2017 Dockerty Cup


The 2017 Dockerty Cup was a football knockout-cup competition held between men's clubs in Victoria, Australia in 2017, 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.
The competition also served as Qualifying Rounds for the 2017 FFA Cup. In addition to the two Victorian A-League clubs, the four semi-finalists qualified for the final rounds of the 2017 FFA Cup, entering at the Round of 32.

Format

RoundClubs
remaining		Winners from
previous round		New entries
this round		Main Match Dates
First Qualifying Round217none1810–12 February
Second Qualifying Round20894717–18 February
Round 1180286025–28 February
Round 213644363–6 March
Round 396402411–13 March
Round 464323217–19 March
Round 53232none28 March-13 April
Round 61616none25 April-4 May
Round 788none23–24 May
Semi-Finals44none21–22 June
Final22none5 July

Prize fund

The prize fund for the 2017 event is detailed below.
RoundNo. of Clubs
receive fund		Prize fund
Semi-finalists2$2,500
Runner-up1$5,000
Champion1$10,000
Total$20,000

Preliminary rounds

Victorian clubs, participated in the 2017 FFA Cup via the preliminary rounds. 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 2017.
The four qualifiers for the semi-final rounds were:

Semi finals

A total of four teams took part in this stage of the competition, with the matches played on 21 June and 22 June.
Tie noHome team ScoreAway team
1Heidelberg United 5–0Hume City
2South Melbourne 0–2Bentleigh Greens

Final