The long awaited draw for the Westfield FFA Cup 2015 Round of 32 will be held at 4pm (AEST) this Wednesday (1 July) at Fox Sports HQ in Sydney and will be broadcast live and exclusive on Fox Sports News (ch500) as well as being streamed online at www.foxsports.com.au & www.theffacup.com.au.
The nationwide competition kicked off in February with 648 entrants and after 617 fixtures the field now consists of the 10 Hyundai A-League clubs, the PlayStation 4 National Premier Leagues 2014 Champions (MetroStars from FFSA) who received automatic qualification to the Round of 32, and 21 Member Federation clubs.
The Westfield FFA Cup 2015 Round of 32 draw will once again be hosted by Fox Sports football personality Michael Zappone who will be joined by former Socceroo and foundation Hyundai A-League defender, Michael Beauchamp, along with former South Melbourne striker and current head coach of the Bentleigh Greens, John Anastasiadis, who steered his team to the semi-finals of the Westfield FFA Cup 2014.
While the Westfield FFA Cup 2015 Round of 32 draw will reveal who meets who in the Round of 32, the specific match details in regards to the dates, venues and kick-off times will be announced on Friday 3 July.
The 16 matches in the Round of 32 of the Westfield FFA Cup 2014 will be split over three weeks (28 July – 12 Aug), with four games scheduled per match day on either Tuesday and/or Wednesday nights. Fox Sports will broadcast one match live and exclusive in full on each match day in the Round of 32, Round of 16 and Quarter Finals with single camera coverage at all other matches with both Semi Finals and the Westfield FFA Cup Final broadcast live and exclusive in full.
The Westfield FFA Cup Round of 32 Draw Process will see the competing clubs separated into three pots – Pot A for the four (4) Hyundai A-League 2015 Semi Finalists, Pot B for the remaining six Hyundai A-League clubs, and Pot C for the PlayStation 4 National Premier Leagues 2014 Champions and 21 Member Federation clubs. The balls in Pot A and Pot B will be in alphabetical order and the balls in Pot C will be organised based on the alphabetical order of the Member Federation and then in alphabetical order of the clubs within each member federation (see table below)
The first phase of the Westfield FFA Cup 2015 Round of 32 draw will see 6 balls drawn alternatively out of Pot B with the first ball of the pair receiving home team status resulting in three (3) fixtures involving a Hyundai A-League Club facing a Hyundai A-League club.
The second phase sees 18 balls drawn alternatively out of Pot C with the first ball of the pair receiving home team status resulting in nine (9) Member Federation club v Member Federation club matches.
The third and final phase of the draw sees the remaining balls drawn alternatively from Pot C and Pot A resulting in four (4) Member Federation club v Hyundai A-League club matches, where the Member Federation club will be automatically designated as the home team.
For all the latest news, fixtures and results from the Westfield FFA Cup, please visit www.theffacup.com.au
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| Westfield FFA Cup 2015 – Round of 32 Slot Allocation and Qualified Clubs | ||
| Member Federation | Number of slots | Qualified Clubs |
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1 | Gungahlin United FC |
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5 | Balmain Tigers, Blacktown City, Rockdale City Suns, Sydney Olympic, Sydney United 58 FC |
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2 | Broadmeadow Magic FC, Edgeworth FC |
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1 | Darwin Olympic SC |
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4 | Brisbane Strikers, FNQ Heat, Lions FC, Palm Beach SC |
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1 | Croydon Kings |
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1 | South Hobart FC |
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4 | Heidelberg United FC, Hume City FC, Oakleigh Cannons FC, South Melbourne FC |
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2 | Perth SC, Sorrento FC |
| PlayStation 4 National Premier Leagues Champions | 1 | MetroStars (FFSA) |
| Hyundai A-League clubs | 10 | Adelaide United, Sydney FC, Melbourne City FC, Melbourne Victory, Brisbane Roar FC, Central Coast Mariners, Newcastle Jets, Perth Glory, Wellington Phoenix, Western Sydney Wanderers FC |
| TOTAL | 32 | |
Westfield FFA Cup Round of 32 Draw
4pm AEST, Wednesday 1 July 2015
Coverage:
TV: LIVE on Fox Sports News (Ch 500) and streamed online at www.foxsports.com.au & www.theffacup.com.au
Website: www.theffacup.com.au
Twitter: @FFACup
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ffacup
Pots and Ball Numbering Guide
Pot A (4 Hyundai A-League 2015 Semi Finalists)
- Adelaide United Twitter: @adelutd_fc Website: www.adelaideunited.com.au
- Sydney FC Twitter: @SydneyFC Website: www.sydneyfc.com
- Melbourne City FC Twitter: @MelbourneCity Website: www.melbournecityfc.com.au
- Melbourne Victory Twitter: @gomvfc Website: www.mvfc.com.au
Pot B (Other 6 Hyundai A-League clubs)
- Brisbane Roar FC Twitter: @brisbaneroar Website: www.brisbaneroar.com.au
- Central Coast Mariners Twitter: @ccmariners Website: www.ccmariners.com.au
- Newcastle Jets Twitter: @NewcastleJetsFC Website: www.newcastlejets.com.au
- Perth Glory Twitter: @PerthGloryFC Website: www.perthglory.com.au
- Wellington Phoenix Twitter: @WgtnPhoenixFC Website: www.wellingtonphoenix.com
- Western Sydney Wanderers FC Twitter: @wswanderersfc Website: www.wswanderersfc.com.au
Pot C (22 Member Federation clubs)
- Gungahlin United FC (CF) Twitter: @GUFC1997 Website: gungahlinunitedfc.org.au
- Balmain Tigers FC (FNSW) Twitter: Website: www.balmainsoccerclub.com
- Blacktown City FC (FNSW) Twitter: @BlacktownCityFC Website: www.bcfc.com.au
- Rockdale City Suns FC (FNSW) Twitter: @rockdalecitysfc Website: www.rockdalecitysunsfc.com.au
- Sydney Olympic FC (FNSW) Twitter: @sydneyolympic Website: sydneyolympicfc.com.au
- Sydney United 58 FC (FNSW) Twitter: @SydUtd58FC Website: www.sydneyunited58fc.com
- Broadmeadow Magic FC (NNSW) Twitter: @BMagicFC Website: www.magicfc.com
- Edgeworth FC (NNSW) Twitter: Website: www.facebook.com/pages/Edgeworth-Eagles-FC
- Darwin Olympic SC (FFNT) Twitter: @DarwinOlympicSC Website: www.darwinolympic.com
- Brisbane Strikers FC (FQ) Twitter: @BneStrikers Website: www.brisbanestrikers.com.au
- FNQFC Heat (FQ) Twitter: @FNQHeat Website: www.fnqfc.com.au
- Lions FC (FQ) Twitter: @LionsFC1 Website: qldlionsfc.com.au
- Palm Beach SC (FQ) Twitter: @PalmBeachSC1 Website: palmbeachfc.com.au
- Croydon Kings (FFSA) Twitter: @CroydonKingsFC Website: www.croydonkings.com.au
- MetroStars SC (FFSA) Twitter: @metrostarssc Website: www.metrostars.com.au
- South Hobart (FFT) Twitter: @SouthHobartFC Website: www.southhobartfc.com
- Heidelberg United FC (FFV) Twitter: @HUFCWARRIOR Website: www.hufc.com.au
- Hume City FC (FFV) Twitter: @FCHumeCity Website: humecityfc.com
- Oakleigh Cannons FC (FFV) Twitter: @oakcannonsfc Website: www.oakleighcannonsfc.com.au
- South Melbourne FC (FFV) Twitter: @smfc Website: www.smfc.com.au
- Perth SC (FW) Twitter: @PerthSoccerClub Website: perthsc.com.au
- Sorrento FC (FW) Twitter: @Sorrento_FC Website: www.sorrentofc.com.au
Phase 1:
Pot B (6 balls will be drawn alternatively out of Pot B)
Home then Away for the 3 Hyundai A-League club v Hyundai A-League club matches
Please note that as per the Westfield FFA Cup competition regulations, Wellington Phoenix will play all their matches in Australia as the away team.
Phase 2:
Pot C (18 balls will be drawn alternatively out of Pot C)
Home then Away for the 9 Member Federation Club v Member Federation Club matches
Phase 3:
Pot C & A (the remaining balls will be drawn alternatively from Pot C and Pot A)
Home (Pot C) then Away (Pot A) for the 4 Member Federation Club v Hyundai A-League Club matches
