The 2022 Dockerty Cup was a football (soccer) knockout-cup competition held between men's clubs in Victoria, Australia in 2022, the annual edition of the Dockerty Cup. Victorian soccer clubs from the National Premier Leagues Victoria divisions, State League divisions, regional, metros and masters leagues competed for the Dockerty Cup trophy.
The cup was won by Bentleigh Greens, their third title.
The competition also served as Qualifying Rounds for the 2022 Australia Cup. In addition to the three Victorian A-League clubs, the four Preliminary Round 7 winners qualified for the final rounds of the 2022 Australia Cup, entering at the Round of 32. As there was no NPL Champion in the previous year, an additional (fifth) slot was allocated to Victoria. This had the knock-on effect that an extra playoff-round was required for the final rounds.
Format Round Clubsremaining Winners fromprevious round New entriesthis round Main Match Dates Round 1 211 none 104 11–13 Feb Round 2 159 52 48 18–20 Feb Round 3 109 55 24 4–11 Mar Round 4 75 40 35 22 Mar–5 Apr Round 5 40 40 none 13–27 Apr Round 6 20 20 none 10–18 May Round 7 10 10 none 6–7 Jul Play-off 5 5 none 7–15 Jun Semi-Finals 4 4 none 5–12 Jul Final 2 2 none 6 Aug
Preliminary rounds
Victorian clubs participated in the 2022 Australia Cup via the preliminary rounds. This was open to teams from the NPL, NPL2, NPL3, State League divisions, regional and metros leagues. Based on their divisions, teams entered in different rounds.
The five qualifiers for the final rounds were:
Australia Cup Qualifiers Avondale FC (2) Bentleigh Greens (2) Green Gully (2) Heidelberg United (2) Oakleigh Cannons (2)
Play-off round A total of two teams took part in this stage of the competition, with the match played on 28 June.
Tie no Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1 Green Gully (2) 2–3 Heidelberg United (2)
Semi finals A total of four teams took part in this stage of the competition, with the matches played between 5 and 12 July.
Tie no Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) 1 Oakleigh Cannons (2) 3–2 Avondale FC (2) 2 Bentleigh Greens (2) 2–1 Heidelberg United (2)
Final
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