The number of fixtures for each round, and the match dates for each Federation,[1] were as follows.
Round |
Number of fixtures |
Clubs |
ACT |
NSW[2] |
NNSW |
NT[3] |
QLD |
SA |
TAS |
VIC[4] |
WA[5]
|
First qualifying round |
6 + 3 byes |
736 → 730 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
9–10 Feb |
–
|
Second qualifying round |
28 |
730 → 702 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
16–17 Feb |
–
|
First round |
51 + 1 bye |
702 → 651 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
23–25 Feb |
9–10 Mar
|
Second round |
118 + 148 byes |
651 → 533 |
– |
12–19 Mar |
23 Feb–20 Mar |
– |
1–16 Mar |
29–31 Mar |
– |
28 Feb–4 Mar |
23–24 Mar
|
Third round |
190 + 10 byes |
533 → 344 |
12–17 Mar |
16 Mar–10 Apr |
9 Mar–9 Apr |
– |
9 Mar–27 Apr |
18–22 Apr |
11 Mar |
7–11 Mar |
6–7 Apr
|
Fourth round |
166 + 1 bye |
344 → 178 |
30 Mar–10 Apr |
9 Apr–1 May |
30 Mar–9 May |
27 Mar–17 Apr |
16 Mar–16 May |
3–5 May |
9–20 Apr |
17–20 Apr |
22 Apr
|
Fifth round |
83 + 1 bye |
178 → 95 |
8 May |
24 Apr–8 May |
2–22 May |
7–21 May |
17 Apr–20 May |
21–22 May |
11–12 May |
30 Apr–8 May |
18–30 May
|
Sixth round |
42 |
95 → 53 |
29 May |
15–22 May |
8 Jun |
4–15 Jun |
14–28 May |
4–5 Jun |
25–26 May |
22–29 May |
3 Jun
|
Seventh round |
21 |
53 → 32 |
15 Jun |
5 Jun |
11–12 Jun |
25 Jun |
7–8 Jun |
22 Jun |
10 Jun |
11–19 Jun |
15–16 Jun
|
- Some round dates in respective Federations overlap due to separate scheduling of Zones/Sub-Zones.
The preliminary rounds structures were as follows, and refer to the different levels in the unofficial Australian association football league system:
- 15 Victorian clubs level 9 and below entered this stage.
- 56 Victorian clubs (9 from the previous round and 47 level 8) entered this stage.
- 9 Queensland clubs level 4 entered this stage.
- 88 Victorian clubs (28 from the previous round and 60 level 6–7) entered this stage.
- 6 Western Australian clubs (Regional and Masters) entered this stage.
- 96 New South Wales clubs (Association teams, level 6 and below) entered this stage.
- 54 Northern New South Wales clubs level 4 and below entered this stage.
- 81 Queensland clubs (5 from the previous round and 76 level 4 and below) entered this stage.
- 54 South Australian clubs level 2 and below entered this stage.
- 80 Victorian clubs (40 from the previous round and 36 level 5–6) entered this stage.
- 19 Western Australian clubs (3 from the previous round and 16 level 5 and below) entered this stage.
- 8 Australian Capital Territory clubs level 3 and below entered this stage.
- 114 New South Wales clubs (89 from the previous round and 25 level 4–5) entered this stage.
- 43 Northern New South Wales clubs (32 from the previous round and 11 level 3) entered this stage.
- 78 Queensland clubs (58 from the previous round and 20 level 2 and below) entered this stage.
- 32 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage.
- 13 Tasmanian clubs (level 3) entered this stage.
- 64 Victorian clubs (40 from the previous round and 24 level 4) entered this stage.
- 38 Western Australian clubs (15 from the previous round and 23 level 3–4) entered this stage.
- 16 Australian Capital Territory clubs (4 from the previous round and 12 level 2–3) entered this stage.
- 80 New South Wales clubs (57 from the previous round and 23 level 2–3) entered this stage.
- 32 Northern New South Wales clubs (22 from the previous round and 10 level 2) entered this stage.
- 13 Northern Territory clubs (9 from the Darwin zone and 4 from the Alice Springs zone; level 2 and below) entered this stage.
- 64 Queensland clubs (41 from the previous round and 23 level 2–3) entered this stage.
- 16 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage.
- 16 Tasmanian clubs (7 from the previous round and 9 level 2) entered this stage.
- 64 Victorian clubs (32 from the previous round and 32 level 2–3) entered this stage.
- 32 Western Australian clubs (21 from the previous round and 11 level 2) entered this stage.
- 8 Australian Capital Territory clubs progressed to this stage.
- 40 New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
- 16 Northern New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
- 7 Northern Territory clubs (5 from the Darwin zone, and 2 from the Alice Springs zone) progressed to this stage.
- 32 Queensland clubs progressed to this stage; 8 from Central and North Queensland, and 24 from South East Queensland.
- 8 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage.
- 8 Tasmanian clubs progressed to this stage.
- 32 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage.
- 16 Western Australian clubs progressed to this stage.
- 4 Australian Capital Territory clubs progressed to this stage.
- 20 New South Wales progressed to this stage.
- 8 Northern New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
- 4 Northern Territory clubs (3 from the Darwin zone, and the winner of the Alice Springs zone) progressed to this stage.
- 16 Queensland clubs progressed to this stage; 4 from Central and North Queensland, and 12 from South East Queensland.
- 4 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage.
- 4 Tasmanian clubs progressed to this stage.
- 16 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage.
- 8 Western Australian clubs progressed to this stage.
- 2 Australian Capital Territory clubs progressed to this stage, which doubled as the Final of the Federation Cup.
- 10 New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage. The 5 winners also participated in the final rounds of the Waratah Cup.[2]
- 4 Northern New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
- 2 Northern Territory clubs progressed to this stage, which doubled as the final of the Sport Minister's Cup.
- 8 Queensland clubs progressed to this stage; 2 from Central and North Queensland, and 6 from South East Queensland.
- 2 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage, which doubled as the Grand Final of the Federation Cup.
- 2 Tasmanian clubs progressed to this stage, which doubled as the Grand Final of the Milan Lakoseljac Cup.
- 8 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage. The 4 winners also qualified to the final rounds of the Dockerty Cup.[4]
- 4 Western Australian clubs progressed to this stage. The 2 winners also participated in the Final of the Football West State Cup.
Note: Campbelltown City did not participate in the South Australian qualifying rounds, as they had already qualified for the FFA Cup as 2018 National Premier Leagues champions.
Note: A-League Youth teams playing in their respective federation leagues were specifically excluded from the preliminary rounds as their respective Senior A-League clubs were already part of the competition.[2]