2026 FSA Federation Cup

2026 FSA Federation Cup
2026 Australia Cup South Australian preliminary rounds
Tournament details
CountryAustralia
Dates20 February–11 July[1]
Teams58
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored128 (4.92 per match)

The 2026 Football South Australia Federation Cup, also known as the Australia Cup South Australian preliminary rounds[a] until the semi-finals,[1] is the 113th running of the Federation Cup, the main soccer knockout cup competition in South Australia. The competition also functions as part of the 2026 Australia Cup preliminary rounds, with the two finalists qualifying for the main competition.

North Eastern MetroStars are the defending champions.

Schedule

Round Draw date Match dates No. of fixtures Teams New entries this round
First round 2 February 20 February–7 March 26 58 → 32 52
Second round 11 March 3–5 April 16 32 → 16 6
Third round 24–26 April 8 16 → 8 None
Quarter-finals 12–20 May 4 8 → 4 None
Semi-finals 10–17 June 2 4 → 2 None
Final — 11 July 1 2 → 1 None

Teams

Location of teams participating in the Federation Cup.

58 teams are participating in the competition: 49 from the Greater Adelaide area, three from Mount Gambier, two from the Adelaide Hills region, and one from Gawler, Port Pirie, Naracoorte, and Whyalla. National Premier Leagues South Australia, State League One and State League Two represent levels 2–4 on the unofficial Australian league system, and are required to participate in the Federation Cup. The South Australian Regional Leagues represent level 5. The South Australian Amateur Soccer League is not represented in the national league system. Adelaide United Youth are not eligible for the tournament, as the senior team will enter the Australia Cup competition at the round of 32.[3]

Registrations for non-affiliate clubs to participate in the competition opened on 16 January and closed on 27 January. Regional affiliate clubs will host if they are drawn against a Football South Australia affiliate club or amateur league club.[1]

Football South Australia affiliate clubs
NPL SA (2) SA State League 1 (3) SA State League 2 (4)
North South
Adelaide City Adelaide Atletico Angle Vale Adelaide Hills Hawks
Adelaide Comets Adelaide Blue Eagles Barossa United Adelaide Titans
Campbelltown City Adelaide Croatia Raiders Elizabeth Downs Adelaide University
Croydon FC Adelaide Olympic Elizabeth Grove Ghan United
FK Beograd Adelaide Omonia Cobras Gawler Eagles Mount Barker United
North Eastern MetroStars Cumberland United Modbury Vista Noarlunga United
Para Hills Knights Eastern United Northern Demons Plympton Bulldogs
Playford City Fulham United Pontian Eagles Seaford Rangers
Sturt Lions Modbury Jets Port Adelaide Vipers FC
West Adelaide Salisbury United Salisbury Inter Western Strikers
West Torrens Birkalla South Adelaide Panthers
The Cove
Non-affiliate clubs
Regional Leagues (5) Amateur Leagues (-)
Limestone Coast Whyalla
Blue Lake Whyalla Lions Adelaide Brasfoot BOSA FC
Gambier Centrals Ingle Farm Messinian Association Hawks
International SC Old Ignatians Para Hills East
Naracoorte United Para Hills West Sturt Marion Thunder
Tea Tree Gully West Adelaide Raptors

First round

The first round of the Federation Cup was also the third round of the 2026 Australia Cup preliminary rounds. National Premier League teams Adelaide City, Adelaide Comets, Croydon FC, FK Beograd, and Playford City were drawn into this round, with all other NPL teams given a bye.

All times are in ACDT.

20 February BOSA FC (-)0–6Adelaide Atletico (3)Oakden
18:15 Report
  • Tateishi 22'
  • Maio 60', 71'
  • Lanzotti 77'
  • A. Totani 84'
  • M. Totani 87'
 Stadium: Adelaide City Park
Referee: Garry Powers
20 February Cumberland United (3)4–2Northern Demons (4)Clarence Gardens
19:30
  • Ekeland 45+1'
  • Dunton 57'
  • Rimington 62'
  • Redman 90+3'
 Report Ramos 24', 86' (pen.) Stadium: Lady Burra Stadium
Referee: Curtis Wordsworth
20 February Elizabeth Grove (4)2–6Modbury Jets (3)Elizabeth
19:30
  • Hall 36'
  • Relihan 72'
 Report
  • L. McCabe 16'
  • Akimoto 39'
  • H. McCabe 56' (pen.), 85' (pen.)
  • Tassotti 58'
  • Sunday 90+1'
 Stadium: Dauntsey Reserve
Referee: Marc Padros
20 February Port Adelaide (4)3–1Sturt Marion Thunder (-)Taperoo
19:30
  • Kogoj 45+1', 80'
  • Davis 72'
 Report Kurban 21' Stadium: Ngarrpadla Josie Agius Reserve
Referee: Alexander Diamond
20 February Croydon FC (2)10–2Plympton Bulldogs (4)Regency Park
19:30
  • Klimek 9', 76'
  • Bartkowski 23', 64', 71'
  • Kato 27'
  • O. Trimboli 40', 43'
  • Goode 69'
  • L. Trimboli 79'
 Report
  • Searle 28'
  • Ntafillis 90+4' (pen.)
 Stadium: Regency Park
Referee: Andrew Kite
20 February Messinian Association Hawks (-)1–11Eastern United (3)Athelstone
19:30 Bouzalas 10' Report
  • Ahmed 7'
  • Koyanagi 33', 65'
  • Bandara 35', 52'
  • Panagoulias 68', 74', 77'
  • Yohena 80'
  • Reade 85'
  • Pauli 89'
 Stadium: Athelstone Recreation Reserve
Referee: Mark Michael
20 February Vipers FC (4)1–2Salisbury Inter (4)St Clair
19:30 Velinov 40' (pen.) Report
  • Marchioro 49'
  • Capone 87'
 Stadium: Evian Football Park
Referee: David Alberton
20 February Elizabeth Downs (4)0–4Playford City (2)Elizabeth Downs
19:30 Report
  • Pounendis 13', 80'
  • Babasaki 73', 88'
 Stadium: Argana Park
Referee: Tom Brinkworth
20 February Adelaide Omonia Cobras (3)3–0Ingle Farm (-)Plympton
20:00
  • Sakoulidis 16', 19'
  • Vliet 83'
 Report Stadium: Pro Paint and Panel Oval
Referee: Gary Mooney
20 February Adelaide City (2)3–0Seaford Rangers (4)Oakden
20:15
  • Lawrie-Lattanzio 58'
  • Kitano 87'
  • Kasumovic 89'
 Report Stadium: Adelaide City Park
Referee: Dion Turner
21 February Old Ignatians (-)0–3Salisbury United (3)Athelstone
9:00 Report
  • Majetic 67'
  • Farrell 72', 84'
 Stadium: Saint Ignatius' College
Referee: Jacky Chang
21 February Blue Lake (5)0–2Gawler Eagles (4)Mount Gambier
16:30 Report
  • Binga 11'
  • Verdon 75' (pen.)
 Stadium: Malseed Park
Referee: Cameron Joy
21 February Whyalla Lions (5)3–1Naracoorte United (5)Whyalla
18:00
  • Gonzalez 20'
  • Cash 34', 78'
 Report Halumwane 71' (pen.) Stadium: Worsnop Park
Referee: Zakir Hussaini
21 February Gambier Centrals (5)0–8Adelaide Olympic (3)Mount Gambier
18:30 Report
  • Habonimana 7', 10'
  • Pudler 28' (pen.), 35' (pen.)
  • Athanasiadis 44'
  • Demasi 51', 83'
  • Cerracchio 62'
 Stadium: MGA Park
Referee: Denis Palushaj
21 February Mount Barker United (4)4–2 (a.e.t.)Angle Vale (4)Mount Barker
19:00
  • Howie 29'
  • Knight 33', 111'
  • Meseldzija 96'
 Report
  • Henshall 7'
  • Darmenia 25'
 Stadium: Summit Sport and Recreation Park
Referee: Thomas Gilchrist
21 February The Cove (3)1–4Fulham United (3)Trott Park
19:00 Rideout 18' Report
  • Ikonomopoulos 11'
  • Aunger 20'
  • Fusco 86'
  • Scalzi 90'
 Stadium: Southern Soccer Facility
Referee: Judah Tan
21 February Pontian Eagles (4)2–1West Adelaide Raptors (-)Paralowie
19:00 Katsigiannis 6' (pen.), 62' Report Udycz 36' Stadium: Yalumba Drive Reserve
Referee: Zack Brittan
21 February Modbury Vista (4)2–5Adelaide Comets (2)Wynn Vale
19:00
  • Cole 32' (pen.)
  • Trotta 41'
 Report
  • Goode 36', 51'
  • Gomwikezwa 47', 63'
  • Porter 83'
 Stadium: Newspot Stadium
Referee: Mon Bahadur Khadka
21 February Adelaide Titans (4)0–1FK Beograd (2)West Beach
19:00 Report Orchard 56' Stadium: West Beach Parks Football Centre
Referee: Daniel Faulkner
21 February International SC (5)0–1Adelaide Croatia Raiders (3)Moorak
19:30 Report King-Byrne 29' (pen.) Stadium: Casadio Park
Referee: Jayden Betterman
22 February Para Hills West (-)3–3 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		Adelaide Blue Eagles (3)Salisbury East
14:45
  • Skirving 3', 49', 88' (pen.)
 Report
  • Gray 45+3', 85'
  • Dárgenio 56'
 Stadium: Manor Farm Oval
Referee: Samuel McLeod Banwell
22 February Para Hills East (-)2–0South Adelaide Panthers (3)Modbury North
16:00
  • Capogreco 3'
  • Miller 83'
 Report Stadium: Ladywood Reserve
Referee: Gary Mooney
22 February Tea Tree Gully (-)3–2Adelaide Hills Hawks (4)Surrey Downs
16:00
  • Turner 23'
  • Langridge 54'
  • Roberts 71'
 Report
  • Morakis 90+2'
  • Hosking 90+3'
 Stadium: Tilley Reserve
Referee: Henry Day
27 February Noarlunga United (4)3–1 (a.e.t.)Ghan United (4)Morphett Vale
20:00
  • O'Toole 61'
  • Hameid 101', 108'
 Report Abbasi 3' Stadium: Wilfred Taylor Reserve
Referee: Liam Toovey
28 February Barossa United (4)1–3Western Strikers (4)Nuriootpa
15:00 Siddik 77' Report
  • Bogdanovic 37'
  • Pilon-St-Louis 72'
  • Ditroia 90+4'
 Stadium: Barossa United Stadium
Referee: David Alberton
7 March Adelaide University (4)4–2 (a.e.t.)Adelaide Brasfoot (-)North Adelaide
17:00
  • Andreou 21'
  • Scorsonelli 66', 119'
  • Wade 120'
 Report
  • Eduardo Faleiro 33'
  • Tse 89'
 Stadium: University Ovals
Referee: Luca Castello

Second round

The second round of the Federation Cup will also the fourth round of the 2026 Australia Cup preliminary rounds, featuring 26 teams from the previous round and the six teams from the National Premier League who were not drawn into the first round.

Number of teams per tier still in competition
NPL SA (2) State League 1 (3) State League 2 (4) Regional (5) Amateur (-) Total
11 / 11
9 / 12
8 / 20
1 / 5
3 / 10
32 / 58
Whyalla Lions (5)vWest Adelaide (2)
Para Hills West (-)vFulham United (3)
West Torrens Birkalla (2)vSalisbury United (3)
Adelaide Comets (2)vAdelaide University (4)
Adelaide Croatia Raiders (3)vPontian Eagles (4)
Playford City (2)vSturt Lions (2)
Port Adelaide (4)vNoarlunga United (4)
Adelaide Olympic (3)vAdelaide City (2)
Para Hills East (-)vAdelaide Atletico (3)
Tea Tree Gully (-)vGawler Eagles (4)
Salisbury Inter (4)vPara Hills Knights (2)
Cumberland United (3)vMount Barker United (4)
Croydon FC (2)vNorth Eastern MetroStars (2)
Modbury Jets (3)vEastern United (3)
Adelaide Omonia Cobras (3)vWestern Strikers (4)
Campbelltown City (2)vFK Beograd (2)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Also known as the Hahn Australia Cup South Australian preliminary rounds for sponsorship reasons.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "2026 Hahn Australia Cup South Australian Preliminary Rounds" (PDF). Football South Australia. January 2026. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Hahn Secures Naming Rights to Australia Cup in Landmark New Partnership". Football Australia. 25 November 2024. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024.
  3. ^ "2026 Competition Rules and Regulations" (PDF). Football South Australia. February 2026. p. 52.
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