FA Cup
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2024-2025
Location
England
Abbreviation
ENGCUP1
Summary
The 2024-2025 English FA Cup (ENGCUP1) is the most prestigious football club tournament in England. The 2024-2025 ENGCUP1 is a "Knockout" tournament. The Final will be held on 17 May 2025 at Wembley Stadium. The winner of the 2024-2025 ENGCUP1 receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2024-2025 UEFA Europa League. Manchester United (ENG1) is the defending ENGCUP1 champion.
In each of the first 5 rounds, if a match ends in a tie, the two teams have a replay at the home field of the first match's away team. If the match is still tied after regulation time, two 15-minute extra time periods are played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out is held.
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Leagues Pyramid - England
| Abbrev | League | # Teams |
|---|---|---|
| ENG1 | Barclay's Premier League | 20 |
| ENG2 | Championship | 24 |
| ENG3 | League One | 24 |
| ENG4 | League Two | 24 |
| ENG5 | Conference | 24 |
Competition Structure
| Stage | # Teams | New Teams Entering This Round | Teams From Previous Round | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extra Preliminary Round | 416 | 416 teams from Levels 8-10 in English football pyramid | None | 208 Knockout matches (extra time/penalty shoot-out if required) |
| Preliminary Round | 272 | 68 teams from Levels 8 in English football pyramid | 208 winners from Extra Preliminary Round | 136 Knockout matches (extra time/penalty shoot-out if required) |
| 1st Qualifying Round | 224 | 88 teams from Level 7 in English football pyramid | 136 winners from Preliminary Round | 112 Knockout matches (extra time/penalty shoot-out if required) |
| 2nd Qualifying Round | 160 | 48 teams from Level 6 in English football pyramid | 112 winners from 1st Qualifying Round | 80 Knockout matches (extra time/penalty shoot-out if required) |
| 3rd Qualifying Round | 80 | None | 80 winners from 2nd Qualifying Round | 40 Knockout matches (extra time/penalty shoot-out if required) |
| 4th Qualifying Round | 64 | 24 teams from Level 6 in English football pyramid | 40 winners from 3rd Qualifying Round | 32 Knockout matches (extra time/penalty shoot-out if required), 1 team received a bye |
| 1st Round | 80 | 24 ENG3 teams, 24 ENG4 teams | 32 winners from 4th Round Qualifying | 40 Knockout matches |
| 2nd Round | 40 | None | 40 winners from 1st Round/1st Round Replays | 20 Knockout matches |
| 3rd Round | 64 | 20 ENG1 teams, 24 ENG2 teams | 20 winners from 2nd Round/2nd Round Replays | 32 Knockout matches |
| 4th Round | 32 | None | 32 winners from 3rd Round/3rd Round Replays | 16 Knockout matches |
| 5th Round | 16 | None | 16 winners from 4th Round/4th Round Replays | 8 Knockout matches |
| Quarterfinals | 8 | None | 8 winners from 5th Round/5th Round Replay | 4 Knockout matches |
| Semifinals | 4 | None | 4 winners from Quarterfinals | 2 Knockout matches |
| Final | 2 | None | 2 winners from Semifinals | 1 Knockout match played at a neutral site |
3rd Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Thu - 9 Jan 2025
 | 01 | Cardiff (ENG2) | Bramall Lane |
 | 20 | Peterborough United (ENG3) | Goodison Park |
Fri - 10 Jan 2025
 | 20 | Portsmouth (ENG2) | Adams Park |
 | 21 | West Ham United (ENG1) | Villa Park |
Sat - 11 Jan 2025
 | 12 | Wolverhampton (ENG1) | Ashton Gate Stadium |
 | 01 | Blackburn (ENG2) | Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough) |
 | 21 | Lincoln City FC (ENG3) | St Andrew's @ Knighthead Park |
 | 40 | Accrington Stanley FC (ENG4) | Anfield |
 | 62 | Queens Park Rangers (ENG2) | King Power Stadium |
 | 13 | Burnley FC (ENG2) | Select Car Leasing Stadium | |||
| AET | ||||||
 | 04 | Brighton & Hove (ENG1) | Carrow Road |
 | 51 | West Bromwich Albion (ENG2) | Vitality Stadium |
 | 12 | Stoke City (ENG2) | Stadium of Light | |||
| AET | ||||||
 | 31 | Oxford United (ENG2) | St James' Park (Exeter) |
 | 01 | Plymouth Argyle (ENG2) | Gtech Community Stadium |
 | 20 | Luton Town FC (ENG2) | The City Ground |
 | 80 | Salford City FC (ENG4) | Etihad Stadium (Manchester) |
 | 10 | Harrogate Town FC (ENG4) | Elland Road |
 | 11 | Sheffield Wednesday (ENG2) | The Coventry Building Society Arena | |||
| AET - Coventry City advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
Sun - 12 Jan 2025
 | 11 | Doncaster Rovers (ENG4) | The MKM Stadium | |||
| AET - Doncaster Rovers advances on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
 | 03 | Tottenham (ENG1) | The Lamb Ground | |||
| AET | ||||||
 | 11 | Manchester United (ENG1) | Emirates Stadium | |||
| AET - Manchester United advances on PKs (5-3) | ||||||
 | 31 | Bromley FC (ENG4) | St James' Park (Exeter) |
 | 30 | Bristol Rovers (ENG3) | Portman Road |
 | 10 | Stockport County FC (ENG3) | Selhurst Park |
 | 30 | Swansea City (ENG2) | St Mary's Stadium |
Mon - 13 Jan 2025
 | 30 | Dagenham Redbridge (ENG5) | The Den |
Tue - 14 Jan 2025
 | 11 | Derby County FC (ENG2) | Gaughan Group Stadium | |||
| AET - Leyton Orient advances on PKs (6-5) | ||||||
 | 21 | Charlton Athletic (ENG3) | Deepdale |
 | 02 | Wigan Athletic (ENG3) | One Call Stadium |
Sat - 8 Feb 2025
| Leicester City (ENG1) | Old Trafford |
| Chelsea (ENG1) | Old Trafford |
| Ipswich Town (ENG1) | The Coventry Building Society Arena |
| Nottingham Forest (ENG1) | St James' Park (Exeter) |
| Wolverhampton (ENG1) | Ewood Park |
| Newcastle United (ENG1) | Ewood Park |
| Liverpool (ENG1) | Home Park (Plymouth) |
| AFC Bournemouth (ENG1) | Goodison Park |
| Tottenham (ENG1) | Villa Park |
| Burnley FC (ENG2) | Villa Park |
| Crystal Palace (ENG1) | Eco-Power Stadium |
| Millwall (ENG2) | Elland Road |
| Cardiff (ENG2) | bet365 Stadium |
2nd Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Fri - 29 Nov 2024
| 10 | Gainsborough Trinity FC (ENG) | Exercise Stadium |
Sat - 30 Nov 2024
 | 02 | Wycombe Wanderers (ENG3) | Grosvenor Vale |
| 20 | Cheltenham Town FC (ENG4) | The Peninsula Stadium |
 | 04 | Charlton Athletic (ENG3) | Poundland Bescot Stadium |
| 20 | Chesterfield FC (ENG4) | St James' Park (Exeter) |
| 21 | Oldham Athletic AFC (ENG5) | Gaughan Group Stadium | |||
| AET | ||||||
 | 00 | Bristol Rovers (ENG3) | Oakwell | |||
| Bristol Rovers advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
| 22 | Swindon Town (ENG4) | Wham Stadium | |||
| Accrington Stanley FC advances on PKs (4-1) | ||||||
 | 34 | Lincoln City FC (ENG3) | Broadfield Stadium |
 | 01 | Mansfield Town (ENG3) | Lamex Stadium |
| 43 | Notts County FC (ENG4) | Weston Homes Stadium |
| 31 | Brackley Town FC (ENG) | Edgeley Park |
 | 10 | Bradford City (ENG4) | Mazuma Mobile Stadium |
 | 12 | Wigan Athletic (ENG3) | Cledara Abbey Stadium | |||
| AET | ||||||
 | 12 | Dagenham Redbridge (ENG5) | The Cherry Red Records Stadium |
Sun - 1 Dec 2024
 | 12 | Doncaster Rovers (ENG4) | Latimer Park | |||
| AET | ||||||
 | 12 | Birmingham City (ENG3) | Bloomfield Road |
 | 11 | Tamworth FC (ENG) | Pirelli Stadium | |||
| Tamworth FC advances on PKs (4-3) | ||||||
| 53 | Harborough Town FC (ENG) | Select Car Leasing Stadium | |||
| AET | ||||||
 | 12 | Bromley FC (ENG4) | ARMCO Arena |
1st Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Fri - 1 Nov 2024
| 51 | Alfreton Town FC (ENG) | Meadow Lane |
| 10 | Huddersfield Town (ENG3) | The Lamb Ground |
Sat - 2 Nov 2024
 | 13 | Cheltenham Town FC (ENG4) | AESSEAL New York Stadium |
 | 01 | Doncaster Rovers (ENG4) | SO Legal Stadium |
| 53 | Barnet FC (ENG5) | St James' Park (Exeter) |
 | 02 | Wigan Athletic (ENG3) | Brunton Park |
| 32 | York City FC (ENG) | Adams Park |
| 31 | Aldershot Town FC (ENG5) | University of Bradford Stadium |
 | 12 | Oldham Athletic AFC (ENG5) | Prenton Park |
 | 34 | Bromley FC (ENG4) | Crown Oil Arena |
| 21 | Bolton (ENG3) | Poundland Bescot Stadium |
| 21 | Forest Green Rovers (ENG5) | Edgeley Park |
| 20 | Fleetwood Town FC (ENG4) | Select Car Leasing Stadium |
| 21 | Colchester United FC (ENG4) | The Nigel Eady County Ground | |||
| AET | ||||||
| 21 | Shrewsbury Town FC (ENG3) | The Peninsula Stadium |
 | 01 | Dagenham Redbridge (ENG5) | Mornflake Stadium |
 | 13 | Barnsley FC (ENG3) | Vale Park |
| 31 | Horsham FC (ENG) | SMH Group Stadium |
 | 01 | Cambridge United FC (ENG3) | The Laithwaite Community Stadium |
 | 02 | Blackpool (ENG3) | Priestfield Stadium |
 | 24 | Peterborough United (ENG3) | Rodney Parade |
| 30 | Maidstone United FC (ENG) | ARMCO Arena |
 | 12 | Crawley Town FC (ENG3) | York Road Stadium | |||
| AET | ||||||
| 10 | Scarborough Athletic FC (ENG) | Pirelli Stadium |
 | 01 | Wealdstone FC (ENG5) | Blundell Park |
| 31 | Weston-super-Mare AFC (ENG) | Memorial Stadium (Bristol) |
| 11 | Guiseley AFC (ENG) | Lamex Stadium | |||
| Stevenage FC advances on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
 | 12 | Kettering Town FC (ENG) | Sixfields Stadium | |||
| AET | ||||||
 | 02 | Morecambe (ENG4) | Sussex Transport Community Stadium |
 | 34 | Charlton Athletic (ENG3) | Roots Hall | |||
| AET | ||||||
 | 02 | Accrington Stanley FC (ENG4) | Dales Lane |
 | 14 | Harborough Town FC (ENG) | Longmead Stadium |
| 00 | Braintree Town FC (ENG) | St James' Park (Brackley) | |||
| Brackley Town FC advances on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
 | 44 | Gainsborough Trinity FC (ENG) | Keys Park | |||
| Gainsborough Trinity FC advances on PKs (5-4) | ||||||
Sun - 3 Nov 2024
 | 02 | AFC Wimbledon (ENG4) | Stadium:MK |
 | 01 | Birmingham City (ENG3) | VBS Community Stadium |
 | 04 | Mansfield Town (ENG3) | Tameside Stadium |
 | 22 | Leyton Orient (ENG3) | Meadow Park (Borehamwood) | |||
| Leyton Orient advances on PKs (3-1) | ||||||
| 10 | Wrexham FC (ENG3) | Exercise Stadium |
Mon - 4 Nov 2024
 | 04 | Lincoln City FC (ENG3) | The Meadow |