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2025 Australia Cup preliminary rounds
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The 2025 Australia Cup preliminary rounds are the qualifying competition to decide teams to take part in the 2025 Australia Cup. The competition is scheduled to commence in January in Queensland, and then in February or March in the other Member Federations.

Schedule

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The fixtures for the competition are as follows.

Round Number of fixtures Clubs A-League ACT NSW[1] NNSW NT QLD[2][3] SA[4] TAS VIC[5] WA[6]
First round — — — — — — — 31 Jan–2 Feb — — 14–17 Feb —
Second round — — — 28 Feb–2 Mar 7–9 Mar — — 7–9 Feb — — 28 Feb–3 Mar 22–23 Feb
Third round — — — 11–16 Mar 18–20 Mar — — 14–16 Feb 7–10 Mar 7–10 Mar 14–17 Mar 15–16 Mar
Fourth round — — — 25 Mar–10 Apr 8–10 Apr — — 25 Mar–6 Apr 28–30 Mar 28–30 Mar 8–21 Apr 12–13 Apr
Fifth round — — — 29 Apr–8 May 22–24 Apr — — 22–30 Apr 18–21 Apr 18–21 Apr 29 Apr–7 May 3–4 May
Sixth round — — — 20–22 May 6–8 May — — 13–21 May 13–21 May 16–18 May 20–28 May 27–29 May
Seventh round — — — 7 Jun 27–29 May — — 10–18 Jun 10–18 Jun 7–9 Jun 10–11 Jun 17–19 Jun
Play-off round — — TBD — — — — — — — — —

Format

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The preliminary rounds structures are as follows, and refer to the different levels in the unofficial Australian soccer league system:

  • First round:
  • 9 Queensland clubs from Regional Queensland level 5 and below entered this stage.
  • Second round:
  • 87 Queensland clubs (8 from the previous round, 17 regional teams and 62 metro teams from levels 5 and below) entered this stage.
  • Third round:
  • 80 Queensland clubs (69 from the previous round, and 11 teams from level 4) entered this stage.
  • Fourth round:
  • 64 Queensland clubs (40 from the previous round and 24 teams from levels 2 and 3) entered this stage.
  • Fifth round:
  • 32 Queensland clubs will progress to this stage.
  • Sixth round:
  • 16 Queensland clubs will progress to this stage.
  • Seventh round:
  • 2 Australian Capital Territory clubs will progress to this stage, which doubles as the Final of the Federation Cup.
  • 8 New South Wales clubs will progress to this stage. The 4 winners will also qualify for the final rounds of the Waratah Cup.
  • 4 Northern New South Wales clubs will progress to this stage. The 2 winners will also qualify for the Final of the NNSWF State Cup.
  • 2 Northern Territory clubs will progress to this stage, which doubles as the NT Australia Cup Final.
  • 8 Queensland clubs will progress to this stage; 1 from Regional Queensland, and 7 from South East Queensland. The 4 winners will also qualify for the semi-finals of the Kappa Queensland Cup.
  • 4 South Australian clubs will progress to this stage. The 2 winners will also qualify for the Final of the Federation Cup.
  • 2 Tasmanian clubs will progress to this stage, which doubles as the Grand Final of the Milan Lakoseljac Cup.
  • 10 Victorian clubs will progress to this stage. The 5 winners will also qualify for the final rounds of the Dockerty Cup.
  • 4 Western Australian clubs will progress to this stage. The 2 winners will also qualify for the Final of the Football West State Cup.
  • Play-off round:
  • TBD

Key to abbreviations

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Federation Zone Sub Zone
ACT = Australian Capital Territory
NSW = New South Wales
NNSW = Northern New South Wales NTH = North
STH = South
NT = Northern Territory ASP = Alice Springs
DAR = Darwin
QLD = Queensland REG = Regional Queensland CC = Central Coast
FNG = Far North and Gulf
NTH = Northern
WB = Wide Bay
WC = Whitsunday Coast
SEQ = South East Queensland
SA = South Australia
TAS = Tasmania
VIC = Victoria
WA = Western Australia

First round

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Notes:
  • QLD Byes: Atherton Eagles (6), Edge Hill United (5), Innisfail United (5), Leichhardt FC (5), Marlin Coast Rangers (5), Southside Comets (5), Stratford Dolphins (5).

Second round

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Notes:
  • QLD Byes: AC Carina (6), Acacia Ridge (5), Annerley (6), Baringa (5), Bethania Rams (8), Brighton Bulldogs (6), Caloundra (5), Centenary Stormers (5), Coolum FC (-), Coomera (5), Doon Villa (5), Gatton Redbacks (-), Highfields (5), Kangaroo Point Rovers (7), Kawana (5), Kingscliff Wolves (5), Logan Metro (6), Logan Roos (-), Logan Village Falcons (7), Mackay Lions (5), Mackay Wanderers (5), Moggill (6), Mooroondu (-), Mt Gravatt Hawks (5), Mudgeeraba (6), Musgrave (5), Narangba Eagles (7), New Farm United (6), Newmarket (5), Noosa Lions (5), Old Bridge Salisbury (7), Ormeau (5), Oxley United (7), Pacific Pines (6), Pimpana City (6), Ripley Valley (6), Rockville Rovers (5), Runaway Bay (5), Southport Warriors (5), Surfers Paradise Apollo (5), Tarragindi Tigers (6), Tweed United (5), UQFC (5), Western Spirit (5), Westside Grovely (7), West Wanderers (5), Willowburn (5), Woombye Snakes (5), Yeronga Eagles (6).

References

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  1. ^ "Australia Cup". Football NSW. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  2. ^ "2025 Season Calendar" (PDF). Football Queensland. 14 October 2024.
  3. ^ "2025 Kappa Queensland Cup opening rounds draw details confirmed". Football Queensland. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Senior Men's 2025 Season Calendar" (PDF). Football South Australia. December 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 January 2025.
  5. ^ "2025 Football Victoria Cup Competitions Calendar" (PDF). Football Victoria. 16 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Hahn Australia Cup club nomination details". Football West. 16 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
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