2016 FFA Cup final

The 2016 FFA Cup final was the third final of the FFA Cup (now known as the Australia Cup), the premier soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. The match was held on 30 November 2016 at AAMI Park. Melbourne Victory were the defending champions, but were defeated 2–0 by Melbourne City in the semi-finals. The other team to qualify for the Final was Sydney FC, who defeated Canberra Olympic 3–0 in their respective semi-final.

The Final was the first to feature either Melbourne City or Sydney FC. Melbourne City won the match 1–0, Tim Cahill scoring the only goal via a header. As of October 2023, it remains the largest attended FFA Cup final in the tournaments history, despite the match being played on a Wednesday evening, with a crowd of 18,751.

Melbourne City were among 704 teams who entered the FFA Cup competition, and as an A-League club, entered the tournament in the Round of 32.

Melbourne City travelled to Perth for the opening Round of 32 clash against second-tier side Floreat Athena and narrowly won 2–1.

In the Round of 16, City were pitted against second-tier club Brisbane Strikers. Playing away from home, City went down a goal before coming from behind to win 2–1 again.

City then put in arguably the most impressive performance of their cup campaign, defeating A-League opponent Western Sydney Wanderers 4–1 at home.

In a spiteful derby semi-final, City defeated rivals Melbourne Victory 2–0 at AAMI Park.

Same as their opponents, Sydney FC entered the tournament in the Round of 32.