2022 Australia Cup

2022 Australia Cup
Tournament details
CountryAustralia
New Zealand
Dates11 February – 1 October 2022
Teams750 (qualifying competition)
32 (main competition)
Final positions
ChampionsMacarthur FC (1st title)
Runner-upSydney United 58
AFC CupMacarthur FC
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored119 (3.84 per match)
Attendance67,918 (2,191 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Al Hassan Toure (5 goals)
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The 2022 Australia Cup was the ninth season of the Australia Cup, the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. This edition was the first 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.

Melbourne Victory were the defending champions but were eliminated by Western United in the Round of 32. Macarthur FC won the first trophy in their history after defeating Sydney United 58 in the final. Sydney United 58 was the first member federation club to qualify for the Australia Cup final,[2] with the Australia Cup final also being the first to feature two teams of the same state.

The 2022 edition was the first in which the winners qualified for the AFC Cup.[3] Macarthur FC competed in the 2023–24 edition, reaching the ASEAN zonal final before being defeated by Central Coast Mariners.[4]

  1. ^ "Football Australia CEO James Johnson annouces [sic] FFA Cup will be renamed Australia Cup | FFA Cup". www.theffacup.com.au. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  2. ^ Larkin, Steve (11 September 2022). "Sydney United 58 become first NPL club to make Australia Cup final". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  3. ^ "Australia Cup 2022 Key Dates Confirmed". Football Australia. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Barcellos' late strike sends Mariners through". The AFC. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.