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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. 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.[1]
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.[10]
48 Northern New South Wales clubs (level 4 and below) entered this stage.[11]
90 Queensland clubs (level 4 and below) entered this stage.[12]
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.[3]
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
Federation
Zone
Sub Zone
ACT = Australian Capital Territory
NSW = New South Wales
NNSW = Northern New South Wales
NTH = North STH = South
NT = Northern Territory
QLD = Queensland
CNQ = Central and North Queensland
FNQ = Far North Queensland CQ = Central Queensland MR = Mackay Region NQ = North Queensland
NSW Byes – Broulee Stingrays FC (-), Bulli FC (-), Castle Hill United FC (-), Central Coast Wolves FC (-), Coniston FC (-), Gunners FC (-), Marayong FC (-), Redbacks FC (-), Springwood United FC (-).
NNSW Byes – Bellingen FC (-), Boambee Bombers FC (4), Coffs City United FC (4), Dudley Redhead United Senior FC (4), Dudley Redhead United FC (4), Kotara South FC (4), Macleay Valley Rangers FC (4), Mayfield United Senior FC (-), Moree Services FC (5), North United Wolves SC (-), Oxley Vale Attunga FC (4), Port United SC (4), Sawtell FC (-), Wallis Lakes-Great Lakes United (-), Westlawn Tigers FC (4), Woolgoolga Wolves (4).
In Tasmania, the Lakoseljac Cup recommenced in July, after the cancellation of the overall FFA Cup competition.[3] In the Northern Territory a draw was made, but no matches were played.
The Lakoseljac Cup competition continued in Tasmania, which was the only member federation still running a cup competition that had been part of the FFA Cup preliminary rounds. The match between South Hobart and Kingborough Lions United (originally won 3–2 by South Hobart) had to be replayed after an administrative team-sheet breach.[14]