FFA Cup appearances
The following table details the appearances by clubs in the regular rounds (round of 32 onwards) of the Australian FFA Cup association football competition. Up to and including the 2019 edition, the top level A-League clubs have automatically qualified for the round of 32; clubs from lower levels must qualify for the round of 32 from qualifying rounds,[1] or (since 2015) via winning the National Premier Leagues final.[2]
Up to and including the 2019 edition, the 32 teams that make up the FFA Cup competition proper have been the 10 A-League teams with the remaining 22 teams composed of various semi-professional and amateur qualifiers, referred to as "Member Federation Clubs", from each of the state federations, with the A-League clubs entering the competition at the Round of 32.[1]
For the 2020 FFA Cup the preliminary competition was suspended in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia,[3] and subsequently cancelled in July.[4]
For the 2021 edition, the bottom four teams in the 2021–21 A-League season played-off for two spots to maintain the total number of A-League teams at 10 for the Round of 32.[5]
Appearances
- As of 5 February 2022.
Final position count of clubs are updated only for clubs eliminated from the competition (so does not include clubs still active in the current competition).
Clubs still active in the current season are bolded.
See also
External links
Notes
- In the first 6 editions of the FFA Cup (2014–2019) APIA Leichhardt were known as APIA Leichhardt Tigers until they dropped the "Tigers" moniker ahead of the 2020 season.[6]
- In the first 2 editions of the FFA Cup (2014 & 2015) Gold Coast City were known as Palm Beach until the launch of Gold Coast City which retained the history of Palm Beach.[7]
- In the first 4 editions of the FFA Cup (2014–2017) Cairns FC were known as Far North Queensland until their name change ahead of the 2018 season.[8]
References
- "FFA Cup How Draw Works". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
- "Cup spot the reward in PS4 NPL Finals Series". Football Federation Australia. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- "Grassroots football temporarily suspended". Football Federation Australia. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- "Coronavirus forces FFA Cup to be cancelled". The World Game. SBS. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- "FFA Cup to introduce Hyundai A-League play-off process from 2020". A-League. 20 December 2019.
- Connellan, Matt (12 December 2019). "Historic NPL club APIA goes back to its roots with major re-brand". The World Game. SBS.
- "Gold Coast City FC to Unite Coast". National Premier Leagues. 11 November 2015.
- Till, Crispin (23 October 2017). "New name, new coach and new technical director for TNQ soccer team". Tropic Now.