The 2013 FFV State Knockout Cup was the third edition of a football (soccer) knockout-cup competition held between men's clubs in Victoria, Australia in 2013, the annual edition of the Dockerty Cup. The first round was played during the weekend of 3 March 2013, with the Final scheduled for 7 September.
Unlike previous years, this tournament does not stagger the entrance of teams based on their position on the football pyramid; teams from as high as the Victorian Premier League participated in the opening round, though 16 selected clubs were given byes to the Fourth Round.
Format
Round Clubsremaining Clubsinvolved Winners fromprevious round New entriesthis round Scheduled forweekend(s) of Round 1 94 28 none none 2 March Round 2 80 64 14 40 9 March Round 3 48 32 32 none 23 March Round 4 32 32 16 16 4 May Round 5 16 16 16 none 8 June Quarter-Finals 8 8 8 none 17 and 24 July Semi-Finals 4 4 4 none 21 August Final 2 2 2 none 7 September
During Rounds 1–4, the matches will be played within 4 geographical "zones" (North, South, East and West), with the zones merging into a single competition in Round 5.
Round 1 50 Clubs were randomly granted byes into Round 2; the remaining 28 of the introductory teams played in Round 1 on the weekend of 2 March. The Draw for this round was held on 15 February.
North Zone
East Zone
South Zone
West Zone
Round 2 These matches were played during the weekend of 9 March. The Draw for this round was held on 15 February, the same day as the Draw for Round 1.
North Zone
East Zone
South Zone
West Zone
Round 3 These matches were played on the weekend of 23 March; the Draw was held on 12 March.
North Zone
East Zone
South Zone
West Zone
Round 4
Round 4 saw the introduction of 16 Seeded Clubs, selected based on their performance in the 2012 FFV State Knockout Cup.
Clubs Entering North Zone Pascoe Vale Moreland Zebras Heidelberg United Northcote City
East Zone Oakleigh Cannons South Melbourne Port Melbourne Sharks Richmond Eagles
South Zone Dandenong Thunder Southern Stars Bentleigh Greens Werribee CityHume City were originally seeded in Werribee City's place, but withdrew from the competition.
West Zone Green Gully Cavaliers Melbourne Knights North Geelong Warriors Altona Magic
The Round 4 matches were played on the weekend of 4 May; the Draw was held on 25 March.
North Zone
East Zone
South Zone
West Zone
Round 5 This round saw the 4 winners from each Zone in the previous round enter a single 16-Club draw. These matches were played on the weekend of 8 June; the Draw took place on 6 May.
Quarter-finals The Draw for the quarter-finals took place on 12 June; the matches took place on 23 July.
Semi-finals The Draw for the semi-finals took place on 15 July.
Final The Final was played at the neutral venue of Knights Stadium on 8 September.
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