Floreat Athena Locked In For Australia Cup

The Western Sydney Wanderers will kick off their Australia Cup campaign in a Round of 32 clash against NPL Western Australia side Floreat Athena FC.

After failing to qualify for the last edition of the Australia Cup following a dismal qualifying play-off loss, the Wanderers will be looking to make a deep run in an effort to win the club's first major silverware in a decade with a long away trip to Litis Stadium on the shores of Perth's Lake Monger.

Floreat Athena were formed by Greek immigrants in 1951. The blue & white team in the Perth northern outskirts won the NPL Western Australia Premiership in 2022, but lost the Grand Final in a 6-3 loss to Perth SC in the Grand Final. This season they are flirting with relegation after having won just 5 games from 14 matches. Their last Australia Cup appearance was a 3-1 loss against A-League side Adelaide United.

After the qualifying play-offs being held in Darwin on the 17th & 18th of July are played, the Round of 32 will commence in early August. 

The full fixture list is:
Peninsula Power QLD vs Wellington Phoenix
Edgeworth Eagles vs Western United
Broadmeadow Magic vs Sydney United
Melb Victory/Newcastle Jets vs Brisbane Roar
Oakleigh Cannons vs Melbourne City
Sydney FC vs Central Coast Mariners
Melbourne Knights vs Queensland Lions FC
Hellenic Darwin vs Inter Lions Sydney
Goulburn Valley Suns Shepparton vs APIA Leichardt
Morton Bay vs Heidleberg
Metrostars Adelaide vs Inglewood Perth
Northcote City vs Adelaide United
Campbelltown City Adelaide vs Perth Glory/Macarthur
Mt Druitt Rangers vs Canberra Croatia
Floreat Athena WA vs Western Sydney Wanderers
Gold Coast Knights vs Devonport City