2024 Australia Cup preliminary rounds


The 2024 Australia Cup preliminary rounds were the qualifying competition to decide 24 of the 32 teams to take part in the 2024 Australia Cup. The competition commenced in February.

Schedule

The fixtures for the competition were as follows.
RoundNumber of fixturesClubsA-LeagueACTNSW[Northern Football NSW|NSW Football|NNSW]NTQLDSATASVICWA
First round58 + 21 byes759 → 701—————10 Feb——9–12 Feb—
Second round136 + 44 byes701 → 565——9–10 Mar17 Feb–17 Mar—9–27 Feb——23–26 Feb24–25 Feb
Third round205 + 6 byes565 → 360—13–24 Mar19–21 Mar24 Feb–17 Apr—10 Feb–3 Apr16–18 Feb9–11 Mar8–11 Mar15–17 Mar
Fourth round173 + 1 bye360 → 187—9–18 Apr9–24 Apr2 Mar–15 May19 Mar–16 Apr6–17 Apr15–17 Mar29 Mar–1 Apr27 Mar–10 Apr25–28 Apr
Fifth round87 + 1 bye187 → 100—30 Apr–14 May23 Apr–8 May10 Mar–22 May16–23 Apr30 Apr–18 May13 Apr27 Apr22 Apr–1 May11–12 May
Sixth round44100 → 56—21–23 May14–29 May8 Jun7–11 May21 May–1 Jun7–15 May17–19 May14–28 May28 May
Seventh round2256 → 34—8 Jun28 May–5 Jun10–12 Jun28 May11–15 Jun5–12 Jun10 Jun11–18 Jun12 Jun
Play-off round234 → 3223–24 Jul—————————

Format

The preliminary rounds structures are as follows, and refer to the different levels in the unofficial Australian soccer league system:
  • First round:
  • Second round:
  • Third round:
  • Fourth round:
  • Fifth round:
  • Sixth round:
  • Seventh round:
  • '''Play-off round:'''

First round

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Second round

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Third round

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Fourth round

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  • w/o = Walkover
  • † = After Extra Time
  • NT Byes: Casuarina

Fifth round

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Sixth round

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  • † = After Extra Time

Seventh round

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  • † = After Extra Time