FA Cup
FIFA Region
UEFA
Season
2021-2022
Location
England
Abbreviation
ENGCUP1
Summary
The 2021-2022 English FA Cup (ENGCUP1) is the most prestigious football club tournament in England. The 2021-2022 ENGCUP1 is a "Knockout" tournament. The Final will be held on 14 May 2022 at Wembley Stadium. The winner of the 2021-2022 ENGCUP1 receives a berth in the Group Stage of the 2022-2023 UEFA Europa League. Leicester 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 | # Teams | New Teams Entering This Round | Teams From Previous Round | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extra Preliminary Round | 348 | 348 teams from Levels 8-10 in English football pyramid | None | 174 Knockout matches (extra time/penalty shoot-out if required) |
| Preliminary Round | 320 | 136 teams from Levels 7-8 in English football pyramid | 174 winners from Extra Preliminary Round | 155 Knockout matches (extra time/penalty shoot-out if required) |
| 1st Qualifying Round | 242 | 87 teams from Level 7 in English football pyramid | 155 winners from Preliminary Round | 121 Knockout matches (extra time/penalty shoot-out if required) |
| 2nd Qualifying Round | 164 | 43 teams from Level 6 in English football pyramid | 121 winners from 1st Qualifying Round | 82 Knockout matches (extra time/penalty shoot-out if required) |
| 3rd Qualifying Round | 82 | None | 82 winners from 2nd Qualifying Round | 41 Knockout matches (extra time/penalty shoot-out if required) |
| 4th Qualifying Round | 64 | 23 teams from Level 5 in English football pyramid | 41 winners from 3rd Qualifying Round | 32 Knockout matches (extra time/penalty shoot-out if required), 1 team received a bye |
| 1st Round | 80 | 24 ENG3 teams, 24 ENG4 teams | 32 winners from 4th Round Qualifying | 40 Knockout matches |
| 2nd Round | 40 | None | 40 winners from 1st Round/1st Round Replays | 20 Knockout matches |
| 3rd Round | 64 | 20 ENG1 teams, 24 ENG2 teams | 20 winners from 2nd Round/2nd Round Replays | 32 Knockout matches |
| 4th Round | 32 | None | 32 winners from 3rd Round/3rd Round Replays | 16 Knockout matches |
| 5th Round | 16 | None | 16 winners from 4th Round/4th Round Replays | 8 Knockout matches |
| Quarterfinals | 8 | None | 8 winners from 5th Round/5th Round Replay | 4 Knockout matches |
| Semifinals | 4 | None | 4 winners from Quarterfinals | 2 Knockout matches |
| Final | 2 | None | 2 winners from Semifinals | 1 Knockout match played at a neutral site |
Final
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Sat - 14 May 2022
Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Sat - 16 Apr 2022
 | 23 | Liverpool (ENG1) | Wembley Stadium |
Sun - 17 Apr 2022
 | 20 | Crystal Palace (ENG1) | Wembley Stadium |
Quarterfinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Sat - 19 Mar 2022
 | 02 | Chelsea (ENG1) | Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough) |
Sun - 20 Mar 2022
| 40 | Everton (ENG1) | Selhurst Park |
 | 14 | Manchester City (ENG1) | St Mary's Stadium |
 | 01 | Liverpool (ENG1) | The City Ground |
5th Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 1 Mar 2022
 | 02 | Manchester City (ENG1) | Weston Homes Stadium |
| 21 | Stoke City (ENG2) | Selhurst Park |
| 10 | Tottenham (ENG1) | Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough) |
Wed - 2 Mar 2022
 | 23 | Chelsea (ENG1) | Kenilworth Road |
| 31 | West Ham United (ENG1) | St Mary's Stadium |
| 21 | Norwich City (ENG1) | Anfield |
Thu - 3 Mar 2022
| 20 | Boreham Wood FC (ENG5) | Goodison Park |
Mon - 7 Mar 2022
| 21 | Huddersfield Town (ENG2) | The City Ground |
4th Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Fri - 4 Feb 2022
 | 78 | Middlesbrough FC (ENG2) | Old Trafford |
Sat - 5 Feb 2022
 | 12 | West Ham United (ENG1) | Aggborough |
| 21 | Plymouth Argyle (ENG3) | Stamford Bridge |
| 20 | Wigan Athletic (ENG3) | bet365 Stadium |
| 10 | Barnsley FC (ENG2) | John Smith's Stadium |
| 20 | Queens Park Rangers (ENG2) | Weston Homes Stadium |
| 21 | Coventry City (ENG2) | St Mary's Stadium |
| 20 | Hartlepool United FC (ENG4) | Selhurst Park |
| 41 | Brentford FC (ENG1) | Goodison Park |
 | 01 | Norwich City (ENG1) | Molineux Stadium |
| 41 | Fulham (ENG2) | Etihad Stadium (Manchester) |
 | 03 | Luton Town FC (ENG2) | Abbey Stadium |
| 31 | Brighton & Hove (ENG1) | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium |
Sun - 6 Feb 2022
| 41 | Leicester City (ENG1) | The City Ground |
 | 01 | Boreham Wood FC (ENG5) | Vitality Stadium |
3rd Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Fri - 7 Jan 2022
 | 14 | Manchester City (ENG1) | The County Ground |
Sat - 8 Jan 2022
| 10 | Derby County FC (ENG2) | The Coventry Building Society Arena |
 | 12 | Huddersfield Town (ENG2) | Turf Moor |
 | 23 | Middlesbrough FC (ENG2) | One Call Stadium |
| 21 | Blackpool (ENG2) | The Suit Direct Stadium |
 | 01 | Fulham (ENG2) | Ashton Gate Stadium | |||
| AET | ||||||
 | 12 | Crystal Palace (ENG1) | The Den |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon (ENG3) | Meadow Park (Borehamwood) |
 | 12 | Brighton & Hove (ENG1) | The Hawthorns | |||
| AET | ||||||
| 21 | Reading (ENG2) | Aggborough |
| 41 | Watford (ENG1) | King Power Stadium |
 | 14 | Brentford FC (ENG1) | Vale Park |
| 32 | Blackburn (ENG2) | DW Stadium |
 | 01 | Cambridge United FC (ENG3) | St James' Park (Newcastle) |
| 54 | Barrow AFC (ENG4) | Oakwell | |||
| AET | ||||||
| 21 | Bristol Rovers (ENG4) | Weston Homes Stadium |
| 11 | Rotherham United (ENG3) | Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium | |||
| Queens Park Rangers advance on PKs (8-7) | ||||||
 | 23 | Southampton (ENG1) | Swansea.com Stadium | |||
| AET | ||||||
| 51 | Chesterfield FC (ENG5) | Stamford Bridge |
 | 01 | Plymouth Argyle (ENG3) | St Andrew's | |||
| AET | ||||||
 | 13 | AFC Bournemouth (ENG2) | Huish Park |
Sun - 9 Jan 2022
| 40 | Harrogate Town FC (ENG4) | Kenilworth Road |
| 20 | Leyton Orient (ENG4) | bet365 Stadium |
| 41 | Shrewsbury Town FC (ENG3) | Anfield |
 | 21 | Preston North End (ENG2) | Cardiff City Stadium | |||
| AET | ||||||
| 30 | Sheffield United (ENG2) | Molineux Stadium |
 | 01 | Norwich City (ENG1) | The Valley |
| 20 | Leeds United (ENG1) | London Stadium |
| 10 | Arsenal (ENG1) | The City Ground |
Mon - 10 Jan 2022
| 10 | Aston Villa (ENG1) | Old Trafford |
2nd Round Replay
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Wed - 15 Dec 2021
| 20 | Ipswich Town (ENG3) | The Dunes Hotel Stadium |
2nd Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Fri - 3 Dec 2021
| 10 | Stockport County FC (ENG5) | AESSEAL New York Stadium |
 | 02 | Charlton Athletic (ENG3) | Gateshead International Stadium |
Sat - 4 Dec 2021
| 21 | Sutton United FC (ENG4) | Memorial Stadium (Bristol) |
 | 12 | Port Vale FC (ENG4) | Pirelli Stadium |
 | 01 | Hartlepool United FC (ENG4) | LNER Stadium |
| 43 | Cheltenham Town FC (ENG3) | The Cherry Red Records Stadium |
| 40 | Tranmere Rovers (ENG4) | The Breyer Group Stadium |
| 21 | Exeter City FC (ENG4) | Abbey Stadium |
 | 23 | Mansfield Town (ENG4) | Keepmoat Stadium |
 | 12 | Swindon Town (ENG4) | Bank's Stadium |
 | 12 | Shrewsbury Town FC (ENG3) | Brunton Park |
| 00 | Barrow AFC (ENG4) | Portman Road |
 | 12 | Harrogate Town FC (ENG4) | Fratton Park |
| 10 | Stevenage FC (ENG4) | Huish Park |
Sun - 5 Dec 2021
 | 12 | Plymouth Argyle (ENG3) | Crown Oil Arena |
 | 12 | Wigan Athletic (ENG3) | JobServe Community Stadium |
| 20 | FC Halifax Town (ENG5) | Aggborough |
 | 02 | Chesterfield FC (ENG5) | The Peninsula Stadium |
Mon - 6 Dec 2021
| 40 | St Albans City FC (ENG) | Meadow Park (Borehamwood) |
1st Round Replay
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Tue - 16 Nov 2021
| 43 | Oxford United (ENG3) | Memorial Stadium (Bristol) | |||
| AET | ||||||
| 10 | Gillingham FC (ENG3) | Jonny-Rocks Stadium |
 | 12 | Wigan Athletic (ENG3) | SportNation.bet Stadium |
 | 12 | Ipswich Town (ENG3) | Boundary Park |
| 31 | Northampton Town FC (ENG4) | Abbey Stadium |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons (ENG3) | The Lamex Stadium | |||
| AET | ||||||
 | 01 | Hartlepool United FC (ENG4) | Adams Park |
 | 23 | Gateshead FC (ENG) | Moss Lane |
| 30 | Sheffield Wednesday (ENG3) | Home Park (Plymouth) |
 | 12 | Rochdale AFC (ENG4) | Meadow Lane |
Wed - 17 Nov 2021
| 53 | Bolton (ENG3) | Edgeley Park | |||
| AET | ||||||
Tue - 30 Nov 2021
| 21 | Bradford City (ENG4) | St James' Park (Exeter) |
1st Round
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
Fri - 5 Nov 2021
 | 04 | Colchester United FC (ENG4) | MEL Group Stadium |
Sat - 6 Nov 2021
 | 01 | Doncaster Rovers (ENG3) | Sands Venue Stadium |
| 11 | Cheltenham Town FC (ENG3) | Priestfield Stadium |
| 11 | Exeter City FC (ENG4) | The Utilita Energy Stadium |
 | 01 | Mansfield Town (ENG4) | Stadium of Light |
 | 01 | Sutton United FC (ENG4) | The SKYex Community Stadium |
| 20 | Horsham FC (ENG) | Brunton Park |
| 30 | Bromley FC (ENG5) | AESSEAL New York Stadium |
| 10 | Harrow Borough FC (ENG) | Fratton Park |
 | 10 | Newport County AFC (ENG4) | Mazuma Stadium |
 | 12 | Burton Albion FC (ENG3) | Highbury Stadium |
| 22 | Cambridge United FC (ENG3) | Sixfields Stadium |
| 74 | Maidenhead United FC (ENG5) | The Shay |
| 31 | Southend United FC (ENG5) | Technique Stadium |
| 10 | Grimsby Town FC (ENG5) | Aggborough |
| 00 | Solihull Moors FC (ENG5) | DW Stadium |
| 20 | Eastleigh FC (ENG5) | Meadow Park (Borehamwood) |
 | 01 | Buxton FC (ENG) | LNER Community Stadium |
| 11 | Oldham Athletic AFC (ENG4) | Portman Road |
| 10 | Guiseley AFC (ENG) | The Cherry Red Records Stadium |
| 21 | Wrexham FC (ENG5) | EnviroVent Stadium |
| 22 | Wycombe Wanderers (ENG3) | Victoria Park (Hartlepool) |
 | 01 | Walsall FC (ENG4) | The Walks |
 | 03 | Swindon Town (ENG4) | Mornflake Stadium |
| 40 | Havant & Waterlooville (ENG) | The Valley |
 | 01 | Tranmere Rovers (ENG4) | The People's Pension Stadium |
| 10 | Ebbsfleet United (ENG) | The Breyer Group Stadium |
| 22 | Stevenage FC (ENG4) | Stadium:MK |
| 10 | Bowers & Pitsea FC (ENG) | LNER Stadium |
| 51 | Accrington Stanley FC (ENG3) | Vale Park |
| 22 | Altrincham FC (ENG5) | Gateshead International Stadium |
 | 05 | Yeovil Town FC (ENG5) | The Jelf Stadium |
 | 04 | Barrow AFC (ENG4) | Banbury Plant Hire Community Stadium |
Sun - 7 Nov 2021
| 00 | Plymouth Argyle (ENG3) | Hillsborough Stadium |
| 22 | Bristol Rovers (ENG4) | Kassam Stadium |
| 11 | Notts County FC (ENG5) | Crown Oil Arena |
| 22 | Stockport County FC (ENG5) | University of Bolton Stadium |
 | 15 | Shrewsbury Town FC (ENG3) | The Arden Garages Stadium |
| 32 | Forest Green Rovers (ENG4) | Clarence Park |
Mon - 8 Nov 2021
 | 01 | Salford City FC (ENG4) | Chigwell Construction Stadium |