The 2024 Australia Cup was the 11th season of the Australia Cup, the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. This edition was the third under the new name of the "Australia Cup" following the renaming of Football Federation Australia to Football Australia. Thirty-two teams contested the competition proper.
Sydney FC were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Oakleigh Cannons in the Round of 32.
Macarthur FC won its second Australia Cup after defeating Melbourne Victory in the final. Macarthur FC qualified to the group stage of the AFC's 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two competition.
Round and dates For the first time in the competition's history, the draws for the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals are combined. RoundDraw dateMatch datesNumber of fixturesTeamsNew entries this roundPreliminary roundsVarious9 February–24 July737759 → 32751Round of 3219 June30 July–7 August1632 → 168Round of 167 August25–28 August816 → 8NoneQuarter-finals11–14 September48 → 4NoneSemi-finals21–22 September24 → 2NoneFinal—29 September12 → 1None
Teams A total of 32 teams will participate in the 2024 Australia Cup competition proper.
A-League Men clubs represent the highest level in the Australian league system, whereas Member Federation clubs come from level 2 and below. A-League Men clubs Adelaide United Central Coast Mariners Macarthur FC Melbourne City Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Sydney FC Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers Member federation clubs O'Connor Knights (2) APIA Leichhardt (2) Blacktown City (2) NWS Spirit (2) Rockdale Ilinden (2) Edgeworth FC (2) Lambton Jaffas (2) Darwin Hearts (2) Brisbane City (2) Lions FC (2) Moreton City Excelsior (2) Olympic FC (2) Campbelltown City (2) Modbury Jets (2) Glenorchy Knights (2) Heidelberg United (2) Hume City (2) Melbourne Srbija (4) Oakleigh Cannons (2) South Melbourne (2) Olympic Kingsway (2) Perth RedStar (2)
Preliminary rounds
Member federation teams competed in various state-based preliminary rounds to win one of 22 places in the competition proper (at the Round of 32). All Australian clubs (other than youth teams associated with A-League franchises) were eligible to enter the qualifying process through their respective member federation; however, only one team per club was permitted entry into the competition. The preliminary rounds operated within a consistent national structure whereby club entry into the competition is staggered in each state/territory, determined by what level the club sits at in the Australian soccer league system. This ultimately lead to round 7, with the winning clubs from that round entering directly into the round of 32. Slot allocations were the same as the previous year.
The top eight placed A-League Men clubs from the 2023–24 A-League Men season gained automatic qualification to the Round of 32. The remaining four teams entered a play-off series to determine the remaining two positions. FederationAssociated competitionRound of 32 qualifiers Football Australia A-League Men10Capital Football (ACT)Federation Cup (ACT)1Football NSWWaratah Cup4Northern NSW FootballNorthern NSW State Cup2Football Northern Territory NT Australia Cup Final 1Football QueenslandKappa Queensland Cup4Football South AustraliaFederation Cup (SA)2Football TasmaniaMilan Lakoseljac Cup1Football VictoriaDockerty Cup5Football West (WA)State Cup2
Bracket
Round of 32 The draw took place on 19 June. The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round was Melbourne Srbija. They were the only level 4 team left in the competition.
Times are AEST (UTC+10) as listed by Football Australia (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Round of 16 The draw for all remaining rounds took place on 7 August. The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round was Melbourne Srbija. They were the only level 4 team left in the competition.
Times are AEST (UTC+10) as listed by Football Australia (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Quarter-finals The lowest ranked sides that qualified for this round were Hume City, Moreton City Excelsior, Oakleigh Cannons and South Melbourne. They were the only level 2 teams left in the competition.
Times are AEST (UTC+10) as listed by Football Australia (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Semi-finals The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round was South Melbourne. They were the only level 2 team left in the competition.
Final
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Nishan VelupillayMelbourne Victory52 Valère GermainMacarthur FC43 Marin JakolišMacarthur FC3 Nikos VergosMelbourne Victory Marquez WaltersMoreton City Excelsior613 PlayersVarious2
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