DFA Cup

The DFA Cup is a national knock-out style cup competition, set to make its debut in 2017. 

The competition will feature all the clubs from the Australian Dodgeball Premier League, in a knockout-style cup competition – similar in vein to football’s English F.A Cup.

When the Cup competition begins in Victoria, it will be branded as the Dodgeball Victoria Cup, also known as the DV Cup. The top two ADPL Clubs (Grand Finalists), will gain qualification into the DFA Cup, the national version of the Cup competition.

With the impending launch of the ADPL New South Wales Conference in 2017, it will also have its own state-based cup competition, known as the Dodgeball NSW Cup, with the same format applying in NSW.

Victoria will have a Men’s and Mixed version of the DV Cup. Depending on the format of the Dodgeball NSW Cup, the national DFA Cup may only have a Mixed Division in its inaugural year.

The idea behind the DFA Cup is to have an authentic national knockout style cup competition, following the state-based qualification rounds. The DFA Cup will be staged a day prior to the ADPL National Finals Series, on the same weekend.

STATE-BASED KNOCKOUT ROUNDS:

In each state, all ADPL Clubs will be drawn at random each round, with the winners’ subsequently progressing to the following round. 

Each tie will feature a two-match series, played on the same date. If the series is drawn at 1 – 1, an overtime set will be played to determine who progresses to the next round.

Each round of the Cup will be set on a different date, with the same rules and regulations from the ADPL applying in the Cup – including match and squad regulations.

The top two Clubs (Grand Finalists) from the DV Cup and Dodgeball NSW Cup respectively, will gain qualification into the DFA Cup, the national version of the Cup competition. 

DATES: 

Saturday, December 2 | DFA Cup

Sunday, December 3 | ADPL National Finals Series

2017 DFA CUP | SCHEDULE: 

Semi Final 1: Winner DV Cup vs. Runner-Up Dodgeball NSW Cup (2-Match Series) 

Semi Final 2: Winner Dodgeball NSW Cup vs. Runner-Up DV Cup (2-Match Series)

Grand Final: Winner Semi Final 1 vs. Winner Semi Final 2