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| Event | 2025 Australia Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 4 October 2025 | ||||||
| Venue | Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne | ||||||
The 2025 Australia Cup Final will be a soccer match on 4 October played between NPL Victoria side Heidelberg United and A-League Men side Newcastle Jets to decide the winner of the 2025 Australia Cup.[1] The winner of the final will also qualify for the 2026–27 AFC Champions League Two, provided they meet the AFC’s club licensing requirements.[2] On 6 September, it was announced that the game would be played at Lakeside Stadium.[3]
Route to the final
[edit]Heidelberg United
[edit]Preliminary Rounds
[edit]Heidelberg United started their cup run the Victoria 2025 Australia Cup fourth preliminary round, beating fellow NPL Victoria side St Albans Dinamo 2-0 courtesy of a Sabit Ngor 5th minute goal and a 90th minute goal by Fletcher Fulton. Despite Heidelberg having the lead for majority of the game, the game remained tense. Against lower division club Hampton East Brighton, a rotated Heidelberg side took another early lead through Jay McGowan, before Chok Dau and Bul Juach added to the score late in the game.[4] Against Clifton Hill, Heidelberg took yet another early lead after Max Bisetto tapped in a loose ball off of a corner. The Hillmen responded with an equaliser 11 minutes later after Mohamed Aidara gave the ball away in the middle of the pitch, allowing Dean Lorenzi to lob the ball over Ryan Govan's head and into the goal from 40 yards out. The Bergers retook the lead in the 41st minute after Chok Dau charged down a clearance, tapped the ball around the goalkeeper, and shot it into an empty net. In the middle of the second half a low cross from Dalibor Markovic was tapped in by Sabit Ngor. Finally, in the last minute of regular time, Fletcher Fulton struck the ball into the bottom corner from the edge of the box, scoring the fourth goal for the Alexandros.[4][5] Away at John Cain Memorial Park against Victorian Premier League 1 side Northcote City FC, the Bergers took the lead right before half time after Jamal Ali's shot fell to Anthony Theodoropoulos, who finished near post. In the second half, Fletcher Fulton was brought down in the box for a penalty which was put away by Sabit Ngor.[4][6] With the win against Northcote City FC, Heidelberg United qualified for the semi finals of the Dockerty Cup and the Round of 32 in the Australia Cup.[7][8]
Australia Cup
[edit]On 25 June, Heidelberg were drawn at home against National Premier Leagues Northern NSW side Weston Bears.[9][10] 5 minutes in, Ryan Lethlean's header off of a corner was saved onto the crossbar by Bears goalkeeper Gerrard Roebuck. In the 26th minute, forward Peter Kaassen got onto a long ball from Anthony Theodoropoulos and squared it to Asahi Yokokawa, who tapped the ball into the net under defensive pressure to make it 1-0. The Bergers soon hit the woodwork for the second time. Yaren Sözer, managed to tip the ball over the bar off of a Weston Bears header, allowing Heidelberg to go into the break 1-0 up. Max Bisetto then scored late in the second half to win the game for the Alexandros 2-0.[11][12] The total attendance at Olympic Village was 525.[13][14]
On 30 July, the Bergers were drawn against A-League side Western Sydney Wanderers, which would again be played at Olympic Village.[12]
| Heidelberg United | Round | Newcastle Jets | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Score | Opponent | Score | |
| St Albans Dinamo | 2-0 (A) | Fourth Preliminary Round | ||
| Hampton East Brighton | 3-0 (H) | Fifth Preliminary Round | ||
| Clifton Hill | 4-1 (H) | Sixth Preliminary Round | ||
| Northcote City FC | 2-0 (A) | Seventh Preliminary Round | ||
| Weston Bears | 2-0 (H) | Round of 32 | Adelaide United FC | 2-1 (H) |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 3-0 (H) | Round of 16 | Cooks Hill United FC | 5-0 (A) |
| Wellington Phoenix | 4-0 (H) | Quarter Finals | Macarthur FC | 3-0 (H) |
| Auckland FC | 2-0 (H) | Semi Finals | Avondale FC | 4-2 (A) |
| Note: In all results above, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Heidelberg United vs Newcastle Jets, Australia Cup, 4th October 2025". A-Leagues. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
- ^ "History beckons as Heidelberg wins through to the Hahn Australia Cup Final | Football Victoria". www.footballvictoria.com.au. 2025-09-01. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ^ "Hahn Australia Cup Final 2025 venue confirmed | Australia Cup". www.australiacup.com.au. 2025-09-06. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
- ^ a b c "Road to the Dockerty Cup Final: Heidelberg United | Football Victoria". www.footballvictoria.com.au. 2025-07-15. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ^ Football Victoria (2025-05-20). 2025 Dockerty / Hahn Australia Cup - Heidelberg United FC v FC Clifton Hill. Retrieved 2025-09-03 – via YouTube.
- ^ Football Victoria (2025-06-10). 2025 Dockerty / Hahn Australia Cup Rd 7 - Northcote City FC v Heidelberg United FC. Archived from the original on 2025-06-10. Retrieved 2025-09-03 – via YouTube.
- ^ "In Focus: Giant killers, first-timers and past winners headline Victoria's Round of 32 entrants | Australia Cup". www.australiacup.com.au. 2025-07-16. Archived from the original on 2025-07-24. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ^ Herald, The Greek (2025-06-11). "South Melbourne and Heidelberg United qualify for Australia Cup Round of 32". The Greek Herald. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ^ "Hahn Australia Cup 2025 Round of 32 Match Schedule finalised | Australia Cup". www.australiacup.com.au. 2025-07-01. Archived from the original on 2025-08-01. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ^ "Weston Bears draw NPL Victoria heavyweight Heidelberg United in Australia Cup". www.maitlandmercury.com.au. 2025-07-01. Archived from the original on 2025-07-02. Retrieved 2025-09-03.
- ^ Writer, Staff (2025-07-24). "Alexander Advance To Round Of 16". Heidelberg United Alexander FC. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
- ^ a b jcsaszar (2025-08-06). "Match Preview: Heidelberg United v Western Sydney Wanderers". Western Sydney Wanderers. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
- ^ www.365scores.com https://www.365scores.com/football/match/australia-cup-6193/heidelberg-united-weston-bears-19586-30215-6193. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
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