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2013 FFV State Knockout Cup Country Australia Teams 130
The 2013 FFV State Knockout Cup was the third edition of a football (soccer) knockout-cup competition held between men's clubs in Victoria, Australia in 2013, the annual edition of the Dockerty Cup . The first round was played during the weekend of 3 March 2013, with the Final scheduled for 7 September.
Unlike previous years, this tournament does not stagger the entrance of teams based on their position on the football pyramid ; teams from as high as the Victorian Premier League participated in the opening round, though 16 selected clubs were given byes to the Fourth Round.
Round
Clubs
Clubs
Winners from
New entries
Scheduled for
Round 1
94
28
none
none
2 March
Round 2
80
64
14
40
9 March
Round 3
48
32
32
none
23 March
Round 4
32
32
16
16
4 May
Round 5
16
16
16
none
8 June
Quarter-Finals
8
8
8
none
17 and 24 July
Semi-Finals
4
4
4
none
21 August
Final
2
2
2
none
7 September
During Rounds 1–4, the matches will be played within 4 geographical "zones" (North, South, East and West), with the zones merging into a single competition in Round 5.
Round 1 [ edit ] 50 Clubs were randomly granted byes into Round 2; the remaining 28 of the introductory teams played in Round 1 on the weekend of 2 March. The Draw for this round was held on 15 February.[1]
North Zone [ edit ] Cobram Victory v FC Strathmore
Whittlesea United v Brunswick City
Northern Falcons v Bundoora United
Cobram SC v Mitchell Rangers
Watsonia Heights v Kyneton District
East Zone [ edit ] Whitehorse United v Malvern City
Collingwood City v Croydon City Arrows
Boroondara Eagles v Ringwood City
South Zone [ edit ] Mornington v Peninsula Strikers
Monash University v Waverley Victory
West Zone [ edit ] Sunshine George Cross v North Sunshine Eagles
St Albans Saints v Melton Phoenix
Westvale SC v Essendon Royals
Ballarat Red Devils v Truganina Hornets
Round 2 [ edit ] These matches were played during the weekend of 9 March. The Draw for this round was held on 15 February, the same day as the Draw for Round 1.[2]
North Zone [ edit ] Moreland City v Fawkner Blues FC
Bundoora United v Mill Park
Watsonia Heights v Preston Lions
Brunswick City v West Preston
Northern Roosters v La Trobe University
Mitchell Rangers v Heidelberg Stars
Shepparton SC v Sunbury United
Cobram Victory v Wangaratta City
East Zone [ edit ] Old Camberwell v Monbulk Rangers
Old Xaverians v Box Hill United
Boroondara Eagles v Croydon City
Eltham Redbacks v FC Clifton Hill
Melbourne University v Glen Waverley
Old Carey v Manningham United
Malvern City v Riversdale
Knox City v Old Melburnians
South Zone [ edit ] Berwick City v St Kilda
Kingston City v Keysborough
Sandown Lions v Mornington
Elwood City v Seaford United
Monash University v Springvale White Eagles
Mazenod United v Prahran City
Brighton v Parkmore
Middle Park v South Yarra
West Zone [ edit ] Sebastopol Vikings v Brimbank Stallions
Hoppers Crossing v Altona North
Sunshine George Cross v Point Cook
Keilor Park v Corio
Westvale v St Albans Saints
Western Eagles v Warrnambool Wolves
Balmoral v Melbourne Lions
Cairnlea v Ballarat Red Devils
Round 3 [ edit ] These matches were played on the weekend of 23 March; the Draw was held on 12 March.[3]
North Zone [ edit ] Brunswick City v Cobram Victory
Moreland City v Mill Park
Heidelberg Stars v Preston Lions
Sunbury United v La Trobe University
East Zone [ edit ] Monbulk Rangers v Old Carey
Box Hill v Malvern City
FC Clifton Hill v Croydon City
Old Melburnians v Melbourne University
South Zone [ edit ] St Kilda v Mornington
Kingston City v Mazenod United
Elwood City v South Yarra
Brighton v Springvale White Eagles
West Zone [ edit ] Sebastopol Vikings v Western Eagles
Hoppers Crossing v Balmoral
Sunshine George Cross v St Albans Saints
Ballarat Red Devils v Keilor Park
Round 4 [ edit ] Round 4 saw the introduction of 16 Seeded Clubs, selected based on their performance in the 2012 FFV State Knockout Cup .[4]
Clubs Entering [ edit ] North Zone
Pascoe Vale
Moreland Zebras
Heidelberg United
Northcote City East Zone
Oakleigh Cannons
South Melbourne
Port Melbourne Sharks
Richmond Eagles South Zone
Dandenong Thunder
Southern Stars
Bentleigh Greens
Werribee City[note 1] West Zone
Green Gully Cavaliers
Melbourne Knights
North Geelong Warriors
Altona Magic The Round 4 matches were played on the weekend of 4 May; the Draw was held on 25 March.[3]
North Zone [ edit ] Heidelberg United v Moreland City
Sunbury United v Preston Lions
Pascoe Vale v Cobram Victory
Northcote City v Moreland Zebras
East Zone [ edit ] Richmond Eagles v Monbulk Rangers
Old Melburnians v FC Clifton Hill
South Melbourne v Oakleigh Cannons
Port Melbourne Sharks v Box Hill United
South Zone [ edit ] Kingston City v Dandenong Thunder
Werribee City v Southern Stars
Bentleigh Greens v Springvale White Eagles
St Kilda v Elwood City
West Zone [ edit ] Melbourne Knights v Keilor Park
Western Eagles v Hoppers Crossing
North Geelong Warriors v Green Gully Cavaliers
Altona Magic v Sunshine George Cross
Round 5 [ edit ] This round saw the 4 winners from each Zone in the previous round enter a single 16-Club draw. These matches were played on the weekend of 8 June; the Draw took place on 6 May.[3]
Richmond Eagles v Box Hill United
Keilor Park v Green Gully Cavaliers
Moreland City v FC Clifton Hill
Pascoe Vale v Werribee City
St Kilda v Dandenong Thunder
Sunshine George Cross v Bentleigh Greens
South Melbourne v Northcote City
Quarter-finals [ edit ] The Draw for the quarter-finals took place on 12 June; the matches took place on 23 July.
Semi-finals [ edit ] The Draw for the semi-finals took place on 15 July.
The Final was played at the neutral venue of Knights Stadium on 8 September.
^ Hume City were originally seeded in Werribee City's place, but withdrew from the competition.
References [ edit ] 
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