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2026 Hahn Australia Cup

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2026 Hahn Australia Cup schedule – Far North Queensland & Gulf,
Round 1: Friday January 30th/Saturday January 31st/Sunday February 1st
Round 2: Friday February 6th/Saturday February 7th/Sunday February 8th
Round 3: Friday February 13th/Saturday February 14th/Sunday February 15th
Round 4: Friday March 27th/Saturday March 28th/Sunday March 29th
Round 5 (Anzac Day weekend): Friday April 24th/Saturday April 25th/Sunday April 26th
Round 6: Friday May 15th/Saturday May 16th/Sunday May 17th
Round 7 (opening weekend FIFA World Cup): Friday June 12th/Saturday June 13th/Sunday June 14th

 
2026 Hahn Australia Cup schedule – North Queensland,
Round 1: Friday January 30th/Saturday January 31st/Sunday February 1st
Round 2: Friday February 6th/Saturday February 7th/Sunday February 8th
Round 3: Friday February 13th/Saturday February 14th/Sunday February 15th
Round 4: Friday March 27th/Saturday March 28th/Sunday March 29th
Round 5 (Anzac Day weekend): Friday April 24th/Saturday April 25th/Sunday April 26th
Round 6: Friday May 15th/Saturday May 16th/Sunday May 17th
Round 7 (opening weekend FIFA World Cup): Friday June 12th/Saturday June 13th/Sunday June 14th

 
2026 Hahn Australia Cup schedule – Whitsunday Coast,
Round 1: Friday January 30th/Saturday January 31st/Sunday February 1st
Round 2: Friday February 6th/Saturday February 7th/Sunday February 8th
Round 3: Friday February 13th/Saturday February 14th/Sunday February 15th
Round 4: Friday March 27th/Saturday March 28th/Sunday March 29th
Round 5 (Anzac Day weekend): Friday April 24th/Saturday April 25th/Sunday April 26th
Round 6: Friday May 15th/Saturday May 16th/Sunday May 17th
Round 7 (opening weekend FIFA World Cup): Friday June 12th/Saturday June 13th/Sunday June 14th

 
2026 Hahn Australia Cup schedule – Central Queensland,
Round 1: Friday January 30th/Saturday January 31st/Sunday February 1st
Round 2: Friday February 6th/Saturday February 7th/Sunday February 8th
Round 3: Friday February 13th/Saturday February 14th/Sunday February 15th
Round 4: Friday March 27th/Saturday March 28th/Sunday March 29th
Round 5 (Anzac Day weekend): Friday April 24th/Saturday April 25th/Sunday April 26th
Round 6: Friday May 15th/Saturday May 16th/Sunday May 17th
Round 7 (opening weekend FIFA World Cup): Friday June 12th/Saturday June 13th/Sunday June 14th

 
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2026 Hahn Australia Cup schedule – Wide Bay,
Round 1: Friday January 30th/Saturday January 31st/Sunday February 1st
Round 2: Friday February 6th/Saturday February 7th/Sunday February 8th
Round 3: Friday February 13th/Saturday February 14th/Sunday February 15th
Round 4: Friday March 27th/Saturday March 28th/Sunday March 29th
Round 5 (Anzac Day weekend): Friday April 24th/Saturday April 25th/Sunday April 26th
Round 6: Friday May 15th/Saturday May 16th/Sunday May 17th
Round 7 (opening weekend FIFA World Cup): Friday June 12th/Saturday June 13th/Sunday June 14th

 
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2026 Hahn Australia Cup schedule – South East Queensland,
Round 1: Friday January 30th/Saturday January 31st/Sunday February 1st
Round 2: Friday February 6th/Saturday February 7th/Sunday February 8th
Round 3: Friday February 13th/Saturday February 14th/Sunday February 15th
Round 4: Tuesday March 24th/Wednesday March 25th & Tuesday March 31st/Wednesday April 1st
Round 5: Tuesday April 21st/Wednesday April 22nd & Tuesday April 28th/Wednesday April 29th
Round 6: Tuesday May 12th/Wednesday May 13th & Tuesday May 19th/Wednesday May 20th
Round 7 (opening weekend FIFA World Cup): Friday June 12th/Saturday June 13th/Sunday June 14th




 
Round 7 (opening weekend FIFA World Cup): Friday June 12th/Saturday June 13th/Sunday June 14th

Doubt any of the games will be affected by international call ups
 
RIMB said:
That is something!
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I'm not really sure how this is much different to what occurred this year and in previous seasons. It seems to me that the only difference is all NPL and FQPL1-3 clubs and regional FQPL clubs are automatically entered, rather than having to enter separately.
 
Keeper66 said:
I'm not really sure how this is much different to what occurred this year and in previous seasons. It seems to me that the only difference is all NPL and FQPL1-3 clubs and regional FQPL clubs are automatically entered, rather than having to enter separately.
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I'm guessing there would still be a bunch of clubs not wanting to be entered, so they'll forfeit? But it's certainly a way of boosting the "number clubs entered" for the competition 😉
 
Keeper66 said:
Yep, just sounds like more FQ spin to me.
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I see it as total inclusion.

It may not change a single club joining or abstaining, but it says up front that everyone is in if they want.

I expect there will be some smaller and regional clubs that will take up the offer since they really don't have to do submit anything to be part of it.

'Just another game' at the least. So much more if they do well.

It helps the Kappa Queensland Cup too - with the chance at more interest across the State from clubs who do participate.

Yes, FQ is going to take advantage of any spin they can, but that does not mean it is a meaningless outcome.
 
RIMB said:
I see it as total inclusion.

It may not change a single club joining or abstaining, but it says up front that everyone is in if they want.

I expect there will be some smaller and regional clubs that will take up the offer since they really don't have to do submit anything to be part of it.

'Just another game' at the least. So much more if they do well.

It helps the Kappa Queensland Cup too - with the chance at more interest across the State from clubs who do participate.

Yes, FQ is going to take advantage of any spin they can, but that does not mean it is a meaningless outcome.
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Total inclusion is already there, everyone has always been able to be in if they wanted. And the Kappa Qld Cup is essentially just a renaming of the Australia Cup qualifying rounds, with the exception that the 4 qualifying clubs for round of 32 in Australia Cup go on to play semis and final for the Qld Cup.

In terms of regional interest it doesn't look like much will change, as it appears that regional clubs still will only get the chance to play SEQ clubs at the last 8 round, and only one regional club will get entry to that last 8 anyway (same as the last few years).

The vast majority of Qld clubs, in fact all in NPL-FQPL3 and most at FQPL regional level, and most at FQPL4 level and below, have already been in the Cup since it started. The exception was last year when in Central region only one FQPL club played (out of 7) and in Wide Bay where only 2 out of 8 (I think) played. I don't know why the others didn't nominate, but mostly they had in previous years, so that suggests to me they weren't interested anymore. I don't think the nomination process was that onerous, so why would their thinking change just because they are automatically included now?

At this point, it seems to me that whatever FQ is changing may be only marginally better than meaningless, if that.
 
Based off this seasons leagues + Australia Cup entrants, would mean 20 additional clubs 'entered' into Queensland:
  1. Bayside United (QPL3 Metro)
  2. Ipswich Knights (QPL3 Metro)
  3. North Pine (QPL3 Metro)
  4. Burleigh Heads Bulldogs (QPL3 South Coast)
  5. Palm Beach (QPL3 South Coast)
  6. St Albans (QPL3 Darling Downs)
  7. Uni of Southern Queensland (QPL3 Darling Downs)
  8. Gympie United (QPL3 - Sunshine Coast)
  9. Berserker Beats (QPL Regional - Central Coast)
  10. Clinton (QPL Regional - Central Coast)
  11. Bluebirds United (QPL Regional - Central Coast)
  12. Capricorn Coast (QPL Regional - Central Coast)
  13. Central FC (QPL Regional - Central Coast)
  14. Nerimbera (QPL Regional - Central Coast)
  15. Sunbury Blues (QPL Regional - Wide Bay)
  16. Bargara (QPL Regional - Wide Bay)
  17. Bingera (QPL Regional - Wide Bay)
  18. Fraser Flames (QPL Regional - Wide Bay)
  19. SC Corinthians (QPL Regional - Wide Bay)
  20. United Park Eagles (QPL Regional - Wide Bay)
 
NicCarBel said:
Based off this seasons leagues + Australia Cup entrants, would mean 20 additional clubs 'entered' into Queensland:
  1. Bayside United (QPL3 Metro)
  2. Ipswich Knights (QPL3 Metro)
  3. North Pine (QPL3 Metro)
  4. Burleigh Heads Bulldogs (QPL3 South Coast)
  5. Palm Beach (QPL3 South Coast)
  6. St Albans (QPL3 Darling Downs)
  7. Uni of Southern Queensland (QPL3 Darling Downs)
  8. Gympie United (QPL3 - Sunshine Coast)
  9. Berserker Beats (QPL Regional - Central Coast)
  10. Clinton (QPL Regional - Central Coast)
  11. Bluebirds United (QPL Regional - Central Coast)
  12. Capricorn Coast (QPL Regional - Central Coast)
  13. Central FC (QPL Regional - Central Coast)
  14. Nerimbera (QPL Regional - Central Coast)
  15. Sunbury Blues (QPL Regional - Wide Bay)
  16. Bargara (QPL Regional - Wide Bay)
  17. Bingera (QPL Regional - Wide Bay)
  18. Fraser Flames (QPL Regional - Wide Bay)
  19. SC Corinthians (QPL Regional - Wide Bay)
  20. United Park Eagles (QPL Regional - Wide Bay)
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Thanks for putting this list together NCB. The numbers are a touch higher than I thought, 20 out of a total of 107 clubs in FQPL1-3 metro and FQPL regional. 12 of those are from Wide Bay and Central as I mentioned previously, so 8 from the remaining 92 didn't enter.

Two of the three from FQPL3 Metro (Ip Knights and North Pine) are unexpected, don't know why they didn't enter, they did in 2024. Bayside isn't a surprise, they changed their approach this season (2025) and appear to now just want to be a small community club and find their appropriate level. They were relegated from FQPL2 in 2024, and wanted all senior players in FQPL3 in 2025 to pay $1000 registration, subsequently ending up losing all players from the previous season and then were relegated again after losing all 24 games, scoring 12 and conceding 111!. So I'm not surprised they didn't enter the cup.

The Gold Coast clubs (Burleigh and Palm Beach) entered in 2024. Gympie maybe didn't enter because of potential travel distance, as they would have been part of the SEQ draw (possible travel to Brisbane/Gold Coast/Toowoomba), and it looks like they didn't enter in 2024 either.

In any case, I still think the announcement from FQ of a "major evolution" in the Cup in 2026 is a bit of a beat-up, as not much appears to be changing.
 
2026 Hahn Australia Cup schedule – Victoria,
Round 1: Friday February 13th/Saturday February 14th/Sunday February 15th/Monday February 16th
Round 2: Friday February 27th/Saturday February 28th/Sunday March 1st/Monday March 2nd
Round 3: Friday March 13th/Saturday March 14th/Sunday March 15th/Monday March 16th
Round 4: Tuesday March 31st/Wednesday April 1st/Thursday April 2nd & Friday April 3rd/Saturday April 4th/Monday April 6th
Round 5: Tuesday April 28th & Wednesday April 29th
Round 6: Tuesday May 12th & Wednesday May 13th
Round 7: Tuesday May 26th & Wednesday May 27th

 
2026 Hahn Australia Cup schedule – New South Wales,
Round 2: Friday March 6th/Saturday March 7th/Sunday March 8th
Round 3: Tuesday March 17th/Wednesday March 18th/Thursday March 19th
Round 4: Tuesday April 7th/Wednesday April 8th/Thursday April 9th
Round 5: Tuesday April 21st/Wednesday April 22nd/Thursday April 23rd
Round 6: Tuesday May 5th/Wednesday May 6th/Thursday May 7th
Round 7: Tuesday May 26th/Wednesday May 27th/Thursday May 28th

 
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