Brisbane Roar coach Robbie Fowler hopes Wednesday's home FFA Cup tie will be the"start of something special"for the club,while cross-town rivals Brisbane Strikers aim for their first quarter-final appearance.
Long before the palm trees,sauce bottles and Jamaican sprinters,football on the Central Coast had a heartbeat,which the Mariners will pay tribute to in the FFA Cup on Wednesday night.
Alejandro Sanchez could become the first player with one hand to play in the A-League with a move to the Mariners on the cards.
Reaching the last eight of the FFA Cup and making history is great for Moreland City. But given the choice they would rather win promotion to NPL 1.
Melbourne City narrowly avoided a shock defeat to Marconi,doing just enough to progress to the quarter-finals of the FFA Cup.
Victorian NPL 2 club Moreland Zebras are through to the last eight of the FFA Cup after a convincing 4-0 win over Queensland club Magpies Crusaders.
Melbourne City's new coach is looking to keep his winning streak going against Marconi when the A-League side travels to Sydney for Wednesday's FFA Cup tie.
The once-missing Australian Cup soccer trophy has been found and will now be on show permanently at a Melbourne club.
The Stallions remain Australia's joint most successful club and the former giants will have a chance to humble the country's wealthiest club,Melbourne City,in the FFA Cup on Wednesday.
English defender Tom Aldred is more than happy to be the favourite to lead Robbie Fowler's Brisbane Roar rebuild.
In lieu of relegation,A-League chiefs are keen on encouraging competitive tension at the foot of the table as they rejig the FFA Cup format for next year.