Weston Bears draw NPL Victoria heavyweight Heidelberg United in Australia Cup
The Bears are joined by the Newcastle Jets and Cooks Hill United in the round.
Cooks Hill are away NPL South Australia side Adelaide Croatia Raiders, while the Newcastle Jets will host fellow A-League club Adelaide United.
Dates for the fixtures are yet to be confirmed but they will be played over two weeks from mid to late July.
It's the first time the Bears or Cooks Hill have reached the round of 32.
Weston kept on their winning way in the Northern NSW NPL with a 4-1 win against Lambton Jaffas at Arthur Edden Oval on Saturday.
Cooper Buswell scored a double, Blake Archbold scored from the penalty spot and the fourth was a Jaffas own-goal.
The Bears fifth win in a row, cemented them in third spot on 28 points, 10 points behind leader Edgeworth and nine points adrift of second-placed Broadmeadow, but with two games in hand of both teams.
They are five points clear of fourth-placed Charlestown Azzurri, who have played three games more.
The Weston Bears have drawn NPL Victoria leaders Heidelberg United in Melbourne in the Australia Cup round of 32.
The Bears are joined by the Newcastle Jets and Cooks Hill United in the round.
Cooks Hill are away NPL South Australia side Adelaide Croatia Raiders, while the Newcastle Jets will host fellow A-League club Adelaide United.
Dates for the fixtures are yet to be confirmed but they will be played over two weeks from mid to late July.
It's the first time the Bears or Cooks Hill have reached the round of 32.
Weston kept on their winning way in the Northern NSW NPL with a 4-1 win against Lambton Jaffas at Arthur Edden Oval on Saturday.
Cooper Buswell scored a double, Blake Archbold scored from the penalty spot and the fourth was a Jaffas own-goal.
The Bears fifth win in a row, cemented them in third spot on 28 points, 10 points behind leader Edgeworth and nine points adrift of second-placed Broadmeadow, but with two games in hand of both teams.
They are five points clear of fourth-placed Charlestown Azzurri, who have played three games more.
The Weston Bears have drawn NPL Victoria leaders Heidelberg United in Melbourne in the Australia Cup round of 32.
The Bears are joined by the Newcastle Jets and Cooks Hill United in the round.
Cooks Hill are away NPL South Australia side Adelaide Croatia Raiders, while the Newcastle Jets will host fellow A-League club Adelaide United.
Dates for the fixtures are yet to be confirmed but they will be played over two weeks from mid to late July.
It's the first time the Bears or Cooks Hill have reached the round of 32.
Weston kept on their winning way in the Northern NSW NPL with a 4-1 win against Lambton Jaffas at Arthur Edden Oval on Saturday.
Cooper Buswell scored a double, Blake Archbold scored from the penalty spot and the fourth was a Jaffas own-goal.
The Bears fifth win in a row, cemented them in third spot on 28 points, 10 points behind leader Edgeworth and nine points adrift of second-placed Broadmeadow, but with two games in hand of both teams.
They are five points clear of fourth-placed Charlestown Azzurri, who have played three games more.
The Weston Bears have drawn NPL Victoria leaders Heidelberg United in Melbourne in the Australia Cup round of 32.
The Bears are joined by the Newcastle Jets and Cooks Hill United in the round.
Cooks Hill are away NPL South Australia side Adelaide Croatia Raiders, while the Newcastle Jets will host fellow A-League club Adelaide United.
Dates for the fixtures are yet to be confirmed but they will be played over two weeks from mid to late July.
It's the first time the Bears or Cooks Hill have reached the round of 32.
Weston kept on their winning way in the Northern NSW NPL with a 4-1 win against Lambton Jaffas at Arthur Edden Oval on Saturday.
Cooper Buswell scored a double, Blake Archbold scored from the penalty spot and the fourth was a Jaffas own-goal.
The Bears fifth win in a row, cemented them in third spot on 28 points, 10 points behind leader Edgeworth and nine points adrift of second-placed Broadmeadow, but with two games in hand of both teams.
They are five points clear of fourth-placed Charlestown Azzurri, who have played three games more.
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