Pre-Season Cup Finals Series
The finals series will be held over two weekends - 11 August to 13 August, and 18 August to 20 August.
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Report |
| Playoffs | ||||||
| 11 August | New Zealand Knights | 0-1 | Perth Glory | North Harbour Stadium | 1,104 | report |
| 11 August | Sydney FC | 1-2 | Adelaide United | WIN Stadium | 4,210 (Wollongong) | report |
| 11 August | Melbourne Victory | 0-0 (4-2) | Queensland Roar | Epping Stadium | 2,117 | report |
| 12 August | Central Coast Mariners | 2-1 (aet) | Newcastle Jets | Bluetongue Stadium | 7,567 | report |
| Finals | ||||||
| 18 August | New Zealand Knights | 1-2 | Queensland Roar | North Harbour Stadium | Unknown | report |
| 18 August | Melbourne Victory | 1-0 | Perth Glory | Olympic Park, Melbourne | 2,215 | report |
| 19 August | Central Coast Mariners | 1-1 (4-5) | Adelaide United | Bluetongue Stadium | 10,463 | report |
| 19 August | Sydney FC | 2-0 | Newcastle Jets | Campbelltown Stadium | 5,326 | report |
| Playoffs | Finals | |||||||
| Grand final | ||||||||
| A1 | Central Coast Mariners | 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 1 | ||||
| B2 | Newcastle Jets | 1 | Adelaide United | 1 | ||||
| Third place playoff | ||||||||
| A2 | Adelaide United | 2 | Sydney FC | 2 | ||||
| B1 | Sydney FC | 1 | Newcastle Jets | 0 | ||||
| Fifth place playoff | ||||||||
| A3 | Melbourne Victory | 0 | Melbourne Victory | 1 | ||||
| B4 | Queensland Roar | 0 | Perth Glory | 0 | ||||
| Seventh place playoff | ||||||||
| A4 | New Zealand Knights | 0 | New Zealand Knights | 1 | ||||
| B3 | Perth Glory | 1 | Queensland Roar | 2 | ||||
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