2013 FFV State Knockout Cup

2013 FFV State Knockout Cup
Country  Australia
Teams 130
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The 2013 FFV State Knockout Cup is the third edition of a football (soccer) knockout-cup competition held between men's clubs in Victoria, Australia. The first round was played during the weekend of 3 March 2013, with the Final scheduled for 7 September.

Unlike previous years, this tournament does not stagger the entrance of teams based on their position on the football pyramid; teams from as high as the Victorian Premier League participated in the opening round, though 16 selected clubs were given byes to the Fourth Round.

Format

Round Clubs
remaining 		Clubs
involved 		Winners from
previous round 		New entries
this round 		Scheduled for
weekend(s) of
Round 1 94 28 none none 2 March
Round 2 80 64 14 40 9 March
Round 3 48 32 32 none 23 March
Round 4 32 32 16 16 4 May
Round 5 16 16 16 none 8 June
Quarter-Finals 8 8 8 none 17 and 24 July
Semi-Finals 4 4 4 none 21 August
Final 2 2 2 none 7 September

During Rounds 1-4, the matches will be played within 4 geographical "zones" (North, South, East and West), with the zones merging into a single competition in Round 5.

Round 1

50 Clubs were randomly granted byes into Round 2; the remaining 28 of the introductory teams played in Round 1 on the weekend of 2 March. The Draw for this round was held on 15 February.[1]

North Zone

East Zone

South Zone

West Zone

Round 2

These matches were played during the weekend of 9 March. The Draw for this round was held on 15 February, the same day as the Draw for Round 1.[2]

North Zone

East Zone

South Zone

West Zone

Round 3

These matches were played on the weekend of 23 March; the Draw was held on 12 March.[3]

North Zone

East Zone

South Zone

West Zone

Round 4

Round 4 saw the introduction of 16 Seeded Clubs, selected based on their performance in the 2012 FFV State Knockout Cup.[4]

Clubs Entering

North Zone

East Zone

South Zone

West Zone

The Round 4 matches were played on the weekend of 4 May; the Draw was held on 25 March.[3]

North Zone

East Zone

South Zone

West Zone

Round 5

This round saw the 4 winners from each Zone in the previous round enter a single 16-Club draw. These matches were played on the weekend of 8 June; the Draw took place on 6 May.[3]

Quarter-Finals

The Draw for the Quarter-Finals took place on 12 June; the matches took place on 23 July.

Semi-Finals

The Draw for the Semi-Finals took place on 15 July.


Final

The Final was played at the neutral venue of Knights Stadium on 8 September.

Notes

  1. ↑ Hume City were originally seeded in Werribee City's place, but withdrew from the competition.

References

  1. ↑ "Round 1 draw" (PDF). Football Federation Victoria. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  2. ↑ "Round 2 Draw" (PDF). Football Federation Victoria. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "State Knockout Cup 2013 Format" (PDF). Football Federation Victoria. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "State Knockout Cup 2013 Seeded Teams" (PDF). Football Federation Victoria. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 4 http://www.foxsportspulse.com/comp_info.cgi?a=ROUND&round=-1&client=1-8746-0-252876-0&pool=1001 foxsportspulse
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