South Melbourne FC return to the Australia Cup Round of 32 after a two year absence as they take on A-League Men side Wellington Phoenix at Lakeside Stadium.
Club: South Melbourne FC
Region: Victoria
Home ground: Lakeside Stadium
Founded: 1959
Australia Cup Final Rounds appearances (inc. 2024): 4
Best result: Semi-Final (2017)
Head Coach: Esteban Quintas
Road to the Round of 32:
Melbourne Knights FC 0-2 South Melbourne FC
South Melbourne FC 4-3 Eastern Lions SC
Preston Lions FC 2-5 South Melbourne FC
South Melbourne FC 1-0 St Albans Saints SC
South Melbourne went through an entertaining qualifying campaign, with the perfect mixture of close encounters, drama and a couple of high-scoring games.
They were given a difficult start when facing fellow NPL Victoria side the Melbourne Knights, before requiring a 4-3 victory to get past NPL Victoria 2 side Eastern Lions, where they had to fight off a late, dramatic comeback from their opponents.
They then defeated another NPL Victoria 2 side - Preston Lions FC - with five different goalscorers netting goals, before winning their Preliminary Round Seven clash against St Albans Saints thanks to a 48th-minute goal from Nahuel Bonada.
Australia Cup Record:
2014: Preliminary Rounds
2015: Round of 32
2016: Preliminary Rounds
2017: Semi-final
2018: Preliminary Rounds
2019: Preliminary Rounds
2021: Round of 32
2022: Preliminary Rounds
2023: Preliminary Rounds
Match Details:
South Melbourne FC vs Wellington Phoenix FC
Date: Tuesday 6 August
Time: 7:30pm AEST
Venue: Lakeside Stadium
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