 Knights drew Western Australian side Cockburn City SC, defeating them 2–1 at Knights Stadium.In the Round of 16, at home once more, Melbourne Knights lost 3–1 to Green Gully in front of 2,472 fans.After a disappointing first half of the 2017 season, head coach Andrew Marth and assistant Frank Jurić were relieved of their coaching duties with the club languishing in third-bottom place and out of the FFA Cup in the qualifying stages, losing to NPL Victoria 2 side Dandenong City.