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The '''2018 FFA Cup preliminary rounds''' was the qualifying competition to decide 21 of the 32 teams which took part in the [[2018 FFA Cup]] Round of 32, along with the 10 [[A-League]] clubs and reigning [[2017 National Premier Leagues|National Premier Leagues]] champion, [[Heidelberg United FC|Heidelberg United]]. The preliminary rounds operated within a consistent national structure whereby club entry into the competition was staggered in each federation, with the winning clubs from Round 7 of the preliminary rounds in each member federation gaining entry into the 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 '''2018 FFA Cup preliminary rounds''' was the qualifying competition to decide 21 of the 32 teams which took part in the [[2018 FFA Cup]] Round of 32, along with the 10 [[A-League]] clubs and reigning [[2017 National Premier Leagues|National Premier Leagues]] champion, [[Heidelberg United FC|Heidelberg United]]. The preliminary rounds operated within a consistent national structure whereby club entry into the competition was staggered in each federation, with the winning clubs from Round 7 of the preliminary rounds in each member federation gaining entry into the 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 was permitted entry in the competition.


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
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Note: A-League Youth teams playing in their respective federation leagues are specifically excluded from the preliminary rounds as their respective Senior A-League clubs are already part of the competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.footballnsw.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Resources_and_Documents/Circulars_and_Memos/Memo_-_2016_WFFA_Cup_.pdf|title=2016 Westfield FFA Cup Memo|publisher=footballnsw.com.au|date=27 November 2015|access-date=25 January 2016|archive-date=19 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119163756/http://www.footballnsw.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Resources_and_Documents/Circulars_and_Memos/Memo_-_2016_WFFA_Cup_.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Note: A-League Youth teams playing in their respective federation leagues are specifically excluded from the preliminary rounds as their respective Senior A-League clubs are already part of the competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.footballnsw.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Resources_and_Documents/Circulars_and_Memos/Memo_-_2016_WFFA_Cup_.pdf|title=2016 Westfield FFA Cup Memo|publisher=footballnsw.com.au|date=27 November 2015|access-date=25 January 2016|archive-date=19 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119163756/http://www.footballnsw.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/Resources_and_Documents/Circulars_and_Memos/Memo_-_2016_WFFA_Cup_.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>


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!colspan=7|[[Football Queensland|Queensland]]
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| VIC || – || – || 6 || [[Rowville Eagles SC|Rowville Eagles]] (8) || 0–2 || '''[[North City Wolves FC|Glenroy Lions]]''' (8)
| VIC || – || – || 6 || [[Rowville Eagles SC|Rowville Eagles]] (8) || 0–2 || '''[[North City Wolves FC|Glenroy Lions]]''' (8)
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| VIC || – || – || 7 || [[Victoria Park SC|Victoria Park]] (10) || 0–5 || '''[[Knox United SC|Knox United]]''' (8)
| VIC || – || – || 7 || [[Victoria Park SC|Victoria Park]] (10) || 0–5 || '''Knox United''' (8)
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| VIC || – || – || 8 || [[Mildura City SC|Mildura City]] (10) || 3–4 || '''[[Yarra Jets FC|Yarra Jets]]''' (8)
| VIC || – || – || 8 || [[Mildura City SC|Mildura City]] (10) || 3–4 || '''[[Yarra Jets FC|Yarra Jets]]''' (8)
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| VIC || – || – || 17 || '''[[Reservoir Yeti SC|Reservoir Yeti]]''' (8)|| 3–2† || [[Alphington SC]] (8)
| VIC || – || – || 17 || '''[[Reservoir Yeti SC|Reservoir Yeti]]''' (8)|| 3–2† || [[Alphington SC]] (8)
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!colspan=7|[[Northern NSW Football|Northern New South Wales]]
!colspan=7|[[Northern NSW Football|Northern New South Wales]]
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| VIC || – || – || 14 || '''[[Waverley Wanderers FC|Waverley Wanderers]]''' (8) || 2–0 || [[Middle Park FC|Middle Park]] (6)
| VIC || – || – || 14 || '''[[Waverley Wanderers FC|Waverley Wanderers]]''' (8) || 2–0 || [[Middle Park FC|Middle Park]] (6)
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| VIC || – || – || 15 || '''[[Sandown Lions FC|Sandown Lions]]''' (7) || 3–2 || [[Knox United SC|Knox United]] (8)
| VIC || – || – || 15 || '''[[Sandown Lions FC|Sandown Lions]]''' (7) || 3–2 || Knox United (8)
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| VIC || – || – || 16 || '''[[Yarra Jets FC|Yarra Jets]]''' (8) || 6–1 || [[Hampton Park United Sparrows FC|Hampton Park United Sparrows]] (7)
| VIC || – || – || 16 || '''[[Yarra Jets FC|Yarra Jets]]''' (8) || 6–1 || [[Hampton Park United Sparrows FC|Hampton Park United Sparrows]] (7)
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| VIC || – || – || 29 || '''[[Ringwood City SC|Ringwood City]]''' (7) || 1–0 || [[Greenvale United SC|Greenvale United]] (7)
| VIC || – || – || 29 || '''[[Ringwood City SC|Ringwood City]]''' (7) || 1–0 || [[Greenvale United SC|Greenvale United]] (7)
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!colspan=7|[[Football NSW|New South Wales]]
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| QLD || NQL || MRF || 85 || '''[[Mackay Lions FC|Mackay Lions]]''' (4) || 6–1 || [[Mackay City Brothers FC|Mackay City Brothers]] (4)
| QLD || NQL || MRF || 85 || '''[[Mackay Lions FC|Mackay Lions]]''' (4) || 6–1 || [[Mackay City Brothers FC|Mackay City Brothers]] (4)
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| SA || – || – || 103 || [[University of South Australia#Sports|UniSA FC]] (4) || 1–7 || '''[[Adelaide Pumas SC|Adelaide Pumas]]''' (5)
| SA || – || – || 103 || [[University of South Australia#Sports|UniSA FC]] (4) || 1–7 || '''[[Adelaide Pumas SC|Adelaide Pumas]]''' (5)
|-
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| SA || – || – || 104 || [[Cardijn Old Collegians SC|Cardijn Old Collegians]] (7) || 3–4† || '''[[Mount Barker United SC|Mount Barker United]]''' (4)
| SA || – || – || 104 || [[Cardijn Old Collegians SC|Cardijn Old Collegians]] (7) || 3–4† || '''Mount Barker United''' (4)
|-
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| SA || – || – || 105 || '''[[Parafield Gardens SC|Parafield Gardens]]''' (5) || 4–3 || [[Adelaide Cobras FC|Adelaide Cobras]] (4)
| SA || – || – || 105 || '''[[Parafield Gardens SC|Parafield Gardens]]''' (5) || 4–3 || [[Adelaide Cobras FC|Adelaide Cobras]] (4)
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| SA || – || – || 109 || '''[[White City FC|White City]]''' (3) || 4–2 || [[Port Adelaide Pirates SC|Port Adelaide Pirates]] (3)
| SA || – || – || 109 || '''[[White City FC|White City]]''' (3) || 4–2 || [[Port Adelaide Pirates SC|Port Adelaide Pirates]] (3)
|-
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| SA || – || – || 110 || '''[[Eastern United FC|Eastern United]]''' (4) || 4–3 || [[Pontian Eagles SC|Pontian Eagles]] (6)
| SA || – || – || 110 || '''[[Eastern United FC|Eastern United]]''' (4) || 4–3 || Pontian Eagles (6)
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| SA || – || – || 111 || '''[[Western Strikers SC|Western Strikers]]''' (3) || 9–0 || [[Adelaide Thunder FC|Adelaide Thunder]] (7)
| SA || – || – || 111 || '''[[Western Strikers SC|Western Strikers]]''' (3) || 9–0 || [[Adelaide Thunder FC|Adelaide Thunder]] (7)
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| WA || – || – || 168 || [[Perth Royals FC|Perth Royals]] (6) || 0–3 || '''[[Busselton City SC]]''' (-)
| WA || – || – || 168 || [[Perth Royals FC|Perth Royals]] (6) || 0–3 || '''[[Busselton City SC]]''' (-)
|-
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| WA || – || – || 169 || [[Southern Spirit FC|Southern Spirit]] (5)|| 2–2 || '''[[Woodvale FC]]''' (9)
| WA || – || – || 169 || [[Southern Spirit FC|Southern Spirit]] (5)|| 2–2 || '''Woodvale FC''' (9)
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!colspan=7|Woodvale FC advance 4–2 on penalties.
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!colspan=7|[[Capital Football|Australian Capital Territory]]
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| QLD || BNE || – || 98 || [[Logan City Kings FC|Logan City Kings]] (7) || 0–2 || '''[[The Lakes FC|The Lakes]]''' (7)
| QLD || BNE || – || 98 || [[Logan City Kings FC|Logan City Kings]] (7) || 0–2 || '''[[The Lakes FC|The Lakes]]''' (7)
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!colspan=7|Croydon Kings advance 5–4 on penalties.
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| SA || – || – || 120 || '''[[Blackfriars Old Scholars Association Soccer Club|Blackfriars Old Scholars]]''' (5) || 5–0 || [[Mount Barker United SC|Mount Barker United]] (4)
| SA || – || – || 120 || '''[[Blackfriars Old Scholars Association Soccer Club|Blackfriars Old Scholars]]''' (5) || 5–0 || Mount Barker United (4)
|-
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| SA || – || – || 121 || [[South Adelaide Panthers FC|South Adelaide]] (2) || 0–3 || '''[[Adelaide City FC|Adelaide City]]''' (2)
| SA || – || – || 121 || [[South Adelaide Panthers FC|South Adelaide]] (2) || 0–3 || '''[[Adelaide City FC|Adelaide City]]''' (2)
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| WA || – || – || 180 || [[Joondalup City FC|Joondalup City]] (3) || 1–5 || '''[[Ashfield Sports Club|Ashfield]]''' (3)
| WA || – || – || 180 || [[Joondalup City FC|Joondalup City]] (3) || 1–5 || '''[[Ashfield Sports Club|Ashfield]]''' (3)
|-
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| WA || – || – || 181 || '''[[Wanneroo City SC|Wanneroo City]]''' (4) || 7–1 || [[Woodvale FC]] (9)
| WA || – || – || 181 || '''[[Wanneroo City SC|Wanneroo City]]''' (4) || 7–1 || Woodvale FC (9)
|-
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| WA || – || – || 182 || '''[[BrOzzy Sports Club]]''' (12) || [[Walkover|w/o]] || [[Cracovia White Eagles SC|Cracovia White Eagles]] (7)
| WA || – || – || 182 || '''[[BrOzzy Sports Club]]''' (12) || [[Walkover|w/o]] || [[Cracovia White Eagles SC|Cracovia White Eagles]] (7)
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| QLD || BNE || – || 79 || [[Albany Creek Excelsior FC|Albany Creek]] (4) || 1–3 || '''[[Brisbane Strikers FC|Brisbane Strikers]]''' (2)
| QLD || BNE || – || 79 || [[Albany Creek Excelsior FC|Albany Creek]] (4) || 1–3 || '''[[Brisbane Strikers FC|Brisbane Strikers]]''' (2)
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| QLD || BNE || – || 42 || '''[[Moreton Bay United FC|Moreton Bay United]]''' (2) || 4–0 || [[Souths United FC|Souths United]] (3)
| QLD || BNE || – || 42 || '''[[Moreton Bay United FC|Moreton Bay United]]''' (2) || 4–0 || [[Souths United FC|Souths United]] (3)
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| QLD || BNE || – || 22 || [[Logan Lightning FC|Logan Lightning]] (3) || 1–4 || '''[[Brisbane City FC|Brisbane City]]''' (2)
| QLD || BNE || – || 22 || [[Logan Lightning FC|Logan Lightning]] (3) || 1–4 || '''[[Brisbane City FC|Brisbane City]]''' (2)
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| QLD || BNE || – || 11 || '''[[Queensland Lions FC|Queensland Lions]]''' (2) || 6–0 || [[Peninsula Power FC|Peninsula Power]] (3)
| QLD || BNE || – || 11 || '''[[Queensland Lions FC|Queensland Lions]]''' (2) || 6–0 || [[Peninsula Power FC|Peninsula Power]] (3)
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2018 FFA Cup preliminary rounds
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The 2018 FFA Cup preliminary rounds was the qualifying competition to decide 21 of the 32 teams which took part in the 2018 FFA Cup Round of 32, along with the 10 A-League clubs and reigning National Premier Leagues champion, Heidelberg United. The preliminary rounds operated within a consistent national structure whereby club entry into the competition was staggered in each federation, with the winning clubs from Round 7 of the preliminary rounds in each member federation gaining entry into the 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 was permitted entry in the competition.

Schedule

The number of fixtures for each round, and the match dates for each Federation, were as follows.

Round Number of fixtures Clubs ACT[1] NSW NNSW NT QLD[2] SA TAS[3] VIC[4] WA[5]
Qualifying round 32 + 11 byes 781 → 749 – – – – – – – 10–17 Feb –
First round 57 + 16 byes 749 → 692 – – 24 Feb–14 Mar – 28 Feb–24 Mar – – 23–25 Feb –
Second round 171 + 80 byes 692 → 521 – 9–13 Mar 23 Feb–15 Apr – 15 Feb–11 Apr 22–28 Mar – 2–6 Mar 11–18 Mar
Third round 189 + 4 byes 521 → 332 18 Mar–3 Apr 14–28 Mar 24 Mar–21 Apr 27 Mar–17 Apr 10 Mar–22 Apr 9–14 Apr 3 Mar 8–11 Mar 23–29 Mar
Fourth round 154 + 2 byes 332 → 178 18 Apr–1 May 3–11 Apr 1–12 May 1–8 May 17 Mar–25 Apr 25 Apr 2 Apr 17 Mar–2 Apr 2 Apr
Fifth round 83 + 1 bye 178 → 95 15–31 May 2–9 May 13–16 May 9–22 May 24 Mar–22 May 5 May 28–29 Apr 11–24 Apr 25 Apr
Sixth round 42 95 → 53 5–7 Jun 15–23 May 9 Jun 5 Jun 5 May–5 Jun 22–23 May 19 May 1–9 May 19–20 May
Seventh round 21 53 → 32 16 Jun 30 May 13 Jun 23 Jun 9–10 Jun 11 Jun 11 Jun 23–30 May 4 Jun
  • Some round dates in respective Federations overlap due to separate scheduling of Zones/Sub-Zones.

Format

The preliminary rounds structures were as follows,[4][6] and refer to the different levels in the unofficial Australian association football league system :

  • Qualifying round:
  • 9 Queensland clubs level 4 and below entered this stage.
  • 66 Victorian clubs level 7 and below entered this stage.
  • First round:
  • 19 Northern NSW clubs level 4 and below entered this stage.
  • 16 Queensland clubs (7 from the previous round and 9 level 4–5) entered this stage.
  • 95 Victorian clubs (36 from the previous round and 59 level 6–7) entered this stage.
  • Second round:
  • 120 New South Wales clubs level 6 and below entered this stage.
  • 60 Northern NSW clubs (16 from the previous round and 34 level 4 and below) entered this stage.
  • 83 Queensland clubs (9 from the previous round and 74 level 4 and below) entered this stage.
  • 42 South Australian clubs level 3 and below entered this stage.
  • 84 Victorian clubs (48 from the previous round and 36 level 5–6) entered this stage.
  • 32 Western Australian clubs level 5 and below entered this stage. For matches where the scores were equal at full-time, they went straight to penalties.[7]
  • Third round:
  • 14 Australian Capital Territory clubs level 3 and below entered this stage.
  • 114 New South Wales clubs (88 from the previous round and 26 level 4–5) entered this stage.
  • 42 Northern NSW clubs (31 from the previous round and 11 level 3) entered this stage.
  • 8 Northern Territory clubs level 2 and below entered this stage.
  • 58 Queensland clubs (52 from the previous round and 6 level 4) entered this stage.
  • 32 South Australian clubs (21 from the previous round and 11 level 2) entered this stage.
  • 12 Tasmanian clubs level 3 entered this stage.
  • 66 Victorian clubs (42 from the previous round and 24 level 4) entered this stage.
  • 32 Western Australian clubs (16 from the previous round and 22 level 3–4) entered this stage.
  • Fourth round:
  • 16 Australian Capital Territory clubs (7 from the previous round and 9 level 2) entered this stage.
  • 80 New South Wales clubs (57 from the previous round and 23 level 2–3) entered this stage.
  • 31 Northern NSW clubs (21 from the previous round and 10 level 2) entered this stage.
  • 5 Northern Territory clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 50 Queensland clubs (31 from the previous round and 19 level 2–3) entered this stage.
  • 16 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 16 Tasmanian clubs (6 from the previous round and 10 level 2–3) entered this stage.
  • 64 Victorian clubs (33 from the previous round and 31 level 2–3) entered this stage.
  • 32 Western Australian clubs (19 from the previous round and 13 level 2) entered this stage.
  • Fifth round:
  • 8 Australian Capital Territory clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 40 New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 16 Northern New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 7 Northern Territory clubs (3 from the previous round and 4 clubs from the Alice Springs zone) entered this stage.
  • 32 Queensland clubs (25 from the previous round and 7 level 2) entered this stage.
  • 8 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 8 Tasmanian clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 32 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 16 Western Australian clubs progressed to this stage.
  • Sixth round:
  • 4 Australian Capital Territory clubs progressed to this stage, and also got a home fixture when they entered the 2019 FFA Cup preliminary rounds.[8]
  • 20 New South Wales progressed to this stage.
  • 8 Northern New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 4 Northern Territory clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 16 Queensland clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 4 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 4 Tasmanian clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 16 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 8 Western Australian clubs progressed to this stage.
  • Seventh round:
  • 2 Australian Capital Territory clubs progressed to this stage, which doubled as the Final of the Federation Cup.
  • 10 New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage. The 5 winners also participated in the final rounds of the Waratah Cup.
  • 4 Northern New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 2 Northern Territory clubs progressed to this stage – the winners of the Darwin-based and Alice Springs-based knockout competitions – which doubled as the final of the Sport Minister's Cup.
  • 8 Queensland clubs progressed to this stage.
  • 2 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage, which doubled as the Grand Final of the Federation Cup.
  • 2 Tasmanian clubs progressed to this stage, which doubled as the Grand Final of the Milan Lakoseljac Cup.
  • 8 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage. The 4 winners, plus Heidelberg United, also qualified to the final rounds of the Dockerty Cup.[9]
  • 4 Western Australian clubs progressed to this stage. The 2 winners also played in the Final of the Football West State Cup.

Note: Heidelberg United did not participate in the Victorian qualifying rounds, as they already qualified into the FFA Cup as 2017 National Premier Leagues champions.

Note: A-League Youth teams playing in their respective federation leagues are specifically excluded from the preliminary rounds as their respective Senior A-League clubs are already part of the competition.[10]

Key to abbreviations

Federation Zone Sub Zone
ACT = Australian Capital Territory
NSW = New South Wales
NNSW = Northern New South Wales NTH = North FNC = Far North Coast
MNC = Mid North Coast
NC = North Coast
NI = Northern Inland
STH = South
NT = Northern Territory ASP = Alice Springs
DAR = Darwin
QLD = Queensland BNE = Brisbane
NQL = North Queensland CQ = Central Queensland
FNQ = Far North Queensland
MRF = Mackay Regional Football
NQ = North Queensland
WB = Wide Bay
SQL = South Queensland GC = Gold Coast
SC = Sunshine Coast
SWQ = South West Queensland
SA = South Australia
TAS = Tasmania
VIC = Victoria
WA = Western Australia

Qualifying round

Notes

First round

Notes

Second round

Notes

Third round

Notes

Fourth round

Notes:

Fifth round

Notes:

Sixth round

Notes:
  • w/o = Walkover
  • † = After Extra Time

Seventh round

Notes:
  • † = After Extra Time

References

  1. ^ "2018 FFA CUP NOMINATIONS OPEN". capitalfootball.com.au. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  2. ^ "SEASON 2018" (PDF). footballbrisbane.com.au. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Lakoseljac Cup". sportstg.com. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  4. ^ a b "WESTFIELD FFA CUP 2018 PRELIMINARY ROUNDS PROGRESSION" (PDF). footballfedvic.com.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  5. ^ "2018 Draft Season Calendar" (PDF). footballwest.com.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Lakoseljac Cup Preliminary Round Draw". Football Federation Tasmania. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
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