2015 Dockerty Cup

2015 FFV Dockerty Cup
Country  Australia
Teams 191
Champions South Melbourne FC
Runners-up Oakleigh Cannons FC

The 2015 Dockerty Cup is a football (soccer) knockout-cup competition held between men's clubs in Victoria, Australia, held between March and August 2015. Victorian soccer clubs from the 5 State League Divisions, regional, metros and masters leagues - plus the 12 Clubs from the National Premier Leagues Victoria - competed for the Dockerty Cup trophy.

This knockout competition was won by South Melbourne, a record 8th title.

The competition also served as Qualifying Rounds for the 2015 FFA Cup. In addition to the two Victorian A-League clubs, the four semi-finalists qualified for the final rounds of the 2015 FFA Cup, entering at the Round of 32.

Format

Round Clubs
remaining
Winners from
previous round
New entries
this round
Main Match Dates
Qualifying Round 191 none 39 (inc. 17 byes) 14 February
Round 1 180 28 60 21 February
Round 2 136 44 36 28 February–1 March
Round 3 96 40 24 7 March
Round 4 64 32 32 15 March
Round 5 32 32 none 15 April
Round 6 16 16 none 5–8 June
Round 7 8 8 none 17–24 June
Semi-Finals 4 4 none 15–16 July
Final 2 2 none 2 August

Preliminary Rounds

Victorian clubs, participate in the 2015 FFA Cup via the preliminary rounds.[1] This was open to teams from the National Premier Leagues Victoria, Victorian State League divisions, regional and metros leagues. Teams were seeded in terms of which round they would enter based on their Division in 2015, which are shown in the table for the team's tier.

A total of 191 clubs entered into the competition (one greater than the previous year), and the four qualifiers for the semi-final rounds are:

Semi Finalists and FFA Cup Qualifiers
South Melbourne (2) Oakleigh Cannons (2) Heidelberg United (2) Hume City (2)

Semi Finals

A total of four teams took part in this stage of the competition. The draw was held on 26 June, with the matches played on 15–1[1]6 July.

Tie no Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier)
1 Heidelberg United FC (2) 1–2 South Melbourne FC (2)
2 Hume City (2) 0–2 Oakleigh Cannons FC (2)

Final

The Final was played at South Melbourne's home ground of Lakeside Stadium on 2 August.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "FFV 2015 Calendar" (PDF). footballfedvic.com.au. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  2. Marty Shevelove (8 August 2015). "South Melbourne makes amends for FFA Cup exit with Dockerty Cup win over Oakleigh Cannons". Herald Sun. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
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