The dirty filthy scum are through :cool:

Better luck next year. At least you can concentrate on your relegation battle now

Brisbane Strikers and FNQ, pending they both win their final matches.

That would make a good addition to the Wiki page about teams who've progressed to the R32 over the years, much like the table on the NPL page which has a list of team by finals appearances.

I've never edited on Wiki before, but if I can be bothered after the qualification is done, I'll give it a whirl ;)

On second thought, I was bored, so I've added the table. It's not quite complete (need to add state flags and which years they appeared), but it's not bad for my first Wiki edit. Check it out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FFA_Cup

FNQ are already through.

-PB

FNQ still have to beat Frenchville on June 11th.

Unless Paul is just confident? Although it's looking likely anyway.

Who's home ground is this?

Looks like Heidelberg's, judging by the yellow goal netting.

Correct.
It was taken against the Melb City Cup tie.

Being there with 13,000 I honestly reckon you could've squeezed 15,000 there just if they packed in like sardines.
Surprisingly the suburban roads handled the influx of people really well and the traffic congestion was almost non existent.
The joint has potential for a second division if there ever is one.

Oh?

Did FQ change their qualification path this season?

We always had one for north, one for central and rest SE QLD for qualification.

-PB

The FNQ vs NQ winner (always FNQ Heat), has always (2014-2016) played the CQ vs MRF winner (either Mackay Magpies or Frenchville) in the last round of qualifying.

Yep. Last year it was Frenchville (7-1 win) and the year before it was Magpies (6-1)

Do we have a list of clubs already qualified? or is FNSW the first out of the member federations?

NSW is first.

Ahh that's why I was disregarding it haha, coz CQ :lol:

-PB

Imagine if they double the cup to a r44 and you still have to play Heat but CQ get a spot.

Maths wasn't your strongpoint at school, was it. ;)

Meh r64 with A-League teams is unlikely.

Seems more probable that a r44 with NPL only would occur, then the winning 22 enter the r32

I'd take that. A round of 44 before the cup proper would be awesome. And televised, of course.

On the first page of this thread there's a list that's updated as games are played.

It is a cost of 22 extra games, but I think it would be good as the NPL teams play each other.
Personally I would want the 10 A-League teams to be seeded away. I would also want the r44 and r32 drawn at the same time do the 2 NPL clubs know if they win they will play with specific a-league club

Sydney United
Marconi
BWE

all within a 2km radius of each other. could be some jammed packed nights out in south west sydney.

And all the clubs have a bit of history behind them too.

Loving this comp, and this season's looking juicy already. Hopefully we'll get a few more big names in there: Knights, South, Strikers.

Honestly I dont see much benefit from it and it keeps the Cup tasty. I would agree if we a 2nd national division definitely. I feel as if 64 is an inbalance and it loses its shine.

Until Nintendo sponsor s it. ;)

The benefit would be that local clubs gain national interest for a longer period and have more opportunity to make significant gains from participation. There would also be a better chance of lower league clubs going on a run on a national stage as often the state qualifiers are just whittled down to the top NPL clubs.

Would it be for the better though? The novelty is gone when 54 clubs can waltz on in. 32 is good. Keeps the best coming in and we see a good pattern. It's an open cup. It's not as if they can't join. They have to earn their right and I have no problem. If you are arguing on the base of exposure I am in favour of highlights package from round 1 to 7. But a ro64 for a 10 team comp is really embarrassing.

I think it would be good to see 44 NPL play each other to test themselves against interstate teams (also their own).
It could mean eg NNSW gets 0-4 teams and Vic gets 0-8 teams to r32 under the current model, but Im ok with that.

FFA Cup – State of Play as of Sunday May 22nd,

ACT – Round 5 line up:
Belconnen United
Canberra FC
Canberra Olympic
Cooma Tigers
Queanbeyan City
Tuggeranong United
Weston-Molonglo
Woden Weston

Northern Territory – Round 6:
7.00pm Local Wednesday June 8th Darwin Olympic v Shamrock Rovers Darwin
7.00pm Local Wednesday June 8th Gillen Scorpions v Alice Springs Celtic

South Australia – Round 5:
2.30pm Local Saturday May 28th Western Strikers v MetroStars
2.30pm Local Saturday May 28th Croydon Kings v Campbelltown City
2.30pm Local Saturday May 28th Adelaide Comets v Adelaide Blue Eagles
2.30pm Local Saturday May 28th Cumberland United v Port Adelaide Pirates

Tasmania – FINAL ROUND:
3.00pm Local Monday June 13th South Hobart v Devonport City

Victoria – FINAL ROUND line up:
Green Gully Cavaliers
Bulleen Lions
Hume City
Melbourne Knights or Dandenong City
Murray United or Bentleigh Greens
Richmond or Kingston City
North Geelong Warriors or South Melbourne
St Albans Saints or Port Melbourne Sharks

New South Wales – Qualified teams:
Blacktown City
Wollongong Wolves
Manly United
Sydney United
Marconi Stallions
Bonnyrigg White Eagles

Queensland – FINAL ROUND:
5.00pm Local Saturday June 11th Surfers Paradise Apollo v Sunshine Coast Fire
6.30pm Local Saturday June 11th Far North Queensland Heat v Frenchville
TBC Local TBC Redlands United v Rochedale Rovers
TBC Local TBC Queensland Lions v Brisbane Strikers

Western Australia – FINAL ROUND:
2.30pm Local Monday June 6th Inglewood United v Floreat Athena
2.30pm Local Monday June 6th Stirling Lions v Cockburn City

Northern NSW – Round 6 line up:
Belmont Swansea United
Edgeworth Eagles
Hamilton Olympic
Lambton Jaffas
Norths United
Singleton Strikers
Thornton Redbacks
Urunga Raiders

Awesome. Hope to see some fresh faces in there.