Westfield FFA Cup draw live on Fox Sports

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.

Croydon Kings have soared into the FFA Cup round of 32.

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 visit www.theffacup.com.au

Westfield FFA Cup 2015 – Round of 32 Slot Allocation and Qualified Clubs

Member Federation

Number of slots

Qualified Clubs

·         Capital Football

1

Gungahlin United FC 

·         Football NSW

5

Balmain Tigers, Blacktown City, Rockdale City Suns, Sydney Olympic, Sydney United 58 FC

·         Northern NSW Football

2

Broadmeadow Magic FC,  Edgeworth FC,

·         Football Federation Northern Territory

1

Darwin Olympic SC

·         Football Queensland

4

Brisbane Strikers, FNQ Heat, Lions FC, Palm Beach Sharks

·         Football Federation South Australia

1

Croydon Kings

·         Football Federation Tasmania

1

South Hobart FC

·         Football Federation Victoria

4

Heidelberg United FC, Hume City FC, Oakleigh Cannons FC, South Melbourne FC

·         Football West

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

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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)

1. Adelaide United   Twitter: @adelutd_fc Website: www.adelaideunited.com.au
2. Sydney FC Twitter: @SydneyFC Website: www.sydneyfc.com
3. Melbourne City FC Twitter: @MelbourneCity Website: www.melbournecityfc.com.au
4. Melbourne Victory Twitter: @gomvfc Website: www.mvfc.com.au

Pot B (Other 6 Hyundai A-League clubs)

5. Brisbane Roar FC Twitter: @brisbaneroar Website: www.brisbaneroar.com.au
6. Central Coast Mariners Twitter: @ccmariners Website: www.ccmariners.com.au
7. Newcastle Jets Twitter: @NewcastleJetsFC Website: www.newcastlejets.com.au
8. Perth Glory Twitter: @PerthGloryFC Website: www.perthglory.com.au
9. Wellington Phoenix Twitter: @WgtnPhoenixFC Website: www.wellingtonphoenix.com
10. Western Sydney Wanderers FC Twitter: @wswanderersfc Website: www.wswanderersfc.com.au

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Pot C (22 Member Federation clubs)

11. Gungahlin United FC (CF) Twitter: @GUFC1997 Website: gungahlinunitedfc.org.au
12. Balmain Tigers FC (FNSW) Twitter: @balmaintigersfc Website: www.balmainsoccerclub.com
13. Blacktown City FC (FNSW) Twitter: @BlacktownCityFC Website: www.bcfc.com.au
14. Rockdale City Suns FC (FNSW) Twitter: @rockdalecitysfc Website: www.rockdalecitysunsfc.com.au
15. Sydney Olympic FC (FNSW) Twitter: @sydneyolympic Website: sydneyolympicfc.com.au
16. Sydney United 58 FC (FNSW) Twitter: @SydUtd58FC Website: www.sydneyunited58fc.com
17. Broadmeadow Magic FC (NNSW) Twitter: @BMagicFC Website: www.magicfc.com
18. Edgeworth FC (NNSW)   Website: www.facebook.com/pages/Edgeworth-Eagles-FC
19. Darwin Olympic SC (FFNT) Twitter: @DarwinOlympicSC  Website: www.darwinolympic.com
20. Brisbane Strikers FC (FQ) Twitter: @BneStrikers Website: www.fnqfc.com.au
21. FNQFC Heat (FQ)  Twitter: @FNQHeat   Website: www.fnqfc.com.au
22. Lions FC (FQ) Twitter: @LionsFC1   Website: qldlionsfc.com.au
23. Palm Beach SC (FQ)  Twitter: @PalmBeachSC Website: palmbeachfc.com.au
24. Croydon Kings  (FFSA) Twitter: @CroydonKingsFC Website: www.croydonkings.com.au
25. MetroStars SC (FFSA) Twitter: @metrostarssc Website: www.metrostars.com.au
26. South Hobart  (FFT) Twitter: @SouthHobartFC Website: www.southhobartfc.com
27. Heidelberg United FC (FFV) Twitter: @HUFCWARRIOR Website: www.hufc.com.au
28. Hume City FC (FFV) Twitter: @FCHumeCity  Website: humecityfc.com
29. Oakleigh Cannons FC (FFV) Twitter: @oakcannonsfc  Website: www.oakleighcannonsfc.com.au
30. South Melbourne FC (FFV) Twitter: @smfc Website: www.smfc.com.au
31. Perth SC  (FW)  Twitter: @PerthSoccerClub Website: perthsc.com.au
32. Sorrento FC (FW) Twitter: @Sorrento_FC Website: www.sorrentofc.com.au

Round of 32 Draw Process

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

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

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