FA Cup
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2019-2020
Location
England
Abbreviation
ENGCUP1

Summary

The 2019-2020 English FA Cup (ENGCUP1) is the most prestigious football club tournament in England. The 2019-2020 ENGCUP1 is a "Knockout" tournament. The Final will be held on 23 May 2020 at Wembley Stadium. The winner of the 2019-2020 ENGCUP1 receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2020-2021 UEFA Europa League. Manchester City (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# TeamsNew Teams Entering
This Round		Teams From
Previous Round		Format
Extra Preliminary Round368368 teams from Levels 8-10 in English football pyramidNone184 Knockout matches (extra time/penalty shoot-out if required)
Preliminary Round320136 teams from Levels 7-8 in English football pyramid184 winners from Extra Preliminary Round160 Knockout matches (extra time/penalty shoot-out if required)
1st Qualifying Round23272 teams from Level 7 in English football pyramid160 winners from Preliminary Round116 Knockout matches (extra time/penalty shoot-out if required)
2nd Qualifying Round16044 teams from Level 6 in English football pyramid116 winners from 1st Qualifying Round80 Knockout matches (extra time/penalty shoot-out if required)
3rd Qualifying Round80None80 winners from 2nd Qualifying Round40 Knockout matches (extra time/penalty shoot-out if required)
4th Qualifying Round6424 teams from Level 5 in English football pyramid40 winners from 3rd Qualifying Round32 Knockout matches (extra time/penalty shoot-out if required)
1st Round7923 ENG3 teams, 24 ENG4 teams32 winners from 4th Round Qualifying39 Knockout matches
2nd Round401 team receiving a bye in the 1st Round39 winners from 1st Round/1st Round Replays20 Knockout matches
3rd Round6420 ENG1 teams, 24 ENG2 teams20 winners from 2nd Round/2nd Round Replays32 Knockout matches
4th Round32None32 winners from 3rd Round/3rd Round Replays16 Knockout matches
5th Round16None16 winners from 4th Round/4th Round Replays8 Knockout matches
Quarterfinals8None8 winners from 5th Round/5th Round Replay4 Knockout matches
Semifinals4None4 winners from Quarterfinals2 Knockout matches
Final2None2 winners from Semifinals1 Knockout match played at a neutral site

Final

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Sat - 1 Aug 2020
 Arsenal (ENG1) 21 Chelsea (ENG1)Wembley Stadium

Semifinals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Sat - 18 Jul 2020
 Arsenal (ENG1) 20 Manchester City (ENG1)Wembley Stadium
Sun - 19 Jul 2020
 Manchester United (ENG1) 13 Chelsea (ENG1)Wembley Stadium

Quarterfinals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Sat - 27 Jun 2020
 Norwich City (ENG1) 12 Manchester United (ENG1)Carrow Road
Sun - 28 Jun 2020
 Sheffield United (ENG1) 12 Arsenal (ENG1)Bramall Lane
 Leicester City (ENG1) 01 Chelsea (ENG1)King Power Stadium
 Newcastle United (ENG1) 02 Manchester City (ENG1)St James' Park (Newcastle)

5th Round

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Mon - 2 Mar 2020
 Portsmouth (ENG3) 02 Arsenal (ENG1)Fratton Park
Tue - 3 Mar 2020
 Chelsea (ENG1) 20 Liverpool (ENG1)Stamford Bridge
 Reading (ENG2) 12 Sheffield United (ENG1)Madejski Stadium
 West Bromwich Albion (ENG2) 23 Newcastle United (ENG1)The Hawthorns
Wed - 4 Mar 2020
 Sheffield Wednesday (ENG2) 01 Manchester City (ENG1)Hillsborough Stadium
 Leicester City (ENG1) 10 Birmingham City (ENG2)King Power Stadium
 Tottenham (ENG1) 11 Norwich City (ENG1)Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
 Norwich City advances on PKs (3-2) 
Thu - 5 Mar 2020
 Derby County FC (ENG2) 03 Manchester United (ENG1)Pride Park Stadium

4th Round Replay

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Tue - 4 Feb 2020
 Cardiff (ENG2) 22 Reading (ENG2)Cardiff City Stadium
 Reading advances on PKs (4-1) 
 Derby County FC (ENG2) 42 Northampton Town FC (ENG4)Pride Park Stadium
 Birmingham City (ENG2) 11 Coventry City (ENG3)St Andrew's
 Birmingham City advances on PKs (4-1) 
 Liverpool (ENG1) 10 Shrewsbury Town FC (ENG3)Anfield
 Oxford United (ENG3) 23 Newcastle United (ENG1)Kassam Stadium
Wed - 5 Feb 2020
 Tottenham (ENG1) 32 Southampton (ENG1)Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

4th Round

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Fri - 24 Jan 2020
 Queens Park Rangers (ENG2) 12 Sheffield Wednesday (ENG2)Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
 Northampton Town FC (ENG4) 00 Derby County FC (ENG2)PTS Academy Stadium
Sat - 25 Jan 2020
 Brentford FC (ENG2) 01 Leicester City (ENG1)Griffin Park
 Reading (ENG2) 11 Cardiff (ENG2)Madejski Stadium
 West Ham United (ENG1) 01 West Bromwich Albion (ENG2)London Stadium
 Burnley FC (ENG1) 12 Norwich City (ENG1)Turf Moor
 Coventry City (ENG3) 00 Birmingham City (ENG2)St Andrew's
 Newcastle United (ENG1) 00 Oxford United (ENG3)St James' Park (Newcastle)
 Portsmouth (ENG3) 42 Barnsley FC (ENG2)Fratton Park
 Southampton (ENG1) 11 Tottenham (ENG1)St Mary's Stadium
 Millwall (ENG2) 02 Sheffield United (ENG1)The Den
 Hull City (ENG2) 12 Chelsea (ENG1)KCOM Stadium
Sun - 26 Jan 2020
 Manchester City (ENG1) 40 Fulham (ENG2)Etihad Stadium (Manchester)
 Tranmere Rovers (ENG3) 06 Manchester United (ENG1)Prenton Park
 Shrewsbury Town FC (ENG3) 22 Liverpool (ENG1)Montgomery Waters Meadow
Mon - 27 Jan 2020
 AFC Bournemouth (ENG1) 12 Arsenal (ENG1)Vitality Stadium

3rd Round Replay

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Tue - 14 Jan 2020
 Newcastle United (ENG1) 41 Rochdale AFC (ENG3)St James' Park (Newcastle)
 Shrewsbury Town FC (ENG3) 10 Bristol City (ENG2)Montgomery Waters Meadow
 Coventry City (ENG3) 30 Bristol Rovers (ENG3)St Andrew's
 Blackpool (ENG3) 02 Reading (ENG2)Bloomfield Road
 Tottenham (ENG1) 21 Middlesbrough FC (ENG2)Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Wed - 15 Jan 2020
 Manchester United (ENG1) 10 Wolverhampton (ENG1)Old Trafford
 Carlisle United (ENG4) 34 Cardiff (ENG2)Brunton Park
Thu - 23 Jan 2020
 Tranmere Rovers (ENG3) 21 Watford (ENG1)Prenton Park

3rd Round

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Sat - 4 Jan 2020
 Rochdale AFC (ENG3) 11 Newcastle United (ENG1)Crown Oil Arena
 Bristol City (ENG2) 11 Shrewsbury Town FC (ENG3)Ashton Gate Stadium
 Millwall (ENG2) 30 Newport County AFC (ENG4)The Den
 Rotherham United (ENG3) 23 Hull City (ENG2)AESSEAL New York Stadium
 Burnley FC (ENG1) 42 Peterborough United (ENG3)Turf Moor
 Birmingham City (ENG2) 21 Blackburn (ENG2)St Andrew's
 Preston North End (ENG2) 24 Norwich City (ENG1)Deepdale
 Watford (ENG1) 33 Tranmere Rovers (ENG3)Vicarage Road
 Reading (ENG2) 22 Blackpool (ENG3)Madejski Stadium
 Brighton & Hove (ENG1) 01 Sheffield Wednesday (ENG2)The Amex
 Fulham (ENG2) 21 Aston Villa (ENG1)Craven Cottage
 Cardiff (ENG2) 22 Carlisle United (ENG4)Cardiff City Stadium
 Southampton (ENG1) 20 Huddersfield Town (ENG2)St Mary's Stadium
 Oxford United (ENG3) 41 Hartlepool United FC (ENG5)Kassam Stadium
 Brentford FC (ENG2) 10 Stoke City (ENG2)Griffin Park
 Fleetwood Town FC (ENG3) 12 Portsmouth (ENG3)Highbury Stadium
 Manchester City (ENG1) 41 Port Vale FC (ENG4)Etihad Stadium (Manchester)
 AFC Bournemouth (ENG1) 40 Luton Town (ENG2)Vitality Stadium
 Wolverhampton (ENG1) 00 Manchester United (ENG1)Molineux Stadium
 Leicester City (ENG1) 20 Wigan Athletic (ENG2)King Power Stadium
Sun - 5 Jan 2020
 Bristol Rovers (ENG3) 22 Coventry City (ENG3)Memorial Stadium (Bristol)
 Queens Park Rangers (ENG2) 51 Swansea City (ENG2)Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
 Chelsea (ENG1) 20 Nottingham Forest (ENG2)Stamford Bridge
 Charlton Athletic (ENG2) 01 West Bromwich (ENG2)The Valley
 Crewe Alexandra (ENG4) 13 Barnsley FC (ENG2)Alexandra Stadium
 Middlesbrough FC (ENG2) 11 Tottenham (ENG1)Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough)
 Crystal Palace (ENG1) 01 Derby County FC (ENG2)Selhurst Park
 Burton Albion FC (ENG3) 24 Northampton Town FC (ENG4)Pirelli Stadium
 Sheffield Utd (ENG1) 21 AFC Fylde (ENG5)Bramall Lane
 Liverpool (ENG1) 10 Everton (ENG1)Anfield
 Gillingham FC (ENG3) 02 West Ham United (ENG1)Priestfield Stadium
Mon - 6 Jan 2020
 Arsenal (ENG1) 10 Leeds United (ENG2)Emirates Stadium

2nd Round Replay

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Tue - 10 Dec 2019
 Carlisle United (ENG4) 10 Forest Green Rovers (ENG4)Brunton Park
 Crewe Alexandra (ENG4) 31 Eastleigh FC (ENG5)Alexandra Stadium
 Ipswich Town (ENG3) 12 Coventry City (ENG3)Portman Road
 Hartlepool United FC (ENG5) 10 Exeter City FC (ENG4)The Super 6 Stadium
Mon - 16 Dec 2019
 Boston United FC (ENG) 12 Rochdale AFC (ENG3)The Jakemans Stadium
Tue - 17 Dec 2019
 Plymouth Argyle (ENG4) 01 Bristol Rovers (ENG3)Home Park (Plymouth)

2nd Round

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Fri - 29 Nov 2019
 Maldon & Tiptree FC (ENG) 01 Newport County AFC (ENG4)Wallace Binder Stadium
Sat - 30 Nov 2019
 Portsmouth (ENG3) 21 Altrincham FC (ENG)Fratton Park
 Shrewsbury Town FC (ENG3) 20 Mansfield Town (ENG4)Montgomery Waters Meadow
 Kingstonian FC (ENG) 02 AFC Fylde (ENG5)King George's Field
 Walsall FC (ENG4) 01 Oxford United (ENG3)Bank's Stadium
 Forest Green Rovers (ENG4) 22 Carlisle United (ENG4)The New Lawn
 Oldham Athletic AFC (ENG4) 01 Burton Albion FC (ENG3)Boundary Park
 Cheltenham Town FC (ENG4) 13 Port Vale FC (ENG4)Jonny-Rocks Stadium
 Eastleigh FC (ENG5) 11 Crewe Alexandra (ENG4)Ten Acres
Sun - 1 Dec 2019
 Peterborough United (ENG3) 30 Dover Athletic FC (ENG5)Weston Homes Stadium
 Blackpool (ENG3) 31 Maidstone United FC (ENG5)Bloomfield Road
 Coventry City (ENG3) 11 Ipswich Town (ENG3)St Andrew's
 Exeter City FC (ENG4) 22 Hartlepool United FC (ENG5)St James' Park (Exeter)
 Gillingham FC (ENG3) 30 Doncaster Rovers (ENG3)Priestfield Stadium
 Rochdale AFC (ENG3) 00 Boston United FC (ENG)Crown Oil Arena
 Crawley Town FC (ENG4) 12 Fleetwood Town FC (ENG3)The People's Pension Stadium
 Northampton Town FC (ENG4) 31 Notts County FC (ENG5)PTS Academy Stadium
 Bristol Rovers (ENG3) 11 Plymouth Argyle (ENG4)Memorial Stadium (Bristol)
 Tranmere Rovers (ENG3) 51 Chichester City FC (ENG)Prenton Park
Mon - 2 Dec 2019
 Solihull Moors FC (ENG5) 34 Rotherham United (ENG3)SportNation.bet Stadium

1st Round Replay

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Tue - 19 Nov 2019
 Burton Albion FC (ENG3) 41 Salford City FC (ENG4)Pirelli Stadium
 Swindon Town (ENG4) 01 Cheltenham Town FC (ENG4)The County Ground
 Exeter City FC (ENG4) 10 Cambridge United FC (ENG4)St James' Park (Exeter)
 Eastleigh FC (ENG5) 30 Stourbridge FC (ENG)Ten Acres
 Gillingham FC (ENG3) 00 Sunderland (ENG3)Priestfield Stadium
 Peterborough United (ENG3) 20 Stevenage FC (ENG4)Weston Homes Stadium
 Bromley FC (ENG5) 01 Bristol Rovers (ENG3)The H2T Group Stadium
 Doncaster Rovers (ENG3) 20 AFC Wimbledon (ENG3)Keepmoat Stadium
 Bradford City (ENG4) 01 Shrewsbury Town FC (ENG3)Northern Commercials Stadium
 Rochdale AFC (ENG3) 10 Wrexham FC (ENG5)Crown Oil Arena
Wed - 20 Nov 2019
 Newport County AFC (ENG4) 20 Grimsby Town FC (ENG4)Rodney Parade
 Lincoln City FC (ENG3) 01 Ipswich Town (ENG3)Sincil Bank
 Darlington 1883 FC (ENG) 01 Walsall FC (ENG4)Blackwell Meadows
 Wycombe Wanderers (ENG3) 11 Tranmere Rovers (ENG3)Adams Park

1st Round

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Fri - 8 Nov 2019
 Dulwich Hamlet FC (ENG) 14 Carlisle United (ENG4)Champion Hill Stadium
Sat - 9 Nov 2019
 Sunderland (ENG3) 11 Gillingham FC (ENG3)Stadium of Light
 Ipswich Town (ENG3) 11 Lincoln City FC (ENG3)Portman Road
 Oxford City FC (ENG) 15 Solihull Moors FC (ENG5)Court Place Farm Stadium
 Crawley Town FC (ENG4) 41 Scunthorpe United FC (ENG4)The People's Pension Stadium
 Colchester United FC (ENG4) 02 Coventry City (ENG3)JobServe Community Stadium
 Bolton (ENG3) 01 Plymouth Argyle (ENG4)University of Bolton Stadium
 Maidstone United FC (ENG5) 10 Torquay United (ENG)Gallagher Stadium
 Cambridge United FC (ENG4) 11 Exeter City FC (ENG4)Abbey Stadium
 Salford City FC (ENG4) 11 Burton Albion FC (ENG3)The Peninsula Stadium
 Walsall FC (ENG4) 22 Darlington 1883 FC (ENG)Bank's Stadium
 Grimsby Town FC (ENG4) 11 Newport County AFC (ENG4)Blundell Park
 AFC Wimbledon (ENG3) 11 Doncaster Rovers (ENG3)The Cherry Red Road Records Stadium
 Shrewsbury Town FC (ENG3) 11 Bradford City (ENG4)Montgomery Waters Meadow
 Mansfield Town (ENG4) 10 Chorley FC (ENG)One Call Stadium
 Tranmere Rovers (ENG3) 22 Wycombe Wanderers (ENG3)Prenton Park
 Carshalton Athletic FC (ENG) 14 Boston United FC (ENG)War Memorial Sports Ground
 Cheltenham Town FC (ENG4) 11 Swindon Town (ENG4)Jonny-Rocks Stadium
 Accrington Stanley FC (ENG3) 02 Crewe Alexandra (ENG4)Wham Stadium
 Blackpool (ENG3) 41 Morecambe (ENG4)Bloomfield Road
 Milton Keynes Dons (ENG3) 01 Port Vale FC (ENG4)Stadium:MK
 Stevenage FC (ENG4) 11 Peterborough United (ENG3)The Lamex Stadium
 Stourbridge FC (ENG) 22 Eastleigh FC (ENG5)War Memorial Athletic Ground
 Ebbsfleet United (ENG5) 23 Notts County FC (ENG5)Stonebridge Road Stadium
 Forest Green Rovers (ENG4) 40 Billericay Town FC (ENG)The New Lawn
 Nantwich Town FC (ENG) 01 AFC Fylde (ENG5)The Weaver Stadium
 Maidenhead United FC (ENG5) 13 Rotherham United (ENG3)York Road Stadium
Sun - 10 Nov 2019
 Dover Athletic FC (ENG5) 10 Southend United FC (ENG3)Crabble Athletic Ground
 York City FC (ENG) 01 Altrincham FC (ENG)Bootham Crescent
 Gateshead FC (ENG5) 12 Oldham Athletic AFC (ENG4)Gateshead International Stadium
 Leyton Orient (ENG4) 12 Maldon & Tiptree FC (ENG)The Breyer Group Stadium
 Chippenham Town FC (ENG) 03 Northampton Town FC (ENG4)Hardenhuish Park
 Bristol Rovers (ENG3) 11 Bromley FC (ENG5)Memorial Stadium (Bristol)
 Macclesfield Town FC (ENG4) 04 Kingstonian FC (ENG)Moss Rose Stadium
 Wrexham FC (ENG5) 00 Rochdale AFC (ENG3)Racecourse Ground
 Barnet FC (ENG5) 02 Fleetwood Town FC (ENG3)The Hive
 Hayes & Yeading United (ENG) 02 Oxford United (ENG3)The SKYex Community Stadium
Mon - 11 Nov 2019
 Harrogate Town FC (ENG5) 12 Portsmouth (ENG3)CNG Stadium
Tue - 12 Nov 2019
 Yeovil Town FC (ENG5) 14 Hartlepool United FC (ENG5)Huish Park