The 2020 FFA Cup preliminary rounds were the qualifying competition initially meant to decide 22 of the 32 teams to take part in the 2020 FFA Cup (now known as the Australia Cup). Some preliminary matches were held in February and March, prior to the competition being suspended in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.
The competition was cancelled on 3 July.
One of the member federation-based competitions resumed from July (for the Lakoseljac Cup in Tasmania).
Schedule The fixtures for the competition are as follows.
Round Number of fixtures ACT NSW NNSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA 31 + 3 byes – – – – – – – 8–16 Feb – 17 – – – – – – – 22–23 Feb – First round 32 + 1 bye – – – – – – – 28 Feb–2 Mar 29 Feb–7 Mar Second round 143 + 53 byes – 11–17 Mar 22–23 Feb – 21 Feb–14 Mar – – 6–9 Mar 14–15 Mar Third round partially played – – 29 Feb–1 Mar – 28 Feb–21 Mar – 29 Feb 13–16 Mar – Fourth round partially played – – 14–15 Mar – 14 Mar – 11 Jul – – Fifth round overall competition cancelled by this time – – – – – – 5–30 Sep – – Sixth round overall competition cancelled by this time – – – – – – 31 Oct–1 Nov – – Seventh round overall competition cancelled by this time – – – – – – 7 Nov – –
Some round dates in respective Federations overlap due to separate scheduling of Zones/Sub-Zones. Member federation matches played or scheduled since the overall competition was cancelled are shown in grey.
Format The preliminary rounds structures are as follows, and refer to the different levels in the unofficial Australian soccer league system:FFA Cup Progression
First qualifying round: 65 Victorian clubs level 9 and below entered this stage.
Second qualifying round: 34 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage.
First round: 56 Victorian clubs (17 from the previous round and 39 level 8) entered this stage. 9 Western Australian clubs (Regional areas) entered this stage.
Second round: 121 New South Wales clubs (level 6 and below) entered this stage. 48 Northern New South Wales clubs (level 4 and below) entered this stage. 90 Queensland clubs (level 4 and below) entered this stage. 62 Victorian clubs (28 from the previous round and 34 level 7) entered this stage. 19 Western Australian clubs (5 from the previous round and 17 level 5 and below) entered this stage.
Third round: 12 ACT clubs (level 3 and below) entered this stage, although no games were played. 88 New South Wales clubs (65 from the previous round and 23 level 4–5) entered this stage. 45 Northern New South Wales clubs (8 from the previous round and 13 level 3) entered this stage. 79 Queensland clubs (59 from the previous round and 20 level 4 and below) entered this stage. 54 South Australian clubs (level 2 and below) entered this stage. 10 Tasmanian clubs (level 3) entered this stage. 101 Victorian clubs (31 from the previous round and 70 levels 3 to 6) entered this stage.
Fourth round: 8 ACT clubs (level 2) entered this stage, although no games were played. 8 Northern New South Wales clubs (8 from the previous round – Northern Zone) participated in this stage before the competition was initially suspended and later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. 9 Northern Territory clubs (level 2 and below) entered this stage. 64 Queensland clubs (40 from the previous round and 24 level 2 and 3) entered this stage. 16 Tasmanian clubs (8 from the previous round and 8 level 2) entered this stage, with the competition resuming on 11 July.
Fifth round: 3 Queensland clubs (from Far North Queensland and North Queensland) reached this stage before the competition was abandoned. 8 Tasmanian clubs progressed to this stage. Matches were held after the overall competition was cancelled.
Sixth round: 4 Tasmanian clubs progressed to this stage.
Seventh round: 2 Tasmanian clubs progressed to this stage, which was the Grand Final of the Milan Lakoseljac Cup.
Key to abbreviations FederationZone NSW = New South Wales NNSW = Northern New South Wales NTH = NorthSTH = South QLD = Queensland CQ = Central Queensland FNQ = Far North Queensland MRF = Mackay Region NQ = North Queensland TAS = Tasmania VIC = Victoria WA = Western Australia
First qualifying round
Fed. Zone Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier)Victoria VIC – 1 Elcho Park Cardinals FC 1–2 St Kevin's Old Boys VIC – 2 Balmoral FC w/o Forest Rangers SC VIC – 3 Keilor Wolves SC 1–0 Epsom FC VIC – 4 Central Park Rangers 0–2 Mount Waverley City SC VIC – 5 Spring Gully United SC 4–2 Knox United VIC – 6 Macedon Blues United FC 4–2 Twin City Wanderers FC VIC – 7 Melton Phoenix FC 24–1 Melbourne Lions SC VIC – 8 Lara United FC 3–5 Yarra Jets FC VIC – 9 Albert Park SC 2–1 Pakenham United FC VIC – 10 Bunyip District FC 1–0 ETA Buffalo SC VIC – 11 Ballarat SC w/o Wyndham United SC VIC – 12 Old Melburnians SC 0–6 Tatura Soccer Club VIC – 13 Glen Waverley SC 5–0 Alphington FC VIC – 14 Monash SC (Newborough) 1–1† Casey Panthers SCMonash SC advance 4–3 on penalties. VIC – 15 Ballarat North United SC 4–1 Old Trinity Grammarians VIC – 16 Broadmeadow Stars SC w/o Maribyrnong Greens SC
Fed. Zone Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier) VIC – 17 Breakwater Eagles SC 1–2 Castlemaine Goldfields FC VIC – 18 Mount Lilydale Old Collegians 3–2 Meadow Park SC VIC – 19 Tullamarine FC 0–4 Boronia SC VIC – 20 East Kew FC 1–1† Deakin Ducks (9)Deakin Ducks advance 3–1 on penalties. VIC – 21 Rosebud SC 2–3 Barwon SC VIC – 22 West Point SC w/o Reservoir Yeti SC VIC – 23 Glenroy Lions FC 3–1 FC Eaglehawk VIC – 24 Old Ivanhoe Grammarians 2–4† Moonee Valley Knights FC VIC – 25 RMIT FC 1–6 Maidstone United SC VIC – 26 Glen Eira FC 2–1 Keon Park FC VIC – 27 South East United FC 3–1† Warrnambool Rangers FC VIC – 28 Bacchus Marsh SC 0–12 Bundoora United FC VIC – 29 Aspendale SC 1–1† White Star Dandenong SCWhite Star Dandenong advance 4–3 on penalties. VIC – 30 Mitchell Rangers SC w/o Endeavour Hills Fire SC VIC – 31 Mount Martha SC 0–6 Shepparton South SC
Notes w/o = Walkover † = After Extra Time VIC Byes – Falcons 2000 (-), Hampton Park United Sparrows FC (-), Old Mentonians (-).
Second qualifying round
Fed. Zone Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier)Victoria VIC – 1 Mount Waverley City SC 2–0 Castlemaine Goldfields FC VIC – 2 Glen Eira FC 0–5 Deakin Ducks (9) VIC – 3 Spring Gully United SC 1–2† Bunyip District FC VIC – 4 Old Mentonians (-) 4–2 St Kevin's Old Boys VIC – 5 Mount Lilydale Old Collegians w/o Monash SC (Newborough) VIC – 6 Tatura Soccer Club 3–2 Falcons 2000 (-) VIC – 7 Hampton Park United Sparrows FC (-) 2–2† Bundoora United FCHampton Park United Sparrows advance 4–2 on penalties. VIC – 8 Ballarat North United SC 4–0 South East United FC
Fed. Zone Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier) VIC – 9 Keilor Wolves SC 0–3 Yarra Jets FC VIC – 10 Shepparton South SC 6–1 Melton Phoenix FC VIC – 11 Barwon SC 5–0 Glen Waverley SC VIC – 12 Balmoral FC 3–0 Moonee Valley Knights FC VIC – 13 Broadmeadows Stars SC 7–1 Mitchell Rangers SC VIC – 14 White Star Dandenong SC 0–5 Macedon Blues United FC VIC – 15 Maidstone United SC 3–1 Ballarat SC VIC – 16 West Point SC 0–5 Albert Park SC VIC – 17 Boronia SC 3–7† Glenroy Lions FC
Notes w/o = Walkover † = After Extra Time
First round
Fed Zone Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier)Victoria VIC – 1 Croydon City Arrows (8) 3–1 Monash SC (8) VIC – 2 Ringwood City SC (8) 2–1 Riversdale SC (8) VIC – 3 Somerville Eagles SC (8) 1–4 Endeavour United SC (8) VIC – 4 Spring Hills FC (8) w/o Bunyip District FC (-) VIC – 5 Yarra Jets FC (-) 4–1 FC Noble Hurricanes (8) VIC – 6 Seaford United SC (8) 3–0 Albert Park SC (-) VIC – 7 Golden Plains SC (8) 0–6 Glenroy Lions FC (-) VIC – 8 Deakin Ducks (9) 1–2† Uni Hill Eagles FC (8) VIC – 9 Mount Lilydale Old Collegians 2–1 Hampton Park United Sparrows FC (-) VIC – 10 Macedon Blues United FC (-) 1–3 West Preston SC (8) VIC – 11 Barnestoneworth United Senior FC (8) 3–1 Kings Domain FC (8) VIC – 12 Marcellin Old Collegians (8) 1–1† Lyndale United FC (8)Lyndale United advance 4–3 on penalties. VIC – 13 Tatura Soccer Club (-) w/o Noble Park SC (8) VIC – 14 Thornbury Athletic (8) 0–1 Greenvale United SC (8) VIC – 15 Balmoral FC (-) 0–0† Melbourne City SC (8)Melbourne City advance 5–3 on penalties. VIC – 16 Laverton SC (8) 1–1† Chelsea FC (8)Chelsea FC advance 5–3 on penalties.
Fed Zone Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier) VIC – 17 Bell Park SC (8) 0–1 Westside Strikers Caroline Springs SC (8) VIC – 18 Truganina Hornets SC (8) 1–4 Old Camberwell Grammarians (8) VIC – 19 Barwon SC (-) 8–1 Broadmeadows Stars SC (-) VIC – 20 Waverley Wanderers (8) 1–4 Watsonia Heights FC (8) VIC – 21 Noble Park United (8) 2–4 Chisholm United FC (8) VIC – 22 Brunswick Zebras (8) 2–2† Gisborne SC (8)Brunswick Zebras advance 4–3 on penalties. VIC – 23 North Melbourne Athletic FC (8) w/o Keysborough SC (8) VIC – 24 Ballarat North United SC (-) 2–3 Shepparton South SC (-) VIC – 25 Baxter SC (8) 0–2 Darebin United (8) VIC – 26 Mount Waverley City SC (-) 4–2 Old Mentonians (-) VIC – 27 Old Xaverians (8) 1–2 La Trobe University (8) VIC – 28 Maidstone United SC (-) 2–3 Dingley Stars (8) Western Australia WA – 29 Busselton City FC (-) 1–0 Bunbury Dynamos FC WA – 30 Polonia FC (-) 2–1 Albany Rovers FC (-) WA – 31 La Fiamma Sporting Club (-) w/o Port Kennedy SC (-) WA – 32 Bunbury United SC (-) 3–1 Australind SC (-)
Notes w/o = Walkover † = After Extra Time WA Byes – Twin City Saints SC (-).
Second round