2024 Australia Cup Preliminary Rounds

The 2024 Australia Cup preliminary rounds wee the qualifying competition to decide 24 of the 32 teams to take part in the 2024 Australia Cup. The competition commenced in February.

Schedule

The fixtures for the competition were as follows.

Format

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

*First round:
:*2 Queensland clubs from Regional Queensland level 5 entered this stage.
:*135 Victorian clubs from level 7 and below entered this stage.

*Second round:
:*117 New South Wales clubs level 5 and below entered this stage.
:*49 Northern New South Wales clubs level 4 and below entered this stage.
:*38 Queensland clubs (1 from the previous round and 37 teams from levels 5 and below) entered this stage.
:*78 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage.
:*34 Western Australian clubs from level 5 and below entered this stage.

*Third round:
:*12 Australian Capital Territory clubs from level 3 and below entered this stage.
:*102 New South Wales clubs (73 from the previous round and 29 teams from levels 3–4) entered this stage.
:*40 Northern New South Wales clubs (31 from the previous round and 9 teams from level 3) entered this stage.
:*84 Queensland clubs (19 from the previous round and 65 teams from levels 4 and below) entered this stage.
:*41 South Australian clubs from level 3 and below entered this stage.
:*10 Tasmanian clubs from level 3 and below entered this stage.
:*86 Victorian clubs (39 from the previous round and 47 teams from levels 5 and 6) entered this stage.
:*42 Western Australian clubs (18 from the previous round and 24 teams from levels 3 and 4) entered this stage.

*Fourth round:
:*16 Australian Capital Territory clubs (8 from the previous round and 8 teams from level 2) entered this stage.
:*64 New South Wales clubs (51 from the previous round and 13 teams from level 2) entered this stage.
:*32 Northern New South Wales clubs (20 from the previous round and 12 teams from level 2) entered this stage.
:*11 Northern Territory clubs from level 2 entered this stage.
:*64 Queensland clubs (42 from the previous round and 22 teams from levels 2 and 3) entered this stage.
:*32 South Australian clubs (21 from the previous round and 11 teams from level 2) entered this stage.
:*16 Tasmanian clubs (6 from the previous round, 2 league winners from level 3, and 8 teams from level 2) entered this stage.
:*80 Victorian clubs (43 from the previous round and 37 teams from levels 2–4) entered this stage.
:*32 Western Australian clubs (21 from the previous round and 11 teams from level 2) entered this stage.

*Fifth round:
:*8 Australian Capital Territory clubs progressed to this stage.
:*32 New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
:*16 Northern New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
:*7 Northern Territory clubs (6 from the previous round and 1 team from level 2) entered this stage.
:*32 Queensland clubs progressed to this stage.
:*16 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage.
:*8 Tasmanian clubs progressed to this stage.
:*40 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage.
:*16 Western Australian clubs progressed to this stage.

*Sixth round:
:*4 Australian Capital Territory clubs progressed to this stage.
:*16 New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
:*8 Northern New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
:*4 Northern Territory clubs progressed to this stage.
:*16 Queensland clubs progressed to this stage.
:*8 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage.
:*4 Tasmanian clubs progressed to this stage.
:*20 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage.
:*8 Western Australian clubs progressed to this stage.

*Seventh round:
:*2 Australian Capital Territory clubs progressed to this stage, which doubled as the Final of the Federation Cup.
:*8 New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage. The 4 winners also qualified for the final rounds of the Waratah Cup.
:*4 Northern New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage. The 2 winners also qualified for the Final of the NNSWF State Cup.
:*2 Northern Territory clubs progressed to this stage, which doubled as the NT Australia Cup Final.
:*8 Queensland clubs will progress to this stage; 1 from Regional Queensland, and 7 from South East Queensland. The 4 winners also qualified for the semi-finals of the Kappa Queensland Cup.
:*4 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage. The 2 winners also qualified for the Final of the Federation Cup.
:*2 Tasmanian clubs progressed to this stage, which doubled as the Grand Final of the Milan Lakoseljac Cup.
:*10 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage. The 5 winners also qualified for the final rounds of the Dockerty Cup.
:*4 Western Australian clubs progressed to this stage. The 2 winners also qualified for the Final of the Football West State Cup.

*Play-off round:
:*The four lowest-ranked teams in the 2023–24 A-League Men played-off for two spots in the Round of 32.

Key to abbreviations

First round

;Notes:
*w/o = Walkover
*† = After Extra Time
*VIC Byes: Ashburton United (7), Balmoral (8), Barnstoneworth United (8), Barwon (8), Bundoora United (7), Darebin United (8), Deakin Ducks (9), Frankston Pines (7), Glenroy Lions (8), Heidelberg Stars (9), Kings Domain (8), La Trobe University (9), Monash City Villarreal (8), Monbulk Rangers (8), Old Melburnians (9), Point Cook (7), Sandown Lions (8), Shepparton United (10), Somerville Eagles (8), St Kevin's Old Boys (9), West Point (8).

Second round

;Notes:
*w/o = Walkover
*† = After Extra Time
*NSW Byes: Austral (-), Belmore Eagles (-), Berkeley Vale (-), Blacktown Workers (-), Blue Mountains (-), Bonnet Bay (-), Bowral (-), Castle Hill RSL Rockets (-), Coledale Waves (-), Cooks River Tigers (-), Cringila Lions (-), Doonside Hawks (-), Eastern Creek Pioneers (-), Emu Plains (-), Fernhill (-), Forest Rangers (-), Goulburn Strikers (-), Gymea United (-), Hazelbrook (-), Hurlstone Park Wanderers (-), Lugarno (-), Manly Vale (-), Marayong (-), Marrickville (-), Moorebank Sports (-), Picton Rangers (-), Quakers Hill Junior (-), Wollongong United (-), Yagoona Lions (-).
*NNSW Byes: Coffs Coast Tigers (-), Demon Knights (-), East Armidale (-), Goonellabah (-), Inverell (-), Kempsey Saints (-), Kurri Kurri (6), Lambton Jaffas Junior (6), Mullumbimby Brunswick Valley (-), Nelson Bay (6), Oxley Vale Attunga (-), Port Saints (-), Urunga (-).
* WA Byes : Gortankaku (-), Joondanna Blues (7).

Third round

;Notes:
*w/o = Walkover
*† = After Extra Time
*ACT Byes: Burns (6), Canberra Juventus (3), Majura (6)
*SA Byes: Pitbulls (-).
*TAS Byes: Hobart United (3), Hobart City Beachside (3).

Fourth round

;Notes:
*w/o = Walkover
*† = After Extra Time
*NT Byes: Casuarina (2)

Fifth round

;Notes:
*† = After Extra Time
*NT Byes: Darwin Olympic (2)

Sixth round

;Notes:
*† = After Extra Time

Seventh round

;Notes:
*† = After Extra Time

A-League Men play-offs

References

{{2024–25 in Asian football (AFC)

Preliminary rounds
Australia Cup preliminary rounds