The 2024 Dockerty Cup was a football (soccer) knockout-cup competition held between men's clubs in Victoria, Australia in 2024, the annual edition of the Dockerty Cup. Victorian soccer clubs from the National Premier Leagues Victoria divisions, State League divisions, regional, metros and masters leagues competed for the Dockerty Cup trophy.
The cup was won by South Melbourne, their ninth title.
The competition also served as Qualifying Rounds for the 2024 Australia Cup. In addition to the three Victorian A-League clubs, the four Preliminary Round 7 winners qualified for the final rounds of the 2024 Australia Cup, entering at the Round of 32. As there was no NPL Champion in the previous year, an additional (fifth) slot was allocated to Victoria. This had the knock-on effect that an extra playoff-round was required for the final rounds.
Format RoundClubs remainingWinners from previous roundNew entries this roundMain Match DatesRound 1219none1359–12 FebRound 216278none23–26 FebRound 312339478–11 MarRound 480433727 Mar–10 AprRound 54040none22 Apr–1 MayRound 62020none14–28 MayRound 71010none11–18 JunPlay-off55none3 JulSemi-Finals44none16 JulFinal22none3 Aug
Preliminary rounds
Victorian clubs participated in the 2024 Australia Cup via the preliminary rounds. This was open to teams from the NPL Victoria, VPL 1, VPL 2, State League divisions, regional and metros leagues. Based on their divisions, teams entered in different rounds.
The five qualifiers for the final rounds were: Australia Cup QualifiersHeidelberg United (2)Hume City (2)FC Melbourne Srbija (4)Oakleigh Cannons (2)South Melbourne (2)
Play-off round A total of two teams took part in this stage of the competition, with the match played on 3 July. Tie noHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)1Heidelberg United (2)1–2South Melbourne (2)
Semi finals A total of four teams took part in this stage of the competition, with the matches played between 16 July. Tie noHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)1South Melbourne (2)1–0Hume City (2)2Oakleigh Cannons (2)1–0FC Melbourne Srbija (4)
Final The Grand Final would be played on 3 August 2024, at the Home of the Matildas in Bundoora. The match was played between Oakleigh Cannons and South Melbourne. Maximilian Mikkola would be sent off in the match. the game would finish 0-0 after the completion of extra time. South Melbourne would go on to win the match on penalties with a score of 5-4.
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