2015 FFA Cup

2015 FFA Cup
Country  Australia
 New Zealand
Teams 648
Champions Melbourne Victory
Runners-up Perth Glory
Matches played 31
Goals scored 105 (3.39 per match)
Attendance 113,803 (3,671 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Aaron Mooy (6 goals)
← 2014 2016 →

The 2015 FFA Cup was the second season of the FFA Cup, the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. 32 teams began competition in the competition proper (from the Round of 32),[1] including all 10 A-League teams, the reigning National Premier Leagues Champion (North Eastern MetroStars from South Australia), and 21 Football Federation Australia (FFA) member federation teams determined through individual state-based preliminary rounds.[1] 2015 marks the first season in which teams from all nine FFA member federations participate, with the Northern Territory participating for the first time.[2]

Football Federation Australia announced in February 2015 that most of the games from the Round of 32 onwards would be played on a Tuesday or Wednesday, with the final held on Saturday 7 November.[3]

The winner of the FFA Cup, Melbourne Victory, received $50,000 as part of a total prize money pool of $131,000.[4] The defending champions, Adelaide United, were knocked out in the Quarter-Final stage of the competition.[5]

Round and dates

Round Draw date Match date Number of fixtures Teams New entries this round
Preliminary rounds Various 14 February–28 June 619 + 104 byes 648 → 32 637
Round of 32 1 July 2015 29 July–11 August 2015 16 32 → 16 11
Round of 16 12 August 2015 26 August–1 September 2015 8 16 → 8 none
Quarter-finals 1 September 2015 22–30 September 2015 4 8 → 4 none
Semi-finals 29 September 2015 20–28 October 2015 2 4 → 2 none
Final 7 November 2015 1 2 → 1 none

Prize fund

Round No. of Clubs
receive fund 		Prize fund[4]
Round of 16 8 $2,000
Quarter-finalists 4 $5,000
Semi-finalists 2 $10,000
Final runners-up 1 $25,000
Final winner 1 $50,000
Total $131,000

In addition, a further $2,500 was donated from sponsor NAB to Member Federation clubs for each goal scored by them against an A-League opposition.[6] Three clubs received donations - Rockdale City Suns ($5,000), Darwin Olympic ($2,500) and Edgeworth FC ($2,500).

Preliminary rounds

FFA member federations teams competed in various state-based preliminary rounds to win one of 21 places in the competition proper (Round of 32). All Australian clubs were eligible to enter the qualifying process through their respective FFA member federation, however only one team per club was permitted entry in the competition. All nine FFA member federations took part in the tournament, with the Northern Territory participating for the first time.[7] Player registration numbers in each jurisdiction were used to determine the number of qualifying teams for each member federation:

Unlike the previous season, this seasons preliminary rounds operated within a consistent national structure whereby club entry into the competition were staggered in each state/territory, ultimately leading to round 7 with the winning clubs from that round gaining direct entry into the round of 32. The first matches of the preliminary rounds began on 14 February 2015, and the final matches of the preliminary rounds took place on 28 June 2015.

Teams

A total of 32 teams participated in the 2015 FFA Cup competition proper, ten of which came from the A-League, one the 2014 National Premier Leagues Champion (North Eastern MetroStars from South Australia),[1] and the remaining 21 teams from FFA member federations, as determined by the preliminary rounds.[8] A-League clubs represent the highest level in the Australian league system, whereas member federation clubs come from Level 2 and below. The current season tier of member federation clubs is shown in parentheses.

A-League clubs
Adelaide United Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners Melbourne City
Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Sydney FC
Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers
Member federation clubs
Australian Capital Territory Gungahlin United (2) New South Wales Balmain Tigers (4) New South Wales Blacktown City (2) New South Wales Rockdale City Suns (2)
New South Wales Sydney Olympic (2) New South Wales Sydney United 58 (2) New South Wales Broadmeadow Magic (2) New South Wales Edgeworth FC (2)
Queensland Brisbane Strikers (2) Queensland Far North Queensland (2) Queensland Palm Beach (2) Queensland Queensland Lions (3)
Northern Territory Darwin Olympic (2) South Australia Croydon Kings (2) South Australia North Eastern MetroStars (2) Tasmania South Hobart (2)
Victoria (Australia) Heidelberg United (2) Victoria (Australia) Hume City (2) Victoria (Australia) Oakleigh Cannons (2) Victoria (Australia) South Melbourne (2)
Western Australia Perth SC (2) Western Australia Sorrento FC (2)

Draw

As with the previous season, teams were allocated into one of three pots for the FFA Cup Round of 32 draw. Pot A included the four A-League teams to reach the semi-finals of the 2014–15 A-League finals series (Melbourne Victory, Sydney FC, Adelaide United and Melbourne City), Pot B included the remaining six A-League teams, and Pot C contained the 2014 National Premier Leagues Champion and the 21 member federation teams which qualified via the preliminary rounds. Teams were drawn randomly into pre-determined positions. For the Round of 16, Quarter-finals and Semi-finals, teams were allocated into two pots: The remaining A-League teams into one pot, and the remaining member federation teams into the other. In each draw, teams were drawn randomly into pre-determined positions.[9]

Bracket

Round of 32   Round of 16   Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
                                   
 Hume City (a.e.t.) 4  
 Brisbane Strikers 3      Hume City 3  
 Gungahlin United 0    Sydney Olympic 1  
 Sydney Olympic 1        Hume City (a.e.t.) 3  
 Blacktown City 1        Oakleigh Cannons 2  
 North Eastern MetroStars 2      North Eastern MetroStars 0
 Oakleigh Cannons (p) 1 (5)    Oakleigh Cannons 1  
 Far North Queensland 1 (4)        Hume City 0  
 Rockdale City Suns 3        Melbourne Victory 3  
 Perth SC 1      Rockdale City Suns 2  
 Balmain Tigers 0    Melbourne Victory 3  
 Melbourne Victory 6        Melbourne Victory 3
 Darwin Olympic 1        Adelaide United 1  
 Adelaide United 6      Adelaide United (a.e.t.) 2
 Sorrento FC 0    Sydney FC 1  
 Sydney FC 2        Melbourne Victory 2
 Croydon Kings 1        Perth Glory 0
 Queensland Lions 2      Queensland Lions 0  
 Newcastle Jets 2 (3)    Perth Glory (a.e.t.) 1  
 Perth Glory (p) 2 (4)        Perth Glory (p) 1 (4)  
 Palm Beach (p) 1 (8)        Western Sydney Wanderers 1 (2)  
 South Melbourne 1 (7)      Palm Beach 0
 Western Sydney Wanderers 1    Western Sydney Wanderers 2  
 Brisbane Roar 0        Perth Glory 3
 Broadmeadow Magic 1        Melbourne City 1  
 Heidelberg United 3      Heidelberg United 2  
 Sydney United 58 (p) 3 (3)    Sydney United 58 0  
 South Hobart 3 (1)        Heidelberg United 0
 Edgeworth FC 1        Melbourne City 5  
 Melbourne City 2      Melbourne City 5
 Central Coast Mariners 0    Wellington Phoenix 1  
 Wellington Phoenix 1  

Round of 32

The Round of 32 draw took place on 1 July 2015. The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round are the Balmain Tigers. They are the only level 4 team left in the competition.

All times listed below are at AEST

Round of 16

The Round of 16 draw took place on 12 August 2015. The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round are the Queensland Lions. They are the only level 3 team left in the competition.

All times listed below are at AEST

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-final draw took place on 1 September.[10][11] The lowest ranked sides that qualified for this round were Heidelberg United, Hume City and Oakleigh Cannons. They are the only level 2 teams left in the competition.

All times listed below are at AEST

Semi-finals

The Semi-final draw took place on 29 September.[12][13][14] The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round was Hume City. They are the only level 2 team left in the competition.

All times listed below are at AEDT

Final

All times listed below are at AEDT

Main article: 2015 FFA Cup Final

7 November 2015
19:30
Melbourne Victory (1) 2–0 Perth Glory (1)
Bozanic  35'
Berisha  42'		 Report
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 15,098
Referee: Ben Williams

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Australia Aaron Mooy Melbourne City 6
2 Albania Besart Berisha Melbourne Victory 5
3 Australia Marcus Schroen Hume City 4
4 New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses Melbourne Victory 3
Uruguay Bruno Fornaroli Melbourne City
Australia Theo Markelis Hume City
7 Argentina Marcelo Carrusca Adelaide United 2
Spain Dimas Western Sydney Wanderers
Australia Chris Harold Perth Glory
England Daniel Heffernan Heidelberg United
Australia Marko Ješić Rockdale City Suns
Serbia Nebojša Marinković Perth Glory
Australia Panny Nikas Sydney United 58
Australia Dean Piemonte Oakleigh Cannons
Spain Pablo Sánchez Adelaide United

Note: Goals scored in preliminary rounds not included.

FFA Cup All-Star Team

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Australia Ante Covic, Perth Glory Australia Leigh Broxham, Melbourne Victory
France Matthieu Delpierre, Melbourne Victory
Australia Dino Djulbic, Perth Glory
Australia Matthew Foschini, Oakleigh Cannons		 Serbia Nebojša Marinković, Perth Glory
Australia Aaron Mooy, Melbourne City
Hungary György Sándor, Perth Glory		 Albania Besart Berisha, Melbourne Victory
Australia Marcus Schroen, Hume City
Australia Theo Markelis, Hume City

Source:[15]

Broadcasting rights

The live television rights for the competition were held by the subscription network Fox Sports, who broadcast 11 games live, with live updates and crosses from a single camera at the concurrent matches for goals and highlights.[16] Games not broadcast on Fox Sports were streamed live via their online services.[17] These matches were televised live by Fox Sports:

Round Live broadcast matches
Round of 32 Palm Beach vs South Melbourne[18]
Balmain Tigers vs Melbourne Victory[18]
Sorrento FC vs Sydney FC[18]
Western Sydney Wanderers vs Brisbane Roar[18]
Round of 16 Adelaide United vs Sydney FC[19]
Rockdale City Suns vs Melbourne Victory[19]
Quarter-finals Melbourne Victory vs Adelaide United
Heidelberg United vs Melbourne City[11]
Semi-finals and Final All matches

References

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  4. 1 2 "FFA Cup 2015 Competition Regulations" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. p. 45. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Melbourne Victory claim 3-1 FFA Cup win over Adelaide United as Archie Thompson suffers serious injury". ABC News. 23 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "NAB Golden Goals cash prizes for member fed clubs". Football Federation Australia. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "NT to enter the fray in 2015". theffacup.com.au. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "Gallop flags ACL spot for 2016 FFA Cup winner". FourFourTwo (Australia). Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "Final Rounds - how the draw works". theffacup.com.au. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "FFA Cup quarter-final draw revealed". Football Federation Australia. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  11. 1 2 "Details revealed for Westfield FFA Cup Quarter Finals". theffacup.com.au. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  12. ↑ "FFA Cup semi-final draw revealed". Football Federation Australia. 29 September 2015.
  13. ↑ "Dates, times confirmed for FFA Cup Semi Finals". Football Federation Australia. 2 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "FFA Cup fixture: AAMI Park to host Hume City v Melbourne Victory semi final". The Age. 8 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Westfield FFA Cup All Stars 2015". Football Federation Australia. 18 November 2015.
  16. ↑ "FAQS". FFA Cup. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  17. ↑ "FOX SPORTS to LIVE stream Westfield FFA Cup matches". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  18. 1 2 3 4 "Westfield FFA Cup Round of 32 details". footballaustralia.com.au. 5 July 2015.
  19. 1 2 Details confirmed for FFA Cup Round of 16 Football Federation Australia, 14 August 2015

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