2025 Dockerty Cup

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2025 Dockerty Cup
Tournament details
CountryAustralia
Dates14 February – 9 August 2025
Teams218
Final positions
ChampionsSouth Melbourne (10th title)
Runners-upHeidelberg United
Semifinalists
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The 2025 Dockerty Cup was the 100th edition of the Dockerty Cup, an annual soccer knockout-cup competition held between men's clubs in Victoria. A total of 218 clubs from the Victorian soccer league system competed.[1]

South Melbourne won the Dockerty Cup for the tenth time, defeating Heidelberg United 2–1 in the final held on 9 August 2025.[2]

The competition also served as qualifying rounds for the Australia Cup. In addition to the three Victorian A-League clubs, the four preliminary Round 7 winners qualified for the final rounds of the 2025 Australia Cup, entering at the Round of 32.[3][4]

Format

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Round Clubs
remaining 		Winners from
previous round 		New entries
this round 		Main Match Dates
Round 1 218 none 131 14–16 Feb
Round 2 167 80 48 28 Feb–3 Mar
Round 3 103 64 14 11–25 Mar
Round 4 64 39 25 8–19 Apr
Round 5 32 32 none 29 Apr–14 May
Round 6 16 16 none 20–27 May
Round 7 8 8 none 10–17 Jun
Semi-finals 4 4 none 12 Jul
Final 2 2 none TBD

Preliminary rounds

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Main article: 2025 Australia Cup preliminary rounds

Victorian clubs participated in the 2025 Australia Cup via the preliminary rounds. This was open to teams from the NPL Victoria, VPL 1, VPL 2, State League divisions, regional and metros leagues. Based on their divisions, teams entered in different rounds.

The four qualifiers for the final rounds were:[4][5]

Australia Cup Qualifiers
Avondale FC (2) Heidelberg United (2) Nunawading City (4) South Melbourne (2)

Semi-finals

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A total of four teams took part in this stage of the competition, with the matches played on 12 July.[6]

Tie no Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Ref.
1 Heidelberg United (2) 5-0 Nunawading City (4) [7]
2 South Melbourne (2) 3-1 Avondale FC (2) [8]

Final

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The 2025 Dockerty Cup Final was played between Heidelberg United and South Melbourne at the Home of the Matildas on 9 August 2025.[9][10] This would be the 123rd time the two sides met. Despite being nine-time and defending winners, South entered the clash as underdogs, with Heidelberg sitting equal top of the NPLM table. Japanese playmaker Asahi Yokokawa scored a goal for Heidelberg in the fifth minute of the game. Chasing an equaliser, South looked dangerous but Heidelberg's strong defence prevailed until half time. In the 47th minute, Campbell Dovison levelled the scores. Into injury time, Campbell Dovison scored his second goal in the 90+5th minute, ensuring victory, and resulting in him being awarded the Jimmy McKay Medal for the best player.[2]

9 August 2025 Heidelberg United 1–2 South Melbourne Melbourne
16:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)
  • Yokokawa 5'
 Report
Stadium: Home of the Matildas

References

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  1. ^ "Get Your Tickets for the Cup Finals Weekend!". Football Victoria. 30 July 2025. Archived from the original on 9 August 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  2. ^ a b "South Melbourne claim back-to-back Dockerty Cups in historic win | Football Victoria". www.footballvictoria.com.au. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Results for Dockerty Cup - Round 7". GameDay. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Hahn Australia Cup 2025 Round Of 32 Entrants And Draw Details Confirmed | Australia Cup". www.australiacup.com.au. 19 June 2025. Archived from the original on 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Hahn Australia Cup 2025 Round of 32 Draw confirmed | Australia Cup". www.australiacup.com.au. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Results for Dockerty Cup - Semi Finals". GameDay. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  7. ^ "FV - Competitions Match Centre - Heidelberg United v Nunawading City". GameDay. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  8. ^ "FV - Competitions Match Centre - South Melbourne v Avondale FC". GameDay. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Get Your Tickets for the Cup Finals Weekend! | Football Victoria". www.footballvictoria.com.au. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  10. ^ "Match Day Details - Dockerty Cup | Football Victoria". www.footballvictoria.com.au. 8 August 2025. Archived from the original on 10 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.