It was to be unique in Australian football in that the competition was to integrate clubs from the national top-level league, the A-League, with the state system below.
However, the Football Federation Australia later withdrew their permission for Melbourne Victory and Melbourne Heart to take part in the competition while the first rounds were already ongoing, citing confusion of fans in marketing an as yet unannounced national knockout cup competition, which the FFA described in a press announcement announcing their reversal as still being in a stage of consideration, and not yet having a viable plan.
[1] Northcote City SC defeated Melbourne Knights in the final to win their first Victorian top-level silverware.
Green Gully Cavaliers set the record for most goals in a match, in the short history of the competition.
The lowest ranked club remaining in the tournament is Cobram Victory, from the regional Goulburn North East Football Association.