The preliminary rounds structures were as follows, and refer to the different levels in the unofficial
Australian soccer league system: •
First round: :*133 Victorian clubs from level 7 and below entered this stage. •
Second round: :*54 Northern New South Wales clubs from level 4 entered this stage. :*81 Victorian clubs (57 from the previous round and 24 teams from level 6 and below) entered this stage. :*30 Western Australian clubs from level 5 and below entered this stage. •
Third round: :*12 Australian Capital Territory clubs from level 3 and below entered this stage. :*88 New South Wales Clubs (66 from the previous round and 22 teams from levels 4–5) entered this stage. :*42 Northern New South Wales clubs (33 from the previous round and 11 level 3) entered this stage. :*83 Queensland clubs (50 from the previous round and 33 teams from level 4 and below) entered this stage. :*36 South Australian clubs from level 3 and below entered this stage. :*10 Tasmanian clubs from level 3 and below entered this stage. :*86 Victorian clubs (38 from the previous round and 48 teams from level 3–4) entered this stage. :*42 Western Australian clubs (18 from the previous round and 24 teams from levels 3 and 4) entered this stage. •
Fourth round: :*16 Australian Capital Territory clubs (4 from the previous round and 12 teams from levels 2–3) entered this stage. :*64 New South Wales Clubs (44 from the previous round and 20 teams from levels 2–3) entered this stage. :*32 Northern New South Wales clubs (20 from the previous round and 12 teams from level 2) entered this stage. :*11 Northern Territory clubs (7 from Norzone (Darwin) and 4 from FICA (Alice Springs)) from levels 2–3 entered this stage. :*64 Queensland clubs (42 from the previous round and 22 teams from level 2 and 3) entered this stage. :*32 South Australian clubs (21 from the previous round and 11 teams from level 2) entered this stage. :*16 Tasmanian clubs (6 from the previous round and 10 teams from level 2 and 3) entered this stage. :*78 Victorian clubs (43 from the previous round and 35 teams from levels 2–4) entered this stage. :*32 Western Australian clubs (21 from the previous round and 11 teams from level 2) entered this stage. •
Fifth round: :*8 Australian Capital Territory clubs progressed to this stage. :*32 New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage. :*16 Northern New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage. :*8 Northern Territory clubs (6 from the previous round and 2 Norzone (Darwin) teams from level 2) entered this stage. :*32 Queensland clubs progressed to this stage. :*16 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage. :*8 Tasmanian clubs progressed to this stage. :*40 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage. :*16 Western Australian clubs progressed to this stage. •
Sixth round: :*4 Australian Capital Territory clubs progressed to this stage. :*16 New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage. :*8 Northern New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage. :*4 Northern Territory clubs progressed to this stage. :*16 Queensland clubs progressed to this stage. :*8 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage. :*4 Tasmanian clubs progressed to this stage. :*20 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage. :*8 Western Australian clubs progressed to this stage. •
Seventh round: :*2 Australian Capital Territory clubs progressed to this stage, which doubled as the Final of the
Federation Cup. :*8 New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage. The 4 winners also qualified for the final rounds of the
Waratah Cup. :*4 Northern New South Wales clubs progressed to this stage. The 2 winners also qualified for the Final of the
NNSWF State Cup. :*2 Northern Territory clubs progressed to this stage, which doubled as the
NT Australia Cup Final. :*8 Queensland clubs progressed to this stage; 1 from Central and North Queensland, and 7 from South East Queensland. :*4 South Australian clubs progressed to this stage. The 2 winners also qualified for the Final of the
Federation Cup. :*2 Tasmanian clubs progressed to this stage, which doubled as the Grand Final of the
Milan Lakoseljac Cup. :*10 Victorian clubs progressed to this stage. The 5 winners also qualified for the final rounds of the
Dockerty Cup. :*4 Western Australian clubs progressed to this stage. The 2 winners also qualified for the Final of the
Football West State Cup. •
Play-off round: :* The four lowest-ranked teams in the
2022–23 A-League Men played-off for two spots in the Round of 32. ==Key to abbreviations==