2024–25 FA Cup qualifying rounds
| Tournament details | |
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| Country | England Wales |
| Teams | 653 |
The 2024–25 FA Cup qualifying rounds will open the 144th edition of the FA Cup, the world's oldest association football single knockout competition, organised by The Football Association, the governing body for the sport in England. 653 teams in the 5th to 9th tier of English football will compete across six rounds for 32 spots in the First round proper.
Eligibility
[edit]The number of teams entered rose from 732 to 745, reflecting the growth of the 9th tier.[1] 653 teams, all those from below the English Football League, entered into the qualifying competition. [1] The increase in the size of the 9th tier meant that teams from 10th tier were no longer accepted into the competition.
Calendar
[edit]| Round | Main date[2] | Leagues entering this round[3] | New entries this round | Winners from the previous round | Number of fixtures | Prize fund | |
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| Losing club | Winning club | ||||||
| Extra preliminary round | 3 August 2024 | Level 9 Level 8 (32 newly promoted clubs and 91 lowest ranked clubs by points per game from 23/24) |
442 | None | 221 | £375 | £1,125 |
| Preliminary round | 17 August 2024 | Level 8 (Remaining clubs) |
51 | 221 | 136 | £481 | £1,444 |
| First qualifying round | 31 August 2024 | Level 7 | 88 | 136 | 112 | £750 | £2,250 |
| Second qualifying round | 14 September 2024 | National League North National League South |
48 | 112 | 80 | £1,125 | £3,375 |
| Third qualifying round | 28 September 2024 | None | 0 | 80 | 40 | £1,875 | £5,625 |
| Fourth qualifying round | 12 October 2024 | National League | 24 | 40 | 32 | £3,125 | £9,375 |
Extra preliminary round
[edit]The draw for the extra preliminary round was made on 5 July 2024.[4]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d (9) represents teams allocated to divisions at the 9th tier of English football (otherwise known as Step 5 of the National League System). (8) represents the 8th tier (Step 4 NLS).
- ^ The match was abandoned during the second half due to persistent issues with the floodlights (the score was 0–0 when the match was abandoned).
- ^ The match had to be replayed due to a county FA admin error which led to the initial 3–0 win for Newport Pagnell Town to become void, causing a second replay to be scheduled.
Preliminary round
[edit]The draw for the preliminary round was made on 5 July 2024, following the draw for the extra preliminary round.[4] This round saw the remaining teams from step four enter the competition.
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Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d (9) represents teams allocated to divisions at the 9th tier of English football (otherwise known as Step 5 of the National League System). (8) represents the 8th tier (Step 4 NLS).
- ^ The match was suspended during the second half after a serious injury was suffered by an Exmouth Town player (the score was 3–0 when the match was suspended).
- ^ The match was abandoned at half-time due to a floodlight failure (the score was 0–1 when the match was abandoned).
First qualifying round
[edit]The draw for the first qualifying round was made on 19 August 2024.[5] This round saw all teams from step three enter the competition.
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Upsets
[edit]| Giantkiller (tier) | Opponent (tier) |
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| Upset of two leagues above | |
| Barnoldswick Town (level 9) | 1–0 at home vs Lancaster City (level 7) |
| Newcastle Benfield (level 9) | 2–1 at home vs Prescot Cables (level 7) |
| Harefield United (level 9) | 0–0 (4–2 p) away vs Lewes (level 7) |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d (9) represents teams allocated to divisions at the 9th tier of English football (otherwise known as Step 5 of the National League System). (8) represents the 8th tier (Step 4 NLS). (7) represents the 7th tier (Step 3 NLS).
Second qualifying round
[edit]The draw for the second qualifying round was made on 2 September 2024.[6] This round saw all teams from step two enter the competition. 16 teams from Level 9 (1874 Northwich, AFC Stoneham, Amersham Town, Barking, Barnoldswick Town, Bottesford Town, Bury, Corinthian, Crook Town, Hallam, Harefield United, Lordswood, Nailsea & Tickenham, Newcastle Benfield, Shifnal Town, and West Didsbury & Chorlton) entered this round as the lowest ranked teams remaining in the competition.
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Upsets
[edit]| Giantkiller (tier) | Opponent (tier) |
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| Upset of two leagues above | |
| Bishop's Cleeve (level 8) | 3–0 at home vs Torquay United (level 6) |
| Bury (level 9) | 3–0 away vs Blyth Spartans (level 7) |
| Shifnal Town (Level 9) | 1–0 away vs Redditch United (Level 7) |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d (9) represents teams allocated to divisions at the 9th tier of English football (otherwise known as Step 5 of the National League System). (8) represents the 8th tier (Step 4 NLS). (7) represents the 7th tier (Step 3 NLS). (6) represents the 6th tier (Step 2 NLS).
Third qualifying round
[edit]The draw for the third qualifying round was made on 16 September 2024.[7] Three clubs (Amersham Town, Bury, and Shifnal Town) from Level 9 progressed to this round.
Teams in bold advanced to the Fourth qualifying round.
| Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 |
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| Isthmian League Premier
Northern Premier League Premier Southern League Premier Central
Southern League Premier South |
Isthmian League North
Isthmian League South East Northern Premier League Division One North Northern Premier League Division One Midlands Northern Premier League Division One West Southern League Division One Central Southern League Division One South |
Combined Counties League Premier North
North West Counties League Premier Midland League Premier |
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Upsets
[edit]| Giantkiller (tier) | Opponent (tier) |
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| Upset of three leagues above | |
| Bury (level 9) | 3–2 away vs Radcliffe (level 6) |
| Upset of two leagues above | |
| Gorleston (level 8) | 4–2 at home vs St Albans City (level 6) |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d (9) represents teams allocated to divisions at the 9th tier of English football (otherwise known as Step 5 of the National League System). (8) represents the 8th tier (Step 4 NLS). (7) represents the 7th tier (Step 3 NLS). (6) represents the 6th tier (Step 2 NLS).
Fourth qualifying round
[edit]The draw for the fourth qualifying round was made on 30 September 2024.[8] One club (Bury) from Level 9 has currently progressed to this round, with the possibility of a second (Shifnal Town).
Teams in bold advanced to the First round proper. Teams in italic have still yet to play their replay fixtures to decide their progression into the Fourth qualifying round.
| Step 5 | Step 6 | Step 7 | Step 8 | Step 9 |
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National League
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National League North | Isthmian League Premier
Northern Premier League Premier Southern League Premier Central
Southern League Premier South |
Isthmian League North
Isthmian League South East Northern Premier League Division One North Southern League Division One Central Southern League Division One South |
North West Counties League Premier
Midland League Premier |
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Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d (9) represents teams allocated to divisions at the 9th tier of English football (otherwise known as Step 5 of the National League System). (8) represents the 8th tier (Step 4 NLS). (7) represents the 7th tier (Step 3 NLS). (6) represents the 6th tier (Step 2 NLS). (5) represents the 5th tier (Step 1 NLS).
Broadcasting
[edit]The qualifying rounds were not covered by the FA Cup's broadcasting contracts held by BBC Sport and ITV, although one game per round was broadcast by the BBC on its media platforms.
| Round | Tie | Broadcaster |
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| Preliminary round[9] | Ashington v Bishop Auckland | BBC Sport |
| First qualifying round[10] | Campion v Blyth Spartans | |
| Second qualifying round[11] | Lordswood v Sittingbourne | |
| Third qualifying round[12] | Wythenshawe Town v Farsley Celtic | |
| Fourth qualifying round | TBD |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Clubs Entered in Four FA Competitions in 2024-25". The FA. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "The Emirates FA Cup Round Dates for the 2024-25 Season". The FA. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "List of Exemptions" (PDF). The FA. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ a b "EARLY ROUND DRAWS MADE FOR EMIRATES FA CUP, FA YOUTH CUP, ISUZU FA TROPHY AND FA VASE". www.thefa.com. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
- ^ "THE DRAW FOR THE FIRST ROUND QUALIFYING OF THE 2024-25 EMIRATES FA CUP HAS BEEN MADE". www.thefa.com. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "THE DRAW FOR THE SECOND ROUND QUALIFYING OF THE 2024-25 EMIRATES FA CUP HAS BEEN MADE". www.thefa.com. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "THE DRAW FOR THE EMIRATES FA CUP THIRD ROUND QUALIFYING HAS BEEN MADE". www.thefa.com. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "The Emirates FA Cup fourth round qualifying draw has been made". www.thefa.com. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "BBC to live stream the Emirates FA Cup tie between Ashington and Bishop Auckland". BBC Sport. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "BBC to live stream Emirates FA Cup game between Campion and Blyth Spartans". BBC Sport. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "BBC to live stream Emirates FA Cup game between Lordswood and Sittingbourne". BBC Sport. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "BBC to live stream Emirates FA Cup game between Wythenshawe Town and Farsley Celtic". BBC Sport. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2024.