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Line 9: \| caption = \| country = {{flag\|Australia}}<br>{{flag\|New Zealand}} \| dates = 10 February – 30 October 2018 \| num_teams = 781 \| champions = [[Adelaide United]] ~~<small>(2nd~~FC\|Adelaide ~~title)</small>~~United]] \| count = 2 \| runner-up = [[Sydney FC]] \| third = Line 28 ⟶ 29: }} The '''2018 FFA Cup''' was the fifth season of the [[FFA Cup]], the main national [[soccer]] [[single-elimination tournament\|knockout]] cup competition in [[Australia]]. 32 teams contested the competition proper (from the ~~Round~~round of 32), including the 10 [[A-League]] teams and 21 [[Football Federation Australia]] (FFA) member federation teams determined through individual state qualifying rounds, as well as the reigning [[National Premier Leagues]] Champion ([[Heidelberg United FC\|Heidelberg United]] from Victoria). ==Round and dates== Line 163 ⟶ 164: {{Main article\|2018 FFA Cup preliminary rounds}} FFA member federations teams competed in various state-based preliminary rounds to win one of 21 places in the competition proper (~~Round~~round of 32). All Australian clubs were eligible to enter the qualifying process through their respective FFA member federation, however only one team per club is permitted entry in the competition. All nine FFA member federations took part in the tournament. {\| class="wikitable" !Federation Line 182 ⟶ 183: \|- \|[[Football Northern Territory\|NT]] \|[[Football Northern Territory#NT ~~FFA~~Australia Cup Final\|Sport Minister's Cup]] \| align="center" \|1 \|- Line 771 ⟶ 772: ==Quarter-finals== The ~~Quarter~~quarter-finals draw took place on 29 August 2018, with match details announced the following day.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.theffacup.com.au/news/ffa-cup-quarter-final-details-announced\|title=Dates, times and venues confirmed for FFA Cup Quarter Finals\|work=FFA Cup\|date=30 August 2018}}</ref> The lowest ranked sides that qualified for this round were [[APIA Leichhardt Tigers FC\|APIA Leichhardt Tigers]], [[Avondale FC]], [[Bentleigh Greens SC\|Bentleigh Greens]] and [[Heidelberg United FC\|Heidelberg United]]. They were the only level 2 teams left in the competition. Line 841 ⟶ 842: ==Semi-finals== The ~~Semi~~semi-finals draw took place on 26 September 2018, with match details announced the next day.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.myfootball.com.au/news/ffa-cup-2018-semi-final-schedule-confirmed\|title=FFA Cup 2018 Semi Final Schedule Confirmed\|publisher=[[Football Federation Australia]]\|date=27 September 2018\|access-date=27 September 2018}}</ref> The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round were [[Bentleigh Greens SC\|Bentleigh Greens]]. They were the only level 2 team left in the competition. Line 849 ⟶ 850: \|date = 5 October 2018 \|time = 19:30 [[UTC+11:00\|AEDT]] \|team1 = '''[[Bentleigh Greens SC\|Bentleigh Greens]]~~'''~~ (2)''' \|score = 0–2 \|report = [https://www.theffacup.com.au/match/bentleigh-greens-sc-v-adelaide-united-ffa-cup-05-10-2018/1028339 Report] Line 864 ⟶ 865: \|date = 6 October 2018 \|time = 19:30 [[UTC+11:00\|AEDT]] \|team1 = '''[[Western Sydney Wanderers FC\|Western Sydney Wanderers]]~~'''~~ (1)''' \|score = 0–3 \|report = [https://www.theffacup.com.au/match/western-sydney-wanderers-fc-v-sydney-fc-ffa-cup-06-10-2018/1028338 Report] Line 897 ⟶ 898: ==Individual honours== The [[FFA Cup#Michael Cockerill Medal\|Michael Cockerill Medal]] was introduced in 2018 to recognise the tournament's standout [[National Premier Leagues]] performer, named after ~~[[Michael Cockerill\|~~the late former journalist and broadcaster [[Michael Cockerill]] who ~~passed away~~died in August 2017.<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/fairfax-media-football-columnist-michael-cockerill-dies-aged-56-20170831-gy8gxe.html Fairfax Media football columnist Michael Cockerill dies, aged 56]</ref> The inaugural recipient of the award was [[Elvis Kamsoba]] from [[Avondale FC]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.myfootball.com.au/news/avondale-ace-kamsoba-claims-fox-sports-new-ffa-cup-honour\|title=Avondale ace Kamsoba claims Fox Sports' new FFA Cup honour\|publisher=[[Football Federation Australia]]\|date=20 October 2018 \|access-date=20 October 2018}}</ref> [[Craig Goodwin]] from [[Adelaide United FC\|Adelaide United]] won the [[Mark Viduka Medal]] for the player of the match in the final.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/football/ffa-cup-final-craig-goodwin-strikes-gold-for-reds/news-story/78c7c55a447127fb97a5f33f0cbf72a5\|title=FFA Cup final: Craig Goodwin strikes gold for Reds\|first=Ray\|last=Gatt\|newspaper=[[The Australian]]\|date=30 October 2018}}</ref> ==Top goalscorers== Line 974 ⟶ 975: ==Broadcasting rights== The live television rights for the competition were held by the subscription network [[Fox Sports (Australia)\|Fox Sports]]. The matches were also broadcast online on the My Football Live app from the ~~Round~~round of 16 onwards.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.theffacup.com.au/news/all-ffa-cup-2018-round-16-games-be-streamed-my-football-live-app\|title=All FFA Cup 2018 Round of 16 games to be streamed on My Football Live app\|date=19 August 2018\|access-date=19 August 2018\|author=John Greco}}</ref> In addition to live updates and crosses at concurrent matches, the following matches were broadcast live: {\| class="wikitable" Line 1,007 ⟶ 1,008: {{2018–19 in Australian soccer}} [[Category:FFA Cup seasons\|2018]]▼ [[Category:2018 domestic association football cups\|FFA Cup]] [[Category:2018 in Australian soccer]] ▲[[Category:~~FFA~~Australia Cup seasons~~\|2018~~]] [[Category:Australian association football cup seasons]]