2025 Australia Cup


The 2025 Australia Cup, known as the Hahn Australia Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the twelfth season of the Australia Cup, the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. This edition will be the fourth under the new name of the "Australia Cup" following the renaming of Football Federation Australia to Football Australia. Thirty-two teams will contest the competition proper.
The qualifying competition began on 31 January, with the tournament proper starting on 22 July 2025. The final was played at Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne, on 4 October 2025.
Macarthur FC were the defending champions, but were eliminated by eventual champions Newcastle Jets in the quarter-finals. Newcastle Jets defeated Heidelberg United in the final, with Heidelberg United becoming just the second National Premier Leagues team and the first NPL Victoria team to reach the final. As winners, the Newcastle Jets qualified for the group stage of the 2026–27 AFC Champions League Two.

Preliminary rounds

Member federation teams are competing in various state-based preliminary rounds to win places in the competition proper. All Australian clubs are eligible to enter the qualifying process through their respective member federation; however, only one team per club is permitted entry into the competition. The preliminary rounds operate within a consistent national structure whereby club entry into the competition is staggered in each state/territory, determined by what level the club sits at in the unofficial Australian soccer league system.
The top nine placed A-League Men clubs from the 2024–25 A-League Men season gain automatic qualification to the Round of 32. The other four teams entered a play-off series to determine the remaining two positions, with Perth Glory defeating the Central Coast Mariners and the Wellington Phoenix defeating Brisbane Roar to enter at the Round of 32 stage.
FederationAssociated competitionRound of 32 qualifiers
Football AustraliaA-League Men11
Capital Football (ACT)Federation Cup (ACT)1
Football NSWWaratah Cup4
Northern NSW FootballNorthern NSW State Cup2
Football Northern TerritoryNT Australia Cup Final1
Football QueenslandKappa Queensland Cup4
Football South AustraliaFederation Cup (SA)2
Football TasmaniaMilan Lakoseljac Cup1
Football VictoriaDockerty Cup4
Football West (WA)State Cup2

Teams

A total of 32 teams will participate in the 2025 Australia Cup competition proper.
A-League Men clubs represent the highest level in the Australian league system, whereas Member Federation clubs come from level 2 and below.

Bracket



Round of 32

The draw took place on 25 June and the venues and match times were confirmed on 1 July 2025. The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round was Nunawading City. They were the only level 4 team left in the competition.
Times are AEST as listed by Football Australia.

Round of 16

The draw for the remaining rounds took place on 30 July. The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round was Nunawading City. They were the only level 4 team left in the competition.
Times are AEST as listed by Football Australia.

Quarter-finals

The lowest ranked sides that qualified for this round were Avondale FC, Brisbane City and Heidelberg United. They were the only level 2 teams left in the competition. All times are AEST.

Semi-finals

The lowest ranked sides that qualified for this round were Avondale FC and Heidelberg United. They were the only level 2 teams left in the competition. All times are AEST.

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1