FA Cup
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2018-2019
Location
England
Abbreviation
ENGCUP1

Summary

The 2018-2019 English FA Cup (ENGCUP1) is the most prestigious football club tournament in England. The 2018-2019 ENGCUP1 is a "Knockout" tournament. The Final was held on 18 May 2019 at Wembley Stadium. The winner of the 2018-2019 ENGCUP1 receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2019-2020 UEFA Europa League. Chelsea (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 5-10 in English football pyramidNone184 Knockout matches (extra time/penalty shoot-out if required)
Preliminary Round320136 teams from Levels 5-10 in English football pyramid184 winners from Extra Preliminary Round160 Knockout matches (extra time/penalty shoot-out if required)
1st Qualifying Round23272 teams from Levels 5-10 in English football pyramid160 winners from Preliminary Round116 Knockout matches (extra time/penalty shoot-out if required)
2nd Qualifying Round16044 teams from Levels 5-10 in English football pyramid116 winners from 1st Qualifying Round116 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 Levels 5-10 in English football pyramid40 winners from 3rd Qualifying Round32 Knockout matches (extra time/penalty shoot-out if required)
1st Round8024 ENG3 teams, 24 ENG4 teams32 winners from 4th Round Qualifying40 Knockout matches
2nd Round40None40 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 - 18 May 2019
 Manchester City (ENG1) 60 Watford (ENG1)Wembley Stadium

Semifinals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Sat - 6 Apr 2019
 Manchester City (ENG1) 10 Brighton & Hove (ENG1)Wembley Stadium
Sun - 7 Apr 2019
 Watford (ENG1) 32 Wolverhampton (ENG1)Wembley Stadium

Quarterfinals

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Sat - 16 Mar 2019
 Watford (ENG1) 21 Crystal Palace (ENG1)Vicarage Road
 Swansea City (ENG2) 23 Manchester City (ENG1)Liberty Stadium
 Wolverhampton (ENG1) 21 Manchester United (ENG1)Molineux Stadium
Sun - 17 Mar 2019
 Millwall (ENG2) 22 Brighton & Hove (ENG1)The Den
 Brighton & Hove advances on PKs (5-4) 

5th Round

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Fri - 15 Feb 2019
 Queens Park Rangers (ENG2) 01 Watford (ENG1)Loftus Road
Sat - 16 Feb 2019
 Brighton & Hove (ENG1) 21 Derby County FC (ENG2)The Amex
 AFC Wimbledon (ENG3) 01 Millwall (ENG2)The Cherry Red Road Records Stadium
 Newport County AFC (ENG4) 14 Manchester City (ENG1)Rodney Parade
Sun - 17 Feb 2019
 Bristol City (ENG2) 01 Wolverhampton (ENG1)Ashton Gate Stadium
 Doncaster Rovers (ENG3) 02 Crystal Palace (ENG1)Keepmoat Stadium
 Swansea City (ENG2) 41 Brentford FC (ENG2)Liberty Stadium
Mon - 18 Feb 2019
 Chelsea (ENG1) 02 Manchester United (ENG1)Stamford Bridge

4th Round Replay

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Tue - 5 Feb 2019
 Wolverhampton (ENG1) 32 Shrewsbury Town FC (ENG3)Molineux Stadium
 Queens Park Rangers (ENG2) 20 Portsmouth (ENG3)Loftus Road
 Newport County AFC (ENG4) 20 Middlesbrough FC (ENG2)Rodney Parade
 Brentford FC (ENG2) 31 Barnet FC (ENG5)Griffin Park
Wed - 6 Feb 2019
 West Bromwich Albion (ENG2) 13 Brighton & Hove (ENG1)The Hawthorns

4th Round

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Fri - 25 Jan 2019
 Bristol City (ENG2) 21 Bolton (ENG2)Ashton Gate Stadium
 Arsenal (ENG1) 13 Manchester United (ENG1)Emirates Stadium
Sat - 26 Jan 2019
 Accrington Stanley FC (ENG3) 01 Derby County FC (ENG2)Wham Stadium
 Swansea City (ENG2) 41 Gillingham FC (ENG3)Liberty Stadium
 Shrewsbury Town FC (ENG3) 22 Wolverhampton (ENG1)Montgomery Waters Meadow
 Brighton & Hove (ENG1) 00 West Bromwich Albion (ENG2)The Amex
 Doncaster Rovers (ENG3) 21 Oldham Athletic AFC (ENG4)Keepmoat Stadium
 Middlesbrough FC (ENG2) 11 Newport County AFC (ENG4)Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough)
 Manchester City (ENG1) 50 Burnley FC (ENG1)Etihad Stadium (Manchester)
 Portsmouth (ENG3) 11 Queens Park Rangers (ENG2)Fratton Park
 Newcastle United (ENG1) 02 Watford (ENG1)St James' Park (Newcastle)
 Millwall (ENG2) 32 Everton (ENG1)The Den
 AFC Wimbledon (ENG3) 42 West Ham United (ENG1)The Cherry Red Road Records Stadium
Sun - 27 Jan 2019
 Crystal Palace (ENG1) 20 Tottenham (ENG1)Selhurst Park
 Chelsea (ENG1) 30 Sheffield Wednesday (ENG2)Stamford Bridge
Mon - 28 Jan 2019
 Barnet FC (ENG5) 33 Brentford FC (ENG2)The Hive

3rd Round Replay

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Tue - 15 Jan 2019
 Blackburn (ENG2) 24 Newcastle United (ENG1)Ewood Park
 Luton Town FC (ENG3) 01 Sheffield Wednesday (ENG2)Kenilworth Road
 Stoke City (ENG2) 23 Shrewsbury Town FC (ENG3)Bet365 Stadium
Wed - 16 Jan 2019
 Southampton (ENG1) 22 Derby County FC (ENG2)St Mary's Stadium
 Derby County FC advances on PKs (5-3) 

3rd Round

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Fri - 4 Jan 2019
 Tranmere Rovers (ENG4) 07 Tottenham (ENG1)Prenton Park
Sat - 5 Jan 2019
 AFC Bournemouth (ENG1) 13 Brighton & Hove (ENG1)Vitality Stadium
 Sheffield Wednesday (ENG2) 00 Luton Town FC (ENG3)Hillsborough Stadium
 Manchester United (ENG1) 20 Reading (ENG2)Old Trafford
 West Bromwich Albion (ENG2) 10 Wigan Athletic (ENG2)The Hawthorns
 Shrewsbury Town FC (ENG3) 11 Stoke City (ENG2)Montgomery Waters Meadow
 West Ham United (ENG1) 20 Birmingham City (ENG2)London Stadium
 Burnley FC (ENG1) 10 Barnsley FC (ENG3)Turf Moor
 Bolton (ENG2) 52 Walsall FC (ENG3)Macron Stadium
 Brentford FC (ENG2) 10 Oxford United (ENG3)Griffin Park
 Chelsea (ENG1) 20 Nottingham Forest (ENG2)Stamford Bridge
 Fleetwood Town FC (ENG3) 23 AFC Wimbledon (ENG3)Highbury Stadium
 Middlesbrough FC (ENG2) 50 Peterborough United (ENG3)Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough)
 Aston Villa (ENG2) 03 Swansea City (ENG2)Villa Park
 Gillingham FC (ENG3) 10 Cardiff (ENG1)Priestfield Stadium
 Everton (ENG1) 21 Lincoln City FC (ENG4)Goodison Park
 Derby County FC (ENG2) 22 Southampton (ENG1)Pride Park Stadium
 Accrington Stanley FC (ENG3) 10 Ipswich Town (ENG2)Wham Stadium
 Newcastle United (ENG1) 11 Blackburn (ENG2)St James' Park (Newcastle)
 Crystal Palace (ENG1) 10 Grimsby Town FC (ENG4)Selhurst Park
 Bristol City (ENG2) 10 Huddersfield Town (ENG1)Ashton Gate Stadium
 Blackpool (ENG3) 03 Arsenal (ENG1)Bloomfield Road
 Norwich City (ENG2) 01 Portsmouth (ENG3)Carrow Road
Sun - 6 Jan 2019
 Millwall (ENG2) 21 Hull City (ENG2)The Den
 Preston North End (ENG2) 13 Doncaster Rovers (ENG3)Deepdale
 Fulham (ENG1) 12 Oldham Athletic AFC (ENG4)Craven Cottage
 Manchester City (ENG1) 70 Rotherham United (ENG2)Etihad Stadium (Manchester)
 Woking FC (ENG) 02 Watford (ENG1)The Laithwaite Community Stadium
 Queens Park Rangers (ENG2) 21 Leeds United (ENG2)Loftus Road
 Sheffield United (ENG2) 01 Barnet FC (ENG5)Bramall Lane
 Newport County AFC (ENG4) 21 Leicester City (ENG1)Rodney Parade
Mon - 7 Jan 2019
 Wolverhampton (ENG1) 21 Liverpool (ENG1)Molineux Stadium

2nd Round Replay

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Tue - 11 Dec 2018
 Bradford City (ENG3) 44 Peterborough United (ENG3)Northern Commercials Stadium
 Peterborough United advances on PKs (3-2) 
 Sunderland (ENG3) 01 Walsall FC (ENG3)Stadium of Light
 Newport County AFC (ENG4) 40 Wrexham FC (ENG5)Rodney Parade
Mon - 17 Dec 2018
 Southport FC (ENG) 02 Tranmere Rovers (ENG4)Merseyrail Community Stadium
Tue - 18 Dec 2018
 Blackpool (ENG3) 32 Solihull Moors FC (ENG5)Bloomfield Road

2nd Round

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Fri - 30 Nov 2018
 Solihull Moors FC (ENG5) 00 Blackpool (ENG3)Damson Park
Sat - 1 Dec 2018
 FC Halifax Town (ENG5) 13 AFC Wimbledon (ENG3)The Shay
 Plymouth Argyle (ENG3) 12 Oxford United (ENG3)Home Park (Plymouth)
 Lincoln City FC (ENG4) 20 Carlisle United (ENG4)Sincil Bank
 Walsall FC (ENG3) 11 Sunderland (ENG3)Bank's Stadium
 Maidstone United FC (ENG5) 02 Oldham Athletic AFC (ENG4)Gallagher Stadium
 Charlton Athletic (ENG3) 02 Doncaster Rovers (ENG3)The Valley
 Accrington Stanley FC (ENG3) 31 Cheltenham Town FC (ENG4)Wham Stadium
 Peterborough United (ENG3) 22 Bradford City (ENG3)ABAX Stadium
 Southend United FC (ENG3) 24 Barnsley FC (ENG3)Roots Hall
 Wrexham FC (ENG5) 00 Newport County AFC (ENG4)Racecourse Ground
Sun - 2 Dec 2018
 Shrewsbury Town FC (ENG3) 10 Scunthorpe United FC (ENG3)Montgomery Waters Meadow
 Tranmere Rovers (ENG4) 11 Southport FC (ENG)Prenton Park
 Bury FC (ENG4) 01 Luton Town FC (ENG3)JD Stadium
 Chesterfield FC (ENG5) 02 Grimsby Town FC (ENG4)Proact Stadium
 Swindon Town (ENG4) 01 Woking FC (ENG)The Energy Check County Ground
 Barnet FC (ENG5) 10 Stockport County FC (ENG)The Hive
 Rochdale AFC (ENG3) 01 Portsmouth (ENG3)Crown Oil Arena
 Slough Town FC (ENG) 01 Gillingham FC (ENG3)Arbour Park (Slough)
Mon - 3 Dec 2018
 Guiseley AFC (ENG) 12 Fleetwood Town FC (ENG3)Nethermoor Park

1st Round Replay

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Tue - 20 Nov 2018
 Bradford City (ENG3) 11 Aldershot Town FC (ENG5)Northern Commercials Stadium
 Bradford City advances on PKs (4-1) 
 Cheltenham Town FC (ENG4) 20 Ebbsfleet United (ENG5)Jonny-Rocks Stadium
 Billericay Town FC (ENG) 13 Chesterfield FC (ENG5)AGP Arena
 Forest Green Rovers (ENG4) 03 Oxford United (ENG3)The New Lawn
 Oxford City FC (ENG) 02 Tranmere Rovers (ENG4)Court Place Farm Stadium
 Slough Town FC (ENG) 11 Sutton United FC (ENG5)Arbour Park (Slough)
 Slough Town FC advances on PKs (8-7) 
 FC Halifax Town (ENG5) 10 Morecambe (ENG4)The Shay
 Crawley Town FC (ENG4) 26 Southend United FC (ENG3)Broadfield Stadium
 Doncaster Rovers (ENG3) 70 Chorley FC (ENG)Keepmoat Stadium
 Charlton Athletic (ENG3) 50 Mansfield Town (ENG4)The Valley
Wed - 21 Nov 2018
 Hartlepool United FC (ENG5) 34 Gillingham FC (ENG3)Victoria Park (Hartlepool)
 Salford City FC (ENG5) 13 Shrewsbury Town FC (ENG3)The Peninsula Stadium
 Bristol Rovers (ENG3) 12 Barnet FC (ENG5)Memorial Stadium (Bristol)

1st Round

DateHome Status RoadVenue
Fri - 9 Nov 2018
 Haringey Borough FC (ENG) 01 AFC Wimbledon (ENG3)Coles Park Stadium
Sat - 10 Nov 2018
 Maidenhead United FC (ENG5) 04 Portsmouth (ENG3)York Road Stadium
 Accrington Stanley FC (ENG3) 10 Colchester United FC (ENG4)Wham Stadium
 Sutton United FC (ENG5) 00 Slough Town FC (ENG)Borough Sports Ground
 Torquay United (ENG) 01 Woking FC (ENG)English Riviera
 Bromley FC (ENG5) 13 Peterborough United (ENG3)The H2T Group Stadium
 Bury FC (ENG4) 50 Dover Athletic FC (ENG5)JD Stadium
 Metropolitan Police FC (ENG) 02 Newport County AFC (ENG4)Imber Court
 Ebbsfleet United (ENG5) 00 Cheltenham Town FC (ENG4)Stonebridge Road Stadium
 Aldershot Town FC (ENG5) 11 Bradford City (ENG3)Electrical Services Stadium
 Luton Town FC (ENG3) 20 Wycombe Wanderers (ENG3)Kenilworth Road
 Scunthorpe United FC (ENG3) 21 Burton Albion FC (ENG3)Glanford Park
 Gillingham FC (ENG3) 00 Hartlepool United FC (ENG5)Priestfield Stadium
 Walsall FC (ENG3) 32 Coventry City (ENG3)Bank's Stadium
 Grimsby Town FC (ENG4) 31 Milton Keynes Dons (ENG4)Blundell Park
 Lincoln City FC (ENG4) 32 Northampton Town FC (ENG4)Sincil Bank
 Yeovil Town FC (ENG4) 13 Stockport County FC (ENG)Huish Park
 Southend United FC (ENG3) 11 Crawley Town FC (ENG4)Roots Hall
 Exeter City FC (ENG4) 23 Blackpool (ENG3)St James' Park (Exeter)
 Maidstone United FC (ENG5) 21 Macclesfield Town FC (ENG4)Gallagher Stadium
 Plymouth Argyle (ENG3) 10 Stevenage FC (ENG4)Home Park (Plymouth)
 Oxford United (ENG3) 00 Forest Green Rovers (ENG4)Kassam Stadium
 Rochdale AFC (ENG3) 21 Gateshead FC (ENG5)Crown Oil Arena
 Swindon Town (ENG4) 21 York City FC (ENG)The Energy Check County Ground
 Barnsley FC (ENG3) 40 Notts County FC (ENG4)Oakwell
 Southport FC (ENG) 20 Boreham Wood FC (ENG5)Merseyrail Community Stadium
 Chesterfield FC (ENG5) 11 Billericay Town FC (ENG)Proact Stadium
 Tranmere Rovers (ENG4) 33 Oxford City FC (ENG)Prenton Park
 Morecambe (ENG4) 00 FC Halifax Town (ENG5)Globe Arena
 Crewe Alexandra (ENG4) 01 Carlisle United (ENG4)Alexandra Stadium
Sun - 11 Nov 2018
 Mansfield Town (ENG4) 11 Charlton Athletic (ENG3)One Call Stadium
 Guiseley AFC (ENG) 43 Cambridge United FC (ENG4)Nethermoor Park
 Alfreton Town FC (ENG) 14 Fleetwood Town FC (ENG3)Impact Arena
 Shrewsbury Town FC (ENG3) 11 Salford City FC (ENG5)Montgomery Waters Meadow
 Chorley FC (ENG) 22 Doncaster Rovers (ENG3)Victory Park (Chorley)
 Barnet FC (ENG5) 11 Bristol Rovers (ENG3)The Hive
 Weston-super-Mare AFC (ENG) 02 Wrexham FC (ENG5)Woodspring Stadium
 Hitchin Town FC (ENG) 02 Solihull Moors FC (ENG5)Top Field (Hitchin)
 Port Vale FC (ENG4) 12 Sunderland (ENG3)Vale Park
Mon - 12 Nov 2018
 Hampton & Richmond (ENG) 12 Oldham Athletic AFC (ENG4)Beveree Stadium