NSW clubs ready for Westfield FFA Cup journey
All six PlayStation4 National Premier Leagues NSW Men’s and Men’s 2 clubs found their fate on who they will be facing in the upcoming Westfield FFA Cup Round of 32 after the official draw was conducted in Sydney on Thursday.
Drawn by former Socceroos greats Peter Raskopoulos a former Sydney Olympic star as well as Charlie Yankos who also was a former Football NSW Director, took part in assisting with the official draw along with host Tara Rushton at Fox Sports studios in Artarmon,
In their first ever Round of 32 journey, Men’s 2 side Hills United Brumbies drew a home match against Men’s top tier outfit Hakoah Sydney City East. An intriguing battle no doubt, Gavin Rae’s men will be travelling to the West knowing that Dan Shepherd’s men will by no means be push overs and will be representing the Hills area with pride.
Another debutant in the round of the 32, Men’s 2 side Bankstown Berries drew a tough side in South Australian top tier club MetroStars. Coach Perry Moustakas has underlined that this will be the biggest match in the club’s history and will ensure that they will make it as hard as possible for their South Australian opponents in coming away with a victory in Sydney.
Former NSL giants Sydney United 58 will face FNQ Heat in a repeat of their encounter in 2015 when the Reds took care of their Queensland opponents at Edensor Park. Fury coach Tim Campbell will need to pump up his chargers as he hopes to shut out the likes of Panny Nikas, Chris Payne, Glen Trifiro and Matt Sim to name a few in what promises to be a blockbuster affair.
Current top tier Men’s high flyers APIA Leichhardt Tigers were the only team that won itself an away trip making the trek to Tasmania taking on Olympia FC Warriors. An unknown for Danial Cummins’ men, the trip will no doubt prove to be an interesting one as the Tigers hope to continue its fantastic 2017 form led by Japanese import Tasuku Sekiya along with a number of game breaks with the likes of Sean Symons and Adrian Ucchino to name a few.
In the biggest encounter out of the five matches involving Football NSW clubs, Blacktown City will play host to Hyundai A-League outfit Central Coast Mariners in a mouth-watering affair. The two share a close bond as a number of players from Blacktown City have made their mark with the Mariners with the likes of former players Matthew Ryan, Bernie Ibini, Nick Fitzgerald, Jacob Poscoliero, John Crawley, Adam Kwasnik and Travis Major who all donned the Mariners kit.
FOX SPORTS will again broadcast one match live and exclusive in full on each match day in the Round of 32, Round of 16 and Quarter Finals with LIVE streaming and updates of all other matches. Both Semi Finals and the Westfield FFA Cup Final will be broadcast live and exclusive in full.
The 16 matches in the Round of 32 will be held over three weeks with four matches per night (on either a Tuesday or Wednesday) across four match nights beginning in the last week of July.
The specific match details in regards to the dates, venues and kick-off times will be announced on Monday.
Westfield FFA Cup 2017 – Round of 32 Fixtures
Western Sydney Wanderers FC v Wellington Phoenix WSWvWEL
Brisbane Roar FC v Melbourne Victory #BRIvMVC
Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets #ADLvNEW
Hills United (NSW) v Hakoah Sydney City East (NSW) #HILvHAK
Sorrento (WA) v Canberra Olympic (ACT) #SORvCOL
Gold Coast City (QLD) v Western Knights (WA) #GCCvWKN
Bankstown Berries (NSW) v MetroStars (SA) #BERvMET
Sydney United 58 FC (NSW) v FNQ Heat (QLD) #SUNvFNQ
Hume City (VIC) v Bentleigh Greens (VIC) #HCIvBGR
Moreton Bay United (QLD) v Broadmeadow Magic (NNSW) #MBUvBMA
Olympia FC Warriors (TAS) v APIA Leichhardt Tigers (NSW) #OFCvALT
South Melbourne (VIC) v Edgeworth Eagles (NNSW) #SOMvEDG
Peninsula Power (QLD) v Melbourne City FC #PENvMCY
Blacktown City (NSW) v Central Coast Mariners #BLCvCCM
Darwin Rovers FC (NT) v Sydney FC #DARvSYD
Heidelberg United (VIC) v Perth Glory #HFCvPER
Note: Dates, venues and kick-off times will be announced early next week.
