2019 Dockerty Cup


The 2019 Dockerty Cup was a football knockout-cup competition held between men's clubs in Victoria, Australia in 2019, the annual edition of the Dockerty Cup. Victorian soccer clubs from the National Premier Leagues Victoria divisions, State League divisions, regional, metros and masters leagues competed for the Dockerty Cup trophy.
The competition also served as Qualifying Rounds for the 2019 FFA Cup. In addition to the two Victorian A-League clubs, the four Preliminary Round 7 winners qualified for the final rounds of the 2019 FFA Cup, entering at the Round of 32.
The cup was won by Hume City, their first title.

Format

RoundClubs
remaining
Winners from
previous round
New entries
this round
Main Match Dates
First Qualifying Round214none159–10 Feb
Second Qualifying Round20894716–17 Feb
Round 1180286023–25 Feb
Round 2136403628 Feb–4 Mar
Round 310040247–11 Mar
Round 464323217–20 Apr
Round 53232none30 Apr–8 May
Round 61616none22–29 May
Round 788none11–12 Jun
Semi-Finals44none9–10 Jul
Final22none10 Aug

Prize fund

The prize fund is detailed below.
RoundNo. of Clubs
receive fund
Prize fund
Semi-finalists2$2,500
Runner-up1$5,000
Champion1$10,000
Total$20,000

Preliminary rounds

Victorian clubs participated in the 2019 FFA Cup via the preliminary rounds. This was open to teams from the NPL, NPL2, 5 State League divisions, regional and metros leagues. Teams were seeded in terms of which round they would enter based on their division in 2019.
The four qualifiers for the final rounds were:

Semi finals

A total of four teams took part in this stage of the competition, with the matches played in July 2019. As a new rule for the semi-finals and final, a fourth substitution was allowed if the game went to extra time.
Tie noHome team ScoreAway team
1Melbourne Knights 2–1Bulleen Lions
2Moreland Zebras 0–1Hume City

Final