2015 Dockerty Cup


The 2015 Dockerty Cup was a football knockout-cup competition held between men's clubs in Victoria, Australia in 2015, the annual edition of the Dockerty Cup. Victorian soccer clubs from the 5 State League Divisions, regional, metros and masters leagues - plus the 12 Clubs from the National Premier Leagues Victoria - competed for the Dockerty Cup trophy.
This knockout competition was won by South Melbourne, a record 8th title.
The competition also served as Qualifying Rounds for the 2015 FFA Cup. In addition to the two Victorian A-League clubs, the four semi-finalists qualified for the final rounds of the 2015 FFA Cup, entering at the Round of 32.

Format

RoundClubs
remaining
Winners from
previous round
New entries
this round
Main Match Dates
Qualifying Round191none39 14 February
Round 1180286021 February
Round 2136443628 February–1 March
Round 39640247 March
Round 464323215 March
Round 53232none15 April
Round 61616none5–8 June
Round 788none17–24 June
Semi-Finals44none15–16 July
Final22none2 August

Preliminary rounds

Victorian clubs, participate in the 2015 FFA Cup via the preliminary rounds. This was open to teams from the National Premier Leagues Victoria, Victorian State League divisions, regional and metros leagues. Teams were seeded in terms of which round they would enter based on their Division in 2015, which are shown in the table for the team's tier.
A total of 191 clubs entered into the competition, and the four qualifiers for the semi-final rounds are:

Semi finals

A total of four teams took part in this stage of the competition. The draw was held on 26 June, with the matches played on 15–16 July.
Tie noHome team ScoreAway team
1Heidelberg United FC 1–2South Melbourne FC
2Hume City 0–2Oakleigh Cannons FC

Final

The Final was played at South Melbourne's home ground of Lakeside Stadium on 2 August. Miloš Lujić was named man-of-the-match and received the Jimmy Mackay Medal.