Westfield FFA Cup Live Draw Details
Words: Staff Writers
Five Queensland clubs - including FNQ Heat, Brisbane Strikers and Redlands United - will discover their Westfield FFA Cup Round of 32 destiny later this month.
Football Federation have confirmed the Westfield FFA Cup Round of 32 Live Draw will be conducted on Thursday, June 30 at 3:00PM at Fox Sports studios in Sydney.
Representatives from Queensland qualifying clubs FNQ Heat, Brisbane Strikers, Surfers Paradise Apollo and Redlands United, as well as automatic Hyundai A-League qualifiers Brisbane Roar, are expected to attend the event.
Fans will be able to watch the draw live on Fox Sports News (Channel 500), while Fox Sports will also show eleven matches from the Round of 32 onwards LIVE, while providing coverage and updates, as well as LIVE streaming, of all non-broadcast matches.
22 Member Federation clubs from around the country will join the ten Hyundai A-League clubs in the Round of 32 draw, with one Member Federation club guaranteed of reaching the competition's Semi Final stage.
Defending PlayStation 4 National Premier Leagues Champions Blacktown City receive automatic entry into the Round of 32 after winning last year's PlayStation 4 National Premier Leagues Final Series.
Other high profile interstate qualifiers include former National Soccer League Championship winning clubs Marconi Stallions, Melbourne Knights and Wollongong Wolves.
The Round of 32 will comprise 16 matches played between Tuesday, July 26 and Wednesday, August 10.
The draw process will see four matches featuring Member Federation Clubs face Hyundai A-League opponents in the Round of 32 – with Member Federation clubs guaranteed hosting rights in these fixtures.
Six Hyundai A-League clubs will face each other in randomly drawn ties, while the remaining nine matches will be composed solely of Member Federation qualifying clubs which will see opponents traverse the length and breadth of the country.
The national knock-out competition will conclude with the Westfield FFA Cup Final on November 29 at a venue to be determined.
Further details on the draw process can be found here - http://bit.ly/1UZ1Iup
For more on the Westfield FFA Cup visit the official website– www.theffacup.com.au
Westfield FFA Cup 2016 Round of 32 Draw
Thursday, June 30 | 3:00PM (AEST)
Broadcast live on Fox Sports News (Channel 500)
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