The Westfield FFA Cup Round of 16 kicks off on Wednesday night, so how have the nine remaining Member Federation clubs been faring since their Round of 32 victories?
Does positive league form and results correlate into winning performances in the Cup? Here’s the lowdown on each of the nine Member Federation clubs’ form in their respective leagues heading into their Westfield FFA Cup Round of 16 ties.
NSW
Rockdale City Suns
Date of Round of 32 match - 5/08/15
Form guide since the Round of 32 - WL
Current league standing - finished 6th at the end of the regular season
Results since the Round of 32
PS4 NPL NSW Men’s 1 Round 21 - 9/08/15
Defeated Parramatta FC 1-0 away (match report)
A second-half goal from Hristijan Tanoski and a penalty save from Ivan Necevski secured a crucial three points.
PS4 NPL NSW Men’s 1 Round 22 - 16/08/15
Lost 4-0 at home to Bonnyrigg White Eagles (match report)
Needing a point to make the top five and play finals, Rockdale’s dreams were dashed by Bonnyrigg. The White Eagles led 3-0 after 15 minutes and there was no way back for Paul Reid’s team as a late Robbie Younis goal made it a forgettable final round at home for Rockdale.
Round of 16 fixture
1/09/15 v Melbourne Victory (Jubilee Oval, Kogarah)
Sydney Olympic
Date of Round of 32 match - 4/08/15
Form guide since the Round of 32 - WWW
Current league standing - finished 4th at the end of the regular season
Results since the Round of 32
PS4 NPL NSW Men’s 1 Round 21 - 8/08/15
Defeated Sutherland Sharks 2-0 away (match report)
Dimitri Hatzimouratis opened the scoring in a tense local derby before half time before the three points were sealed through a Harris Gaitatzis penalty in stoppage time.
PS4 NPL NSW Men’s 1 Round 22 - 16/08/15
Defeated Sydney United 58 FC 1-0 at home (match report)
A second-half bomb by Harris Gaitatzis was enough for Olympic to ease past fellow Round of 16 combatants at Belmore Sports Ground.
PS4 NPL NSW Men’s 1 Elimination Final - 23/08/15
Defeated South Coast Wolves 2-0 at Lambert Park (match report)
Olympic put in a classy, controlled performance against South Coast Wolves FC to progress in the finals series. Goals in the first and second halves from Dimitri Hatzimouratis and then Harris Gaitatzis set the sides apart.
Round of 16 fixture
1/09/15 v Hume City (ABD Stadium, Meadow Heights)
Sydney United 58 FC
Date of Round of 32 match - 4/08/15
Form guide since the Round of 32 - WL
Current league standing - finished 7th at the end of the regular season
Results since the Round of 32
PS4 NPL NSW Men’s 1 Round 21 - 8/08/15
Defeated Marconi Stallions 2-0 at home (match report)
Matthew Bilic and Stjepan Paric both scored to end United’s four-match league losing streak.
PS4 NPL NSW Men’s 1 Round 22 - 16/08/15
Lost 1-0 away to Sydney Olympic (match report)
A second-half bomb by Harris Gaitatzis snuffed out any hope of Mark Rudan’s men sneaking into the finals.
Round of 16 fixture
26/08/15 v Heidelberg United (Olympic Village, Heidelberg West)
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QUEENSLAND
Lions FC
Date of Round of 32 match - 5/08/15
Form guide since the Round of 32 - WL
Current league standing - Finished 1st at the end of the regular season
Results since the Round of 32
Brisbane Premier League Round 21 - 16/08/15
Defeated Taringa 1-0 at home
The winner came courtesy of a Shaun Carlos goal in the first half.
Brisbane Premier League Round 22 - 22/08/15
Lost 2-0 away to Capalaba FC
Lions FC were away to Capalaba in the final round and having already sewn up the Premiership, maybe they already had one eye on their Round of 16 encounter against Perth Glory as they suffered a 2-0 defeat in what was just their second loss of the season.
Round of 16 fixture
26/08/15 v Perth Glory (Perry Park, Bowen Hills)
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Palm Beach SC
Date of Round of 32 match - 29/07/15
Form guide since the Round of 32 - LLWDW
Current league standing - 8th
Results since the Round of 32
PS4 NPL QLD Round 19 - 2/08/15
Lost 2-1 at home to Brisbane City (match report)
The goal came courtesy of veteran Kristian Rees in 84th minute but it was too little too late after they were staring at a two goal deficit after just 20 minutes.
PS4 NPL QLD Round 20 - 9/08/15
Lost 2-1 away to Brisbane Strikers (match report)
Roman Hofmann scored a late consolation for the Sharks but it wasn’t enough to prevent a second straight defeat for the Gold Coast club, significantly denting their ambitions of a top four finish.
PS4 NPL QLD Round 21 - 15/08/15
Defeated Moreton Bay United 2-1 at home (match report)
Matt Jones delivered the decisive goal for the hosts early in the second half after Sharks’ Roman Hofmann and Jets’ Charles Mendy traded goals in the opening stanza.
PS4 NPL QLD Catch up Round 15 - 19/08/15
Drew 0-0 at home with Western Pride FC (match report)
The host’s went into the match without skipper Justyn McKay and struggled to find their passing rhythm throughout much of the contest, although Sharks gloveman Shane Viitakangas kept his fifth clean sheet for this season.
PS4 NPL QLD Round 22 - 22/08/15
Defeated FNQ Heat 3-2 away (match report)
Nikola Mirkovic’s second league goal of 2015 just minutes from full-time secured a 3-2 win over FNQ Heat. Sharks took a two goal lead inside ten minutes courtesy of Jack Boxell and Justyn McKay before Heat stormed back late in the contest to level terms courtesy of Alex Smith and Jamie Gosling. While the win temporarily gave Palm Beach a chance for a top four finish, that was extinguished the following day as Olympic FC beat Western Pride to cement the last finals sport.
Despite being out of the finals race, Palm Beach SC continues a hectic schedule with two catch up fixtures before they face the Wanderers, with away clashes against Brisbane Roar Youth (Wednesday 26/08/15) and Brisbane City (Saturday 29/08/15).
Round of 16 fixture
1/09/15 v Western Sydney Wanderers FC (Cbus Super Stadium, Robina)
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SOUTH AUSTRALIA
MetroStars
Date of Round of 32 match - 29/07/15
Form guide since the Round of 32 - LWW
Current league standing - Finished 7th at the end of the regular season
Results since the Round of 32
PS4 NPL SA Round 24 - 1/08/15
Lost 3-2 at home to Adelaide Blue Eagles
Took the lead twice courtesy of Liam Wooding and Adam van Dommele but an 85th minute strike from Jean-Glaude Boyokino saw them succumb at home.
PS4 NPL SA Round 25 - 8/08/15
Defeated Pirates 4-2 at home (match report)
A double from Wooding gave them a 2-1 half time lead and further goals from van Dommele and Rocky Callisto was enough to see off Pirates.
PS4 NPL SA Round 26 - 15/08/15
Defeated Modbury Jets 2-0 away
The goal scorers from MetroStars’ fantastic Round of 32 victory over Blacktown City were at it again as Rocky Callisto and Jonathan Negus both found the back of the net to beat Modbury Jets in the final round of the season.
Round of 16 fixture
1/09/15 v Oakleigh Cannons (Elite Systems Football Centre, Angle Park)
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VICTORIA
Heidelberg United
Date of Round of 32 match - 29/07/15
Form guide since the Round of 32 - DLDW
Current league standing - finished 3rd at the end of the regular season
Results since the Round of 32
PS4 NPL Victoria Round 24 - 9/08/15
Drew 3-3 at home with North Geelong Warriors (match report)
Heidelberg very nearly snatched all three points after equalising in stoppage time through Daniel Heffernan’s second goal, and then missing a gilt-edged chance to win the match at Olympic Village.
PS4 NPL Victoria Round 25 - 16/08/15
Lost 2-0 at home to Hume City (match report)
In a battle between two Round of 16 entrants, an action packed second half saw goals from Marcus Shroen and Theo Markelis which was enough to secure the three points for Hume City.
PS4 NPL Victoria Catch-up Round 21 - 19/08/15
Drew 2-2 at home with Green Gully (match report)
A late equaliser from substitute Reuben Way earned the Bergers a point in a 2-2 draw with Green Gully SC.
PS4 NPL Victoria Round 26 - 23/08/15
Defeated Dandenong Thunder 5-2 at home (match report)
Steven Pace netted a hat-trick as Heidelberg United ended the season with a convincing and confidence building win as they entered the finals in 3rd spot while condemning Dandenong Thunder to being relegated.
Round of 16 fixture
26/08/15 v Sydney United 58 FC (Olympic Village, West Heidelberg)
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Hume City
Date of Round of 32 match - 29/07/15
Form guide since the Round of 32 - LWLW
Current league standing - finished 5th at the end of the regular season
Results since the Round of 32
PS4 NPL Victoria Round 24 - 9/08/15
Lost 2-0 away to Melbourne Knights (match report)
A first half full of goalmouth action saw goals from Stipo Andrijasevic and Robbie Zadworny which was enough to secure the three points for Melbourne Knights.
PS4 NPL Victoria Round 25 - 16/08/15
Defeated Heidelberg United 2-0 away (match report)
Marcus Shroen and Theo Markelis dis the damage in the second half as they overcame their fellow Round of 16 entrants.
PS4 NPL Victoria Catch-up Round 22 - 19/08/15
Lost 5-2 away to South Melbourne (match report)
Jai Ingham and Marcus Shroen were on the score sheet but Hume proved no match for a rampaging South Melbourne side aiming to lock down top spot.
PS4 NPL Victoria Round 26 - 23/08/15
Defeated Pascoe Vale 2-0 at home (match report)
Shaun Timmins opened the scoring late on after Nick Hegarty’s corner into the area and Theo Markelis would double the advantage moments later to send Hume into their Elimination Final against Melbourne Knights with winning form.
Round of 16 fixture
1/09/15 v Sydney Olympic (ABD Stadium, Meadow Heights)
Oakleigh Cannons
Date of Round of 32 match - 11/08/15
Form guide since the Round of 32 - LLL
Current league standing - finished 11th at the end of the regular season
Results since the Round of 32
PS4 NPL Victoria Round 25 - 14/08/15
Lost 1-0 away to Werribee City (match report)
Conceded a penalty deep into stoppage time which Simon Colosimo duly converted to give Werribee City a valuable three points.
PS4 NPL Victoria Catch-up Round - 19/08/15
Lost 5-1 at home to Avondale FC (match report)
A hat-trick to Jacob Colosimo and further strikes from Matthew Sanders and youngster Dean Campelj secured all three points for the visitors with Mirjan Pavlovic’s first-half goal proving to be mere consolation for the Cannons.
PS4 NPL Victoria Round 26 – 23/08/15
Lost 3-2 away to Bentleigh Greens (match report)
A Dean Piemonte second half brace cancelled out Chris Lucas’ double before Bentleigh’s Luke Pilkington nodded home the winner in the 85th minute. The result means the Cannons have won just one of their past six league games. It’s not ideal but as they proved against FNQ Heat in the Round of 32, anything can happen in the Cup.
Round of 16 fixture
1/09/15 v MetroStars (Elite Systems Football Centre, Angle Park)
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Round of 16 Coverage
Of the Westfield FFA Cup Round of 16 matches, Adelaide United v Sydney FC and Rockdale City Suns v Melbourne Victory will be LIVE on FOX SPORTS 505, while the other six encounters will be streamed online at www.foxsports.com.au/football/ffa-cup/ffacupondemand and Apple TV via FOX SPORTS Now.
All Round of 16 matches will kick-off at 7.30pm AEST.
** For any goal scored by an amateur or semi-professional club against a Hyundai A-League team during the Westfield FFA Cup, NAB will kick-back $2,500 to the goal-scorer's club.
