2015 NNSW FFA Cup qualifying rounds explained

NNSW FFA Cup qualifying
Year:	2015
Other Titles:	NNSW football finals series
Country:	Australia
Dates:	13 February 2015 – 21 June 2015
Num Teams:	Approx. 80
Nextseason:	2016
Extra Information:	Finals series played at Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility
Updated:	23 February 2015

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

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

Northern pool

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

Football Mid North Coast

Northern Inland Football

North Coast Football

• Byes: Urunga FC (-)

Football Far North Coast

Second round

Football Mid North Coast

Northern Inland Football

• Byes: Northern Inland Winner Match 5

North Coast Football

• Byes: North Coast Winner Match 4

Football Far North Coast

• Byes: Alstonville FC (2)

Third round

Football Mid North Coast

• Byes: Tuncurry Forster FC (4)

Northern Inland Football

• Byes: Northern Inland Winner Round 2 Match 2

North Coast Football

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

Football Far North Coast

Fourth round

Football Mid North Coast

• Byes: Tuncurry Forster FC (4)

Northern Inland Football

North Coast Football

Football Far North Coast

• Byes: Football Far North Coast Round 3 Winner Match 1

Fifth round

Football Mid North Coast vs Northern Inland Football

North Coast Football vs Football Far North Coast

Southern pool

Second round

• Byes : Jesmond FC (5)^[3]

Third round

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]

Fourth round

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

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

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

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

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

Notes and References

1. http://www.northernnswfootball.com.au/index.php?id=10&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2014&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=11&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=4074&cHash=04f1b7721f86ed9c979672ecff6d9d34 Enter the Westfield FFA Cup 2015
2. Web site: The 2015 journey begins tonight. Football Federation Australia. 13 February 2015.
3. Web site: FFA Cup Preliminary Round (NNSWF Southern Division) Draw Released. 18 December 2014.
4. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-02-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150223111024/http://www.northernnswfootball.com.au/fileadmin/user_upload/nth-nsw-football/Competitions/Westfield_FFA_Cup/Westfield_FFA_Cup_-_Preliminary_Round_2_Draw__Southern_Pool_.pdf . 2015-02-23 . dead .