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2026 Australia Cup preliminary rounds

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2026 Australia Cup preliminary rounds
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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.

Contents

Schedule

The fixtures for the competition are as follows.

RoundNumber of fixturesClubs A-League ACT [1] NSW [2] NNSW NT QLD [3] SA [4] TAS VIC [5] WA [6]
Qualifying round —————31 Jan————
First round ———–—31 Jan–7 Feb——13–16 Feb—
Second round —–6–8 Mar14 Feb–15 Mar—6–8 Feb——27 Feb–2 Mar20–22 Feb
Third round —24–26 Feb17–19 Mar21 Feb–25 Mar—13–15 Feb20–28 Feb7–9 Mar13–16 Mar13–15 Mar
Fourth round —24 Mar–9 Apr7–9 Apr28 Feb–29 Apr24–31 Mar24 Mar–11 Apr3–6 Apr3–6 Apr31 Mar–6 Apr10–12 Apr
Fifth round —28 Apr–7 May21–23 Apr7–8 Mar7 Apr21–29 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:

  • 18 Queensland clubs from Regional Queensland level 5 and below entered this stage.
  • 16 Queensland clubs (2 from the previous round and 14 regional teams from level 5 and below) will enter this stage.
  • 102 Victorian clubs from level 7 and below entered this stage.
  • 102 Queensland clubs (8 from the previous round, 24 regional teams and 70 metro teams from level 5 and below) will enter this stage.
  • 128 Victorian clubs (51 from the previous round and 63 teams from levels 5 and 6) entered this stage.
  • 16 Western Australian clubs from level 5 and below entered at this stage.
  • 42 Western Australian clubs (8 from the previous round and 34 teams from levels 3 and 4) entered this stage.
  • 32 Western Australian clubs (21 from the previous round and 11 teams from level 2) entered this stage.
  • 8 Australian Capital Territory clubs will progress to this stage.
  • 32 New South Wales clubs will progress to this stage.
  • 16 Northern New South Wales clubs will progress to this stage.
  • 8 Northern Territory clubs (7 from the previous round and the winner of the 2025 NorZone Premier League) will enter this stage.
  • 32 Queensland clubs will progress to this stage.
  • 32 Victorian clubs will progress to this stage.
  • 16 South Australian clubs will progress to this stage.
  • 8 Tasmanian clubs will progress to this stage.
  • 16 Western Australian clubs will progress to this stage.
  • 4 Australian Capital Territory clubs will progress to this stage.
  • 16 New South Wales club will progress to this stage.
  • 8 Northern New South Wales clubs will progress to this stage.
  • 4 Northern Territory clubs will progress to this stage.
  • 16 Queensland clubs will progress to this stage.
  • 16 Victorian clubs will progress to this stage.
  • 8 South Australian clubs will progress to this stage.
  • 4 Tasmanian clubs will progress to this stage.
  • 8 Western Australian clubs will progress to this stage.
  • 2 Australian Capital Territory clubs will progress to this stage, which will double as the Final of the Federation Cup.
  • 8 New South Wales clubs will progress to this stage. The 4 winners will also qualify for the final rounds of the Waratah Cup.
  • 4 Northern New South Wales clubs will progress to this stage. The 2 winners will also qualify for the Final of the NNSWF State Cup.
  • 2 Northern Territory clubs will progress to this stage, which will double as the NT Australia Cup Final.
  • 8 Queensland clubs will progress to this stage; 1 from Regional Queensland, and 7 from South East Queensland. The 4 winners will also qualify for the semi-finals of the Kappa Queensland Cup.
  • 4 South Australian clubs will progress to this stage. The 2 winners will also qualify for the final of the Federation Cup.
  • 2 Tasmanian clubs will progress to this stage, which will double as the Grand Final of the Milan Lakoseljac Cup.
  • 8 Victorian clubs will progress to this stage. The 4 winners will also qualify for the final rounds of the Dockerty Cup.
  • 4 Western Australian clubs will progress to this stage. The 2 winners will also qualify for the Final of the Football West State Cup.

Key to abbreviations

FederationZone
ACT = Australian Capital Territory
NSW = New South Wales
NNSW = Northern New South WalesNTH = North
STH = South
NT = Northern TerritoryASP = Alice Springs
DAR = Darwin
QLD = QueenslandCC = Central Coast
FNG = Far North and Gulf
NTH = Northern
REG = Regional Queensland (general)
WB = Wide Bay
WC = Whitsunday Coast
SEQ = South East Queensland
SA = South Australia
TAS = Tasmania
VIC = Victoria
WA = Western Australia

Qualifying round

Fed.ZoneTie noHome team (Tier)ScoreAway team (Tier)
Queensland
QLDCC1Southside United (6) w/o Clinton FC (5)
QLDWB2Doon Villa (5) w/o Bargara FC (5)
Notes:

First round

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Second round

Notes

Third round

Notes

Fourth round

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "Hahn Australia Cup". Capital Football . Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "2026 Competitions Calendar" (PDF). Football NSW . 14 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "2026 Season Calendar" (PDF). Football Queensland . 7 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Calendar of Events 2026" (PDF). Football South Australia . 15 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Football Victoria 2026 Calendar" (PDF). Football Victoria . 24 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Team nominations open for 2026 Hahn Australia Cup". Football West. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
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