac Cup	1
Victoria	Dockerty Cup	4
WA	State Cup	2

	Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Adelaide Olympic	4
	Floreat Athena	3			Adelaide Olympic	1
	Tigers FC	0			Hume City	3
	Hume City	2							Hume City	0
	Sydney FC	0							Central Coast Mariners	1
	Brisbane Roar	2			Brisbane Roar	2 (2)
	Maitland FC	0			Central Coast Mariners (p)	2 (4)
	Central Coast Mariners	2											Central Coast Mariners	1
	Olympic FC	5											Adelaide United	2
	Bayswater City	2			Olympic FC	2
	Melbourne Knights	2			Adelaide United	3
	Adelaide United	5							Adelaide United	1
	Darwin Olympic	0							Newcastle Jets	0
	Edgeworth FC	3			Edgeworth FC	1
	Melbourne Victory	2			Newcastle Jets	5
	Newcastle Jets	3															Adelaide United	4
	Brisbane Strikers (p)	2 (4)															Melbourne City	0
	Wellington Phoenix	2 (2)			Brisbane Strikers	1
	Mt Druitt Town Rangers	2 (2)			Manly United	0
	Manly United (p)	2 (4)							Brisbane Strikers	3
	Bulleen Lions	1 (2)							Moreland Zebras	2
	Moreland Zebras (p)	1 (3)			Moreland Zebras	4
	Magpies Crusaders United	2			Magpies Crusaders United	0
	Coomera Colts	1											Brisbane Strikers	1
	South Hobart	0											Melbourne City	5
	Marconi Stallions	3			Marconi Stallions	1
	Campbelltown City	1			Melbourne City	2
	Melbourne City	3							Melbourne City	3
	St George	3							Western Sydney Wanderers	0
	Sydney United 58 (a.e.t.)	5			Sydney United 58	1
	Perth Glory	1			Western Sydney Wanderers	7
	Western Sydney Wanderers	2

The Round of 32 draw took place on 26 June 2019,^[4] with match information confirmed on 28 June 2019.^[5]

The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round were Coomera Colts. They were the only level 4 team left in the competition.

All times listed below are at AEST

The Round of 16 draw took place on 7 August and match information was confirmed on 9 August.^[6]

The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round were Moreland Zebras. They were the only level 3 team left in the competition.

All times listed below are at AEST

The quarter-finals draw took place on 28 August, with match details announced the following day.^[7]

The lowest ranked club that qualified for this round were Moreland Zebras. They were the only level 3 team left in the competition.

All times listed below are at AEST

The semi-finals draw took place on 18 September, with match details confirmed the following day.^[8]

The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round were the Brisbane Strikers. They were the only level 2 team remaining in the competition.

All times listed below are at AEST

The recipient of the Michael Cockerill Medal to recognise the tournament's standout National Premier Leagues performer was Fraser Hills from Brisbane Strikers FC.^[9] Al Hassan Toure from Adelaide United won the Mark Viduka Medal for the player of the match in the final.^[10]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Jamie Maclaren	Melbourne City	6
2	Al Hassan Toure	Adelaide United	5
3	Chris Lucas	Olympic FC	4
	Craig Noone	Melbourne City
5	Thomas Barforosh	Moreland Zebras	3
	Marko Delic	Hume City
	Ben Halloran	Adelaide United
	Riley McGree	Adelaide United
	Dimitri Petratos	Newcastle Jets
10	12 Players	Various	2

Note: Goals scored in preliminary rounds not included.

The live television rights for the competition were held by the subscription network Fox Sports. From the round of 32 onwards all matches were broadcast online on the My Football Live app. Fox Sports also broadcast the following 10 games live:

Round	Live broadcast matches
Round of 32	Olympic FC v Bayswater City Campbelltown City v Melbourne City Melbourne Knights v Adelaide United
Round of 16	Edgeworth FC v Newcastle Jets Sydney United 58 v Western Sydney Wanderers
Quarter-finals	Hume City v Central Coast Mariners Melbourne City v Western Sydney Wanderers
Semi-finals and Final	All matches

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