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| country = {{flag|Australia}}<br>{{flag|New Zealand}}
| dates = 10 February – 30 October 2018
| num_teams = 781
| champions = [[Adelaide United
| count = 2
| runner-up = [[Sydney FC]]
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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 and dates==
For the first time in the competition's history, the decision on the final venue will be conducted by a draw.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.myfootball.com.au/news/how-host-city-ffa-cup-2018-final-decided|title=WATCH TONIGHT: Which city will host FFA Cup 2018 Final?|publisher=Football Federation Australia|author=Jacob Windon|date=6 October 2018|
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|Preliminary rounds
|Various
|10 February–23 June 2018
|749 + 114 byes
|781 → 32
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|Round of 32
|26 June 2018
|25 July–7 August 2018
|16
|32 → 16
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|Round of 16
|7 August 2018
|21–29 August 2018
|8
|16 → 8
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|Quarter-finals
|29 August 2018
|18–26 September 2018
|4
|8 → 4
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|Semi-finals
|26 September 2018
|5–6 October 2018
|2
|4 → 2
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|Final
|6 October 2018
|30 October 2018
|1
|2 → 1
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==Prize fund==
The prize fund was unchanged from the previous two years' events.<ref>{{cite web|title=FFA Cup 2018 Competition Regulations|url=http://www.footballfedvic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/FFA-Cup-2018-Competition-Regulations-Final.pdf|publisher=[[Football Federation Australia]]|page=62|date=12 February 2018|
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In addition, a further $2,500 was awarded from sponsor [[National Australia Bank|NAB]] to Member Federation clubs for each goal scored by them against an A-League opposition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theffacup.com.au/news/member-federation-clubs-chasing-more-nab-golden-goals|title=Member Federation clubs chasing more NAB Golden Goals|work=Football Federation Australia|date=21 August 2018 |
==Preliminary rounds==
{{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 (
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==Round of 32==
The Round of 32 draw took place on 26 June 2018,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theffacup.com.au/news/2018-ffa-cup-round-32-draw-revealed|title=2018 FFA Cup Round of 32 draw revealed|publisher=[[Football Federation Australia]]|date=26 June 2018|
The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round were [[Gold Coast Knights SC|Gold Coast Knights]]. They were the only [[Australian soccer league system|level 4]] team left in the competition.
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==Quarter-finals==
The
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.
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* [[Trent Buhagiar|Buhagiar]] {{goal|17||28}}
* [[Miloš Ninković|Ninković]] {{goal|105}}
* [[Adam
|stadium = [[John Ilhan Memorial Reserve|ABD Stadium]], [[Melbourne]]
|attendance = 1,566
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==Semi-finals==
The
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.
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|date = 5 October 2018
|time = 19:30 [[UTC+11:00|AEDT]]
|team1 = '''[[Bentleigh Greens SC|Bentleigh Greens]]
|score = 0–2
|report = [https://www.theffacup.com.au/match/bentleigh-greens-sc-v-adelaide-united-ffa-cup-05-10-2018/1028339 Report]
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|date = 6 October 2018
|time = 19:30 [[UTC+11:00|AEDT]]
|team1 = '''[[Western Sydney Wanderers FC|Western Sydney Wanderers]]
|score = 0–3
|report = [https://www.theffacup.com.au/match/western-sydney-wanderers-fc-v-sydney-fc-ffa-cup-06-10-2018/1028338 Report]
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* [[Trent Buhagiar|Buhagiar]] {{goal|49}}
* [[Siem de Jong|de Jong]] {{goal|64}}
* [[Adam
|stadium = [[Penrith Stadium|Panthers Stadium]], [[Sydney]]
|attendance = 14,436
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==Final==
{{Main article|2018 FFA Cup Final}}
{{football box
|date = 30 October 2018
|time = 19:30 [[Time in Australia|AEDT]]
|team1 = [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]] (1)
|score = 2–1
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* [[Craig Goodwin|Goodwin]] {{goal|25||74}}
|goals2 =
* [[Adam
|stadium = [[Hindmarsh Stadium|Coopers Stadium]], [[Adelaide]]
|attendance = 14,448
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==Individual
The
==Top goalscorers==
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|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Adam
|align=left|[[Sydney FC]]
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==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
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