2018 FFA Cup Draw
The FFA Cup is Australia’s predominant national association football knockout competition. Here you can find all the details on the 2018 draw.
The 2018 FFA Cup was won by Adelaide United, who exacted revenge on Sydney for their 2017 defeat in the form of a 2-1 victory.
The 2019 draw will likely be released in late June.
Navigate draw by stage
Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final
Full 2018 FFA Cup draw
| Date | Time (AEDT) | Home | Away | Venue | Score |
| Tue Oct 30 | 7:30pm | Adelaide United | Sydney FC | Coopers Stadium | Adelaide 2-1 |
| Date | Time (AEDT) | Home | Away | Venue | Score |
| Fri Oct 5 | 7:30pm | Bentleigh Greens | Adelaide United | Kingston Heath | Adelaide 2-0 |
| Sat Oct 6 | 7:30pm | Pepper Stadium | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney FC | Sydney 3-0 |
| Date | Time (AEST) | Home | Away | Venue | Score |
| Wed Sep 19 | 7:30pm | Melbourne City | Western Sydney Wanderers | AAMI Park | Wanderers 2-1 |
| Wed Sep 19 | 7:30pm | Avondale FC | Sydney FC | ABD Stadium | Sydney 4-2 |
| Wed Sep 26 | 7:30pm | Bentleigh Greens | Heidelberg United | Kingston Heath | Bentleigh 1-0 |
| Wed Sep 26 | 7:30pm | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | Adelaide United | Leichhardt Oval | Adelaide 2-0 |
| Date | Time (AEST) | Home | Away | Venue | Score |
| Tue Aug 21 | 7:30pm | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | Melbourne Victory | Leichhardt Oval, Sydney | Tigers 3-2 |
| Tue Aug 21 | 7:30pm | Broadmeadow Magic | Bentleigh Greens | Magic Park, Newcastle | Greens 4-0 |
| Tue Aug 21 | 7:30pm | Cairns FC | Sydney FC | Barlow Park, Cairns | Sydney 2-1 |
| Tue Aug 21 | 7:30pm | Avondale FC | Devonport Strikers | ABD Stadium, Melbourne | Avondale 4-1 |
| Wed Aug 29 | 7:30pm | Lions FC | Adelaide United | Perry Park | Adelaide 1-0 |
| Wed Aug 29 | 7:30pm | Adelaide Comets | Heidelberg United | West Beach Parks Football Centre, Adelaide | Heidelberg 4-0 |
| Wed Aug 29 | 7:30pm | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | Western Sydney Wanderers | Marconi Stadium, Sydney | Wanderers 2-1 |
| Wed Aug 29 | 7:30pm | Melbourne City | Newcastle Jets | AAMI Park | City 1-0 |
| Date | Time (AEST) | Home | Away | Venue | Score |
| Wed Jul 25 | 7:30pm | Port Melbourne Sharks | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | JL Murphy Reserve, Port Melbourne | Tigers 1-0 |
| Wed Jul 25 | 7:30pm | Lions FC | Olympic FC | Lions Stadium, Brisbane | Lions 3-2 |
| Wed Jul 25 | 7:30pm | Canberra FC | Broadmeadow Magic | Deakin Stadium, Canberra | Magic 4-1 |
| Wed Jul 25 | 7:30pm | Avondale FC | Marconi Stallions | ABD Stadium | Avondale 4-1 |
| Wed Jul 25 | 8:30pm | Gwelup Croatia | Adelaide Comets | Dorrien Gardens, Perth | Comets 4-0 |
| Wed Jul 25 | 8:30pm | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | Hakoah Sydney City East | Bonnyrigg Sports Club, Sydney | White Eagles 2-1 |
| Wed Aug 1 | 7:30pm | Adelaide United | Central Coast Mariners | Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide | United 3-0 |
| Wed Aug 1 | 7:30pm | Heidelberg United | Charlestown City Blues | Olympic Park, Melbourne | Heidelberg 2-1 |
| Wed Aug 1 | 7:30pm | Cairns SC | Armadale SC | Barlow Park, Cairns | Cairns 4-0 |
| Wed Aug 1 | 7:30pm | Rockdale City Suns SC | Sydney FC | Rockdale Linden Sports Centre, Sydney | Sydney 4-2 |
| Tue Aug 7 | 7:30pm | Northcote City FC | Devonport Strikers | Veneto Club | Strikers 3-1 |
| Tue Aug 7 | 7:30pm | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne City | Dolphin Park, Redcliffe | City 1-0 |
| Tue Aug 7 | 7:30pm | Gold Coast Knights | Newcastle Jets | CBus Super Stadium, Gold Coast | Jets 1-0 |
| Tue Aug 7 | 7:30pm | Bentleigh Greens | Wellington Phoenix | Kingston Heath, Melbourne | Greens 1-0 |
| Tue Aug 7 | 8:30pm | Perth Glory | Melbourne Victory | Dorrien Gardens, Perth | Victory 1-0 |
| Tue Aug 7 | 8:30pm | Hellenic AC | Western Sydney Wanderers | Darwin Football Stadium | Wanderers 4-3 |
While The Roar goes to every effort in ensuring these fixtures are correct, they are subject to change and you should consult the official FFA copy before acting. Correct as at August 8.
The 32-side competition structure of the FFA Cup is comprised of the 10-A-League sides and 22 ‘Member Federation Clubs’ sides that reach the final 32 in progressional stages with qualifying rounds used to determine which lower division teams join the A-League teams. The number of clubs representing each ‘federation’ are determined by registration numbers.
In 2018, the dates were as follows.
Round of 32: July 25 – August 7
Round of 16: August 21 – August 29
Quarter-finals: September 18 – September 26
Semi-finals: October 6 and October 7
Final: October 31
The 22 member teams who made the final 32 in 2018 are below.
- Adelaide Comets
- Armadale SC
- APIA Leichhardt Tigers
- Avondale FC
- Bentleigh Greens
- Bonnyrigg White Eagles
- Broadmeadow Magic
- Cairns FC
- Canberra FC
- Charleston City Blues
- Devonport City
- Gold Coast Knights
- Gwelup Croatia
- Hakoah Sydney City East
- Heidelberg United
- Hellenic FC
- Marconi Stallions
- Northcote City
- Olympic FC
- Port Melbourne FC
- Queensland Lions