FFA Cup to be renamed Australia Cup

The FFA Cup knockout competition will be renamed the Australia Cup from the 2022 edition.

Saturday's 2021 FFA Cup final between Melbourne Victory and Central Coast Mariners at AAMI Park will be the last match played under the previous name.

Football Australia will transition the knockout cup to its new name in the upcoming preliminary rounds for the 2022 competition.

The FFA Cup was established in 2014 but the name 'Australia Cup' has historic origins in Australian football.

Between 1962 and 1968 the original Australia Cup was contested between leading state league teams of the time.

FA chief executive James Johnson said 'Australia Cup' was a popular option when the game's stake holders were consulted about a name change, after Football Federation Australia rebadged as Football Australia in 2020.

"We have really evolved the FFA Cup competition this year and changing the name of the competition to the Australia Cup is an exciting next step in this evolution," Johnson said.

"... Our Cup competition has always been one which has connected and united Australia's football community, and we believe the name change will ultimately serve to elevate the competition in the national and international consciousness, as clubs aspire to win a competition that represents our entire football ecosystem."