Pre-Season Cup Group Stage
| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Report |
| Round 1 | ||||||
| 15 July | Central Coast Mariners | 2-1 | Perth Glory | Bluetongue Stadium | 5,680 | report |
| 15 July | Queensland Roar | 1-2 | Sydney FC | Carrara Stadium | 7,132 (Gold Coast) | report |
| 16 July | Melbourne Victory | 0-1 | Adelaide United | Aurora Stadium | 6,834 (Launceston) | report |
| 16 July | New Zealand Knights | 1-1 | Newcastle Jets | North Harbour Stadium | 804 | report |
| Round 2 | ||||||
| 22 July | Sydney FC | 2-1 | Newcastle Jets | Canberra Stadium | 7,226 (Canberra) | report |
| 22 July | Central Coast Mariners | 0-0 | Adelaide United | Wade Park | 4,344 (Orange) | report |
| 22 July | Perth Glory | 1-1 | Melbourne Victory | Dorrien Gardens | ~2,000 (West Perth) | report |
| 22 July | Queensland Roar | 1-1 | New Zealand Knights | Maroochydore Soccer Club | 3,347 (Maroochydore) | report |
| Round 3 | ||||||
| 29 July | New Zealand Knights | 0-0 | Sydney FC | North Harbour Stadium | 3,121 | report |
| 29 July | Melbourne Victory | 1-3 | Central Coast Mariners | Olympic Park, Melbourne | 6,593 | report |
| 29 July | Newcastle Jets | 0-0 | Queensland Roar | Port Macquarie Regional Stadium | 2,822 (Pt Macquarie) | report |
| 30 July | Perth Glory | 0-0 | Adelaide United | Dorrien Gardens | 3,038 (West Perth) | report |
| Bonus round | ||||||
| 4 August | Adelaide United | 1-0 | New Zealand Knights | Hindmarsh Stadium | 12,006 | report |
| 5 August | Newcastle Jets | 2-3 | Melbourne Victory | Scully Park Oval | 3,100 (Tamworth) | report |
| 6 August | Queensland Roar | 0-0 | Central Coast Mariners | Clive Burghofer Stadium | 4,571 (Toowoomba) | report |
| 6 August | Sydney FC | 3-0 | Perth Glory | WIN Stadium | 6,634 (Wollongong) | report |
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