2015 Dockerty Cup

2015 FFV Dockerty Cup 140px Australia South Melbourne FC Oakleigh Cannons FC 191 2014 2016 The 2015 Dockerty Cup was a football (soccer) knockout-cup competition held between men's clubs in Victoria, Australia in 2015, 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. This knockout competition was won by South Melbourne, a record 8th title. The competition also served as Qualifying Rounds for the 2015 FFA Cup. In addition to the two Victorian A-League clubs, the four semi-finalists qualified for the final rounds of the 2015 FFA Cup, entering at the Round of 32. Format Round Clubsremaining Winners fromprevious round New entriesthis round Main Match Dates Qualifying Round 191 none 39 (inc. 17 byes) 14 February Round 1 180 28 60 21 February Round 2 136 44 36 28 February–1 March Round 3 96 40 24 7 March Round 4 64 32 32 15 March Round 5 32 32 none 15 April Round 6 16 16 none 5–8 June Round 7 8 8 none 17–24 June Semi-Finals 4 4 none 15–16 July Final 2 2 none 2 August Preliminary rounds 2015 FFA Cup preliminary rounds Victorian clubs, participate in the 2015 FFA Cup via the preliminary rounds.FFV 2015 Calendar http://www.footballfedvic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2015-Key-Competition-Dates.pdf footballfedvic.com.au 4 February 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150204062020/http://www.footballfedvic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2015-Key-Competition-Dates.pdf 4 February 2015 dead 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 2015, which are shown in the table for the team's tier. A total of 191 clubs entered into the competition (one greater than the previous year), and the four qualifiers for the semi-final rounds are: Semi Finalists and FFA Cup Qualifiers South Melbourne (2) Oakleigh Cannons (2) Heidelberg United (2) Hume City (2) Semi finals A total of four teams took part in this stage of the competition. The draw was held on 26 June, with the matches played on 15–16 July. Tie no Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1 Heidelberg United FC (2) 1–2 South Melbourne FC (2) 2 Hume City (2) 0–2 Oakleigh Cannons FC (2) Final The Final was played at South Melbourne's home ground of Lakeside Stadium on 2 August.http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/inner-south/south-melbourne-makes-amends-for-ffa-cup-exit-with-dockerty-cup-win-over-oakleigh-cannons/story-fngnvmn9-1227475173409 South Melbourne makes amends for FFA Cup exit with Dockerty Cup win over Oakleigh Cannons Herald Sun Marty Shevelove 8 August 2015 30 August 2015 Miloš Lujić was named man-of-the-match and received the Jimmy Mackay Medal. 2 August 2015 South Melbourne FC (2) 3–0 http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/inner-south/south-melbourne-makes-amends-for-ffa-cup-exit-with-dockerty-cup-win-over-oakleigh-cannons/story-fngnvmn9-1227475173409 Oakleigh Cannons FC (2) Lujić 47 51 Minopoulos 59 Lakeside Stadium External links FFV Website: Football Federation Victoria References 2015 Category:2015 in Victoria (state) Category:2014–15 in Australian men's soccer Category:2015–16 in Australian men's soccer Category:2015 in Oceanian domestic association football cups Category:2015 in men's domestic association football cups