written by John Punshon
Source: VSF Year Book 1973

Home Team		v		Away Team
Preliminary Round Date not known
Albion Rovers	6	-	2	Clayton
Brighton	4	-	2	University of Melbourne
Broadmeadows	0	-	4	Ferntree Gully
Newporr	3	-	4	Dandenong City
Rosebud	2	-	1	Springvale
South Yarra	0	-	1	Waverley
Byes: Twenty-six teams
Round One Date not known
Altona City	6	-	2	Corio
Ballarat	1	-	8	Preston Makedonia
Bayswater	3	-	0	Prahran City
Chelsea	1	-	2	Brighton
Croydon City	6	-	0	Monash University
Dandenong City	0	-	2	Park Rangers
East Melbourne Helvetic	1	-	2	Albion Rovers
Essendon City	6	-	1	Sandringham
Essendon Lions	1	-	2	Eltham
Ferntree Gully	7	-	0	Doncaster Rovers
Mooroolbark	2	-	1	Green Gully
Prahran Slavia	2	-	1	Heidelberg City
St Albans	0	-	1	Moreland
Waverley	0	-	3	Frankston City
Western Suburbs	0	-	5	Ringwood United
Yallourn	23	-	0	Rosebud
Round Two Date not known
Brighton After extra time	2	-	2	Preston Makedonia After extra time
Essendon City	1	-	2	Frankston City
Ferntree Gully	4	-	1	Croydon City
Mooroolbark After extra time	3	-	0	Bayswater
Moreland	0	-	2	Prahran Slavia
Park Rangers	1	-	2	Eltham After extra time
Ringwood United	0	-	2	Albion Rovers
Yallourn After extra time	2	-	2	Altona City After extra time
Round Two Replays Date not known
Altona City	2	-	0	Yallourn
Preston Makedonia	3	-	0	Brighton
Quarter-Finals Date not known
Altona City	3	-	1	Mooroolbark
Eltham	0	-	3	Prahran Slavia
Frankston City	5	-	1	Ferntree Gully
Preston Makedonia	1	-	2	Albion Rovers After extra time
Sem-Finals Date not known
Albion Rovers	0	-	3	Altona City
Prahran Slavia	3	-	1	Frankston City
1972 Federation Cup Final Date not known
Altona City	3	-	0	Prahran Slavia