Australia · National second tier · 2026
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Group stage · 1 of 6 rounds played · The group tables, every result so far and the fixtures to come; the bracket fills in once the groups are done.
Group stage
Australian Championship
- 1–2 in each group Quarter-finals
Group A
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Form | PtsL5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Quarter-finals) | South Melbourne | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | WD | 54 |
| 2 (Quarter-finals) | Sutherland Sharks | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | LW | 33 |
| 3 | Sydney United | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | DD | 32 |
| 4 | Canberra FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | DL | 11 |
Group B
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Form | PtsL5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Quarter-finals) | Broadmeadow Magic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | DW | 54 |
| 2 (Quarter-finals) | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | DW | 44 |
| 3 | Avondale | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | DL | 21 |
| 4 | Adelaide City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | DL | 11 |
Group C
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Form | PtsL5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Quarter-finals) | Oakleigh Cannons | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | WD | 44 |
| 2 (Quarter-finals) | Bayswater City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | W | 33 |
| 3 | Marconi Stallions | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | LD | 21 |
| 4 | Sydney Olympic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | L | 00 |
Group D
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Form | PtsL5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Quarter-finals) | South Hobart | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | W | 33 |
| 2 (Quarter-finals) | Lions FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | LW | 33 |
| 3 | Wollongong Wolves | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | D | 21 |
| 4 | Preston Lions | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | DL | 11 |
- A drawn game goes to a penalty shootout: the winner gets 2 points, the loser 1 (both shown as draws).
- Results are added by hand after each matchday: there are no live scores for this competition yet.
Times in local kick-off time (each venue's own)
Thursday 15 October
- FTPreston Lions NPL Victoria0–0Wollongong Wolves NPL NSWWollongong Wolves won the shootout
Friday 16 October
- FTAdelaide City NPL South Australia2–2Avondale NPL VictoriaAvondale won the shootout
- FTOakleigh Cannons NPL Victoria4–2Sydney Olympic NPL NSW
Saturday 17 October
- FTSutherland Sharks NPL NSW0–1South Melbourne NPL Victoria
- FTBroadmeadow Magic NPL Northern NSW0–0APIA Leichhardt Tigers NPL NSWBroadmeadow Magic won the shootout
- FTBayswater City NPL Western Australia3–1Marconi Stallions NPL NSW
Sunday 18 October
- FTSydney United NPL NSW1–1Canberra FC NPL Capital TerritorySydney United won the shootout
- FTLions FC NPL Queensland1–2South Hobart NPL Tasmania
Thursday 22 October
- FTLions FC NPL Queensland2–1Preston Lions NPL VictoriaLuxury Paints Stadium
Friday 23 October
- FTSouth Melbourne NPL Victoria1–1Sydney United NPL NSWSouth Melbourne won the shootout · Lakeside Stadium
- FTAdelaide City NPL South Australia1–3APIA Leichhardt Tigers NPL NSWAdelaide City Park
Saturday 24 October
- FTAvondale NPL Victoria1–2Broadmeadow Magic NPL Northern NSWAvenger Park
- FTMarconi Stallions NPL NSW0–0Oakleigh Cannons NPL VictoriaMarconi Stallions won the shootout · Marconi Stadium
- FTCanberra FC NPL Capital Territory0–2Sutherland Sharks NPL NSWDeakin Stadium
Sunday 25 October
- 15:00Wollongong Wolves NPL NSWvSouth Hobart NPL TasmaniaMacedonia Park
- 15:00Sydney Olympic NPL NSWvBayswater City NPL Western AustraliaSydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre
Thursday 29 October
- TBCCanberra FC NPL Capital TerritoryvSouth Melbourne NPL Victoria
Friday 30 October
- TBCSydney Olympic NPL NSWvMarconi Stallions NPL NSW
- TBCBroadmeadow Magic NPL Northern NSWvAdelaide City NPL South Australia
Saturday 31 October
- TBCSutherland Sharks NPL NSWvSydney United NPL NSW
- TBCWollongong Wolves NPL NSWvLions FC NPL Queensland
- TBCSouth Hobart NPL TasmaniavPreston Lions NPL Victoria
Sunday 1 November
- TBCAPIA Leichhardt Tigers NPL NSWvAvondale NPL Victoria
- TBCBayswater City NPL Western AustraliavOakleigh Cannons NPL Victoria
Thursday 5 November
- TBCSydney Olympic NPL NSWvOakleigh Cannons NPL Victoria
Friday 6 November
- TBCCanberra FC NPL Capital TerritoryvSydney United NPL NSW
Saturday 7 November
- TBCMarconi Stallions NPL NSWvBayswater City NPL Western Australia
- TBCAPIA Leichhardt Tigers NPL NSWvBroadmeadow Magic NPL Northern NSW
- TBCWollongong Wolves NPL NSWvPreston Lions NPL Victoria
- TBCSouth Melbourne NPL VictoriavSutherland Sharks NPL NSW
The top two in each group go through to the quarter-finals. The ties appear here once the group stage is over.
Who plays in it
Sixteen clubs: the eight foundation clubs, plus one club from each state's National Premier League. A state's place goes to its regular-season premiers; when the premiers are a foundation club (already in), it goes to the highest-placed club that isn't. It's a competition, not a division: there's no promotion to the A-League, and every club goes back to its state league the next season.
Foundation clubs: APIA Leichhardt Tigers, Avondale, Marconi Stallions, Preston Lions, South Melbourne, Sydney Olympic, Sydney United, Wollongong Wolves.
Qualified through the 2026 state leagues:
- NPL NSW Sutherland Sharks (4th: the premiers, APIA Leichhardt Tigers, are a foundation club)
- NPL Victoria Oakleigh Cannons (premiers)
- NPL Queensland Lions FC (premiers)
- NPL Western Australia Bayswater City (premiers)
- NPL South Australia Adelaide City (premiers)
- NPL Northern NSW Broadmeadow Magic (premiers)
- NPL Capital Territory Canberra FC (premiers)
- NPL Tasmania South Hobart (premiers)
Format
Four groups of four, playing each other home and away (six games each). The top two in each group reach the quarter-finals, hosted by the group winners, then come one-off semi-finals and a final. A drawn group game goes to a penalty shootout: the winner gets 2 points, the loser 1.
No live scores: results are added by hand after each matchday (last updated 25 October 2026).