FA Cup 2024-25

18 Sep 2024 - 17 May 2025
"Going to play in semifinal for sure!" - Guardiola confirms star's participation in FA Cup S/F after Manchester City's win over Bournemouth "Going to play in semifinal for sure!" - Guardiola confirms star's participation in FA Cup S/F after Manchester City's win over Bournemouth
"Going to play in semifinal for sure!" - Guardiola confirms star's participation in FA Cup S/F after Manchester City's win over Bournemouth
Pep Guardiola provides Erling Haaland fitness update after his early substitution in Manchester City's win in FA Cup Q/F Pep Guardiola provides Erling Haaland fitness update after his early substitution in Manchester City's win in FA Cup Q/F
Pep Guardiola provides Erling Haaland fitness update after his early substitution in Manchester City's win in FA Cup Q/F
"You're just a s**t Andy Carroll" - Bournemouth fans chant to Manchester City striker Erling Haaland after he misses penalty "You're just a s**t Andy Carroll" - Bournemouth fans chant to Manchester City striker Erling Haaland after he misses penalty
"You're just a s**t Andy Carroll" - Bournemouth fans chant to Manchester City striker Erling Haaland after he misses penalty
"Carrying these uncs to Wembley", "Put City on his back" - Fans hail Manchester City star for his performance in 2-1 win over Bournemouth "Carrying these uncs to Wembley", "Put City on his back" - Fans hail Manchester City star for his performance in 2-1 win over Bournemouth
"Carrying these uncs to Wembley", "Put City on his back" - Fans hail Manchester City star for his performance in 2-1 win over Bournemouth
"What is that midfield?", "Is this satire?" - Manchester City fans react as Guardiola names XI for FA Cup Q/F against Bournemouth "What is that midfield?", "Is this satire?" - Manchester City fans react as Guardiola names XI for FA Cup Q/F against Bournemouth
"What is that midfield?", "Is this satire?" - Manchester City fans react as Guardiola names XI for FA Cup Q/F against Bournemouth
"No matter what, we continue forward" - Ruben Amorim reveals Manchester United's 'long term goal' after FA Cup exit "No matter what, we continue forward" - Ruben Amorim reveals Manchester United's 'long term goal' after FA Cup exit
"No matter what, we continue forward" - Ruben Amorim reveals Manchester United's 'long term goal' after FA Cup exit
Ruben Amorim explains why Manchester United star was left out of starting XI for FA Cup clash against Fulham Ruben Amorim explains why Manchester United star was left out of starting XI for FA Cup clash against Fulham
Ruben Amorim explains why Manchester United star was left out of starting XI for FA Cup clash against Fulham
Matheus Cunha loses his cool as he picks up red card for head butting Milos Kerkez in FA Cup clash; rumored extent of punishment comes to light Matheus Cunha loses his cool as he picks up red card for head butting Milos Kerkez in FA Cup clash; rumored extent of punishment comes to light
Matheus Cunha loses his cool as he picks up red card for head butting Milos Kerkez in FA Cup clash; rumored extent of punishment comes to light
“If he did that to someone in the street he’d be jailed” - Piers Morgan reacts to tackle from Millwall goalkeeper that left Mateta with horror knock “If he did that to someone in the street he’d be jailed” - Piers Morgan reacts to tackle from Millwall goalkeeper that left Mateta with horror knock
“If he did that to someone in the street he’d be jailed” - Piers Morgan reacts to tackle from Millwall goalkeeper that left Mateta with horror knock
Jean-Philippe Mateta shares message for fans on social media after being rushed to hospital following horror incident in FA Cup Jean-Philippe Mateta shares message for fans on social media after being rushed to hospital following horror incident in FA Cup
Jean-Philippe Mateta shares message for fans on social media after being rushed to hospital following horror incident in FA Cup
Dramatic scenes in FA Cup as Milutin Osmajic taunts Burnley fans after scoring following the Clarets’ refusal to shake hands due to racism row Dramatic scenes in FA Cup as Milutin Osmajic taunts Burnley fans after scoring following the Clarets’ refusal to shake hands due to racism row
Dramatic scenes in FA Cup as Milutin Osmajic taunts Burnley fans after scoring following the Clarets’ refusal to shake hands due to racism row
"His inexperience of cup competitions in this country" - Gary Lineker claims Arne Slot underestimated Plymouth Argyle after Liverpool's FA Cup loss "His inexperience of cup competitions in this country" - Gary Lineker claims Arne Slot underestimated Plymouth Argyle after Liverpool's FA Cup loss
"His inexperience of cup competitions in this country" - Gary Lineker claims Arne Slot underestimated Plymouth Argyle after Liverpool's FA Cup loss

About FA Cup 2024-25

FA Cup Trophy. Image Source: Getty Image
FA Cup Trophy. Image Source: Getty Image

The FA Cup stands for Football Association Challenge Cup and is the oldest existing football competition among the ones that exist today. It is organized by and named after the Football Association (FA). A concurrent Women's FA Cup was also started in 1970.

The first edition of the tournament was organized in the 1871-72 season and it has been going on every year since then (with interruptions during the first and the second World Wars).

FA Cup History and Records

On July 20, 1871, i.e., eight years after the establishment of the Football Association (FA), secretary C. W. Alcock proposed the establishment of the FA Cup. In the inaugural edition of the tournament, Wanderers FC were declared champions after a total of 13 games played. The modern format of the game was introduced in the 1888-89 season when qualifying rounds were introduced.

Premier League giants Arsenal have won the most number of FA Cups (14), followed by Manchester United (13). Liverpool, Chelsea, and Tottenham Hotspur have won eight times each. Manchester United are the most recent winners of the tournament in the 2023-24 season under former coach Erik ten Hag. Here is the list of the winners of every single edition of the FA Cup.

YearChampion
23/24Manchester United
22/23Manchester City
21/22Liverpool FC
20/21Leicester City
19/20Arsenal FC
18/19Manchester City
17/18Chelsea FC
16/17Arsenal FC
15/16Manchester United
14/15Arsenal FC
13/14Arsenal FC
12/13Wigan Athletic
11/12Chelsea FC
10/11Manchester City
09/10Chelsea FC
08/09Chelsea FC
07/08Portsmouth FC
06/07Chelsea FC
05/06Liverpool FC
04/05Arsenal FC
03/04Manchester United
02/03Arsenal FC
01/02Arsenal FC
00/01Liverpool FC
99/00Chelsea FC
98/99Manchester United
97/98Arsenal FC
96/97Chelsea FC
95/96Manchester United
94/95Everton FC
93/94Manchester United
92/93Arsenal FC
91/92Liverpool FC
90/91Tottenham Hotspur
89/90Manchester United
88/89Liverpool FC
87/88AFC Wimbledon
86/87Coventry City
85/86Liverpool FC
84/85Manchester United
83/84Everton FC
82/83Manchester United
81/82Tottenham Hotspur
80/81Tottenham Hotspur
79/80West Ham United
78/79Arsenal FC
77/78Ipswich Town
76/77Manchester United
75/76Southampton FC
74/75West Ham United
73/74Liverpool FC
72/73Sunderland AFC
71/72Leeds United
70/71Arsenal FC
69/70Chelsea FC
68/69Manchester City
67/68West Bromwich Albion
66/67Tottenham Hotspur
65/66Everton FC
64/65Liverpool FC
63/64West Ham United
62/63Manchester United
61/62Tottenham Hotspur
60/61Tottenham Hotspur
59/60Wolverhampton Wanderers
58/59Nottingham Forest
57/58Bolton Wanderers
56/57Aston Villa
55/56Manchester City
54/55Newcastle United
53/54West Bromwich Albion
52/53Blackpool FC
51/52Newcastle United
50/51Newcastle United
49/50Arsenal FC
48/49Wolverhampton Wanderers
47/48Manchester United
46/47Charlton Athletic
45/46Derby County
38/39Portsmouth FC
37/38Preston North End
36/37Sunderland AFC
35/36Arsenal FC
34/35Sheffield Wednesday
33/34Manchester City
32/33Everton FC
31/32Newcastle United
30/31West Bromwich Albion
1929/30Arsenal FC
1928/29Bolton Wanderers
1927/28Blackburn Rovers
1926/27Cardiff City
1925/26Bolton Wanderers
1924/25Sheffield United
1923/24Newcastle United
1922/23Bolton Wanderers
1921/22Huddersfield Town
1920/21Tottenham Hotspur
1919/20Aston Villa
1914/15Sheffield United
1913/14Burnley FC
1912/13Aston Villa
1911/12Barnsley FC
1910/11Bradford City
1909/10Newcastle United
1908/09Manchester United
1907/08Wolverhampton Wanderers
1906/07The Wednesday FC
1905/06Everton FC
1904/05Aston Villa
1903/04Manchester City
1902/03Bury FC
1901/02Sheffield United
1900/01Tottenham Hotspur
1899/00Bury FC
1898/99Sheffield United
1897/98Nottingham Forest
1896/97Aston Villa
1895/96The Wednesday FC
1894/95Aston Villa
1893/94Notts County
1892/93Wolverhampton Wanderers
1891/92West Bromwich Albion
1890/91Blackburn Rovers
1889/90Blackburn Rovers
1888/89Preston North End
1887/88West Bromwich Albion
1886/87Aston Villa
1885/86Blackburn Rovers
1884/85Blackburn Rovers
1883/84Blackburn Rovers
1882/83Blackburn Olympic FC (- 1889)
1881/82Old Etonians FC
1880/81Old Carthusians FC
1879/80Clapham Rovers FC (- 1914)
1878/79Old Etonians FC
1877/78Wanderers FC
1876/77Wanderers FC
1875/76Wanderers FC
1874/75Royal Engineers
1873/74Oxford University
1872/73Wanderers FC
1871/72Wanderers FC

Ashley Cole is the player with the highest number of FA Cup wins in history with seven titles to his name. Among them, three were won with Arsenal and four with Chelsea. Arsene Wenger has won the tournament seven times with Arsenal, making him the manager with the most FA Cup wins. Ian Rush is the highest goalscorer in FA Cup history with 41 goals in 73 games.

FA Cup 2024-25 Host

The 2024-25 edition of the FA Cup is its 144th edition and is known as the Emirates Cup (for sponsorship reasons). Like every season, England will host the tournament and all matches will be held in the country.

FA Cup 2024-25 Format

The FA Cup is played by teams from all ten divisions of the English footballing pyramid. The rounds in the competition can be broadly divided into two stages – Qualifying competition and Competition Proper.

All teams from Level 9 begin the tournament in the extra preliminary round, with teams from level 10 participating in case of a vacancy. From level 8, teams are ranked based on their PPG and are split between the extra-preliminary and the preliminary rounds depending on the balance of matches. Teams from higher levels are introduced in the subsequent rounds. Here is the detailed format of the FA Cup.

RoundMonthLeagues entering this roundNew entries this roundWinners from previous roundNumber of fixtures
Qualifying Competition
Extra preliminary roundAugustAny vacancies filled by Level 10, Level 9 club, Level 8 clubs (96 lowest ranked)416 208
Preliminary roundLevel 8 clubs (64 highest ranked)64208136
First roundSeptemberLevel 7 clubs88136112
Second roundLevel 6 clubs4811280
Third roundOctobernone08040
Fourth roundLevel 5 clubs244032
Competition Proper
First roundNovemberLevel 3 and 4 clubs483240
Second roundDecembernone04020
Third roundJanuaryLevel 1 and 2 clubs442032
Fourth roundFebruarynone03216
Fifth roundMarch0168
Quarter-finals084
Semi-finalsApril042
FinalMay021

FA Cup 2024-25 Schedule

Here is the schedule for the five rounds of the FA Cup 2024-25 Competition Proper.

First Round Draw​

DateFixture
Nov 1Notts County vs. Alfreton Town
Nov 1Tamworth vs. Huddersfield Town
Nov 2Barrow vs. Doncaster Rovers
Nov 2Brackley Town vs. Braintree Town
Nov 2Bradford City vs. Aldershot Town
Nov 2Bristol Rovers vs. Weston-super-Mare
Nov 2Burton Albion vs. Scarborough Athletic
Nov 2Carlisle United vs. Wigan Athletic
Nov 2Chesterfield vs. Horsham
Nov 2Crewe Alexandra vs. Dagenham & Redbridge
Nov 2Exeter City vs. Barnet
Nov 2Gillingham vs. Blackpool
Nov 2Grimsby Town vs. Wealdstone
Nov 2Hednesford Town vs. Gainsborough Trinity
Nov 2Maidenhead United vs. Crawley Town
Nov 2Newport County vs. Peterborough United
Nov 2Port Vale vs. Barnsley
Nov 2Reading vs. Fleetwood Town
Nov 2Rochdale vs. Bromley
Nov 2Rotherham United vs. Cheltenham Town
Nov 2Rushall Olympic vs. Accrington Stanley
Nov 2Salford City vs. Shrewsbury Town
Nov 2Solihull Moors vs. Maidstone United
Nov 2Southend United vs. Charlton Athletic
Nov 2Stevenage vs. Guiseley
Nov 2Stockport County vs. Forest Green Rovers
Nov 2Swindon Town vs. Colchester United
Nov 2Tonbridge Angels vs. Harborough Town
Nov 2Tranmere Rovers vs. Oldham Athletic
Nov 2Walsall vs. Bolton Wanderers
Nov 2Woking vs. Cambridge United
Nov 2Worthing vs. Morecambe
Nov 2Wycombe Wanderers vs. York City
Nov 2Northampton Town vs. Kettering Town
Nov 3MK Dons vs. Wimbledon
Nov 3Sutton United vs. Birmingham City
Nov 3Boreham Wood vs. Leyton Orient
Nov 3Curzon Ashton vs. Mansfield Town
Nov 3Harrogate Town vs. Wrexham
Nov 4Chesham United vs. Lincoln City

Second Round Draw

DateFixture
Nov 29Harrogate Town vs. Gainsborough Trinity
Nov 30Wealdstone vs. Wycombe Wanderers
Nov 30Salford City vs. Cheltenham Town
Nov 30Walsall vs. Charlton Athletic
Nov 30Exeter City vs. Chesterfield
Nov 30Leyton Orient vs. Oldham Athletic
Nov 30Barnsley vs. Bristol Rovers
Nov 30Accrington Stanley vs. Swindon Town
Nov 30Crawley Town vs. Lincoln City
Nov 30Stevenage vs. Mansfield Town
Nov 30Peterborough United vs. Notts County
Nov 30Stockport County vs. Brackley Town
Nov 30Morecambe vs. Bradford City
Nov 30Cambridge United vs. Wigan Athletic
Nov 30Wimbledon vs. Dagenham & Redbridge
Dec 1Kettering Town vs. Doncaster Rovers
Dec 1Blackpool vs. Birmingham City
Dec 1Burton Albion vs. Tamworth
Dec 1Reading vs. Harborough Town
Dec 1Solihull Moors vs. Bromley

Third Round

DateFixture
Jan 9Sheffield United vs. Cardiff City
Jan 9Everton vs. Peterborough United
Jan 9Fulham vs. Watford
Jan 10Wycombe Wanderers vs. Portsmouth
Jan 10Aston Villa vs. West Ham United
Jan 11Bristol City vs. Wolves
Jan 11Middlesbrough vs. Blackburn Rovers
Jan 11Birmingham City vs. Lincoln City
Jan 11Liverpool vs. Accrington Stanley
Jan 11Leicester City vs. QPR
Jan 11Exeter City vs. Oxford United
Jan 11Reading vs. Burnley
Jan 11Norwich City vs. Brighton
Jan 11Chelsea vs. Morecambe
Jan 11Bournemouth vs. West Brom
Jan 11Sunderland vs. Stoke City
Jan 11Brentford vs. Plymouth Argyle
Jan 11Nottingham Forest vs. Luton Town
Jan 11Manchester City vs. Salford City
Jan 11Leeds United vs. Harrogate Town
Jan 11Coventry City vs. Sheffield Wednesday
Jan 12Hull City vs. Doncaster Rovers
Jan 12Tamworth vs. Tottenham
Jan 12Arsenal vs. Manchester United
Jan 12Newcastle United vs. Bromley
Jan 12Ipswich Town vs. Bristol Rovers
Jan 12Crystal Palace vs. Stockport County
Jan 12Southampton vs. Swansea City
Jan 13Millwall vs. Dagenham & Redbridge
Jan 14Mansfield Town vs. Wigan Athletic
Jan 14Leyton Orient vs. Derby County
Jan 14Preston North End vs. Charlton Athletic

Fourth Round

DateFixture
Feb 7Man Utd vs. Leicester
Feb 8Leyton Orient vs. Man City
Feb 8Leeds vs. Millwall
Feb 8Brighton vs. Chelsea
Feb 8Preston vs. Wycombe
Feb 8Coventry vs. Ipswich
Feb 8Wigan vs. Fulham
Feb 8Birmingham vs. Newcastle
Feb 8Everton vs. Bournemouth
Feb 8Southampton vs. Burnley
Feb 8Stoke vs. Cardiff
Feb 9Plymouth vs. Liverpool
Feb 9Blackburn Rovers vs. Wolves
Feb 9Aston Villa vs. Tottenham
Feb 10Doncaster Rovers vs. Crystal Palace
Feb 11Exeter vs. Nottingham Forest

Fifth Round

DateFixture
Feb 28Aston Villa vs Cardiff City
Mar 1Preston vs Burnley
Mar 1Crystal Palace vs Millwall
Mar 1Bournemouth vs Wolves
Mar 1Manchester City vs Plymouth
Mar 2Newcastle United vs Brighton
Mar 2Manchester United vs Fulham
Mar 3Nottingham Forest vs Ipswich

FA Cup 2024-25 Teams and Groups

​FA Cup 2024-25 consists of a total of 745 teams from all ten levels of English football. They are not divided into groups and are randomly drawn based on various rules and participate in knockout games. The last two remaining sides reach the final,

FA Cup 2024-25 Sponsors and Partners

The chief sponsor for the FA Cup 2024-25 is Emirates. As per a report by FA, they have extended their partnership with Emirates for four more years this season. Therefore, FA Cup will continue to be called the Emirates FA Cup until 2028. Both ITV Sport and BBC Sport has the television rights to broadcast FA Cup matches for the entire season.

FAQs on FA Cup 2024-25

A. FA Cup 2024-25 will be held in England.

A. A total of 745 teams are participating in FA Cup 2024-25.

A. As per Transfermarkt, Ian Rush is the highest goalscorer in FA Cup history with 41 goals in 73 games.

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