Australian Open IV
Major Sponsor for Season 27: Wellington Phoenix FC - Jake The Muss is the major sponsor of the Australian Open IV has he donated the credits for this remain a credit-free cup for this season.
The list of of competing teams for the Australian Open IV were:
| Team |
Manager |
Division |
Dep't |
Position |
| Northern Spirit FC |
Robbie Slater |
4 |
4 |
3 |
| Emo Alliance |
dualalliance |
4 |
34 |
1 |
| Galacticos |
GrannyRobo |
4 |
7 |
1 |
| Queensland Roar FC |
merlin |
4 |
8 |
2 |
| South cardiff Gunners |
bozo_69 |
4 |
14 |
3 |
| Shellharbour |
King Arthur |
4 |
15 |
12 |
| Wellington Phoenix FC |
Jake_The_Muss |
4 |
19 |
2 |
| Raiders FC |
theorbb |
4 |
22 |
1 |
| Srennug Lanesra |
bozo |
4 |
35 |
3 |
| Illawarra Dragons |
Helljumper |
4 |
44 |
10 |
| ROFLPWND |
pretty_jimmy |
4 |
46 |
13 |
| RED STAR BELGRADE FC |
Dragz |
4 |
53 |
3 |
| Tasmanian Devils |
Tazdevil |
4 |
54 |
8 |
| Blood_Hunters |
Tripple-H |
4 |
56 |
6 |
| Funky Chickens |
heath77 |
4 |
63 |
1 |
| spider-pig-fc |
s-pig |
5 |
4 |
11 |
| Chelsea Gunners |
Harv_dog |
5 |
9 |
2 |
| Canterbury Bulldogs |
dogs_rule |
5 |
31 |
3 |
| roosterfc |
aussie1234 |
5 |
67 |
3 |
| Aussie XI |
jm234 |
5 |
80 |
3 |
| Singleton Strikers |
Harvz |
5 |
84 |
4 |
| Nerds fc |
Braydo_manager |
5 |
91 |
6 |
| bazas squad |
baza |
5 |
128 |
4 |
| Bailee FC |
Bailee_FC |
5 |
141 |
6 |
| rebel knights |
newwy_knights |
5 |
176 |
2 |
| Buttered Pigs |
trev |
5 |
206 |
1 |
| UNITED FC |
Mr Bulgaria |
5 |
219 |
1 |
| Sydney FC |
lebo |
5 |
224 |
7 |
| Newcastle United Jets |
Simple Simon Insane! |
5 |
226 |
3 |
| West Coast Slammers |
Slammin_Sam |
5 |
241 |
4 |
| Xero FC |
DJWazly |
6 |
278 |
2 |
| STORM-FC |
storm_FC |
6 |
608 |
1 |
The results of each round were:
| Round One |
|
|
|
|
Aussie XI
|
1 |
v. |
0 |
Bailee FC |
| Shellharbour |
0 |
v. |
2 |
Wellington Phoenix FC |
West Coast Slammers
|
0 |
v. |
2 |
roosterfc |
Xero FC
|
0 |
v. |
4 |
Funky Chickens
|
Canterbury Bulldogs
|
1 |
v. |
4 |
Srennug Lanesra
|
Northern Spirit FC
|
2 |
v. |
0 |
ROFLPWND |
| spider-pig-fc |
0 |
v. |
4 |
Galacticos |
Newcastle United Jets
|
2 |
v. |
0 |
STORM-FC |
Tasmanian Devils
|
1 |
v. |
0 |
Chelsea Gunners
|
Buttered Pigs
|
1 |
v. |
4 |
Queensland Roar FC
|
| UNITED FC |
4 |
v. |
0 |
rebel knights |
Illawarra Dragons
|
3 |
v. |
1 |
Singleton Strikers |
| Nerds fc |
0 |
v. |
3 |
Sydney FC
|
| Blood_Hunters |
8 |
v. |
7 |
Emo Alliance
|
| South cardiff Gunners |
6 |
v. |
3 |
Raiders FC |
bazas squad
|
0 |
v. |
1 |
RED STAR BELGRADE FC
|
| Round Two |
|
|
|
|
Sydney FC
|
0 |
v. |
2 |
Illawarra Dragons |
| Queensland Roar FC |
2 |
v. |
0 |
UNITED FC
|
| Newcastle United Jets |
0 |
v. |
3 |
Northern Spirit FC
|
Srennug Lanesra
|
1 |
v. |
0 |
Blood_Hunters
|
| Wellington Phoenix FC |
2 |
v. |
0 |
Funky Chickens
|
| Tasmanian Devils |
1 |
v. |
4 |
Galacticos |
South cardiff gunners
|
1 |
v. |
0 |
RED STAR BELGRADE FC |
Aussie XI
|
2 |
v. |
1 |
roosterfc |
| Quarter Finals |
|
|
|
Aussie XI
|
3 |
v. |
0 |
Galacticos |
Illawarra Dragons
|
1 |
v. |
0 |
South cardiff Gunners
|
Queensland Roar FC
|
0 |
v. |
5 |
Srennug Lanesra
|
Wellington Phoenix FC
|
1 |
v. |
2 |
Northern Spirit FC
|
Special mention must go to Robbie Slater who knocked out Wellington Phoenix FC. Pre-competition betting had the bookies creating history with odds that meant the punters were paying the bookies if they bet on Jake The Muss' team
. This was the upset of the cup as everybody expected that the competition was to see who lost to Jake in the final as this was his only custom cup loss in Season 27.
| Semi Final |
|
|
|
|
| Srennug Lanesra |
2 |
v. |
3 |
Aussie XI
|
Northern Spirit FC
|
0 |
v. |
1 |
Illawarra Dragons |
As is customary in the Australian Opens, the finalists are rarely considered or discussed when tipping-the-winner conversations happen before the cup. Well done to jm234 and Helljumper on making it to the final of the Australian Open IV.
| Grand Final |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Aussie XI
|
0 |
v. |
1 |
Illawarra Dragons |
| |
|
|
|
|
In what was a closely contested final, Helljumper was victorious.
The top Goalscorers were:
|
|
Rounds |
|
| Club |
Player |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Total |
| Aussie XI |
Walen Morales |
1 |
2 |
|
2 |
|
5 |
| Illawarra Dragons |
Armindo Brás |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
5 |
| Northern Spirit FC |
Marco Martins |
1 |
|
2 |
|
|
3 |
| Srennug Lanesra |
Ben Sloman |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
| Emo Alliance |
Hamish Scarborough |
2 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
| Emo Alliance |
Oscar Quinn |
2 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
| Funky Chickens |
Hamish Lee |
2 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
| Galacticos |
Pahom Borisov |
|
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
| Illawarra Dragons |
Knut Bibi |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
| Newcastle United Jets |
Nathan Scarborough |
2 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
| Northern Spirit FC |
Emmanuel Ngobese |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
| Queensland Roar FC |
Tobias Audlington |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
| roosterfc |
Hans Hansson |
2 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
| South cardiff Gunners |
Obafemi Martins |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
| Srennug Lanesra |
Kenneth Bøthun |
|
|
2 |
|
|
2 |
| Srennug Lanesra |
Cooper Klein |
2 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
| Srennug Lanesra |
Nasser al-Hashimi |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
2 |
| Sydney FC |
Frans Larsson |
2 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
| Tasmanian Devils |
Clifford Jackson |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
| UNITED FC |
Simon le |
2 |
|
|
|
|
2 |
| Wellington Phoenix FC |
Oscar Cook |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
The Wrap up: The second 32 team Aussie Open went off without too many hitches and hopefully the managers involved enjoyed the opportunity to compete against other Aussie teams. The total spectator count for the tournament was 828,275 (up from 798,700 last season) with approximate takings of nearly $29.3 million. The organisers wish to see you all come back to compete in the Aussie Open again next season. Once again, thanks to Jake for the donation of credits to make this cup credit-free
Congratulations to the best of the Australian Div 4/5/6 Managers for Season 27:
Helljumper
Manager of Illawarra Dragons
