2016 FFA Cup

2016 FFA Cup
Country  Australia
 New Zealand
Teams 704
Champions Melbourne City
Runners-up Sydney FC
Matches played 31
Goals scored 94 (3.03 per match)
Attendance 105,574 (3,406 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Patrick Antelmi (5 goals)
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The 2016 FFA Cup was the third season of the FFA Cup, the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. 32 teams again took part in the competition proper (from the Round of 32),[1] including the 10 A-League teams and 21 Football Federation Australia (FFA) member federation teams determined through individual state qualifying rounds, as well as the reigning National Premier Leagues Champion (Blacktown City from NSW).[1]

The winner of the FFA Cup, Melbourne City, received $50,000 as part of a total prize money pool of $131,000.[2] The defending champions, Melbourne Victory, were knocked out in the Semi Final stage of the competition.

Round and dates

Round Draw date Match date Number of fixtures Teams New entries this round
Preliminary rounds Various 12 February–26 June 2016 672 + 56 byes 704 → 32 693
Round of 32 30 June 2016 27 July–10 August 2016 16 32 → 16 11
Round of 16 10 August 2016 24–30 August 2016 8 16 → 8 none
Quarter-finals 30 August 2016 21–27 September 2016 4 8 → 4 none
Semi-finals 27 September 2016 19–25 October 2016 2 4 → 2 none
Final 30 November 2016 1 2 → 1 none

Prize fund

The prize fund is unchanged from the 2015 event.[2]

Round No. of Clubs
receive fund 		Prize fund
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 is donated from sponsor NAB to Member Federation clubs for each goal scored by them against an A-League opposition.[3]

Clubs to receive donations were: Green Gully ($5,000), Redlands United ($5,000), Brisbane Strikers ($2,500), Edgeworth FC ($2,500) and Floreat Athena ($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).[4] All Australian clubs are eligible to enter the qualifying process through their respective FFA member federation, however only one team per club is permitted entry in the competition. All nine FFA member federations participated. The number of qualification spots per member federation is unchanged from the 2015 tournament.

Area Competition Round of 32 Qualifiers
ACT Federation Cup 1
Northern NSW NNSWF Finals Series 2
NSW Waratah Cup 5
NT Sports Minister's Cup 1
Queensland Canale Cup / Football Queensland Cup 4
SA Federation Cup 1
Tasmania Milan Lakoseljac Cup 1
Victoria Dockerty Cup 4
WA State Cup 2

The preliminary rounds will operate within a consistent national structure whereby club entry into the competition is 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 in February 2016, and the final matches of the preliminary rounds in June 2016.

Teams

A total of 32 teams participated in the 2016 FFA Cup competition proper, ten of which will come from the A-League, one the 2015 National Premier Leagues Champion (Blacktown City),[1] and the remaining 21 teams from FFA member federations, as determined by the qualifying rounds. 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 Canberra Olympic (2) New South Wales Blacktown City (2) New South Wales Bonnyrigg White Eagles (2) New South Wales Manly United (2)
New South Wales Marconi Stallions (3) New South Wales Sydney United 58 (2) New South Wales Wollongong Wolves (2) New South Wales Edgeworth FC (2)
New South Wales Lambton Jaffas (2) Queensland Brisbane Strikers (2) Queensland Far North Queensland (2) Queensland Redlands United (2)
Queensland Surfers Paradise Apollo (3) Northern Territory Shamrock Rovers Darwin (2) South Australia North Eastern MetroStars (2) Tasmania Devonport City (2)
Victoria (Australia) Bentleigh Greens (2) Victoria (Australia) Green Gully (2) Victoria (Australia) Hume City (2) Victoria (Australia) Melbourne Knights (2)
Western Australia Cockburn City (2) Western Australia Floreat Athena (2)

Bracket

Round of 32   Round of 16   Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
                                   
 Devonport City 1  
 Lambton Jaffas 0      Devonport City 0  
 North Eastern MetroStars 3 (3)    Bentleigh Greens (a.e.t.) 1  
 Bentleigh Greens (p) 3 (4)        Bentleigh Greens 0  
 Hume City (p) 1 (4)        Melbourne Victory 2  
 Marconi Stallions 1 (2)      Hume City 0
 Newcastle Jets 1    Melbourne Victory 1  
 Melbourne Victory 3        Melbourne Victory 0  
 Shamrock Rovers Darwin 0        Melbourne City 2  
 Brisbane Strikers 6      Brisbane Strikers 1  
 Floreat Athena 1    Melbourne City 2  
 Melbourne City 2        Melbourne City 4
 Far North Queensland 0        Western Sydney Wanderers 1  
 Edgeworth FC 3      Edgeworth FC 1
 Western Sydney Wanderers 3    Western Sydney Wanderers 5  
 Wellington Phoenix 2        Melbourne City 1
 Canberra Olympic 1        Sydney FC 0
 Surfers Paradise Apollo 0      Canberra Olympic 2  
 Redlands United (a.e.t.) 2    Redlands United 0  
 Adelaide United 1        Canberra Olympic 1  
 Melbourne Knights 2        Green Gully 0  
 Cockburn City 1      Melbourne Knights 1
 Green Gully 2    Green Gully 3  
 Central Coast Mariners 1        Canberra Olympic 0
 Blacktown City (a.e.t.) 6        Sydney FC 3  
 Sydney United 58 2      Blacktown City 3  
 Bonnyrigg White Eagles 3    Bonnyrigg White Eagles 0  
 Manly United 0        Blacktown City 0
 Brisbane Roar 0        Sydney FC 3  
 Perth Glory 2      Perth Glory 0
 Wollongong Wolves 0    Sydney FC (a.e.t.) 2  
 Sydney FC 3  

Round of 32

The Round of 32 draw took place on 30 June 2016,[5] with match information confirmed on 5 July.[6]

The lowest ranked sides that qualified for this round are Marconi Stallions and Surfers Paradise Apollo. They are the only level 3 teams left in the competition.

All times listed below are at AEST

Round of 16

The Round of 16 draw took place on 10 August 2016, immediately following Matchday 4 of the Round of 32,[7] with match information confirmed on 12 August.[8]

The lowest ranked sides that have qualified for this round are Bentleigh Greens, Blacktown City, Bonnyrigg White Eagles, Brisbane Strikers, Canberra Olympic, Edgeworth FC, Green Gully, Hume City, Redlands United, Devonport City and Melbourne Knights. They are the only level 2 teams left in the competition.

All times listed below are at AEST

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-finals draw took place on 30 August 2016, immediately following the final matchday of the Round of 16,[9] with match information confirmed on 2 September.[10]

The lowest ranked sides that have qualified for this round are Bentleigh Greens, Blacktown City, Canberra Olympic and Green Gully. They are the only level 2 teams left in the competition.

All times listed below are at AEST

Semi-finals

The Semi-finals draw took place on 27 September 2016, immediately following the final matchday of the Quarter-finals.[11] The dates, times and venues of the matches were revealed on 29 September.[12]

The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round was Canberra Olympic. They are the only level 2 team left in the competition.

All times listed below are at AEDT

Final

The Final will be played on 30 November 2016.
All times listed below are at AEDT

Main article: 2016 FFA Cup Final

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Australia Patrick Antelmi Blacktown City 5
2 Uruguay Bruno Fornaroli Melbourne City 3
3 Australia Stipo Andrijašević Melbourne Knights 2
Albania Besart Berisha Melbourne Victory
Australia Liam Boland Green Gully
Argentina Fernando Brandán Melbourne City
Australia Tim Cahill Melbourne City
Australia David Carney Sydney FC
Australia Dino Djulbic Perth Glory
Australia Joey Gibbs Blacktown City
Scotland Greig Henslee Brisbane Strikers
Australia Angelo Konstantinou Canberra Olympic
Australia Daniel McBreen Edgeworth Eagles
Australia Matt Simon Sydney FC

Note: Goals scored in preliminary rounds not included.

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.[13] Games not broadcast on Fox Sports were streamed live via their online services.[14] These matches were televised live by Fox Sports:

Round Live broadcast matches
Round of 32 Hume City vs Marconi Stallions[15]
Green Gully vs Central Coast Mariners[15]
Redlands United vs Adelaide United[15]
Wollongong Wolves vs Sydney FC[15]
Round of 16 Brisbane Strikers vs Melbourne City[8]
Edgeworth FC vs Western Sydney Wanderers[8]
Quarter-finals Blacktown City vs Sydney FC[10]
Bentleigh Greens vs Melbourne Victory[10]
Semi-finals and Final All matches

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Football NSW club applications open for 2016". theffacup.com.au. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 "FFA Cup 2016 Competition Regulations" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. p. 59. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "NAB Golden Goals cash prizes for member fed clubs". Football Federation Australia. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "WESTFIELD FFA CUP COMPETITION REGULATIONS" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Sydney FC to meet Wollongong Wolves in FFA Cup Round of 32". SBS. 30 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Westfield FFA Cup Round of 32 fixture details announced". FFA Cup. 5 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Westfield FFA Cup Round of 16 draw revealed". Football Federation Australia. 10 August 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 "Westfield FFA Cup Round of 16 fixture details announced". Football Federation Australia. 12 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Westfield FFA Cup quarter-final draw revealed". Football Federation Australia. 30 August 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 "Westfield FFA Cup Quarter Final details confirmed". Football Federation Australia. 2 September 2016.
  11. ↑ "Blockbuster FFA Cup semi final draw". Football Federation Australia. 27 September 2016.
  12. ↑ "Schedule announced for Westfield FFA Cup Semi Finals". Football Federation Australia. 29 September 2016.
  13. ↑ "FAQS". FFA Cup. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "FOX SPORTS to LIVE stream Westfield FFA Cup matches". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  15. 1 2 3 4 "Westfield FFA Cup Round of 32 fixture details announced". footballaustralia.com.au. 5 July 2016.

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