2022 Australia Cup

The 2022 Australia Cup is the ninth season of the Australia Cup, the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. This edition is the first under the new name of the "Australia Cup" following the renaming of Football Australia from the Football Federation Australia.[1] Thirty-two teams are contesting the competition proper.

2022 Australia Cup
Country Australia
 New Zealand
Dates11 February – 15 October 2022
Teams749 (qualifying competition)
32 (main competition)
← 2021

This edition is the first whose winner will qualify for the AFC Cup.[2]

Round and dates
Round[3] Draw date Match dates Number of fixtures Teams New entries this round
Preliminary rounds Various 11 February 2022 – TBD TBD 749 → 32 739
Round of 32 commencing mid-July[4] 16 32 → 16 10
Round of 16 8 16 → 8 None
Quarter-finals 4 8 → 4 None
Semi-finals 2 4 → 2 None
Final 15 October 2022 1 2 → 1 None

Teams

A total of 32 teams are scheduled to participate in the 2022 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 clubs
Adelaide United Central Coast Mariners Melbourne City Melbourne Victory Wellington Phoenix
Western United
Member federation clubs

Preliminary rounds
Main article: 2022 Australia Cup preliminary rounds

Member federation teams are competing in various state-based preliminary rounds to win one of 22 places in the competition proper (at the Round of 32). All Australian clubs are eligible to enter the qualifying process through their respective member federation; however, only one team per club is permitted entry into the competition. The preliminary rounds operate 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 leads to round 7 with the winning clubs from that round entering directly into the round of 32.

As there was no NPL Champion in the previous year, an additional slot was allocated to Victoria for this edition only.[5]

Additionally, the top eight placed A-League Men clubs for the 2021–22 A-League Men season will gain automatic qualification to the Round of 32. The remaining four teams will enter a play-off series to determine the remaining two positions.

Federation Associated Competition Round of 32 Qualifiers
Football Australia A-League Men 10
Capital Football (ACT) Federation Cup (ACT) 1
Football NSW Waratah Cup 4
Northern NSW Football — 2
Football Northern Territory NT FFA Cup Final 1
Football Queensland — 4
Football South Australia Federation Cup (SA) 2
Football Tasmania Milan Lakoseljac Cup 1
Football Victoria Dockerty Cup 5
Football West (WA) State Cup 2

Broadcasting rights

Matches will be broadcast through 10 Play.

References
  1. "Football Australia CEO James Johnson annouces [sic] FFA Cup will be renamed Australia Cup | FFA Cup". www.theffacup.com.au. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  2. "How the FFA Cup playoffs for A-League clubs work". FFA Cup. 6 May 2021.
  3. "FOOTBALL AUSTRALIA DMC" (PDF). Football Australia. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  4. "Crunch Australia Cup Playoffs to be played mid-May". Football Australia. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  5. "Final Rounds slot allocations for Australia Cup 2022 confirmed". Football Australia. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
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