The following table details the appearances by clubs in the regular rounds (round of 32 onwards) of the Australia Cup association football competition. The competition was known as the FFA Cup until the name was changed in February 2022.[1]
The 32 teams that make up the Australia Cup competition proper are 10 A-League Men 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.[2] Up to and including the 2019 edition, the top level A-League Men clubs automatically qualified for the round of 32, while the "Member Federation Clubs" from lower levels have to qualify through preliminary rounds,[2] or (since 2015) via winning the National Premier Leagues final.[3]
For the 2020 FFA Cup the preliminary competition was suspended in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia,[4] and subsequently cancelled in July.[5]
Following expansion of the A-League Men, from the 2021 edition, the bottom four teams of the A-League Men season played-off for two spots to maintain the total number of A-League Men teams at 10 for the Round of 32.[6]
Appearances
edit- As of 29 September 2024.
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
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edit- ^ In the first six 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.[7]
- ^ In the first two editions of the FFA Cup (2014 and 2015) Gold Coast City were known as Palm Beach until the launch of Gold Coast City which retained the history of Palm Beach.[8]
- ^ In the first two entries of the FFA Cup that they participated in (2017 and 2023) Moreton City Excelsior were known as Moreton Bay United until their merger with Albany Creek Excelsior and resulting name change ahead of the 2024 season.[9]
- ^ In the first four editions of the FFA Cup (2014–2017) Cairns FC were known as Far North Queensland until their name change ahead of the 2018 season.[10]
- ^ In the first two entries of the FFA Cup that they participated in Rockdale Ilinden were known as Rockdale City Suns until their name change ahead of the 2021 season.[11][12]
- ^ In the first edition of the FFA Cup (2014) Wollongong Wolves were known as South Coast Wolves.
- ^ In the first edition of the FFA Cup they participated in (2018) Canberra Croatia were known as Canberra FC until their name change ahead of the 2020 season.[13]
- ^ In the first edition of the FFA Cup they participated in (2021) Perth RedStar were known as ECU Joondalup until their merger with Northern Redbacks and resulting name change ahead of the 2022 season.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Football Australia announces FFA Cup to change name to Australia Cup from next edition". ABC News. 5 February 2022.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Football Queensland confirms support for Moreton City Excelsior". Football Queensland. 12 October 2023.
- ^ Till, Crispin (23 October 2017). "New name, new coach and new technical director for TNQ soccer team". Tropic Now.
- ^ "WE ARE ILINDEN!!! The members have unanimously supported the Rockdale City Suns FC to change our name back to our original name ROCKDALE ILINDEN FOOTBALL CLUB". Rockdale Ilinden. 20 December 2019 – via Facebook.
- ^ Rugari, Vince (25 January 2020). "Back to the future: why NPL clubs are embracing their ethnic roots again". The Sydney Morning Herald.
At Rockdale's recent annual general meeting, the vote was unanimous to return immediately to the Ilinden name. It was already on their logo and the signs around their home ground but was not allowed to be used in official competitions.
- ^ Bertoldo, Lucie (8 June 2020). "Canberra Deakin honours Croatian roots in name change". The Canberra Times.
- ^ Smith, Ben (4 February 2022). "ECU Joondalup SC and Northern Redbacks announce merger to create new club Perth RedStar". The Sunday Times.