FFA Cup Round of 32 draw announced

27th June, 2014

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27th June, 2014

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The draw for the 2014 and inaugural FFA Cup Round of 32 has been announced in Sydney today, with a few marquee match-ups sure to get Australian football fans salivating.

Six A-League clubs have been drawn against each other, which means the Round of 32 won’t disappoint anyone.

Melbourne City’s first match since the Manchester City takeover will be in the Cup against Sydney FC, who will be boosted by the arrival of new coach Graham Arnold.

The Newcastle Jets will host Perth Glory, while Adelaide United travel to Wellington to take on the Phoenix.

The teams were drawn out of three ‘pots’, Pot A being the top four finishers in the A-League last season, Pot B being the remaining A-League clubs, with Pot C the remaining qualifiers.

Here are the full lists of the pots:

Pot A: 1. Brisbane Roar 2. Central Coast Mariners 3. Melbourne Victory 4. Western Sydney Wanderers

Pot B: 5. Adelaide United, 6. Melbourne City, 7. Newcastle Jets, 8. Perth Glory, 9. Sydney FC, 10. Wellington Phoenix

Pot C: Pot C (22 Member Federation clubs)
11. Tuggeranong United (ACT), 12. Blacktown City (NSW), 13. Hakoah Sydney City (NSW), 14. Manly United (NSW), 15. Parramatta FC (NSW), 16. South Coast Wolves (NSW), 17. Sydney Olympic (NSW), 18. Sydney United 58 FC (NSW), 19. Broadmeadow Magic (Northern NSW), 20. South Cardiff (Northern NSW)
21. Brisbane Strikers (Qld), 22. FNQ FC Heat (Qld), 23. Olympic FC (Qld) , 24. Palm Beach Sharks (Qld) , 25. Adelaide City (SA), 26. South Hobart (Tas), 27. Bentleigh Greens (Vic), 28. Melbourne Knights (Vic), 29. South Springvale (Vic), 30. St Albans Saints (Vic), 31. Bayswater City (WA) , 32. Stirling Lions (WA)

Here are the 16 matches as they have been announced today by the FFA:

FFA Cup Round of 32 Draw

Match Number	Starting home side	Away side
Match 1	Newcastle Jets	Perth Glory
Match 2	Melbourne City	Sydney FC
Match 3	Wellington Phoenix	Adelaide United
Match 4	Broadmeadow Magic	Brisbane Strikers
Match 5	Sydney United	FNQ Heat
Match 6	Parramatta FC	St Albans Saints
Match 7	Olympic FC	Melbourne Knights
Match 8	Manly United	Sydney Olympic
Match 9	South Hobart FC	Tuggeranong United
Match 10	Hakoah Sydney City	Palm Beach Shark
Match 11	South Springvale	South Cardiff
Match 12	Blacktown City	Bentleigh Greens
Match 13	South Coast Wolves	Central Coast Mariners
Match 14	Bayswater City FC	Melbourne Victory
Match 15	Adelaide City	Western Sydney Wanderers
Match 16	Stirling Lions FC	Brisbane Roar

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