2024 Australia Cup

2024 Australia Cup

Tournament details
Country	Australia New Zealand
Dates	9 February – 29 September 2024
Teams	759 (qualifying competition) 32 (main competition)
Final positions
Champions	Macarthur FC (2nd title)
Runner-up	Melbourne Victory
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	114 (3.68 per match)
Attendance	73,650 (2,376 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Nishan Velupillay (5 goals)
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The 2024 Australia Cup was the eleventh season of the Australia Cup, the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. This edition was the third under the new name of the "Australia Cup" following the renaming of Football Federation Australia to Football Australia.^[1] Thirty-two teams contested the competition proper.

Sydney FC were the defending champions, but were eliminated by Oakleigh Cannons in the Round of 32.

Macarthur FC won its second Australia Cup after defeating Melbourne Victory in the final. The club is expected to qualify to the group stage of the AFC's 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two competition.

For the first time in the competition's history, the draws for the round of 16, quarter-finals and semi-finals are combined.^[2][3]

Round	Draw date	Match dates	Number of fixtures	Teams	New entries this round
Preliminary rounds	Various	9 February–24 July	737	759 → 32	751
Round of 32	19 June	30 July–7 August	16	32 → 16	8
Round of 16	7 August	25–28 August	8	16 → 8	None
Quarter-finals		11–14 September	4	8 → 4	None
Semi-finals		21–22 September	2	4 → 2	None
Final	—	29 September	1	2 → 1	None

A total of 32 teams will participate in the 2024 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.^[4]

A-League Men clubs
Adelaide United	Central Coast Mariners	Macarthur FC	Melbourne City
Melbourne Victory	Newcastle Jets	Perth Glory	Sydney FC
Wellington Phoenix	Western Sydney Wanderers
Member federation clubs
O'Connor Knights (2)	APIA Leichhardt (2)	Blacktown City (2)	NWS Spirit (2)
Rockdale Ilinden (2)	Edgeworth FC (2)	Lambton Jaffas (2)	Darwin Hearts (2)
Brisbane City (2)	Lions FC (2)	Moreton City Excelsior (2)	Olympic FC (2)
Campbelltown City (2)	Modbury Jets (2)	Glenorchy Knights (2)	Heidelberg United (2)
Hume City (2)	Melbourne Srbija (4)	Oakleigh Cannons (2)	South Melbourne (2)
Olympic Kingsway (2)	Perth RedStar (2)

Member federation teams competed in various state-based preliminary rounds to win one of 22 places in the competition proper (at the Round of 32). All Australian clubs were eligible to enter the qualifying process through their respective member federation; however, only one team per club was permitted entry into the competition. The preliminary rounds operated 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 Australian soccer league system. This ultimately lead to round 7, with the winning clubs from that round entering directly into the round of 32. Slot allocations were the same as the previous year.

The top eight placed A-League Men clubs from the 2023–24 A-League Men season gained automatic qualification to the Round of 32. The remaining four teams entered a play-off series to determine the remaining two positions.

Federation	Associated competition	Round of 32 qualifiers
Football Australia	A-League Men	10
Capital Football (ACT)	Federation Cup (ACT)	1
Football NSW	Waratah Cup	4
Northern NSW Football	Northern NSW State Cup	2
Football Northern Territory	NT FFA Cup Final	1
Football Queensland	Kappa Queensland Cup[5]	4
Football South Australia	Federation Cup (SA)	2
Football Tasmania	Milan Lakoseljac Cup	1
Football Victoria	Dockerty Cup	5
Football West (WA)	State Cup	2

	Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Moreton City Excelsior	5
	Campbelltown City	1
					Moreton City Excelsior	3
					Perth Glory	2
	Perth Glory (a.e.t.)	5
	Melbourne City	4
									Moreton City Excelsior	0
									Melbourne Victory	4
	NWS Spirit	3
	Glenorchy Knights	0
					NWS Spirit	0
					Melbourne Victory	4
	Lambton Jaffas	1
	Melbourne Victory	4
													Melbourne Victory	1
													Adelaide United	0
	Olympic Kingsway	4
	Edgeworth Eagles	1
					Olympic Kingsway	2
					Adelaide United	3
	Blacktown City	2
	Adelaide United (a.e.t.)	3
									Adelaide United (a.e.t.)	2
									Western Sydney Wanderers	1
	Perth RedStar	1
	Lions FC	4
					Lions FC	0
					Western Sydney Wanderers	4
	Brisbane City	1
	Western Sydney Wanderers	2
																	Melbourne Victory	0
																	Macarthur FC	1
	Darwin Hearts	0
	Hume City	6
					Hume City	1
					Melbourne Srbija	0
	Melbourne Srbija (p)	1 (4)
	Modbury Jets	1 (1)
									Hume City	2
									South Melbourne (a.e.t.)	3
	South Melbourne	1
	Wellington Phoenix	0
					South Melbourne (a.e.t.)	3
					Olympic FC	2
	Olympic FC (a.e.t.)	1
	APIA Leichhardt	0
													South Melbourne	0
													Macarthur FC	1
	Oakleigh Cannons	3
	Sydney FC	1
					Oakleigh Cannons (p)	1 (4)
					Heidelberg United	1 (1)
	Heidelberg United (a.e.t.)	3
	Central Coast Mariners	1
									Oakleigh Cannons	0
									Macarthur FC	1
	Rockdale Ilinden	1
	Newcastle Jets	2
					Newcastle Jets	3
					Macarthur FC	4
	O'Connor Knights	1
	Macarthur FC	2

The draw took place on 19 June.^[6] The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round was Melbourne Srbija. They were the only level 4 team left in the competition.

All times listed below are at AEST

The draw for all remaining rounds took place on 7 August.^[7] The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round was Melbourne Srbija. They were the only level 4 team left in the competition.

All times listed below are at AEST

The lowest ranked sides that qualified for this round were Hume City, Moreton City Excelsior, Oakleigh Cannons and South Melbourne. They were the only level 2 teams left in the competition.

All times listed below are at AEST

The lowest ranked sides that qualified for this round was South Melbourne. They were the only level 2 teams left in the competition.

All times listed below are at AEST

As of 22 September 2024

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Nishan Velupillay	Melbourne Victory	5
2	Valère Germain	Macarthur FC	4
3	Marin Jakoliš	Macarthur FC	3
	Nikos Vergos	Melbourne Victory
	Marquez Walters	Moreton City Excelsior
6	13 Players	Various	2

Note: Goals scored in preliminary rounds not included.