2017 FFA Cup preliminary rounds
The 2017 FFA Cup preliminary rounds was the qualifying competition to decide 21 of the 32 teams which took part in the 2017 FFA Cup Round of 32, along with the 10 A-League clubs and reigning National Premier Leagues champion. The preliminary rounds operated within a consistent national structure whereby club entry into the competition is staggered in each federation, with the winning clubs from Round 7 of the preliminary rounds in each member federation gaining entry into the Round of 32. All Australian clubs were eligible to enter the qualifying process through their respective FFA member federation, however only one team per club was permitted entry in the competition.
Schedule
The number of fixtures for each round, and the match dates for each Federation, are as follows.| Round | Number of fixtures | Clubs | ACT | NSW | NNSW | NT | QLD | SA | TAS | VIC | WA |
| First qualifying round | 9 | 735 → 726 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10–12 Feb | – |
| 28 | 726 → 698 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17–18 Feb | – | |
| First round | 50 + 7 byes | 698 → 648 | – | – | 25–26 Feb | – | 8 Mar | – | – | 25–28 Feb | – |
| Second round | 128 + 6 byes | 648 → 520 | – | 11–12 Mar | 17 Feb–8 Apr | – | 9 Feb–5 Apr | 11–13 Mar | – | 3–6 Mar | 19 Mar |
| Third round | 191 + 11 byes | 520 → 329 | 11–20 Apr | 15 Mar–4 Apr | 11 Mar–27 Apr | 4–26 Apr | 4 Mar–12 Apr | 24–26 Mar | 13 Mar | 11–13 Mar | 1–2 Apr |
| Fourth round | 151 | 329 → 178 | 9–20 May | 29 Mar–2 May | 2–13 May | 2–16 May | 18 Mar–19 Apr | 13–17 Apr | 17 Apr | 17–19 Mar | 17 Apr |
| Fifth round | 83 + 1 bye | 178 → 95 | 30 May–3 Jun | 19 Apr–10 May | 17–20 May | 26 Apr–30 May | 8 Apr–10 May | 13–15 May | 29 Apr | 28 Mar–13 Apr | 25 Apr |
| Sixth round | 42 | 95 → 53 | 8 June | 9–24 May | 10 Jun | 10 May–13 Jun | 30 Apr–30 May | 13–14 Jun | 20–21 May | 25 Apr–4 May | 20–21 May |
| Seventh round | 21 | 53 → 32 | 17 Jun | 30–31 May | 12–13 Jun | 24 Jun | 9–10 Jun | 24 Jun | 12 Jun | 23–24 May | 5 Jun |
- Some round dates in respective Federations overlap due to separate scheduling of zones.
Format
The preliminary rounds structures were as follows, and refer to the different levels in the unofficial Australian soccer league system :- First qualifying round:
- Second qualifying round:
- First round:
- Second round:
- Third round:
- Fourth round:
- Fifth round:
- Sixth round:
- Seventh round:
Other qualification issues
- A-League Youth teams playing in their respective federation leagues were specifically excluded from the preliminary rounds as their respective Senior A-League clubs are already part of the competition.
- Sydney United 58 did not participate in the New South Wales qualifying rounds, as they had already qualified for the FFA Cup as 2016 National Premier Leagues champions.
First qualifying round
| Fed | Zone | Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| VIC | – | 5 | Myrtleford Savoy | 6–0 | Phillip Island Breakers |
| VIC | – | 6 | Falcons 2000 | 2–1 | Ballarat North United |
| VIC | – | 7 | Shepparton South | 1–4 | Wangaratta City |
| VIC | – | 8 | Waverley Victory | 0–12 | Epsom FC |
| VIC | – | 9 | Irymple Knights | w/o | Warrnambool Rangers |
;Notes:
- w/o = Walkover
Second qualifying round
;Notes:- w/o = Walkover
- † = After Extra Time
First round
| Fed | Zone | Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| VIC | – | 23 | Epping City | 1–4 | Mill Park SC |
| VIC | – | 24 | Old Melburnians | w/o | Forest Rangers |
| VIC | – | 25 | Old Camberwell Grammarians | 2–4 | Cragieburn City |
| VIC | – | 26 | Skye United | 5–3† | Elwood City |
| VIC | – | 27 | Watsonia Heights | 2–1 | Ashburton United |
| VIC | – | 28 | Endeavour Hills | 1–4 | Irymple Knights |
| VIC | – | 29 | Truganina Hornets | 5–2† | Twin City Wanderers |
| VIC | – | 30 | Keysborough | w/o | Sebastopol Vikings |
| VIC | – | 31 | Whitehorse United | 2–1 | Lalor United |
| VIC | – | 32 | Chelsea FC | 3–2 | Endeavour United |
| VIC | – | 33 | Victoria Park | 0–7 | Rosebud Heart |
| VIC | – | 34 | Melbourne University | 1–0† | Sandown Lions |
| VIC | – | 35 | Chisholm United | 7–2 | Melbourne Lions |
| VIC | – | 36 | Casey Panthers | 0–1 | Keilor Wolves |
| VIC | – | 37 | Marcellin Old Collegians | 1–4 | Noble Park |
| VIC | – | 38 | Ringwood City | 1–0 | Myrtleford Savoy |
| VIC | – | 39 | RMIT FC | 2–1 | Melton Phoenix |
| VIC | – | 40 | Glen Waverley | 3–4† | Western Eagles |
| VIC | – | 41 | Old Xaverians | 1–0 | Campbellfield Lions |
| VIC | – | 42 | North City Wolves | 3–2 | Springvale City SC |
| VIC | – | 43 | St Kevins Old Boys | 2–0 | Hampton Park United Sparrows |
| VIC | – | 44 | Monash University | 4–0 | Newmarket Phoenix |
| VIC | – | 45 | Dandenong South | 3–2 | Epsom FC |
| VIC | – | 46 | Somerville Eagles | 1–2 | Falcons 2000 |
| VIC | – | 47 | Northern Falcons | 8–4† | Altona North |
| VIC | – | 48 | Waverley Wanderers | 1–4 | Riversdale |
| VIC | – | 49 | Healesville | 2–3† | Brandon Park |
| VIC | – | 50 | East Bentleigh Strikers | 2–1 | Surf Coast |
;Notes:
- w/o = Walkover
- † = After Extra Time
- QLD Byes – Beerwah Glasshouse United, Bribie Island Tigers, Caloundra FC, Kawana FC, Maroochydore FC, Noosa Lions and Woombye FC.
Second round
;Notes:- w/o = Walkover
- † = After Extra Time
- NNSW Byes – Port Saints, Stockton Sharks and Urunga FC.
- WA Byes – Albany Bayswater, Albany Rovers and Boulder City.
Third round
;notes:- w/o = Walkover
- † = After Extra Time
- ACT Byes – Australian National University, O'Connor Knights and Queanbeyan City.
- NNSW Byes – Coffs City United.
- QLD Byes – Across The Waves, Emerald Eagles, Mackay City Brothers, Mackay Lions, Mackay Wanderers, Toowong FC and United Warriors.
Fourth round
;Notes:- w/o = Walkover
- † = After Extra Time
- NNSW Bye – Valentine Phoenix.
Fifth round
;Notes:- w/o = Walkover
- † = After Extra Time
- NT Bye – Mindil Aces
Sixth round
;Notes:- † = After Extra Time
Seventh round
;Notes:- † = After Extra Time