Schedule confirmed for Westfield FFA Cup Round of 32 fixtures

Football Federation Australia (FFA) today announced the full details for the 16 matches to be played in the Round of 32 of the inaugural Westfield FFA Cup, beginning on Tuesday 29 July 2014.

Northern NSW NPL club Broadmeadow Magic will host former NSL club Brisbane Strikers on the opening night of the competition at Magic Park in Newcastle, with the fixture to be broadcast LIVE and EXCLUSIVE on Fox Sports.

The other three matches to be played simultaneously on 29 July with LIVE crosses on Fox Sports will feature a derby between Manly United and Sydney Olympic – the only same State clash in the Round of 32 – plus the battle of the ‘Souths’ as Victorian State League 1 South East club South Springvale host South Cardiff from the Northern NSW NPL. The fourth encounter sees two-time NSL champions Melbourne Knights venture north to tackle Queensland NPL outfit Olympic FC.

Two of the three all Hyundai A-League match ups – Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory and Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United – will be played on the second scheduled match day (Tuesday, 5 August 2014), together with Parramatta FC at home to St Albans Saints and Capital Football’s sole entrant Tuggeranong United making the journey down to Tasmania to face South Hobart.

The Westfield FFA Cup competition’s regulations stipulates that all fixtures the must be played in Australia. Accordingly, Wellington Phoenix’s match against Adelaide United will be held at the Marden Sports Complex in Adelaide.

There will be two fixtures in NSW in week 3 with Blacktown City entertaining Bentleigh Greens and Sydney United 58 FC up against FNQ Heat, while Adelaide City hosts AFC Champions League Quarter Finalists Western Sydney Wanderers, with Melbourne City taking on Sydney FC in the remaining all Hyundai A-League encounter.

Due to both Football West clubs being drawn to host Hyundai A-League semi-finalists, the remaining fixtures in the Round of 32 will be spread across two nights.

Stirling Lions will face Brisbane Roar and Hakoah Sydney City will be at home to Gold Coast based Palm Beach Sharks on Tuesday 19 August, before Bayswater City meet Melbourne Victory and the Central Coast Mariners make the trip to Wollongong’s WIN Stadium to face the South Coast Wolves the following night.

Fox Sports, the official broadcast partner of the Westfield FFA Cup, is committed to broadcasting at least one match in the Round of 32, but has the option to cover further matches on top of its full LIVE broadcast of the Broadmeadow Magic v Brisbane Strikers clash, with single camera coverage at the three other matches played on the opening night of the competition.

At the conclusion of the Round of 32 matches, Fox Sports will conduct another live draw to determine the Round of 16 fixtures.

Ticketing information for the Round of 32 matches will be released soon. Visit www.theffacup.com.au for details.

Westfield FFA Cup 2014 - Round of 32 Match Details

Date

Fixture

Venue

Kick-Off
(local)

Kick-Off
(AEST)

Match Hashtag

Tuesday, 29 July 2014*

Broadmeadow Magic (NNSW)

v

Brisbane Strikers (Qld)

Magic Park, Newcastle

7:30pm

7:30pm

#BMMvSTR

Tuesday, 29 July 2014

South Springvale (Vic)

v

South Cardiff (NNSW)

Kingston Heath, Melbourne

7:30pm

7:30pm

#SSvSC

Tuesday, 29 July 2014

Manly United (NSW)

v

Sydney Olympic (NSW)

Cromer Park, Manly

7:30pm

7:30pm

#MANvSO

Tuesday, 29 July 2014

Olympic FC (Qld)

v

Melbourne Knights (Vic)

Goodwin Park, Brisbane

7:30pm

7:30pm

#OLYvMK

Tuesday, 5 August 2014

Parramatta FC (NSW)

v

St Albans Saints (Vic)

Melita Stadium, Parramatta

7:30pm

7:30pm

#PARvSAS

Tuesday, 5 August 2014

South Hobart (Tas)

v

Tuggeranong United (ACT)

KGV Park, Hobart

7:30pm

7:30pm

#SHvTUG

Tuesday, 5 August 2014

Newcastle Jets

v

Perth Glory

TBC

7:30pm

7:30pm

#NEWvPER

Tuesday, 5 August 2014

Adelaide United

v

Wellington Phoenix

Marden Sports Complex, Adelaide

7:30pm

8:00pm

#ADLvWEL

Tuesday, 12 August 2014

Adelaide City

v

Western Sydney Wanderers

TBC

7:30pm

8:00pm

#ACvWSW

Tuesday, 12 August 2014

Blacktown City (NSW)

v

Bentleigh Greens (Vic)

Lilys Football Centre, Blacktown

7:30pm

7:30pm

#BTCvBG

Tuesday, 12 August 2014

Sydney United 58 FC (NSW)

v

FNQ Heat (Qld)

Sydney United Sports Centre

7:30pm

7:30pm

#SUvFNQ

Tuesday, 12 August 2014

Melbourne City

v

Sydney FC

TBC

7:30pm

7:30pm

#MBCvSYD

Tuesday, 19 August 2014

Stirling Lions

v

Brisbane Roar

Macedonia Park, Perth

7:30pm

9:30pm

#SLvBRI

Tuesday, 19 August 2014

Hakoah Sydney City

v

Palm Beach Sharks

Hensley Athletic Field, Sydney

7:30pm

7:30pm

#HAKvPBS

Wednesday, 20 August 2014

South Coast Wolves

v

Central Coast Mariners

WIN Stadium, Wollongong

7:30pm

7:30pm

#SCWvCCM

Wednesday, 20 August 2014

Bayswater City

v

Melbourne Victory

TBC

7:30pm

9:30pm

#BWCvMVC

Note: Details of fixtures are subject to change

* Broadcast LIVE on Fox Sports