Dockerty Cup

Dockerty Cup
Organising body Football Federation Victoria
Founded 1909 (1909)
Region Victoria
Number of teams 217 (in 2018)
Qualifier for FFA Cup
Domestic cup(s) FFV Community Shield
Current champions Bentleigh Greens (2nd title)
Most successful club(s) Melbourne Knights
(9 titles)
Television broadcasters Facebook Live
Website Football Federation Victoria
2018 Dockerty Cup

The Dockerty Cup (also occasionally spelled erroneously as Docherty Cup[1][2]) is an annual association football knock-out competition held between clubs in Victoria, Australia.

Open to all Victorian clubs across the state football league system, the tournament is named after Harry Dockerty, former president of Football Federation Victoria.[3]

The competition was in recess since from 1996 until 2011, with the exception of 2004. A Victorian cup competition was reintroduced in 2011, known as the Mirabella Cup due to naming rights sponsorship, with a new trophy. That arrangement lasted only one season, with the competition being named the Statewide Knockout Cup in 2012 and 2013. However, in both years, the winner was awarded with the Dockerty Cup trophy.[4][5]

From 2014 onwards, the Dockerty Cup is also a qualifying competition for the FFA Cup.

Competition format

The competition acts a classic single-elimination knock-out tournament, with one team progressing from each tie to the next round. Each Victorian club, from the Metropolitan and State Leagues to the National Premier League are eligible to compete, with the exception of NPL2 sides Melbourne Victory Youth and Melbourne City Youth.

Fixtures for each round are determined by a random draw, with teams entering the tournament on a staggered basis, depending on their respective positions in the league hierarchy. The team drawn first hosts the match, with the final being held at a neutral venue. No replays are utilised in the Dockerty Cup, with a drawn match going to 30 minutes of extra time and eventually a penalty shoot-out if necessary.

From 2014, the tournament has also served as a qualifier for the FFA Cup round of 32, with the four semi-finalists serving as Victoria's representatives in the national competition.

The format was altered in 2018 due to Heidelberg United not participating in the preliminary rounds, as they had already qualified into the FFA Cup as 2017 National Premier Leagues champions.[6] They entered into the dockerty Cup in a playoff round prior to the semi-finals.

Current cup competitions 2014-onwards

Competition and YearWinnerScoreRunner-upFFA Cup QualificationQualifiers
2014 Dockerty CupMelbourne Knights1–0 (aet)South Springvale2014 FFA Cup preliminary roundsBentleigh Greens, Melbourne Knights,
South Springvale, St Albans Saints
2015 Dockerty CupSouth Melbourne3–0Oakleigh Cannons2015 FFA Cup preliminary roundsHeidelberg United, Hume City,
Oakleigh Cannons, South Melbourne
2016 Dockerty CupBentleigh Greens1–0 (aet)Green Gully2016 FFA Cup preliminary roundsBentleigh Greens, Green Gully,
Hume City, Melbourne Knights
2017 Dockerty CupHeidelberg United1–1 (aet)
5–4 (pens)		Bentleigh Greens2017 FFA Cup preliminary roundsBentleigh Greens, Heidelberg United,
Hume City, South Melbourne
2018 Dockerty CupBentleigh Greens2–0Heidelberg United2018 FFA Cup preliminary roundsAvondale, Bentleigh Greens, Heidelberg United, 1
Northcote City, Port Melbourne

Notes

Overall list of champions

1 Finalists : game abandoned
2 won on replay, after original match was drawn.
3 Awarded upon successful protest, after Melbourne Croatia had won the match 4–3, but had fielded an ineligible player.[7][8][9]

Most Wins

TeamsWinsYear(s)
Melbourne Croatia91968, 1969, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1996, 2014
South Melbourne81974, 1975, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2015
Melbourne Hakoah81935, 1945, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1966, 1973
Brunswick Juventus51960, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1977
Footscray Thistle51919, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1932
Green Gully Cavaliers41981, 1982, 1986, 2013

References

  1. ↑ "Australia - List of Regional Cup Winners". Rsssf.com. 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  2. ↑ "08 Oct 1928 - FOOTBALL. - Trove". Nla.gov.au. 1928-10-08. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  3. ↑ Syson, Ian (2012-05-15). "Neos Osmos: Henry John Dockerty, 1882–1965". Neososmos.blogspot.com.au. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  4. ↑ "Match Report Dandenong Thunder Win First State Knockout Cup Via Penalty Shootout". www.goalweekly.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31
  5. ↑ "Fleming, Symons claim first Silverware as coaches". www.greengully.com. Retrieved 2016-10-31
  6. ↑ "Dockerty Cup 2018 Competition Regulations" (PDF). Football Federation Victoria. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  7. ↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/States/VIC/1988DockertyCup.html
  8. ↑ "Dockerty Cup". Ozfootball.net. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  9. ↑ Dockerty Cup
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