The 2016 Dockerty Cup was a football (soccer) knockout-cup competition held between men's clubs in Victoria, Australia in 2016, the annual edition of the Dockerty Cup. Victorian soccer clubs from the 5 State League Divisions, regional, metros and masters leagues - plus the 12 Clubs from the National Premier Leagues Victoria - competed for the Dockerty Cup trophy.

2016 FFV Dockerty Cup
Tournament details
CountryAustralia
Teams202
Final positions
ChampionsBentleigh Greens
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This knockout competition was won by Bentleigh Greens, their first title.

The competition also served as Qualifying Rounds for the 2016 FFA Cup. In addition to the two Victorian A-League clubs, the four semi-finalists qualified for the final rounds of the 2016 FFA Cup, entering at the Round of 32.

Format

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Round Clubs
remaining
Winners from
previous round
New entries
this round
Main Match Dates
Qualifying Round 202 none 50 (inc. 6 byes) 20–21 February
Round 1 180 28 60 27–29 February
Round 2 136 44 36 4–7 March
Round 3 96 40 24 11–14 March
Round 4 64 32 32 18–21 March
Round 5 32 32 none 19 April-4 May
Round 6 16 16 none 17 May-8 June
Round 7 8 8 none 7–15 June
Semi-Finals 4 4 none 13 & 19 July
Final 2 2 none 17 August

Preliminary rounds

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Victorian clubs, participate in the 2016 FFA Cup via the preliminary rounds.[1] This was open to teams from the National Premier Leagues Victoria, Victorian State League divisions, regional and metros leagues. Teams were seeded in terms of which round they would enter based on their division in 2016.

A total of 202 clubs entered into the competition (eleven greater than the previous year), and the four qualifiers for the semi-final rounds are:

Semi Finalists and FFA Cup Qualifiers
Bentleigh Greens (2) Green Gully (2) Hume City (2) Melbourne Knights (2)

Semi finals

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A total of four teams were scheduled to take part in this stage of the competition, with the matches played on 13 July and 19 July.[2]

Tie no Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier)
1 Hume City (2) 0–2 Green Gully (2)
2 Melbourne Knights (2) 1–2 Bentleigh Greens (2)

Final

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The Final was played at the neutral venue of Broadmeadows Valley Park on 17 August.

17 August 2016 Green Gully (2) 0–1 (a.e.t.) Bentleigh Greens (2) Broadmeadows Valley Park
Report Paczkowski   92'

References

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  1. ^ "Westfield FFA Cup 2016" (PDF). footballfedvic.com.au. 17 December 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Dockerty Cup 2016". foxsportspulse.com. Retrieved 9 July 2016.