Australia Cup

The Australia Cup is run by Football Australia in conjunction with the State and Territory Member Federations in Queensland, NSW, Northern NSW, Victoria, ACT, Tasmania, South Australia, Northern Territory and Western Australia.

Each and every cup tie must be decided on the day, with extra time and penalties to decide results of matches drawn after 90 minutes.

Over 700 clubs play in the feeder competitions run by the states and territories. The A-League clubs join the competition in the Round of 32, alongside 22 clubs who have progressed from the ranks of the semi-professional and amateur tiers.

Please note all participants in the Australia Cup are bound by the FA’s Anti-Doping Policy, details of which can be found here.

Team Entries

Team entries for the Australia Cup 2024 NSW Preliminary Rounds is CLOSED

Grassroot clubs that enter for the first time will receive a 50% discount on their club Entry fee.

Entry Closes 12:00 PM Friday 16th February 2024

Note: NPL and Football NSW League Clubs do not need to complete a FNSW Registration form, however, ALL Clubs must complete Football Australia’s Club Registration Form

Club Registration Fees

All NPL NSW Men’s, Football NSW Men’s League One and Football NSW Men’s League Two Clubs will be invoiced the applicable Club Registration Fee prior to the commencement of the Australia Cup 2024 NSW Preliminary Rounds.

All Association Senior Men’s Clubs will be required to pay the Club Registration Fee via the Football NSW Payments website, prior to acceptance into the Australia Cup 2024 NSW Preliminary Rounds.

Please Note: For each round, all matches will be scheduled on one of the scheduled match dates listed , based on venue availability and the team’s regular competition fixtures. For matches to be scheduled on a different day (i.e. a Saturday or Sunday), both teams would need to agree to this change, and it would also need to be approved by Football NSW. Matches must be played either on the scheduled match dates for each Round or prior (if approval provided), unless there are exceptional circumstances (i.e. weather) and Football NSW approves this scheduling.