The preliminary rounds structures were as follows, and refer to the different levels in the unofficial
Australian soccer league system: •
Qualifying round: :*18 Queensland clubs from Regional Queensland level 5 and below entered this stage. •
First round: :*16 Queensland clubs (2 from the previous round and 14 regional teams from level 5 and below) will enter this stage. :*102 Victorian clubs from level 7 and below entered this stage. •
Second round: :*102 Queensland clubs (8 from the previous round, 24 regional teams and 70 metro teams from level 5 and below) will enter this stage. :*128 Victorian clubs (51 from the previous round and 63 teams from levels 5 and 6) entered this stage. :*16 Western Australian clubs from level 5 and below entered at this stage. •
Third round: :*42 Western Australian clubs (8 from the previous round and 34 teams from levels 3 and 4) entered this stage. •
Fourth round: :*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 will progress to this stage. :*32 New South Wales clubs will progress to this stage. :*16 Northern New South Wales clubs will progress to this stage. :*8 Northern Territory clubs (2 from Alice Springs, 4 from the previous round and the winner of the 2025
NorZone Premier League) will enter this stage. :*32 Queensland clubs will progress to this stage. :*40 Victorian clubs will progress to this stage. :*16 South Australian clubs will progress to this stage. :*8 Tasmanian clubs will progress to this stage. :*16 Western Australian clubs will progress to this stage. •
Sixth round: :*4 Australian Capital Territory clubs will progress to this stage. :*16 New South Wales club will progress to this stage. :*8 Northern New South Wales clubs will progress to this stage. :*4 Northern Territory clubs will progress to this stage. :*16 Queensland clubs will progress to this stage. :*20 Victorian clubs will progress to this stage. :*8 South Australian clubs will progress to this stage. :*4 Tasmanian clubs will progress to this stage. :*8 Western Australian clubs will progress to this stage. •
Seventh round: :*2 Australian Capital Territory clubs will progress to this stage, which will double as the Final of the
Federation Cup. :*8 New South Wales clubs will progress to this stage. The 4 winners will also qualify for the final rounds of the
Waratah Cup. :*4 Northern New South Wales clubs will progress to this stage. The 2 winners will also qualify for the Final of the
NNSWF State Cup. :*2 Northern Territory clubs will progress to this stage, which will double as the
NT Australia Cup Final. :*8 Queensland clubs will progress to this stage; 1 from Regional Queensland, and 7 from South East Queensland. The 4 winners will also qualify for the semi-finals of the Kappa Queensland Cup. :*4 South Australian clubs will progress to this stage. The 2 winners will also qualify for the final of the
Federation Cup. :*2 Tasmanian clubs will progress to this stage, which will double as the Grand Final of the
Milan Lakoseljac Cup. :*10 Victorian clubs will progress to this stage. The 5 winners will also qualify for the final rounds of the
Dockerty Cup. :*4 Western Australian clubs will progress to this stage. The 2 winners will also qualify for the Final of the
Football West State Cup. ==Key to abbreviations==