The 2019 Dockerty Cup was a football (soccer) knockout-cup competition held between men's clubs in Victoria, Australia in 2019, the annual edition of the Dockerty Cup. Victorian soccer clubs from the National Premier Leagues Victoria divisions, State League divisions, regional, metros and masters leagues competed for the Dockerty Cup trophy.

2019 FFV Dockerty Cup
Tournament details
CountryAustralia
Teams214
Final positions
ChampionsHume City
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The competition also served as Qualifying Rounds for the 2019 FFA Cup. In addition to the two Victorian A-League clubs, the four Preliminary Round 7 winners qualified for the final rounds of the 2019 FFA Cup, entering at the Round of 32.[1]

The cup was won by Hume City, their first title.

Format

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Round Clubs
remaining
Winners from
previous round
New entries
this round
Main Match Dates
First Qualifying Round 214 none 15 9–10 Feb
Second Qualifying Round 208 9 47 16–17 Feb
Round 1 180 28 60 23–25 Feb
Round 2 136 40 36 28 Feb–4 Mar
Round 3 100 40 24 7–11 Mar
Round 4 64 32 32 17–20 Apr
Round 5 32 32 none 30 Apr–8 May
Round 6 16 16 none 22–29 May
Round 7 8 8 none 11–12 Jun
Semi-Finals 4 4 none 9–10 Jul
Final 2 2 none 10 Aug

Prize fund

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The prize fund is detailed below.[2]

Round No. of Clubs
receive fund
Prize fund
Semi-finalists 2 $2,500
Runner-up 1 $5,000
Champion 1 $10,000
Total $20,000

Preliminary rounds

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Victorian clubs participated in the 2019 FFA Cup via the preliminary rounds. This was open to teams from the NPL, NPL2, 5 State League divisions, regional and metros leagues. Teams were seeded in terms of which round they would enter based on their division in 2019.

The four qualifiers for the final rounds were:[3]

FFA Cup Qualifiers
Hume City (2) Melbourne Knights (2) Bulleen Lions (3) Moreland Zebras (3)

Semi finals

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A total of four teams took part in this stage of the competition, with the matches played in July 2019. As a new rule for the semi-finals and final, a fourth substitution was allowed if the game went to extra time.[4]

Tie no Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier)
1 Melbourne Knights (2) 2–1 Bulleen Lions (3)
2 Moreland Zebras (3) 0–1 Hume City (2)

Final

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10 August 2019 Melbourne Knights 0–1 Hume City Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
1700 Report Brown   28'

References

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  1. ^ "Victorian Teams Learn Opponents in FFA Cup 2019 - Round of 32". Football Federation Australia. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Dockerty Cup 2019 Competition Regulations" (PDF). Football Federation Victoria. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Dockerty Cup Semi Final Preview". Football Federation Victoria. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Summary of Changes to Dockerty Cup Regulations" (PDF). Football Federation Victoria. Retrieved 25 November 2019.