and here we go fragmenting older clubs and the new association.
There is already current Associations around all the above clubs.
In some areas its decreasing participation of teams at certain age groups in current Associations and then putting more pressure on ground availability.
Can anyone provide some insight on this in the know ?

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2017 FFA Cup official schedule – Victoria,
Registration Form Due: Monday January 30th 

Qualifying Round 1:
Friday February 10th
Saturday February 11th
Sunday February 12th
Monday February 13th

Qualifying Round 2 :
Friday February 17th,
Saturday February 18th,
Sunday February 19th,
Monday February 20th,

Round 1:
Friday February 24th,
Saturday February 25th,
Sunday February 26th,
Monday February 27th,

Round 2:
Friday March 3rd,
Saturday March 4th,
Sunday March 5th,
Monday March 6th,

Round 3:
Friday March 10th,
Saturday March 11th,
Sunday March 12th,
Monday March 13th,

Round 4:
Friday March 17th,
Saturday March 18th,
Sunday March 19th,
Monday March 20th,

Round 5:
Tuesday March 28th,
Wednesday March 29th,
Tuesday April 4th,
Wednesday April 5th,
Tuesday April 11th,
Wednesday April 12th,

Round 6:
Tuesday April 25th,
Wednesday April 26th,
Tuesday May 2nd,
Wednesday May 3rd,

Round 7:
Tuesday May 16th,
Wednesday May 17th,
Tuesday May 23rd,
Wednesday May 24th,

NPL – round 4:

1. Avondale Heights FC
2. Bentleigh Greens SC
3. FC Bulleen Lions
4. Green Gully Cavaliers SC
5. Heidelberg United FC
6. Hume City FC
7. Kingston City FC
8. Melbourne Knights FC
9. North Geelong Warriors FC
10. Oakleigh Cannons FC
11. Pascoe Vale SC
12. Port Melbourne Sharks SC
13. South Melbourne FC
14. St Albans Saints SC
    
    NPL 2 – round 4:
15. Ballarat City FC
16. Bendigo City FC
17. Box Hill United SC
18. Brunswick City SC
19. Dandenong City SC
20. Dandenong Thunder SC
21. Eastern Lions SC
22. Goulburn Valley Suns FC
23. Moreland City FC
24. Moreland Zebras FC
25. Murray United FC
26. Northcote City FC
27. Nunawading City FC
28. Richmond SC
29. Springvale White Eagles FC
30. Sunshine George Cross FC
31. Werribee City FC
32. Whittlesea Ranges FC
    
    State League 1 – round 3:
33. Altona East Phoenix SC
34. Altona Magic SC
35. Banyule City SC
36. Casey Comets FC
37. Caulfield United Cobras SC
38. Essendon Royals SC
39. FC Clifton Hill
40. Geelong SC
41. Keilor Park SC
42. Langwarrin SC
43. Malvern City FC
44. Manningham United Blues FC
45. Mooroolbark SC
46. Mornington SC
47. Morwell Pegasus SC
48. North Sunshine Eagles SC
49. Preston Lions FC
50. South Springvale SC
51. St Kilda SC
52. Sydenham Park SC
53. Warragul United SC
54. Western Suburbs SC
55. Westgate FC
56. Yarraville Glory FC
    
    State League 2 – round 2:
57. Altona City SC
58. Beaumaris SC
59. Berwick City SC
60. Cairnlea FC
61. Corio SC
62. Diamond Valley United SC
63. Doncaster Rovers SC
64. Doveton SC
65. Eltham Redbacks FC
66. Essendon United FC
67. Fitzroy City SC
68. Frankston Pines FC
69. Geelong Rangers SC
70. Heatherton United SC
71. Hoppers Crossing SC
72. Hume United FC
73. Mazenod United FC
74. Moreland United SC
75. North Caulfield FC
76. Old Scotch SC
77. Peninsula Strikers Senior FC
78. Seaford United SC
79. Sporting Whittlesea FC
80. Westvale SC
    
    State League 3 – 12 in round 2 & 12 in round 1:
81. Brandon Park SC
82. BrightonSC
83. Brimbank Stallions FC
84. Collingwood City FC
85. Dingley Stars FC
86. Epping City SC
87. Fawkner SC
88. FC Strathmore
89. Heidelberg Stars SC
90. Knox City FC
91. Latrobe University SC
92. Melbourne City FC
93. Melbourne University SC
94. Middle Park FC
95. Monbulk Rangers SC
96. Noble Park United FC
97. Riversdale SC
98. Sandringham SC
99. Skye United FC
100. South Yarra SC
101. Sunbury United FC
102. Upfield SC
103. Whittlesea United SC
104. Williamstown SC
     
     State League 4 – round 1:
105. Altona North SC
106. Ashburton United SC
107. Balmoral FC
108. Baxter SC
109. Bayside Argonauts FC
110. Bell Park SC
111. Boroondara Carey Eagles FC
112. Brunswick Zebras FC
113. Croydon City Arrows SC
114. Dandenong South SC
115. Darebin United SC
116. Elwood City SC
117. Endeavour Hills Fire SC
118. Endeavour United SC
119. Golden Plains SC
120. Greenvale United SC
121. Hampton Park United Sparrows FC
122. Harrisfield Hurricanes SC
123. Healesville SC
124. Keysborough SC
125. Kings Domain FC
126. Lalor United FC
127. Marcellin Old Collegians SC
128. Melton Phoenix FC
129. Mill Park SC
130. Monash University SC
131. Newmarket Phoenix FC
132. Noble Park SC
133. North City Wolves FC
134. North Melbourne Athletic FC
135. Northern Falcons SC
136. Old Camberwell Grammarians SC
137. Old Melburnians SC
138. Old Xaverians SC
139. Point Cook Jets FC
140. Ringwood City FC
141. RMIT FC
142. Rosebud Heart SC
143. Sebastopol Vikings SC
144. Springvale City SC
145. St Kevins Old Boys SC
146. Surf Coast FC
147. Truganina Hornets SC
148. Watsonia Heights FC
149. West Preston SC
150. Western Eagles SC
151. Whitehorse United SC
152. Yarra Jets FC
     
     State League 5 – qualifying round 2:
153. Albert Park SC
154. Bundoora United FC
155. Bunyip District SC
156. Campbellfield Lions SC
157. Casey Panthers SC
158. Chelsea FC
159. Chisholm United FC
160. Craigieburn City FC
161. Dandenong Warriors FC
162. Deakin University SC
163. Drouin Dragons SC
164. East Bentleigh Strikers SC
165. East Brighton United FC
166. Gisborne SC
167. Glen Waverley SC
168. Heidelberg Eagles SC
169. Keilor Wolves SC
170. Keon Park FC
171. Kyneton District SC
172. Lara United FC
173. Laverton Park SC
174. Lilydale Eagles SC
175. Lyndale United
176. Maidstone United SC
177. Maribyrnong Greens SC
178. Meadow Park SC
179. Melbourne Lions SC
180. Mitchell Rangers SC
181. Monash City FC
182. Moonee Valley Knights FC
183. Moreland Eagles FC
184. Mount Lilydale Old Collegians SC
185. Old Ivanhoe Grammarians SC
186. Old Mentonians SC
187. Old Trinity Grammarians SC
188. Pakenham United FC
189. Plenty Valley Lions FC
190. Reservoir Yeti SC
191. Rowville Eagles SC
192. Sandown Lions FC
193. Somerville Eagles SC
194. Spring Hills FC
195. Swinburne University FC
196. Thornbury Athletic FC
197. University Hill Eagles FC
198. Waverley Wanderers SC
199. White Star Dandenong SC
     
     Other – qualifying round 1:

200. Ballarat North United SC

201. Cobram Roar FC

202. Daylesford & Hepburn United SC

203. Epsom FC

204. Falcons 2000

205. Forest Rangers SC

206. Glen Eira FC

207. Irymple Knights SC

208. Myrtleford Savoy SC

209. Phillip Island Breakers SC

210. Shepparton South SC

211. Tatura SC

212. TwinCity Wanderers FC

213. Victoria Park FC

214. Wangaratta City FC

215. Warrnambool Rangers FC

216. Warrnambool Wolves FC

217. Waverley Victory FC
     

Need more regional teams. We should aim for a better structure. 

Regional clubs can still enter in the qualifying round. Entries don't close until early Feb. It's just required for state league teams to enter.

2017 Westfield FFA Cup - Football NSW qualifiers line-up so far,
NPL New South Wales 1:

1. APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC
2. Blacktown City FC
3. Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC
4. Hakoah Sydney City East FC
5. Manly United FC
6. Parramatta FC
7. Rockdale City Suns FC
8. Sutherland Sharks FC
9. Sydney Olympic FC
10. Wollongong Wolves FC

NPL New South Wales 2:

1. Bankstown Berries FC
2. Bankstown City FC
3. Blacktown Spartans FC
4. Hills Brumbies FC
5. Macarthur Rams FC
6. Marconi Stallions FC
7. Mounties Wanderers FC
8. Mt Druitt Town Rangers FC
9. Northern Tigers FC
10. North Shore Mariners FC
11. Spirit FC
12. St George FC

NPL New South Wales 3:

1. Balmain Tigers FC
2. Dulwich Hill SC
3. Dunbar Rovers FC
4. Fraser Park FC
5. Gladesville Ryde Magic FC
6. Granville Rage FC
7. Hawkesbury City FC
8. Inter Lions SC
9. Rydalmere Lions FC
10. SD Raiders
11. Stanmore Hawks FC
12. St George City FA
13. Sydney University SFC
14. Western NSW Mariners FC

New South Wales State League :

1. Bankstown United FC
2. Camden Tigers FC
3. FC Gazy Auburn
4. Hurstville City Minotaurs
5. Hurstville FC
6. Nepean FC
7. Prospect United
8. UNSW of NSW FC
9. Wagga City Wanderers
10. Western Condors FC
    

2017 Westfield FFA Cup - Brisbane Zone qualifying line-up,

NPL Queensland:

1. Brisbane City
2. Brisbane Strikers
3. Moreton Bay United
4. Olympic FC
5. Redlands United
6. Western Pride
   
   Brisbane Premier League:
7. Albany Creek
8. Capalaba
9. Eastern Suburbs
10. Grange Thistle
11. Holland Park Hawks
12. Ipswich Knights
13. Lions FC
14. Logan Lightning
15. Mitchelton
16. Peninsula Power
17. Rochedale Rovers
18. Souths United
    
    Capital 1:
19. Acacia Ridge
20. Bayside United
21. Brisbane Knights
22. Moggill
23. Mount Gravatt
24. North Pine
25. North Star
26. Southside Eagles
27. Taringa Rovers
28. The Gap
29. University of Queensland
30. Wolves FC
    
    Capital 2:
31. Annerley
32. Brisbane Force
33. Centenary Stormers
34. Ipswich City
35. New Farm United
36. Oxley United
37. Park Ridge
38. Pine Hills
39. Pine Rivers United
40. Toowong
41. Virginia United
42. Western Spirit
    
    Capital 3:
43. AC Carina
44. Bardon Latrobe
45. Caboolture Sports
46. Clairvaux
47. Jimboomba United
48. Narangba United
49. Newmarket
50. Redcliffe PCYC
51. Slacks Creek
52. St George Willawong
53. Tarragindi Tigers
54. Westside
    
    Capital 4:
55. Bethania Rams
56. Brighton Bulldogs
57. Kangaroo Point Rovers
58. Logan Metro
59. Logan Village
60. Mooroondu
61. North Brisbane
62. Samford Rangers
63. Springfield United
64. The Lakes
    

Westfield FFA Cup – Tasmania qualifiers schedule,
Round 3: Saturday March 11th 2017, Sunday March 12th 2017, Monday March 13th 2017
Round 4: Monday April 17th 2017 (Easter Monday)
Round 5: Saturday April 29th 2017 & Sunday April 30th 2017
Round 6: Saturday May 20th 2017 & Sunday May 21st 2017
Round 7: Monday June 12th 2017 (Queens Birthday)

Football NSW – FFA Cup qualifying dates 2017,
Round 2: Saturday March 11th 2017 and Sunday March 12th 2017 (if required)
Round 3: Saturday March 18th 2017 and Sunday March 19th 2017
Round 4: Tuesday April 4th 2017 and Wednesday April 5th 2017
Round 5: Tuesday April 18th 2017 and Wednesday April 19th2017
Round 6: Tuesday May 2nd 2017 and Wednesday May 3rd 2017
Round 7: Tuesday May 16th 2017 and Wednesday May 17th 2017

Source – Football NSW website via this link:
http://www.footballnsw.com.au/index.php?id=149&full=-1%27%2Frk%3D0%2Frs%3Dmdio2wq4f4ljqxqhu4dd_cj3mmg-&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2016&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=11&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=11932&cHash=a7eb3a31a133e1d8bb25800e0a70d20f

Let's hope for Sunday matches in round 2. The more teams the better the early rounds of the cup. 

NPL South Australia:

1. Adelaide Blue Eagles
2. Adelaide City
3. Adelaide Comets
4. Adelaide Olympic
5. Campbelltown City
6. Croydon Kings
7. Cumberland United
8. North Eastern MetroStars
9. Para Hills Knights
10. West Adelaide
11. West Torrens Birkalla
    
    SA State League 1:
12. Adelaide Raiders
13. Adelaide Victory
14. Gawler Eagles
15. Modbury Jets
16. Noarlunga United
17. Port Adelaide Pirates
18. Salisbury United
19. South Adelaide
20. Sturt Lions
21. The Cove
22. Western Strikers
23. White City
    
    SA State League 2:
24. Adelaide Cobras
25. Adelaide Hills Hawks
26. Adelaide University
27. Adelaide Vipers
28. Eastern United
29. Fulham United
30. Modbury Vista
31. Mount Barker United
32. Northern Demons
33. Playford City Patriots
34. Seaford Rangers
35. University of South Australia

I wish Chelsea had a decent team - was born there. 

Westfield FFA Cup Preliminary Rounds Draw Dates,
Qualifying Round 1 & Qualifying 2 Draw: Tuesday January 31st 12.30pm
Round 1 Draw: Tuesday February 7th 12.30pm
Round 2 Draw: Monday February 27th
Round 3 Draw: Monday March 6th
Round 4 Draw: Tuesday March 14th
Round 5 Draw: Tuesday March 21st
Round 6 Draw: TBC
Round 7 Draw: TBC

All draws will have live updates via FFV’s social media channels on facebook and twitter.

Great news. FFA to expand regional participation in the next FFA Cup preliminary rounds.


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FFV looking to push regional participation in FFA Cup

Staff Writer December 2, 2016

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Staff Writer December 2, 2016

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While the 2016 FFA Cup finished just two days ago with Melbourne City lifting its maiden trophy, Football Federation Victoria is now inviting entries for next year’s Cup.

While it is mandatory for clubs in National Premier Leagues and State Leagues (MSL1-MSL5) to compete, FFV is extending an invitation for regional and metropolitan league clubs to compete as it looks to drive participation across Victoria.The competition boasted 704 participants from around the country in its third year, including 203 Victorian clubs – the most of any other federation.Victoria has been a dominant force in the three years of the competition thus far, as both Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City have claimed the title while NPL Victoria sides Bentleigh Greens and Hume City have reached the semi-final stage.

“Victoria has shown through three years of Westfield FFA Cup competition that it has a great appetite for FFA Cup, from the first qualifying round through to the final,” FFV General Manager of Football Operations Matthew Annells said.

Of those 203 clubs however, only nine were from regional areas and were not competing in NPL or State Leagues.Though participation has gradually risen from the first 631 teams that took part in the Cup’s inaugural year FFV is eager to extend its engagement in regional areas as football in the country continues to grow.

“In 2017 FFV wants to reach out to its regional stakeholders and engage the clubs, players and communities that contribute to our great game and let them know that we want them to be part of the magic of the Cup.”

FFV Commercial and Media General Manager Anthony Grima added that adding exposure to the competition’s preliminary rounds will continue to grow following its success this year.

“FFV’s initiatives giving media exposure to the Victorian qualifying rounds of Westfield FFA Cup competition were a great success engaging the wider football community, and this will grow and continue with some exciting plans ahead for 2017,” Grima said.

The draw for the first round of the 2017 FFA Cup is Tuesday February 7, all clubs wishing to particpate will need to register before 9am February 6. 

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#FFACup ALERT! Regional Affiliate clubs are signing up for 2017. Places limited! Info - http://bit.ly/2fMyCpU #MagicOfTheCup @FFACup

PursuitoftheCup‏@PursuitoftheCup@footballvic @FFACup Why are places limited? The Cup should be open to as many clubs as want to participate. Start with regional qualifying?

http://footballchaos.com/wordpress/2016/11/25/ffv-news-bunyip-strikers-aims-for-state-league/

http://footballchaos.com/wordpress/2016/11/25/ffvgsl-news-drouin-dragons-looks-to-join-ffv-metro-league/

https://www.facebook.com/KingsburyUnitedFC/photos/a.1727669594123918.1073741827.1724165674474310/2128790660678474/?type=3&theatre

https://www.facebook.com/MaidstoneUtd/photos/a.436008983116324.115348.430390177011538/1357381050979108/?type=3&theater

Tatura Soccer Club from Shepparton confirmed participants. 

Apparently these guys haven't gotten word that the FFA Cup is getting canned next season. PaulC needs to tell them.

Good to see Morwell Falcons back in a national comp.

I am stunned they weren't in this before. I had to go back through the records. 

FFA Cup preliminary rounds Wikipedia page has been updated thanks to JMan. BI know he is on here. Just wanted to thank him for his unthanked hard work.

I hope we see Myrtleford Savoy back in the cup.
They made quiet an impressive run for a regional side.

Looks like they have already signed up from the FFV tweet pasted above.



I don't think any of the Gippsland Regional Association clubs had entered before. 

If I were the FFA I would meet the heads of each federation in person and personally invite each club. No monkeying about. 

The Gap football have tweeted that they  have added 310 lux lights, 10 more than the required to host a non A-League club. They commented on that they made these changes as a result of the cup. Corio Soccer Club has made similar changes but I don't know how much lux they have. All in all it's great to see these changes happen.

Another issue in the cup is Andrew Howe, who does an enormous amount of work doing stats for Fox Sports and the HAL compiled these maps of every venue played at during the path to the Cup.

Here is the link: http://howe.how/football/ffacup16_map.html

One thing that I have noted is that every state federation has increased in number bar Newcastle. This is in line with a decrease in a number of regional federation. Why is this? How can we promote regional involvement? Country communities are where the battle for hearts and minds are won.

202 clubs have entered so far from Victoria as of - (Monday December 19th) for the 2017 FFA Cup preliminaries.

195 from PS4 NPL & Zagame's State League
7 regional clubs

Need more. 

2017 FFA Cup Preliminaries – Brisbane Zone dates,

Round 2: Friday February 10th/Saturday February 11th/Sunday February 12th
Round 3: Tuesday March 7th/Tuesday March 14th & Wednesday March 8th/Wednesday March 15th
Round 4: Tuesday April 4th/Tuesday April 11th & Wednesday April 5th/Wednesday April 12th
Round 5: Tuesday May 2nd/Tuesday May 9th & Wednesday May 3rd/Wednesday May 10th
Round 6: Tuesday May 23rd & Wednesday May 24th
Round 7: Tuesday May 30th & Wednesday May 31st