2026 Australia Cup preliminary rounds


The 2026 Australia Cup preliminary rounds will be the qualifying competition to decide teams to take part in the 2026 Australia Cup. The competition is scheduled to commence in January 2026 and conclude in June.

Schedule

The fixtures for the competition are as follows.
RoundNumber of fixturesClubsA-LeagueACTNSWNNSWNTQLDSATASVICWA
Qualifying round—————31 Jan————
First round———–—31 Jan–7 Feb——13–16 Feb—
Second round—27 Feb–1 Mar6–8 Mar14–15 Feb—6–8 Feb——27 Feb–2 Mar20–22 Feb
Third round—10–15 Mar17–19 Mar21–22 Feb—13–15 Feb20–23 Feb7–9 Mar13–16 Mar13–15 Mar
Fourth round—24 Mar–9 Apr7–9 Apr28 Feb–1 Mar24 Mar–19 Apr3–6 Apr3–6 Apr31 Mar–6 Apr10–12 Apr
Fifth round—28 Apr–7 May21–23 Apr7–8 Mar21–29 Apr24–27 Apr24–26 Apr28–29 Apr1–3 May
Sixth round—19–21 May5–7 May6 Jun12–20 May12–20 May15–17 May12–13 May19–20 May
Seventh round—6–8 Jun26–28 May9–10 Jun9–17 Jun9–17 Jun7–9 Jun26–27 May16–17 Jun

Format

The preliminary rounds structures were as follows, and refer to the different levels in the unofficial Australian soccer league system:
  • Qualifying round:
  • First round:
  • Second round:
  • Fifth round:
  • Sixth round:
  • '''Seventh round:'''

Qualifying round

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First round

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Second round

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Third round

Fed.ZoneTie noHome team ScoreAway team
WA–15Winner Rd 2 Match 35 –Forrestfield United
WA–16Winner Rd 2 Match 33 –Gwelup Croatia
WA–17Gosnells City –Hamersley Rovers
WA–18Kingsley Westside –North Beach
WA–19Carramar Shamrock Rovers –Winner Rd 2 Match 38
WA–20Curtin University –Quinns FC
WA–21Kalamunda City –Football Bhutan WA
WA–22Eaton Dardanup –East Perth
WA–23Winner Rd 2 Match 36 –Swan Valley SC
WA–24Inglewood United –Peel United
WA–25Balga SC –Subiaco AFC
WA–26Chipolopolo FC –Perth AFC
WA–27Winner Rd 2 Match 33 –Rockingham City
WA–28Mandurah City –Murdoch University Melville

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