Congratulations to Green Gully SC who become the first Victorian club to qualify for the FFA Cup finals by defeating Bulleen Lions 1-0. It will also be Green Gully's debut in the FFA Cup.

Green Gully's road to the cup
Entered in the fourth round of Victorian qualifying
• 1-0 Cairnlea FC (Victorian State League Division 1)
• 0-0 [won 4-3 on penalties] Geelong SC (Victorian State League Division 2 South-West Conference)
• 2-0 Heidelberg United (NPL Victoria)
• 1-0 Bulleen Lions (NPL Victoria)

Nearly didn't make it. Only beat Geelong SC who play Division 5 on penalties. Could have been a tasty cupset.

Every story has a good ending as they say

Someone needs to work on that Green Gully wikipedia page.

Their logo could use a major update too.

Call me crazy, but I think it'd be an awesome idea for the FFA to reward each of the 22 qualifying Member Fed teams with a courtesy graphic designer for a logo update. That way it'd look better for the FFA and Fox Sports, but it's also great for the teams who don't have cash to spare on a needless expense.

Optional though.

Gather around, peasants! Queensland qualification wrapped up last night with two games being played and we have two more teams entered into the 2016 competition!

Congratulations to Surfers Paradise Apollo Soccer Club who have qualified for their first ever FFA Cup finals appearance, with a 2-0 victory over Queensland NPL club Sunshine Coast FC. Sufers Paradise Apollo, who play in the Gold Coast Premier League, recognised as a third-teir competition, become the first non-NPL club to qualify this year. Some might say that Surfers Paradise Apollo got a touch lucky last night, as apparently Sunshine Coast had several first-team players out for various reasons - but they've also knocked out two other QNPL1 clubs in Gold Coast City (formerly Palm Beach) and South-West Queensland Thunder, so one could argue that it was indeed no fluke.

Surfers Paradise Apollo play at Lex Bell Oval which I don't think comes close to being FFA approved. Perhaps, like Palm Beach they'll have to use Robina stadium and close off 2-3 stands.

Surfers Paradise Apollo FC road to the cup
• 4-2 v Magic United (Gold Coast Premier League)
• 1-0 v Gold Coast City (Queensland NPL1)
• 5-3 v South-West Queensland Thunder (Queensland NPL1)
• 2-0 v Sunshine Coast Fire (Queensland NPL1)

Congratulations also, to Far North Queensland Heat FC, who have qualified for their third consecutive FFA Cup finals appearance with a 4-2 victory over Frenchville FC. FNQ Heat join Blacktown City, Brisbane Strikers, and Sydney United in having qualified for all FFA Cups. It is expected that the little group will be joined by South Hobart on Monday afternoon.

It will also be interesting to see if FNQ draw a home game. In their previous two attempts at the cup they've been drawn away from home against Sydney United (2014), and Oakleigh Cannons (2015) in the round of 32, and lost both times. FNQ Heat play at Barlow Park in Cairns which holds about 15,000 - albeit most of it standing - and should have the facilities to host an A-League club no worries. IIRC there was an NRL game played there last year, and it got a decent turn out and looked pretty neat on TV, especially with the mountains in the background.

Far North Queensland Heat's road to the cup
• 0-6 v Edge Hill United (Far North Queensland Football Premier League)
• 5-1 v Northern Fury (Queensland NPL1)
• 4-2 v Frenchville FC (Queensland NPL1)

Stay tuned. We find out Tasmania's qualifier between South Hobart FC & Devenport on Monday afternoon!

Exciting times!

And then on Tue/Wed we'll have the 3 remaining Victorian teams.

Hopefully the Vic streams work properly this time.

Congratulations to Devonport Stikers for qualifying for the first time.

Apollo has a mad logo.

Another day, another FFA Cup qualifier, another new debutante will compete in this years cup!

Congratulations to Devonport City FC on becoming Tasmania's representative at the 2016 FFA Cup, after beating two-time qualifiers and Tasmanian Victory League heavyweights South Hobart FC 1-0 earlier today. In addition to winning a place in the FFA Cup, Devonport have now won their first Milan Lakoseljac Cup - the Tasmanian state cup.

Devonport City FC road to the cup
• 0-4 v Glenorchy Knights FC (Southern Championship)
• 1-7 v Kingborough Lions United FC (NPL Tasmania)
• 0-10 v Somerset FC (Northern Championship)
• 0-1 v South Hobart FC (NPL Tasmania)

Some big wins for them there. South Hobart will be disappointed. They'd have been confident in securing a third straight qualification, and would have been hoping to do better than their last two outings in the cup, which fair to say they've been overall disappointing.

Speaking of logos. Is there any connection between Brisbane Strikers and Devonport United?

Brisbane Strikers logo:


Devonport United 'Strikers' FC



It's the exact same logo...

Hopefully they'll draw each other for the same match :lol:

Dug this little gem out from page 207.

We're almost at season 3, and the competition looks nothing like going south, folding, or disolving. If anything the FFA Cup is gaining more and more traction with each competition.

So tremble with fear, in your tiny little boots. There's already at least two beautifully ethnic teams in this years competition. They've names like Athena, and Apollo.

I'm going to keep bumping this post on the eve of each FFA Cup each year, until some "ethnic hooligan" stabs me through the heart with a flare. Which will never happen.

Rekt.

RIP South Melbourne...

Shame

Good for Bentleigh.

Tbf the fact that theyare so hated shows how much a draw card they are.

But yes, dicks. A bag of them.

Our fb page is a laugh right now:lol:

love ppl who say sack the board :lol:

love your work :D

704 clubs participating and rising.

and I have a new Pauly quote.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

He'll claim he was being ironic based on the old club's attitude toward the A-League. He'll claim it, but no one will buy it. Every game that passes without a riot must break his little heart.

Let him try. Always great to see Pauline Hanson squirm.

I suspect he is an ethnic.

and they call themselves an a-league club in waiting...

That's a bit a cheap shot considering wsw are the only club to have lost to a lower division so far.

It is absurd to expect they wouldn't strengthen their squad for such an event.

He's right you know

Glad to see SMFC booted.