Some preliminary matches were held in February and March, prior to the competition being suspended in mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.
[2] One of the member federation-based competitions resumed from July (for the Lakoseljac Cup in Tasmania).
The preliminary rounds structures are as follows, and refer to the different levels in the unofficial Australian association football league system:[8][9]
In the ACT and South Australia, a draw was conducted[13] but no matches were played.
[14] The only match played in this round was the grand final of the Lakoseljac Cup competition in Tasmania.