2023 Australia Cup

The 2023 Australia Cup is the tenth season of the Australia Cup, the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. This edition will be the second under the new name of the "Australia Cup" following the renaming of Football Federation Australia to Football Australia.[1] Thirty-two teams will contest the competition proper, with the winner qualifying for the 2024–25 AFC Cup.

2023 Australia Cup
Country Australia
 New Zealand
Dates11 March – 7 October 2023
Teams778 (qualifying competition)
32 (main competition)
← 2022
2024 →

Macarthur FC are the defending champions.

Teams

A total of 32 teams will participate in the 2023 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 Men clubs
Adelaide United Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners Melbourne City Sydney FC
Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers Western United
Member federation clubs
Australian Capital Territory New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales
New South Wales New South Wales Northern Territory Queensland Queensland
Queensland Queensland South Australia South Australia Tasmania
Victoria (state) Victoria (state) Victoria (state) Victoria (state) Victoria (state)
Western Australia Western Australia

Preliminary rounds
Main article: 2023 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.[2]

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

Round and dates
Round[3] Draw date Match dates Number of fixtures Teams New entries this round
Preliminary rounds Various 11 March–25 May
Round of 32 4 August– 16 32 → 16 8
Round of 16 8 16 → 8 None
Quarter-finals 4 8 → 4 None
Semi-finals 2 4 → 2 None
Final 7 October 1 2 → 1 None

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. "Clubs". Australia Cup. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  3. "FOOTBALL AUSTRALIA DMC" (PDF). Football Australia. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
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