The fixtures for the competition were as follows.
Round |
Number of fixtures |
Clubs |
A-League |
ACT |
NSW[1] |
NNSW |
NT |
QLD[2] |
SA[3] |
TAS |
VIC[4] |
WA[5]
|
First round |
58 + 21 byes |
759 → 701 |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
10 Feb |
— |
— |
9–12 Feb |
—
|
Second round |
136 + 44 byes |
701 → 565 |
— |
— |
9–10 Mar |
17 Feb–17 Mar |
— |
9–27 Feb |
— |
— |
23–26 Feb |
24–25 Feb
|
Third round |
205 + 6 byes |
565 → 360 |
— |
13–24 Mar |
19–21 Mar |
24 Feb–17 Apr |
— |
10 Feb–3 Apr |
16–18 Feb |
9–11 Mar |
8–11 Mar |
15–17 Mar
|
Fourth round |
173 + 1 bye |
360 → 187 |
— |
9–18 Apr |
9–24 Apr |
2 Mar–15 May |
19 Mar–16 Apr |
6–17 Apr |
15–17 Mar |
29 Mar–1 Apr |
27 Mar–10 Apr |
25–28 Apr
|
Fifth round |
87 + 1 bye |
187 → 100 |
— |
30 Apr–14 May |
23 Apr–8 May |
10 Mar–22 May |
16–23 Apr |
30 Apr–18 May |
13 Apr |
27 Apr |
22 Apr–1 May |
11–12 May
|
Sixth round |
44 |
100 → 56 |
— |
21–23 May |
14–29 May |
8 Jun |
7–11 May |
21 May–1 Jun |
7–15 May |
17–19 May |
14–28 May |
28 May
|
Seventh round |
22 |
56 → 34 |
— |
8 Jun |
28 May–5 Jun |
10–12 Jun |
28 May |
11–15 Jun |
5–12 Jun |
10 Jun |
11–18 Jun |
12 Jun
|
Play-off round |
2 |
34 → 32 |
23–24 Jul |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
—
|
The preliminary rounds structures are as follows, and refer to the different levels in the unofficial Australian soccer league system:
- 2 Queensland clubs from Regional Queensland level 5 entered this stage.
- 135 Victorian clubs from level 7 and below entered this stage.
- 117 New South Wales clubs level 5 and below entered this stage.
- 49 Northern New South Wales clubs level 4 and below entered this stage.
- 38 Queensland clubs (1 from the previous round and 37 teams from levels 5 and below) entered this stage.
- 78 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage.
- 34 Western Australian clubs from level 5 and below entered this stage.
- 12 Australian Capital Territory clubs from level 3 and below entered this stage.
- 102 New South Wales clubs (73 from the previous round and 29 teams from levels 3–4) entered this stage.
- 40 Northern New South Wales clubs (31 from the previous round and 9 teams from level 3) entered this stage.
- 84 Queensland clubs (19 from the previous round and 65 teams from levels 4 and below) entered this stage.
- 41 South Australian clubs from level 3 and below entered this stage.
- 10 Tasmanian clubs from level 3 and below entered this stage.
- 86 Victorian clubs (39 from the previous round and 47 teams from levels 5 and 6) entered this stage.
- 42 Western Australian clubs (18 from the previous round and 24 teams from levels 3 and 4) entered this stage.
- 16 Australian Capital Territory clubs (8 from the previous round and 8 teams from level 2) entered this stage.
- 64 New South Wales clubs (51 from the previous round and 13 teams from level 2) entered this stage.
- 32 Northern New South Wales clubs (20 from the previous round and 12 teams from level 2) entered this stage.
- 11 Northern Territory clubs from level 2 entered this stage.
- 64 Queensland clubs (42 from the previous round and 22 teams from levels 2 and 3) entered this stage.
- 32 South Australian clubs (21 from the previous round and 11 teams from level 2) entered this stage.
- 16 Tasmanian clubs (6 from the previous round, 2 league winners from level 3, and 8 teams from level 2) entered this stage.
- 80 Victorian clubs (43 from the previous round and 37 teams from levels 2–4) entered this stage.
- 32 Western Australian clubs (21 from the previous round and 11 teams from level 2) entered this stage.
- 8 Australian Capital Territory clubs progressed to this stage.
- 32 New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
- 16 Northern New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
- 7 Northern Territory clubs (6 from the previous round and 1 team from level 2) entered this stage.
- 32 Queensland clubs progressed to this stage.
- 16 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage.
- 8 Tasmanian clubs progressed to this stage.
- 40 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage.
- 16 Western Australian clubs progressed to this stage.
- 4 Australian Capital Territory clubs progressed to this stage.
- 16 New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
- 8 Northern New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage.
- 4 Northern Territory clubs progressed to this stage.
- 16 Queensland clubs progressed to this stage.
- 8 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage.
- 4 Tasmanian clubs progressed to this stage.
- 20 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.
- 8 New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage. The 4 winners also qualified for the final rounds of the Waratah Cup.
- 4 Northern New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage. The 2 winners also qualified for the Final of the NNSWF State Cup.
- 2 Northern Territory clubs progressed to this stage, which doubled as the NT Australia Cup Final.
- 8 Queensland clubs will progress to this stage; 1 from Regional Queensland, and 7 from South East Queensland. The 4 winners also qualified for the semi-finals of the Kappa Queensland Cup.
- 4 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage. The 2 winners also qualified for the Final of the Federation Cup.
- 2 Tasmanian clubs progressed to this stage, which doubled as the Grand Final of the Milan Lakoseljac Cup.
- 10 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage. The 5 winners also qualified for the final rounds of the Dockerty Cup.
- 4 Western Australian clubs progressed to this stage. The 2 winners also qualified for the Final of the Football West State Cup.
- The four lowest-ranked teams in the 2023–24 A-League Men played-off for two spots in the Round of 32.