2021 FFA Cup

2021 FFA Cup
Tournament details
CountryAustralia
New Zealand
Dates12 February 2021 – 5 February 2022
Teams765 (qualifying competition)
32 (main competition)
Final positions
ChampionsMelbourne Victory (2nd title)
Runner-upCentral Coast Mariners
Champions LeagueMelbourne Victory
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored87 (2.9 per match)
Attendance71,343 (2,378 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Cyrus Dehmie (3 goals)
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The 2021 FFA Cup was the eighth season of the FFA Cup, the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. Thirty-two teams contested the competition proper from the round of 32, including 10 of the 12 A-League teams (with two teams not qualifying), 21 Football Australia (FA) member federation teams determined through individual state qualifying rounds, as well as the 2019 National Premier Leagues champions (Wollongong Wolves from New South Wales).[1]

This year's competition was the final season the competition is referred to as the "FFA Cup".[2] Following the rebranding of Football Australia from the Football Federation Australia (FFA), it was changed to "Australia Cup".[3]

This edition also marked the first season that the winner would qualify for the AFC Champions League in the following year.[4] However, certain teams were excluded, such as Wellington Phoenix,[a] three other A-league teams[b] or any teams from the National Premier Leagues.[c]

The competition format and timing was impacted by the on-going COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Stand-alone Final and AFC Champions League prize to headline rebooted FFA Cup in 2021". Football Australia. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. ^ "FFA Cup 2021 set for kick-off in Queensland". Football Australia. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  3. ^ "'Australia Cup' name to return to Australia's largest national knockout football competition". Football Australia. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  4. ^ "How the FFA Cup playoffs for A-League clubs work". Football Australia. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "List of Licensed Clubs for the 2022 AFC Champions League" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  6. ^ a b "List of Licensed Clubs for the 2022 AFC Cup" (PDF). the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation.
  7. ^ "FFA Cup round 5 Fixture Postponement". Football Australia. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  8. ^ "FFA Cup 2021 Fixture Update". Football Australia. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.


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