2025 Australia Cup

2025 Australia Cup
Tournament details
CountryAustralia
New Zealand
Dates31 January – TBA 2025
Teams718 (qualifying competition)
32 (main competition)
Tournament statistics
Matches played28
Goals scored93 (3.32 per match)
Attendance48,674 (1,738 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Manyluak Aguek
(6 goals)

The 2025 Australia Cup, known as the Hahn Australia Cup for sponsorship reasons,[1] is the twelfth season of the Australia Cup, the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. This edition will be the fourth under the new name of the "Australia Cup" following the renaming of Football Federation Australia to Football Australia.[2] Thirty-two teams will contest the competition proper.

The winners of the tournament will qualify for the group stage of the 2026–27 AFC Champions League Two. Macarthur FC are the defending champions.

Round and dates

Round Draw date Match dates Number of fixtures Teams New entries this round
Preliminary rounds Various 31 January–18 June 686 718 → 32 709
Round of 32 25 June 22–30 July 16 32 → 16 9
Round of 16 30 July 10–13 August 8 16 → 8 None
Quarter-finals 19–24 August 4 8 → 4 None
Semi-finals 13–14 September 2 4 → 2 None
Final — TBA 1 2 → 1 None

Preliminary rounds

Main article: 2025 Australia Cup preliminary rounds

Member federation teams are competing in various state-based preliminary rounds to win places in the competition proper (at the Round of 32). All Australian clubs (other than youth teams associated with A-League franchises) are eligible to enter the qualifying process through their respective member federation; however, only one team per club is permitted entry into the competition. The preliminary rounds operate within a consistent national structure whereby club entry into the competition is staggered in each state/territory, determined by what level the club sits at in the unofficial Australian soccer league system.

The top nine placed A-League Men clubs from the 2024–25 A-League Men season gain automatic qualification to the Round of 32.[3][4] The other four teams entered a play-off series to determine the remaining two positions, with Perth Glory defeating the Central Coast Mariners and the Wellington Phoenix defeating Brisbane Roar to enter at the Round of 32 stage.

Federation Associated competition Round of 32 qualifiers
Football Australia A-League Men 11
Capital Football (ACT) Federation Cup (ACT) 1
Football NSW Waratah Cup 4
Northern NSW Football Northern NSW State Cup 2
Football Northern Territory NT Australia Cup Final 1
Football Queensland Kappa Queensland Cup[5] 4
Football South Australia Federation Cup (SA) 2
Football Tasmania Milan Lakoseljac Cup 1
Football Victoria Dockerty Cup 4
Football West (WA) State Cup 2

Teams

A total of 32 teams will participate in the 2025 Australia Cup competition proper.

A-League Men clubs represent the highest level in the Australian league system, whereas Member Federation clubs come from level 2 and below.

A-League Men clubs
Adelaide United Auckland FC Macarthur FC Melbourne City Melbourne Victory
Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Sydney FC Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers
Western United
Member federation clubs
Australian Capital Territory Canberra Croatia (2) New South Wales APIA Leichhardt (2) New South Wales Northern Tigers (3) New South Wales SD Raiders (3) New South Wales Sydney United 58 (2)
New South Wales Cooks Hill United (2) New South Wales Weston Bears (2) Northern Territory Darwin Olympic (2) Queensland Brisbane City (2) Queensland Gold Coast Knights (2)
Queensland Olympic FC (2) Queensland Peninsula Power (2) South Australia Adelaide Croatia Raiders (2) South Australia North Eastern MetroStars (2) Tasmania South Hobart (2)
Victoria (state) Avondale FC (2) Victoria (state) Heidelberg United (2) Victoria (state) Nunawading City (4) Victoria (state) South Melbourne (2) Western Australia Olympic Kingsway (2)
Western Australia Stirling Macedonia (2)

Bracket

Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
                  
Heidelberg United 2
Weston Bears 0
Heidelberg United 3
Western Sydney Wanderers 0
Peninsula Power0
Western Sydney Wanderers3
Heidelberg United 4
Wellington Phoenix0
Darwin Olympic 0
Nunawading City 9
Nunawading City 0
Wellington Phoenix 1
Perth Glory 1 (7)
Wellington Phoenix (p) 1 (8)
Heidelberg United
 
Northern Tigers 0
Sydney United 581
Sydney United 58 0
Sydney FC 2
Western United 0
Sydney FC 1
Sydney FC
Auckland FC
South Hobart 1
South Melbourne 2
South Melbourne 0
Auckland FC3
Gold Coast Knights 0
Auckland FC 4
 
 
Avondale FC 5
Stirling Macedonia 1
Avondale FC 3
APIA Leichhardt 1
APIA Leichhardt 2
Melbourne City 0
Avondale FC 6
Brisbane City2
Brisbane City 2
Olympic FC 0
Brisbane City (p) 1 (4)
Olympic Kingsway 1 (3)
Olympic Kingsway (a.e.t.) 4
Melbourne Victory 3
Avondale FC
 
Adelaide Croatia Raiders 2
Cooks Hill United3
Cooks Hill United 0
Newcastle Jets 5
Newcastle Jets 2
Adelaide United 1
Newcastle Jets
Macarthur FC
Canberra Croatia 0
North Eastern MetroStars 4
North Eastern MetroStars 0
Macarthur FC 2
SD Raiders 0
Macarthur FC 5

Round of 32

The draw took place on 25 June[6] and the venues and match times were confirmed on 1 July 2025.[7] The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round was Nunawading City. They were the only level 4 team left in the competition.

Times are AEST (UTC+10) as listed by Football Australia (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

22 July 2025 Peninsula Power (2)0–3 Western Sydney Wanderers (1) Brisbane
19:30 Report
  • Kraev 8', 23'
  • Barbarouses 32'
 Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park
Attendance: 1,839
Referee: Jack Powers
22 July 2025 Avondale FC (2) 5–1Stirling Macedonia (2)Melbourne
19:30
Report
  • Brown-Montgomery 90+3'
 Stadium: Green Gully Reserve
Attendance: 855
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
22 July 2025 Darwin Olympic (2)0–9 Nunawading City (4) Darwin
19:30 (19:00 ACST) Report
  • Edgar 3', 45', 52'
  • Kubenko 16' (pen.), 24'
  • Yongule 36'
  • Yoshimura 39'
  • Abboud 68'
  • Hodzic 87'
 Stadium: Darwin Football Stadium
Attendance: 756
Referee: Declan Woods
23 July 2025 Northern Tigers (3)0–1 Sydney United 58 (2) Sydney
19:30 Report
  • Zuvela 45+1'
 Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 1,161
Referee: Eric Saba
23 July 2025 Adelaide Croatia Raiders (2)2–3 Cooks Hill United (2) Adelaide
19:30 (19:00 ACST)
  • Hilton 5' (o.g.)
  • Blazeka 85'
 Report
  • Benson 33' (pen.), 61'
  • Williams 63'
 Stadium: Croatian Sports Centre
Attendance: 650
Referee: Tom Brinkworth
23 July 2025 Heidelberg United (2) 2–0Weston Bears (2)Melbourne
19:30
Report Stadium: Olympic Village
Attendance: 525
Referee: Jock Quartermain
23 July 2025 South Hobart (2)1–2 South Melbourne (2) Hobart
19:30
  • Kemp 28'
 Report
Stadium: KGV Park
Attendance: 2,077
Referee: Brenton Kopra
27 July 2025 Perth Glory (1)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(7–8 p)		 Wellington Phoenix (1) Perth
17:00 (15:00 AWST)
Report
Stadium: Kingsway Reserve
Attendance: 1,141
Referee: Liam Barclay
Penalties
29 July 2025 SD Raiders (3) 0–5 Macarthur FC (1) Sydney
19:30 Report
Stadium: Fairfield Showground
Attendance: 2,716
Referee: Jake Rose
29 July 2025 Gold Coast Knights (2)0–4 Auckland FC (1) Gold Coast
19:30 Report
Stadium: Croatian Sports Centre
Attendance: 1,517
Referee: Lara Lee
29 July 2025 Western United (1)0–1 Sydney FC (1) Tarneit
19:30 Report
  • Macallister 75'
 Stadium: Ironbark Fields
Attendance: 1,347
Referee: Jack Morgan
29 July 2025 Olympic Kingsway (2) 4–3 (a.e.t.)Melbourne Victory (1)Perth
21:00 (19:00 AWST)
Report
Stadium: Kingsway Reserve
Attendance: 3,033
Referee: Sam Kelly
30 July 2025 Brisbane City (2) 2–0Olympic FC (2)Brisbane
19:30
Report Stadium: Imperial Corp Stadium
Attendance: 2,271
Referee: Zac Keenan
30 July 2025 Newcastle Jets (1) 2–1Adelaide United (1)Maitland
19:30
Report
Stadium: Maitland Sportsground
Attendance: 2,167
Referee: Joshua Attard
30 July 2025 Canberra Croatia (2)0–4 North Eastern MetroStars (2) Canberra
19:30 Report
  • Fortunatow 30'
  • Gow 45'
  • Windsor 49'
  • Visser 59'
 Stadium: Deakin Stadium
Attendance: 1,286
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
30 July 2025 APIA Leichhardt (2) 2–0Melbourne City (1)Sydney
19:30
  • Kambayashi 27'
  • Stewart 79'
 Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 2,793
Referee: Nathan Shakespear

Round of 16

The draw for the remaining rounds took place on 30 July.[8][9] The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round was Nunawading City. They were the only level 4 team left in the competition.

Times are AEST (UTC+10) as listed by Football Australia (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

10 August Sydney United 58 (2)0–2 Sydney FC (1) Sydney
15:00 Report
Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Thomas Dale
10 August Nunawading City (4)0–1 Wellington Phoenix (1) Melbourne
15:00 Report Ishige 90+4' Stadium: Nasiol Stadium
Attendance: 1,423
Referee: Eric Saba
11 August North Eastern MetroStars (2)0–2 Macarthur FC (1) Adelaide
20:00 (19:30 ACST) Report
Stadium: T.K. Shutter Reserve
Attendance: 2,073
Referee: Daniel Cook
12 August Heidelberg United (2) 3–0Western Sydney Wanderers (1)Melbourne
19:30
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 1,103
Referee: Zijad Ahmetovic
12 August Brisbane City (2) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		Olympic Kingsway (2)Brisbane
19:30
  • Docherty 64'
 Report
  • Richard 58'
 Stadium: Imperial Corp Stadium
Attendance: 1,569
Referee: Zac Keenan
Penalties
  • Crociati soccer ball with check mark
  • Plusnin soccer ball with check mark
  • Thom soccer ball with red X
  • Halliday soccer ball with check mark
  • Love-Semira soccer ball with check mark
13 August Cooks Hill United (2)0–5 Newcastle Jets (1) Newcastle
19:30 Report
Stadium: No.2 Sportsground
Attendance: 4,256
Referee: Matt Staples
13 August South Melbourne (2)0–3 Auckland FC (1) Melbourne
19:30 Report
Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Attendance: 3,712
Referee: Declan Woods
13 August Avondale FC (2) 3–1APIA Leichhardt (2)Melbourne
19:30
Report
  • Kambayashi 24'
 Stadium: Green Gully Reserve
Attendance: 1,288
Referee: Jock Quartermain

Quarter-finals

The lowest ranked sides that qualified for this round were Avondale FC, Brisbane City and Heidelberg United. They were the only level 2 teams left in the competition. All times are AEST (UTC+10).

19 August Heidelberg United (2) 4–0Wellington Phoenix (1)Melbourne
19:30
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 1,547
20 August Avondale FC (2) 6–2Brisbane City (2)Melbourne
19:30
Report
  • Crociati 68'
  • Yokoyama 81'
 Stadium: Green Gully Reserve
23 August Sydney FC (1) QF2 Auckland FC (1) Sydney
19:30 Report Stadium: Jubilee Stadium
24 August Newcastle Jets (1) QF1 Macarthur FC (1) Maitland
16:00 Report Stadium: Maitland Sportsground

Semi-finals

The lowest ranked sides that qualified for this round are Avondale FC and Heidelberg United. They are the only level 2 teams left in the competition. All times are AEST (UTC+10).

13–14 September Heidelberg United (2) SF1 Winner QF2 (1) Melbourne
Stadium: Olympic Park
13–14 September Avondale FC (2) SF2 Winner QF1 (1) Melbourne

Top goalscorers

As of 20 August 2025
Rank Player Club Goals
1 South Sudan Manyluak Aguek Avondale FC 6
2 Australia Stuart Edgar Nunawading City 3
New Zealand Jesse Randall Auckland FC
4 Australia Joshua Benson Cooks Hill United 2
Australia Bernardo Macarthur FC
Australia Max Bisetto Heidelberg United
Australia Liam Boland Olympic Kingsway
Australia Ben Gibson Newcastle Jets
Australia Chris Ikonomidis Macarthur FC
Australia Bul Juach Heidelberg United
Japan Seiya Kambayashi APIA Leichhardt
Bulgaria Bozhidar Kraev Western Sydney Wanderers
Australia Alex Kubenko Nunawading City
Australia Luca Tevere Avondale FC
Australia Daniel Wilmering Newcastle Jets
Japan Asahi Yokokawa Heidelberg United

Note: Goals scored in preliminary rounds not included.

References

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