2015 NNSW FFA Cup qualifying rounds

2015 NNSW FFA Cup qualifying
NNSW football finals series
Tournament details
Country	Australia
Dates	13 February 2015 – 21 June 2015
Teams	Approx. 80
	All statistics correct as of 23 February 2015. Finals series played at ; Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility
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The 2015 NNSW FFA Cup qualifying rounds and finals series was a knockout competition run in Northern New South Wales, by Northern NSW Football, used to determine the two Northern NSW entrants to the national 2015 FFA Cup.^[1] For the Preliminary rounds, Football Far North Coast kicked off the overall competition with matches on 13 February.^[2]

Format[edit]

Due to travel distances and time restraints, the competition was divided into two pools, the northern pool and the southern pool.

Northern pool[edit]

The four northern-pool zones play off within their respective district-based zones. The zone winners then played off for two places in the quarter-finals stage of the preliminary round.^[3]

First round[edit]

Football Mid North Coast

14 February 2015	Macleay Valley Rangers (-)	3-2	Port Saints FC (-)	Dangar Street Field, Kempsey
17:00	Potter ?' Saul ?' Applegate ?'	Report	Khodary ?' Rogers ?'

14 February 2015	Club Taree Wildcats (-)	2-2 (2–4 p)	Tuncurry Forster FC (-)	Omaru Park, Taree
17:00	? ?' ? ?'	Report	Yeates 8' Chapman 60'
	Penalties
	- - - -		Chick Kianou Croker Aquilina

Northern Inland Football

22 March 2015	Gunnedah United (-)	v	North Armidale FC (-)	TBA, Armidale
TBA

22 March 2015	Inverell Joeys FC (-)	v	South Armidale United FC (-)	TBA, Armidale
TBA

22 March 2015	East Armidale FC (-)	v	Oxley Vale Attunga FC (-)	Doody Park, Tamworth
TBA

22 March 2015	North Companions FC (-)	v	Demon Knights FC (-)	Doody Park, Tamworth
TBA

22 March 2015	The Armidale School (-)	v	Tamworth FC (-)	Doody Park, Tamworth
16:30

North Coast Football

28 February 2015	Boambee Bombers (-)	8-0	Woolgoolga United FC (-)	Ayshire Park, Boambee
15:00

28 February 2015	Coffs City United FC (-)	v	Northern Storm Thunder (-)	Ayshire Park, Boambee
17:00

28 February 2015	Goonellabah FC (-)	v	Lismore Workers FC (-)	Barnier Park, Junction Hill
15:00

28 February 2015	Maclean FC (-)	v	Coffs Coast Tigers FC (-)	Barnier Park, Junction Hill
17:00

Byes: Urunga FC (-)

Football Far North Coast

13 February 2015	Ballina SC (4)	0-3	Lismore Thistles SC (4)	John Ryan Field, East Lismore
19:00		Report

13 February 2015	Lennox Head (4)	1-3	Alstonville FC (4)	Skennars Head 1, Skennars Head
19:00	Feresch ?'	Report	Arthur ?' Brambly ?' Francis ?'

15 February 2015	Goonellabah FC (4)	2-1	Lismore Workers FC (4)	Weston Park 1, Goonellabah
19:00	Annetts 30' Annetts ?'	Report Video	Keevers ?'

Second round[edit]

Football Mid North Coast

21 February 2015	Tuncurry Forster FC (4)	4-1	Lismore Workers FC (4)	Tuncurry Sports Complex, Tuncurry
15:00		Report

Northern Inland Football

TBA	Northern Inland Winner Match 1 (-)	v	Northern Inland Winner Match 2 (-)	TBA
TBA

TBA	Northern Inland Winner Match 3 (-)	v	Northern Inland Winner Match 4 (-)	TBA
TBA

Byes: Northern Inland Winner Match 5 ()

North Coast Football

TBA	North Coast Winner Match 1 (-)	v	North Coast Winner Match 2 (-)	TBA
TBA

TBA	North Coast Winner Match 3 (-)	v	Urunga FC (-)	TBA
TBA

Byes: North Coast Winner Match 4 ()

Football Far North Coast

TBA	Goonellabah FC (2)	v	Lismore Thistles SC (2)	TBA
TBA

Byes: Alstonville FC (2)

Third round[edit]

Football Mid North Coast

Byes: Tuncurry Forster FC (4)

Northern Inland Football

Tie no	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)
1	Northern Inland Winner Round 2 Match 1 ()	–	Northern Inland Round 1 Winner Match 5 ()

Byes: Northern Inland Winner Round 2 Match 2 ()

North Coast Football

Tie no	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)
1	North Coast Winner Round 2 Match 1 ()	–	North Coast Winner Round 1 Match 4 ()

Byes: North Coast Winner Round 2 Match 2 () (Unless Urunga FC win as they have already had a bye)

Football Far North Coast

Tie no	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)
1	Far North Coast Winner Round 2 Match 1 ()	–	Alstonville FC (2)

Fourth round[edit]

Football Mid North Coast

Byes: Tuncurry Forster FC (4)

Northern Inland Football

Tie no	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)
1	Northern Inland Winner Round 3 Match 1 ()	–	Northern Inland Winner Round 2 Match 2 ()

North Coast Football

Tie no	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)
1	North Coast Winner Round 3 Match 1 ()	–	North Coast Winner Round 2 Match 2 ()

Football Far North Coast

Byes: Football Far North Coast Round 3 Winner Match 1 ()

Fifth round[edit]

Football Mid North Coast vs Northern Inland Football

Tie no	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)
1	Tuncurry Forster FC (4)	–	Northern Inland Winner Round 4 Match 1 () –

North Coast Football vs Football Far North Coast

Tie no	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)
1	North Coast Winner Round 4 Match 1 ()	–	Football Far North Coast Round 3 Winner Match 1 ()

Southern pool[edit]

Second round[edit]

21 February 2015	Beresfield United Senior SC (4)	10–0	Warners Bay FC (5)	LMRFF 1, Speers Point
10:00

21 February 2015	Belmont Tingira FC (-)	w/o	Newcastle Suns FC (4)	LMRFF 2, Speers Point
10:30

21 February 2015	Merewether Advance SFC (6)	1–7	Kotara South FC (5)	LMRFF 1, Speers Point
12:00

21 February 2015	New Lambton Eagles FC (4)	1–1 (5–4 p)	New Lambton FC (7)	LMRFF 2, Speers Point
12:30
	Penalties
	? ? ? ? ?		?

21 February 2015	Plattsburg Maryland FC (6)	3-0	Cardiff City FC (4)	LMRFF 1, Speers Point
14:00

21 February 2015	Westlakes Wildcats FC (5)	1-9	Kahibah FC (3)	LMRFF 2, Speers Point
14:30

21 February 2015	Cooks Hill United FC (3)	2-0	Barnsley United Senior SC (4)	LMRFF 1, Speers Point
16:00

21 February 2015	Toronto Awaba FC (3)	3-0	Garden Suburb FC (4)	LMRFF 2, Speers Point
16:30

21 February 2015	Belmont Swansea United SC (3)	0-1	Swansea FC (4)	LMRFF 1, Speers Point
18:00

21 February 2015	Newcastle University Mens FC (4)	3-2	Wallsend FC (3)	LMRFF 2, Speers Point
18:30

22 February 2015	Stockton Sharks FC (5)	0-3	Dudley Redhead Senior FC (4)	LMRFF 1, Speers Point
10:00

22 February 2015	Hunter Simba FC (6)	5-4	Morriset United FC (5)	LMRFF 2, Speers Point
10:30

22 February 2015	Kurri Kurri Senior SC (6)	5-0	Mayfield United Junior SFC (7)	LMRFF 1, Speers Point
12:00

22 February 2015	Tenambit Sharks FC (6)	3-5	Medowie FC (6)	LMRFF 2, Speers Point
12:30

22 February 2015	Charlestown Junior FC (5)	3-2	RAAF Williamtown (7)	LMRFF 1, Speers Point
14:00

22 February 2015	Muswellbrook FC (6)	0-12	Singleton Strikers FC (3)	LMRFF 2, Speers Point
14:30

22 February 2015	Mayfield United Senior FC (4)	17-1	Dudley Redhead Junior (7)	LMRFF 1, Speers Point
16:00

22 February 2015	Thornton Redbacks FC (3)	5-2	Cessnock City Hornets FC (3)	LMRFF 2, Speers Point
16:30

22 February 2015	Beresfield FC (5)	0-2	West Wallsend SFC (3)	LMRFF 1, Speers Point
18:00

22 February 2015	Valentine FC (3)	8-3	Lake Macquarie City FC (3)	LMRFF 2, Speers Point
18:30

Byes : Jesmond FC (5)^[3]

Third round[edit]

The winners from the second round played the seeded NNSW NPL teams. The second round took place on the weekend of 28 February - 1 March 2015. ^[4]

28 February 2015	Swansea FC (4)	v	Broadmeadow Magic FC (2)	LMRFF 2, Speers Point
9:30

28 February 2015	Newcastle University Mens FC (4)	v	Weston Workers Bears FC (2)	LMRFF 1, Speers Point
10:00

28 February 2015	Cooks Hill United FC (3)	v	Maitland FC (2)	LMRFF 2, Speers Point
11:30

28 February 2015	Kahibah FC (3)	v	South Cardiff FC (2)	LMRFF 1, Speers Point
12:00

28 February 2015	Plattsburg Maryland FC (6)	v	Charlestown City Blues FC (2)	LMRFF 2, Speers Point
13:30

28 February 2015	New Lambton Eagles FC (4)	v	Edgeworth FC (2)	LMRFF 1, Speers Point
14:00

28 February 2015	Beresfield United (4)	v	Lambton Jaffas FC (2)	LMRFF 2, Speers Point
15:30

28 February 2015	Newcastle Suns FC (4)	v	Hamilton Olympic FC (2)	LMRFF 1, Speers Point
16:00

28 February 2015	Kotara South (5)	v	Adamstown Rosebud FC (2)	LMRFF 2, Speers Point
17:30

28 February 2015	Jesmond FC (5)	v	Toronto Awaba FC (3)	LMRFF 1, Speers Point
18:00

1 March 2015	Hunter Simba (6)	v	Kurri Kurri (6)	Lydon Oval, Dudley
11:00

1 March 2015	Charlestown Junior (5)	v	Mayfield United Senior (4)	Lydon Oval, Dudley
13:00

1 March 2015	Dudley Redhead Senior (4)	v	Valentine FC (3)	Lydon Oval, Dudley
15:00

1 March 2015	Medowie (6)	v	Thornton Redbacks (3)	Johnston Park, West Wallsend
14:00

1 March 2015	West Wallsend (3)	v	Singleton Strikers (3)	Johnston Park, West Wallsend
16:00

Fourth round[edit]

Tie no	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)
1	Third round qualifier (-)	–	Third round qualifier (-)
2	Third round qualifier (-)	–	Third round qualifier (-)
3	Third round qualifier (-)	–	Third round qualifier (-)
4	Third round qualifier (-)	–	Third round qualifier (-)
5	Third round qualifier (-)	–	Third round qualifier (-)
6	Third round qualifier (-)	–	Third round qualifier (-)
7	Third round qualifier (-)	–	Third round qualifier (-)

Byes : 1 Division 1 or zone league team.

Fifth round[edit]

The draw will most likely be as follows:

Tie no	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)
1	Fourth round qualifier (-)	–	Fourth round qualifier (-)
2	Fourth round qualifier (-)	–	Fourth round qualifier (-)

Byes : 3–4 Division 1 or zone league teams will be given byes in preference to NPL teams. Depending on who prevails, up to 1 NPL team may be given a bye.

NNSW finals[edit]

The NNSW football finals series will take place on the weekend of 20–21 June 2015. The finals will be composed of:

2 teams from the northern pool
3 teams from the NPL southern pool
3 teams from the Division 1 and zone southern pool.

Quarter-finals[edit]

The quarter-finals took place at the Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility on 20 June 2015.

Tie no	Home team (tier)	Score	Away team (tier)
1	NTH Quarter-final Qualifier (-)	–	STH Quarter-final Qualifier (-)
2	NTH Quarter-final Qualifier (-)	–	STH Quarter-final Qualifier (-)
3	STH Quarter-final Qualifier (-)	–	STH Quarter-final Qualifier (-)
4	STH Quarter-final Qualifier (-)	–	STH Quarter-final Qualifier (-)

Semi-finals[edit]

The semi-finals took place at the Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility on 21 June 2015.

References[edit]

^ Enter the Westfield FFA Cup 2015
^ "The 2015 journey begins tonight". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
^ ^a ^b "FFA Cup Preliminary Round (NNSWF Southern Division) Draw Released". Retrieved 18 December 2014.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2015-02-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links[edit]

[1] Enter the Westfield FFA Cup 2015

[2] "The 2015 journey begins tonight". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 13 February 2015.

[repeat-3] "FFA Cup Preliminary Round (NNSWF Southern Division) Draw Released". Retrieved 18 December 2014.

[4] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2015-02-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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