The 2025 Australia Cup, known as the Hahn Australia Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 12th season of the Australia Cup, the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. This edition will be the fourth under the new name of the "Australia Cup" following the renaming of Football Federation Australia to Football Australia. Thirty-two teams contested the competition proper.
The qualifying competition began on 31 January, with the competition proper starting on 22 July 2025. The final was played at Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne, on 4 October 2025.
Macarthur FC were defending champions, but were eliminated by eventual champions Newcastle Jets in the quarter-finals.
Newcastle Jets defeated Heidelberg United in the final, with Heidelberg United becoming just the second National Premier Leagues (NPL) team and the first NPL Victoria team to reach the final.
As winners, the Newcastle Jets would have qualified for the group stage of the 2026–27 AFC Champions League Two. However, they qualified for the 2026–27 AFC Champions League Elite instead as 2025–26 A-League Men premiers, so their spot was transferred to Melbourne Victory (as the next highest Australian team in the A-League not already qualified for continental football).
This was the final edition of the competition to feature clubs from New Zealand, with Football Australia confirming that the 2026 edition onwards would solely feature clubs from Australia to align with the Asian Football Confederation's qualification requirements for the AFC Champions League Two.
Round and dates RoundDraw dateMatch datesNumber of fixturesTeamsNew entries this roundPreliminary roundsVarious31 January–18 June686718 → 32709Round of 3225 June22–30 July1632 → 169Round of 1630 July10–13 August816 → 8NoneQuarter-finals19–24 August48 → 4Semi-finals30–31 August24 → 2Final—4 October12 → 1
Preliminary rounds
Member federation teams are competing in various state-based preliminary rounds to win places in the competition proper (at the Round of 32). All Australian clubs (other than youth teams associated with A-League franchises) are eligible to enter the qualifying process through their respective member federation; however, only one team per club is permitted entry into the competition. The preliminary rounds operate within a consistent national structure whereby club entry into the competition is staggered in each state/territory, determined by what level the club sits at in the unofficial Australian soccer league system.
The top nine placed A-League Men clubs from the 2024–25 A-League Men season gain automatic qualification to the Round of 32. The other four teams entered a play-off series to determine the remaining two positions, with Perth Glory defeating the Central Coast Mariners and the Wellington Phoenix defeating Brisbane Roar to enter at the Round of 32 stage.
FederationAssociated competitionRound of 32 qualifiers Football Australia A-League Men11Capital Football (ACT)Federation Cup (ACT)1Football NSWWaratah Cup4Northern NSW FootballNorthern NSW State Cup2Football Northern TerritoryNT Australia Cup Final1Football QueenslandKappa Queensland Cup4Football South AustraliaFederation Cup (SA)2Football TasmaniaMilan Lakoseljac Cup1Football VictoriaDockerty Cup4Football West (WA)State Cup2
Teams A total of 32 teams participated in the 2025 Australia Cup competition proper.
A-League Men clubs represent the highest level in the Australian league system, whereas Member Federation clubs come from level 2 and below. A-League Men clubsAdelaide UnitedAuckland FCMacarthur FCMelbourne CityMelbourne VictoryNewcastle JetsPerth GlorySydney FCWellington PhoenixWestern Sydney WanderersWestern UnitedMember federation clubs Canberra Croatia (2) APIA Leichhardt (2) Northern Tigers (3) SD Raiders (3) Sydney United 58 (2) Cooks Hill United (2) Weston Bears (2) Darwin Olympic (2) Brisbane City (2) Gold Coast Knights (2) Olympic FC (2) Peninsula Power (2) Adelaide Croatia Raiders (2) North Eastern MetroStars (2) South Hobart (2) Avondale FC (2) Heidelberg United (2) Nunawading City (4) South Melbourne (2) Olympic Kingsway (2) Stirling Macedonia (2)
Bracket
Round of 32 The draw took place on 25 June. The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round was Nunawading City. They were the only level 4 team left in the competition.
Times are AEST (UTC+10) as listed by Football Australia (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Round of 16 The draw for the remaining rounds took place on 30 July. The lowest ranked side that qualified for this round was Nunawading City. They were the only level 4 team left in the competition.
Times are AEST (UTC+10) as listed by Football Australia (local times, if different, are in parentheses).
Quarter-finals The lowest ranked sides that qualified for this round were Avondale FC, Brisbane City and Heidelberg United. They were the only level 2 teams left in the competition. All times are AEST (UTC+10).
Semi-finals The lowest ranked sides that qualified for this round were Avondale FC and Heidelberg United. They were the only level 2 teams left in the competition. All times are AEST (UTC+10).
Final
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Manyluak AguekAvondale FC62 Luca TevereAvondale FC43 Stuart EdgarNunawading City3 Ben GibsonNewcastle Jets Bul JuachHeidelberg United Kota MizunumaNewcastle Jets Jesse RandallAuckland FC Asahi YokokawaHeidelberg United9 Joshua BensonCooks Hill United2 BernardoMacarthur FC Xavier BertoncelloNewcastle Jets Max BisettoHeidelberg United Liam BolandOlympic Kingsway Max BurgessNewcastle Jets Chris IkonomidisMacarthur FC Seiya KambayashiAPIA Leichhardt Bozhidar KraevWestern Sydney Wanderers Alex KubenkoNunawading City Daniel WilmeringNewcastle Jets
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