2015 FFA Cup

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2015 FFA Cup
Tournament details
Country  Australia
 New Zealand
Teams 648
Final positions
Champions Melbourne Victory
Runner-up Perth Glory
Tournament statistics
Matches played 31
Goals scored 105 (3.39 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Aaron Mooy (6 goals)
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The 2015 FFA Cup was the second season of the FFA Cup, the main national association football knockout cup competition in Australia. 32 teams began competition in the competition proper (from the Round of 32),[1] including all 10 A-League teams, the reigning National Premier Leagues Champion (North Eastern MetroStars from South Australia), and 21 Football Federation Australia (FFA) member federation teams determined through individual state-based preliminary rounds.[1] 2015 marks the first season in which teams from all nine FFA member federations participate, with the Northern Territory participating for the first time.[2]

Football Federation Australia announced in February 2015 that most of the games from the Round of 32 onwards would be played on a Tuesday or Wednesday, with the final held on Saturday 7 November.[3]

The winner of the FFA Cup, Melbourne Victory, received $50,000 as part of a total prize money pool of $131,000.[4] The defending champions, Adelaide United, were knocked out in the Quarter-Final stage of the competition.[5]

Round and dates

Round Draw date Match date Number of fixtures Teams New entries this round
Preliminary rounds Various 14 February–28 June 619 + 104 byes 648 → 32 637
Round of 32 1 July 2015 29 July–11 August 2015 16 32 → 16 11
Round of 16 12 August 2015 26 August–1 September 2015 8 16 → 8 none
Quarter-finals 1 September 2015 22–30 September 2015 4 8 → 4 none
Semi-finals 29 September 2015 20–28 October 2015 2 4 → 2 none
Final 7 November 2015 1 2 → 1 none

Prize fund

Round No. of Clubs
receive fund		 Prize fund[4]
Round of 16 8 $2,000
Quarter-finalists 4 $5,000
Semi-finalists 2 $10,000
Final runners-up 1 $25,000
Final winner 1 $50,000
Total $131,000

Preliminary rounds

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Main article: 2015 FFA Cup preliminary rounds

FFA member federations teams competed in various state-based preliminary rounds to win one of 21 places in the competition proper (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. All nine FFA member federations took part in the tournament, with the Northern Territory participating for the first time.[6] Player registration numbers in each jurisdiction were used to determine the number of qualifying teams for each member federation:

  • NSW have five teams qualify.
  • Queensland have four teams qualify.
  • Victoria have four teams qualify.
  • Northern NSW have two teams qualify.
  • Western Australia have two teams qualify.
  • ACT have one team qualify.
  • Northern Territory have one team qualify.
  • South Australia have one team qualify.
  • Tasmania have one team qualify.

Unlike the previous season, this seasons preliminary rounds operated within a consistent national structure whereby club entry into the competition were staggered in each state/territory, ultimately leading to round 7 with the winning clubs from that round gaining direct entry into the round of 32. The first matches of the preliminary rounds began on 14 February 2015, and the final matches of the preliminary rounds took place on 28 June 2015.

Teams

A total of 32 teams participated in the 2015 FFA Cup competition proper, ten of which came from the A-League, one the 2014 National Premier Leagues Champion (North Eastern MetroStars from South Australia),[1] and the remaining 21 teams from FFA member federations, as determined by the preliminary rounds.[7] A-League clubs represent the highest level in the Australian league system, whereas member federation clubs come from Level 2 and below. The current season tier of member federation clubs is shown in parentheses.

A-League clubs
Adelaide United Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners Melbourne City
Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Sydney FC
Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers
Member federation clubs
Australian Capital Territory Gungahlin United (2) New South Wales Balmain Tigers (4) New South Wales Blacktown City (2) New South Wales Rockdale City Suns (2)
New South Wales Sydney Olympic (2) New South Wales Sydney United 58 (2) New South Wales Broadmeadow Magic (2) New South Wales Edgeworth FC (2)
Queensland Brisbane Strikers (2) Queensland Far North Queensland (2) Queensland Palm Beach (2) Queensland Queensland Lions (3)
Northern Territory Darwin Olympic (2) South Australia Croydon Kings (2) South Australia North Eastern MetroStars (2) Tasmania South Hobart (2)
Victoria (Australia) Heidelberg United (2) Victoria (Australia) Hume City (2) Victoria (Australia) Oakleigh Cannons (2) Victoria (Australia) South Melbourne (2)
Western Australia Perth SC (2) Western Australia Sorrento FC (2)

Draw

As with the previous season, teams were allocated into one of three pots for the FFA Cup Round of 32 draw. Pot A included the four A-League teams to reach the semi-finals of the 2014–15 A-League finals series (Melbourne Victory, Sydney FC, Adelaide United and Melbourne City), Pot B included the remaining six A-League teams, and Pot C contained the 2014 National Premier Leagues Champion and the 21 member federation teams which qualified via the preliminary rounds. Teams were drawn randomly into pre-determined positions. For the Round of 16, Quarter-finals and Semi-finals, teams were allocated into two pots: The remaining A-League teams into one pot, and the remaining member federation teams into the other. In each draw, teams were drawn randomly into pre-determined positions.[8]

Bracket

Round of 32   Round of 16   Quarter-finals   Semi-finals   Final
                                   
 Hume City (a.e.t.) 4  
 Brisbane Strikers 3      Hume City 3  
 Gungahlin United 0    Sydney Olympic 1  
 Sydney Olympic 1        Hume City (a.e.t.) 3  
 Blacktown City 1        Oakleigh Cannons 2  
 North Eastern MetroStars 2      North Eastern MetroStars 0
 Oakleigh Cannons (p) 1 (5)    Oakleigh Cannons 1  
 Far North Queensland 1 (4)        Hume City 0  
 Rockdale City Suns 3        Melbourne Victory 3  
 Perth SC 1      Rockdale City Suns 2  
 Balmain Tigers 0    Melbourne Victory 3  
 Melbourne Victory 6        Melbourne Victory 3
 Darwin Olympic 1        Adelaide United 1  
 Adelaide United 6      Adelaide United (a.e.t.) 2
 Sorrento FC 0    Sydney FC 1  
 Sydney FC 2        Melbourne Victory 2
 Croydon Kings 1        Perth Glory 0
 Queensland Lions 2      Queensland Lions 0  
 Newcastle Jets 2 (3)    Perth Glory (a.e.t.) 1  
 Perth Glory (p) 2 (4)        Perth Glory (p) 1 (4)  
 Palm Beach (p) 1 (8)        Western Sydney Wanderers 1 (2)  
 South Melbourne 1 (7)      Palm Beach 0
 Western Sydney Wanderers 1    Western Sydney Wanderers 2  
 Brisbane Roar 0        Perth Glory 3
 Broadmeadow Magic 1        Template:ALeague MC 1  
 Heidelberg United 3      Heidelberg United 2  
 Sydney United 58 (p) 3 (3)    Sydney United 58 0  
 South Hobart 3 (1)        Heidelberg United 0
 Edgeworth FC 1        Template:ALeague MC 5  
 Template:ALeague MC 2      Template:ALeague MC 5
 Central Coast Mariners 0    Wellington Phoenix 1  
 Wellington Phoenix 1  

Round of 32

The Round of 32 draw took place on 1 July 2015. The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round are the Balmain Tigers. They are the only level 4 team left in the competition.

All times listed below are at AEST

29 July 2015
19:30
Palm Beach (2) 1–1 (a.e.t.) South Melbourne (2)
Matk Goal 38' (pen.) Report Lujic Goal 34'
  Penalties  
Reus Penalty scored
Vazquez Penalty scored
Boxell Penalty missed
Riis Penalty scored
Hofmann Penalty scored
Mirkovic Penalty scored
Jones Penalty scored
Rees Penalty scored
Endean Penalty scored		 8–7 Penalty missed Hatzikostas
Penalty scored Norton
Penalty scored Minopoulos
Penalty scored Epifano
Penalty scored Barker-Daish
Penalty scored Lujic
Penalty scored Kecojevic
Penalty scored Bevin
Penalty missed Eagar
Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast
Attendance: 1,638
Referee: Nathan MacDonald

29 July 2015
19:30
Broadmeadow Magic (2) 1–3 Heidelberg United (2)
Petitt Goal 74' Report Petrie Goal 24'
Sheppard Goal 26'
Heffernan Goal 40'
Magic Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 1,342
Referee: Chris Young

29 July 2015
19:30
Blacktown City (2) 1–2 North Eastern MetroStars (2)
Antelmi Goal 35' Report Negus Goal 60'
Callisto Goal 78'
Lily Homes Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 875
Referee: David Bruce

29 July 2015
19:30
Hume City (2) 4–3 (a.e.t.) Brisbane Strikers (2)
Hegarty Goal 5'
Schroen Goal 90+2', 105+1'
Henslee Goal 120+1' (o.g.)		 Report Henslee Goal 26'
Coulson Goal 90, 103'
ABD Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 853
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

4 August 2015
19:30
Balmain Tigers (4) 0–6 Melbourne Victory (1)
Report Berisha Goal 11'
Pain Goal 41'
Barbarouses Goal 56'
Georgievski Goal 58'
Howard Goal 70'
Ben Khalfallah Goal 84'
Leichhardt Oval, Sydney
Attendance: 4,849
Referee: Steve Lucas

4 August 2015
19:30
Gungahlin United (2) 0–1 Sydney Olympic (2)
Report M. Gaitatzis Goal 82'
Gungahlin Enclosed Oval, Canberra
Attendance: 1,603
Referee: Rebecca Durcau

4 August 2015
19:30
Sydney United 58 (2) 3–3 (a.e.t.) South Hobart (2)
Nikas Goal 58', 71'
Triantis Goal 81'		 Report Hunt Goal 27'
Mann Goal 47'
Hess Goal 87'
  Penalties  
Tomelic Penalty scored
Nikas Penalty scored
Paric Penalty missed
Triantis Penalty scored		 3–1 Penalty missed Mann
Penalty missed Lewis
Penalty scored Schmidt
Penalty missed Kemp
Sydney United Sports Centre, Sydney
Attendance: 350
Referee: Luke Withell

4 August 2015
19:30
Edgeworth FC (2) 1–2 Melbourne City (1)
Hammel Goal 26' Report Mooy Goal 35', 90+4'
Magic Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 2,430
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

5 August 2015
20:30
Sorrento FC (2) 0–2 Sydney FC (1)
Report Smeltz Goal 3' (pen.)
Burgess Goal 75'
nib Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 3,485
Referee: Adam Fielding

5 August 2015
20:30
Darwin Olympic (2) 1–6 Adelaide United (1)
Tsounias Goal 19' Report Carrusca Goal 18'
Jeggo Goal 38', 39'
Cirio Goal 78'
Babalj Goal 80'
Sánchez Goal 81'
Darwin Football Stadium, Darwin
Attendance: 3,175
Referee: Lucien Laverdure

5 August 2015
20:30
Rockdale City Suns (2) 3–1 Perth SC (2)
Alameddine Goal 21'
Macallister Goal 43'
Ješić Goal 58'		 Report Keltie Goal 71'

5 August 2015
20:30
Croydon Kings (2) 1–2 Queensland Lions (3)
Klimek Goal 66' Report Kahn Goal 14'
Bonotto Goal 47'
Elite Systems Football Centre, Adelaide
Attendance: 980
Referee: Daniel Elder

11 August 2015
19:30
Western Sydney Wanderers (1) 1–0 Brisbane Roar (1)
Mebrahtu Goal 69' Report
Pepper Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 6,028
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

11 August 2015
19:30
Newcastle Jets (1) 2–2 (a.e.t.) Perth Glory (1)
Carney Goal 24'
Haliti Goal 115'		 Report Sidnei Goal 87'
Marinković Goal 92'
  Penalties  
Haliti Penalty missed
Poljak Penalty scored
Lee Penalty scored
Carney Penalty missed
Hoffman Penalty scored
Alivodić Penalty missed		 3–4 Penalty scored Marinković
Penalty scored Valentini
Penalty missed Harold
Penalty scored Golec
Penalty missed Đulbić
Penalty scored Sándor
Magic Park, Newcastle
Attendance: 2,563
Referee: Shaun Evans

11 August 2015
19:30
Central Coast Mariners (1) 0–1 Wellington Phoenix (1)
Report Appiah Goal 17'
Central Coast Stadium, Gosford
Attendance: 6,111
Referee: Steve Lucas

11 August 2015
19:30
Oakleigh Cannons (2) 1–1 (a.e.t.) Far North Queensland (2)
Piemonte Goal 93' Report Gosling Goal 119'
  Penalties  
Bosnjak Penalty scored
Pavlović Penalty scored
Rooney Penalty scored
Piemonte Penalty scored
Honos Penalty scored		 5–4 Penalty scored O'Hare
Penalty missed Maffey-Stumpe
Penalty scored Gosling
Penalty scored Price
Penalty scored Carroll
Jack Edwards Reserve, Melbourne
Attendance: 711
Referee: Patrick Chaplin

Round of 16

The Round of 16 draw took place on 12 August 2015. The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round are the Queensland Lions. They are the only level 3 team left in the competition.

All times listed below are at AEST

26 August 2015
19:30
Adelaide United (1) 2–1 (a.e.t.) Sydney FC (1)
Sánchez Goal 41'
McGowan Goal 114'		 Report Grant Goal 16'
Coopers Stadium, Adelaide
Attendance: 5,066
Referee: Shaun Evans

26 August 2015
19:30
Melbourne City (1) 5–1 Wellington Phoenix (1)
Mooy Goal 18' (pen.)
Novillo Goal 21'
Fornaroli Goal 32' (pen.)
Koren Goal 40'
Dekker Goal 49'		 Report Krishna Goal 34' (pen.)
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 4,027
Referee: Lucien Laverdure

26 August 2015
19:30
Heidelberg United (2) 2–0 Sydney United 58 (2)
Heffernan Goal 1'
Athiu Goal 87'		 Report
Olympic Village, Melbourne
Attendance: 2,270
Referee: Patrick Chaplin

26 August 2015
19:30
Queensland Lions (3) 0–1 (a.e.t.) Perth Glory (1)
Report Harold Goal 116'
Perry Park, Brisbane
Attendance: 2,550
Referee: Peter Green

1 September 2015
19:30
Hume City (2) 3–1 Sydney Olympic (2)
Clark Goal 35'
Schroen Goal 42'
Markelis Goal 84'		 Report Hatzimouratis Goal 64'
ABD Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 1,625
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

1 September 2015
19:30
North Eastern MetroStars (2) 0–1 Oakleigh Cannons (2)
Report Pavlović Goal 67'
Elite Systems Football Centre, Adelaide
Attendance: 1,218
Referee: Rick Schneider

1 September 2015
19:30
Rockdale City Suns (2) 2–3 Melbourne Victory (1)
Ješić Goal 53' (pen.)
Broxham Goal 86' (o.g.)		 Report Makarounas Goal 29', 65'
Berisha Goal 50'
Jubilee Oval, Sydney
Attendance: 4,165
Referee: Katie Patterson

1 September 2015
19:30
Palm Beach (2) 0–2 Western Sydney Wanderers (1)
Report Dimas Goal 45'
Hamill Goal 86'
Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast
Attendance: 1,794
Referee: Alan Milliner

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-final draw took place on 1 September.[9][10] The lowest ranked sides that qualified for this round were Heidelberg United, Hume City and Oakleigh Cannons. They are the only level 2 teams left in the competition.

All times listed below are at AEST

22 September 2015
19:30
Melbourne Victory (1) 3–1 Adelaide United (1)
Finkler Goal 10'
Barbarouses Goal 45+1'
Berisha Goal 82' (pen.)		 Report Carrusca Goal 78' (pen.)
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 10,521
Referee: Peter Green

22 September 2015
19:30
Hume City (2) 3–2 (a.e.t.) Oakleigh Cannons (2)
Markelis Goal 17', 84'
Schroen Goal 118'		 Report Rooney Goal 3'
Piemonte Goal 24'
ABD Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 1,504
Referee: Adam Fielding

29 September 2015
20:00
Heidelberg United (2) 0–5 Melbourne City (1)
Report Fornaroli Goal 2', 90+2'
Mooy Goal 65', 69', 84'
Olympic Village, Melbourne
Attendance: 11,372
Referee: Strebre Delovski

29 September 2015
20:30
Perth Glory (1) 1–1 (a.e.t.) Western Sydney Wanderers (1)
Marinković Goal 59' Report Dimas Goal 41'
  Penalties  
Marinković Penalty scored
Golec Penalty scored
Sidnei Penalty scored
Garcia Penalty scored		 4–2 Penalty scored Vidošić
Penalty missed Piovaccari
Penalty scored Andreu
Penalty missed Jamieson
Dorrien Gardens, Perth
Attendance: 3,003
Referee: Stephen Lucas

Semi-finals

The Semi-final draw took place on 29 September.[11][12][13] The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round was Hume City. They are the only level 2 team left in the competition.

All times listed below are at AEDT

21 October 2015
21:30
Perth Glory (1) 3–1 Melbourne City (1)
Sándor Goal 24'
Garuccio Goal 45+3' (o.g.)
Harold Goal 72'		 Report Millar Goal 43'
nib Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 4,165
Referee: Shaun Evans

28 October 2015
19:30
Hume City (2) 0–3 Melbourne Victory (1)
Report Berisha Goal 41' (pen.)
Barbarouses Goal 89'
Geria Goal 90+5'
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 6,575
Referee: Ben Williams

Final

All times listed below are at AEDT

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7 November 2015
19:30
Melbourne Victory (1) 2–0 Perth Glory (1)
Bozanic Goal 35'
Berisha Goal 42'		 Report
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 15,098
Referee: Ben Williams

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Australia Aaron Mooy Template:ALeague MC 6
2 Albania Besart Berisha Melbourne Victory 5
3 Australia Marcus Schroen Hume City 4
4 Australia Theo Markelis Hume City 3
Uruguay Bruno Fornaroli Template:ALeague MC
New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses Melbourne Victory
7 Argentina Marcelo Carrusca Adelaide United 2
Spain Pablo Sánchez Adelaide United
England Daniel Heffernan Heidelberg United
Australia Dean Piemonte Oakleigh Cannons
Australia Chris Harold Perth Glory
Serbia Nebojša Marinković Perth Glory
Australia Marko Ješić Rockdale City Suns
Australia Panny Nikas Sydney United 58
Spain Dimas Western Sydney Wanderers

Note: Goals scored in preliminary rounds not included.

FFA Cup All-Star Team

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Australia Ante Covic, Perth Glory Australia Leigh Broxham, Melbourne Victory
France Matthieu Delpierre, Melbourne Victory
Australia Dino Đulbić, Perth Glory
Australia Matthew Foschini, Oakleigh Cannons		 Serbia Nebojša Marinković, Perth Glory
Australia Aaron Mooy, Template:ALeague MC
Hungary György Sándor, Perth Glory		 Albania Besart Berisha, Melbourne Victory
Australia Marcus Schroen, Hume City
Australia Theo Markelis, Hume City

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Broadcasting rights

The live television rights for the competition were held by the subscription network Fox Sports, who broadcast 11 games live, with live updates and crosses from a single camera at the concurrent matches for goals and highlights.[15] Games not broadcast on Fox Sports were streamed live via their online services.[16] These matches were televised live by Fox Sports:

Round Live broadcast matches
Round of 32 Palm Beach vs South Melbourne[17]
Balmain Tigers vs Melbourne Victory[17]
Sorrento FC vs Sydney FC[17]
Western Sydney Wanderers vs Brisbane Roar[17]
Round of 16 Adelaide United vs Sydney FC[18]
Rockdale City Suns vs Melbourne Victory[18]
Quarter-finals Melbourne Victory vs Adelaide United
Heidelberg United vs Melbourne City[10]
Semi-finals and Final All matches

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