2020 FFA Cup preliminary rounds


The 2020 FFA Cup preliminary rounds were the qualifying competition initially meant to decide 22 of the 32 teams to take part in the 2020 FFA Cup. Some preliminary matches were held in February and March, prior to the competition being suspended in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.
The competition was cancelled on 3 July.
Some of the federation-based competitions resumed from July.

Schedule

The fixtures for the competition are as follows.
RoundNumber of fixturesACTNSWNNSWNTQLDSATASVICWA
31 + 3 byes–––––––8–16 Feb–
17–––––––22–23 Feb–
First Round32 + 1 bye–––––––28 Feb–2 Mar29 Feb–7 Mar
Second Round143 + 53 byes–11–17 Mar22–23 Feb–21 Feb–14 Mar––6–9 Mar14–15 Mar
Third Roundpartially played––29 Feb–1 Mar–28 Feb–21 Mar–29 Feb13–16 Mar–
Fourth Roundpartially played––14–15 Mar–14 Mar–11 Jul––
Fifth Round–––––––4–6 Sep––

The preliminary rounds structures are as follows, and refer to the different levels in the unofficial Australian association football league system:

Qualifying Round 1

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Fed.ZoneSub ZoneTie noHome Team ScoreAway Team
VIC––9Keilor Wolves SC0–3Yarra Jets FC
VIC––10Shepparton South SC6–1Melton Phoenix FC
VIC––11Barwon SC5–0Glen Waverley SC
VIC––12Balmoral FC3–0Moonee Valley Knights FC
VIC––13Broadmeadows Stars SC7–1Mitchell Rangers SC
VIC––14White Star Dandenong SC0–5Macedon Blues United FC
VIC––15Maidstone United SC3–1Ballarat SC
VIC––16West Point SC0–5Albert Park SC
VIC––17Boronia SC3–7†Glenroy Lions FC

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In Tasmania, the Lakoseljac Cup recommenced in July, after the cancellation of the overall FFA Cup competition.
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NT Byes : Alice Springs Celtic, Alice Springs Vikings FC, Palmerston Rovers.

Fifth Round