FA Cup

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The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871-72 season, it is the oldest national football competition in the world. It is organized by and named after The Football Association (The FA). Since 2015, it has been known as The Emirates FA Cup after its headline sponsor. A concurrent women's tournament is also held, the Women's FA Cup.

Publications by season

1960s

1966-67
Date Round Clubs Venue
March 11, 1967 Fifth Round Proper Chelsea vs. Sheffield United Stamford Bridge

1970s

1972-73
Date Round Clubs Venue
January 13, 1973 Third Round Proper Bradford City vs. Blackpool Valley Parade

1980s

1983-84
Date Round Clubs Venue
January 7, 1984 Third Round Proper AFC Bournemouth vs. Manchester United Dean Court

1990s

1998-99
Date Round Clubs Venue
November 13, 1998 First Round Proper Swansea City vs. Millwall Vetch Field

2000s

2003-04
Date Round Clubs Venue
December 6, 2003 Second Round Proper Swansea City vs. Stevenage Borough Vetch Field

2010s

2011-12
Date Round Clubs Venue
January 8, 2012 Third Round Proper Manchester City vs. Manchester United City of Manchester Stadium
2013-14
Date Round Clubs Venue
January 5, 2014 Third Round Proper Manchester United vs. Swansea City Old Trafford
2018-19
Date Round Clubs Venue
March 16, 2019 Quarterfinals Swansea City vs. Manchester City Liberty Stadium

2020s

2020-21
Date Round Clubs Venue
January 23, 2021 Fourth Round Proper Cheltenham Town vs. Manchester City Jonny-Rocks Stadium
May 15, 2021 Final Chelsea vs. Leicester City Wembley Stadium
Clubs of the English football league system
Premier League AFC Bournemouth • Arsenal • Aston Villa • Brentford • Brighton & Hove Albion • Chelsea • Crystal Palace • Everton • Fulham • Leeds United • Leicester City • Liverpool • Manchester City • Manchester United • Newcastle United • Nottingham Forest • Southampton • Tottenham Hotspur • West Ham United • Wolverhampton Wanderers
English Football League League Championship Birmingham City • Blackburn Rovers • Blackpool • Bristol City • Burnley • Cardiff City • Coventry City • Huddersfield Town • Hull City • Luton Town • Middlesbrough • Millwall • Norwich City • Preston North End • Queens Park Rangers • Reading • Rotherham United • Sheffield United • Stoke City • Sunderland • Swansea City • Watford • West Bromwich Albion • Wigan Athletic
League One Accrington Stanley • Barnsley • Bolton Wanderers • Bristol Rovers • Cambridge United • Charlton Athletic • Cheltenham Town • Derby County • Exeter City • Fleetwood Town • Forest Green Rovers • Ipswich Town • Lincoln City • Milton Keynes Dons • Morecambe • Oxford United • Peterborough United • Plymouth Argyle • Port Vale • Portsmouth • Sheffield Wednesday • Shrewsbury Town • Wycombe Wanderers
League Two AFC Wimbledon • Bradford City • Carlisle United • Crawley Town • Crewe Alexandra • Doncaster Rovers • Gillingham • Grimsby Town • Harrogate Town • Hartlepool United • Leyton Orient • Mansfield Town • Newport County • Northampton Town • Rochdale • Southend United • Stevenage • Stockport County • Sutton United • Swindon Town • Torquay United • Tranmere Rovers • Walsall
National League System National League Aldershot Town • Altrincham • Barnet • Boreham Wood • Bromley • Chesterfield • Dagenham & Redbridge • Dover Athletic • Eastleigh • King's Lynn Town • Notts County • Oldham Athletic • Scunthorpe United • Solihull Moors • Southend United • Torquay United • Woking • Wrexham • Yeovil Town • York City
National League North AFC Fylde • Darlington • Kidderminster Harriers
National League South Ebbsfleet United • Weymouth
Lower Leagues
Defunct Clubs Bury • Gateshead • Hereford United • Wimbledon
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