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2024–25 Women's FA Cup

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2024–25 Women's FA Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Dates1 September 2024 – 18 May 2025
Teams514
Defending championsManchester United
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The 2024–25 Women's FA Cup is the 55th staging of the Women's FA Cup, a knockout cup competition for women's football teams in England. Manchester United are the defending champions, having beaten Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 in the 2024 final on 12 May 2024.[1]

Teams

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A total of 514 teams were accepted into the 2024–25 Women's FA Cup, an increase of 58 from the previous year.[2] Exemptions remained the same from the previous season: 92 tier 5 teams are given an exemption for the first qualifying round, entering at the second round qualifying stage. The 48 teams that play in the FA Women's National League Division One (tier 4) are given exemption until third round qualifying, while teams in the Northern and Southern Premier Divisions (tier 3) will enter at the first round proper. The 11 Women's Championship teams (tier 2) are exempt until the third round proper, while the final teams to enter the competition will be the 12 Women's Super League teams (tier 1) which remain exempt until the fourth round proper.[3]

Round Clubs
remaining
Clubs
involved
Winners from
previous round
Games played Goals scored Prize money[4]
Winner Loser
First round qualifying 514 290 134 769 £1,800 £450
Second round qualifying 369 272[a] 145 133 737 £3,000 £750
Third round qualifying 233 184[b] 136 91 444 £4,000 £1,000
First round 141 116[c] 92 58 273 £6,000 £1,500
Second round 83 58 58 £8,000 £2,000
Third round 54 40[d] 29 £35,000 £9,000
Fourth round 32 32[e] 20 16 £54,000 £13,000
Fifth round 16 16 16 8 £80,000 £20,000
Quarter-final 8 8 8 4 £90,000 £22,500
Semi-final 4 4 4 2 £160,000 £40,000
Final 2 2 2 1 £430,000 £108,000
  1. ^ 92 Tier 5 regional premier division teams added
  2. ^ 48 FA Women's National League Division One teams added
  3. ^ 24 FA Women's National League Premier Division teams added
  4. ^ 11 Women's Championship teams added
  5. ^ 12 Women's Super League teams added

First round qualifying

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The competition started at the first round qualifying stage with games played on 1 September 2024, and made up of teams from outside the top five tiers of the women's football pyramid.[5]

  1. ^ Despite winning the game 4-0, Hammersmith were expelled from the competition for fielding an ineligible player in the match, with Bromley being declared the winners and reinstated.[6]

Second round qualifying

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The 136 matches of the second round qualifying were played on 22 September 2024. This round included the introduction of teams from the fifth-tier regional first division football leagues.

Third round qualifying

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The 92 matches of third round qualifying were played on 13 October 2024. This round included the introduction of 48 teams from the fourth-tier FA Women's National League Division One.

First round proper

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The 58 matches were played in the first round proper on 3 November 2024. This round included the introduction of 24 teams from the third-tier FA Women's National League Premier Division.

3 November 2024 Cheadle Town Stingers (4) 2–0AFC Fylde (4)Cheadle
14:00
Report Stadium: Park Road Stadium
Attendance: 110
3 November 2024 FC St Helens (6) 2–1Doncaster Rovers Belles (4)St Helens
13:00
Report
Stadium: Windleshaw Sports
3 November 2024 Washington (6)0–7 Hull City (3) Washington
14:00 Report
Stadium: Northern Playing Fields
3 November 2024 Handsworth (6) 2–0York City (4)Sheffield
14:00 Report Stadium: Olivers Mount
3 November 2024 Burnley (3) 12–0Spennymoor Town (5)Burnley
14:00
Report Stadium: Turf Moor
3 November 2024 Thornaby (6)2–7 Liverpool Feds (3) Thornaby
14:00
  • 1'
  • 7'
Report
Stadium: Teesdale Park
3 November 2024 Preston North End (6)1–2 Bradford City (5) Longridge
14:00 Report
Stadium: Recycling Lives Ground
3 November 2024 Huddersfield Town (4) 7–0Nantwich Town (7)Huddersfield
13:00
Report Stadium: The Stafflex Arena
Attendance: 98
3 November 2024 Curzon Ashton (5)0–1 Chester-Le-Street Town (6) Ashton-under-Lyne
14:00 Report
Stadium: Tameside Stadium
Attendance: 94
3 November 2024 Rossington Main (7)0–1 Accrington Stanley (6) Rossington
13:00 Report
Stadium: Oxford Street
3 November 2024 Wythenshawe (5)0–3 Middlesbrough (4) Wythenshawe
13:00 Report
Stadium: Selco Builders Warehouse Community Stadium
3 November 2024 Sheffield (5) 2–1Penrith (6)Dronfield
14:00
Report
Stadium: Home of Football Ground
3 November 2024 Mancunian Unity (5) 6–2Stockport County (4)Limeside
13:45
Report
Stadium: Whitebank Stadium
3 November 2024 South Shields (5) 3–3
(4–3 p)
Halifax (3)South Shields
14:00
Report
Stadium: Mariners Park
Penalties
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  • soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with red X
3 November 2024 Stamford (5)2–3 Worcester City (4) Stamford
13:00
Report
Stadium: Zeeco Stadium
3 November 2024 Loughborough Lightning (4) 2–1Sutton Coldfield Town (4)Loughborough
13:00
Report
Stadium: Loughborough University Stadium
3 November 2024 Notts County (4)0–5 Sporting Khalsa (3) Eastwood
14:00 Report
Stadium: Coronation Park
3 November 2024 Boldmere St Michaels (4)1–3 Nottingham Forest (3) Boldmere
15:00
  • 60'
Report
Stadium: Boldmere Community Stadium
3 November 2024 Asfordby Amateurs (6)1–7 Wolverhampton Wanderers (3) Asfordby
13:00
Report
Stadium: Holwell Sports Club
3 November 2024 Kidderminster Harriers (5) 3–1Port Vale (5)Kidderminster
14:00
  • 17'
  • 40' (pen.)
  • 46'
Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
3 November 2024 Shrewsbury Town (5) 3–2Northampton Town (4)Shrewsbury
14:00
Report
Stadium: New Meadow
3 November 2024 Knowle (5)1–7 West Bromwich Albion (3) Knowle
13:00
Report
Stadium: Robins' Nest
Attendance: 273
3 November 2024 AFC Telford United (6)1–5 Stourbridge (3) Wellington
14:00 Report
Stadium: New Bucks Head
Attendance: 87
3 November 2024 River City (6)2–3 Long Itchington (6) Braunstone Town
14:00 Stadium: Riverside Football Ground
3 November 2024 Stoke City (3) 5–0Hednesford Town (6)Stone
13:00
Report Stadium: Wellbeing Park
3 November 2024 Derby County (3)1–3 Leafield Athletic (4) Mickleover
13:00
Report
Stadium: Don Amott Arena
3 November 2024 Rugby Borough (3) 7–0Lincoln City (4)Rugby
14:00
Report Stadium: Kilsby Lane
3 November 2024 Peterborough United (4) 2–2
(4–2 p)
Billericay Town (3)Bourne
13:00
Report
Stadium: Abbey Lawn
Attendance: 185
Penalties
3 November 2024 London Seaward (4) 3–1Hackney (6)Barkingside
14:00 Report Stadium: Oakside Stadium
Attendance: 62
3 November 2024 Cambridge City (5)2–2
(2–4 p)
Stevenage (5) Haverhill
13:00
Report
Stadium: The New Croft
Attendance: 228
Penalties
  • soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with check mark
3 November 2024 AFC Sudbury (4) 3–0Bowers & Pitsea (5)Sudbury
14:00
Report Stadium: The Mel Group Stadium
3 November 2024 Hashtag United (3) 6–0Wroxham (5)Aveley
15:00
Report Stadium: Parkside Stadium
3 November 2024 Ipswich Town (3) 12–0MK Dons (3)Felixstowe
13:00
Report Stadium: The Martello Ground
Attendance: 620
3 November 2024 Royston Town (5) 3–0Newport Pagnell Town (6)Royston
14:00
Report Stadium: Garden Walk
Attendance: 253
3 November 2024 Cambridge United (4)0–1 Norwich City (4) St Neots
13:00 Report
Stadium: Rowley Park
3 November 2024 Hutton (6)2–4 Luton Town (5) Billericay
14:30
Report
Stadium: Hannakins Farm Community Centre
3 November 2024 Penn & Tylers Green (6)0–3 Queens Park Rangers (4) Penn
13:00 Report Stadium: French School Meadow
Attendance: 225
3 November 2024 Oxford United (3) 5–0Actonians (4)Marston
13:00
Report Stadium: Court Place Farm
Attendance: 222
3 November 2024 Comets (7)2–5 Worthing (4) Rotherhithe
14:00
  • 45'
  • 88'
Report
Stadium: St Pauls Sports Ground
3 November 2024 AFC Wimbledon (3)0–0
(2–4 p)
Watford (3) Wimbledon
14:00 Report Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 494
Penalties
3 November 2024 Lewes (3) 1–1
(6–5 p)
Dulwich Hamlet (4)Lewes
14:00 Report
Stadium: The Dripping Pan
Attendance: 531
Penalties
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  • soccer ball with check mark
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  • soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with red X
3 November 2024 Fulham (5) 7–0Chesham United (4)New Malden
14:30
Report Stadium: Motspur Park
3 November 2024 Aylesford (6) 3–1Reading (5)Aylesford
15:30
Report Stadium: Aylesford Recreation Ground
3 November 2024 Chatham Town (4) 5–2Dorking Wanderers (5)Chatham
14:30
Report Stadium: Bauvil Stadium
Attendance: 179
3 November 2024 Farnham Town (7)0–2 London Bees (4) Farnham
13:00 Report
Stadium: The Memorial Ground
Attendance: 237
3 November 2024 Saltdean United (5) 2–1South London (7)Saltdean
14:00
Report
  • 12'
Stadium: Hill Park
Attendance: 84
3 November 2024 Brentford (6) 4–2Ascot United (5)Bedfont
15:00
Report
Stadium: Bedfont Sports Club
Attendance: 502
3 November 2024 Torquay United (5)0–1 Bridgwater United (4) Newton Abbot
14:00 Report
Stadium: Recreation Ground
3 November 2024 Cheltenham Town (3) 7–0Yeovil Town (6)Bishop's Cleeve
14:00
Report Stadium: Kayte Lane Stadium
3 November 2024 Bristol Rovers (4) 4–3Sherborne Town (5)Bristol
14:00
Report
  • 72'
  • 80'
  • 90+3'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
3 November 2024 Plymouth Argyle (3) 6–0Poole Town (5)Plymouth
13:00
Report Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 168
3 November 2024 Saltash United (6)0–6 AFC Bournemouth (4) Saltash
13:00 Report
Stadium: Kimberley Stadium
3 November 2024 Bournemouth Sports (4)0–1 Moneyfields (4) Bournemouth
13:00 Report
Stadium: Chapel Gate
3 November 2024 Winchester City Flyers (5)1–4 AFC Portchester (5) Winchester
14:00 Report
Stadium: Charters Community Stadium
3 November 2024 Bursledon (6)0–4 Marine Academy Plymouth (5) Chandler's Ford
14:00 Report Stadium: Toynbee School
3 November 2024 Gwalia United (3) 4–1Swindon Town (4)Newport
14:00
Report Stadium: Newport Stadium
Attendance: 195
3 November 2024 Exeter City (3) 4–0Keynsham Town (4)Exeter
13:00
Report Stadium: Exwick Sports Hub
Attendance: 185

Second round proper

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Matches will be played in the second round proper on 24 November 2024.

24 November 2024 Hull City (3) v Middlesbrough (4) Barton
Stadium: Easy Buy Stadium
24 November 2024 Accrington Stanley (6) v Huddersfield Town (4) Galgate
Stadium: Galgate Recreational Field
24 November 2024 Durham Cestria (4) v Chester-Le-Street Town (6) Durham
Stadium: Maiden Castle sports centre
24 November 2024 Mancunian Unity (5) v Handsworth (6) Limeside
Stadium: Whitebank Stadium
24 November 2024 South Shields (5) v Liverpool Feds (3) South Shields
Stadium: Mariners Park
24 November 2024 Burnley (3) v Bradford City (5) Burnley
Stadium: Turf Moor
24 November 2024 FC St Helens (6) v Cheadle Town Stingers (4) St Helens
Stadium: Windleshaw Sports
24 November 2024 Wolverhampton Wanderers (3) v Sporting Khalsa (3) Wellington
Stadium: New Bucks Head
24 November 2024 Stoke City (3) v Loughborough Lightning (4) Stone
Stadium: Wellbeing Park
24 November 2024 Norwich City (4) v Leafield Athletic (4) Horsford
Stadium: The Nest
24 November 2024 Rugby Borough (3) v Peterborough United (4) Rugby
Stadium: Kilsby Lane
24 November 2024 Kidderminster Harriers (5) v Stourbridge (3) Kidderminster
Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
24 November 2024 Shrewsbury Town (5) v Sheffield (5) Shrewsbury
Stadium: New Meadow
24 November 2024 West Bromwich Albion (3) v Worcester City (4) Redditch
Stadium: Valley Stadium
24 November 2024 Long Itchington (6) v Nottingham Forest (3) Long Itchington
Stadium: Long Itchington Playing Field
24 November 2024 Brentford (6) v London Seaward (4) Bedfont
Stadium: Bedfont Sports Club
24 November 2024 Queens Park Rangers (4) v Saltdean United (5) Hayes
Stadium: Skyex Community Stadium
24 November 2024 Hashtag United (3) v Ipswich Town (3) Aveley
Stadium: Parkside Stadium
24 November 2024 Oxford United (3) v Watford (3) Marston
Stadium: Court Place Farm
24 November 2024 Aylesford (6) v Worthing (4) Aylesford
Stadium: Aylesford Recreation Ground
24 November 2024 London Bees (4) v Chatham Town (4) Edgware
Stadium: The Hive Stadium
24 November 2024 Fulham (5) v Royston Town (5) New Malden
Stadium: Motspur Park
24 November 2024 Stevenage (5) v Luton Town (5) Letchworth
Stadium: Hertfordshire FA
24 November 2024 Lewes (3) v AFC Sudbury (4) Lewes
Stadium: The Dripping Pan
24 November 2024 Plymouth Argyle (3) v Exeter City (3) Plymouth
Stadium: Bolitho Park
24 November 2024 Cheltenham Town (3) v Moneyfields (4) Bishop's Cleeve
Stadium: Kayte Lane Stadium
24 November 2024 Marine Academy Plymouth (5) v Bristol Rovers (4) Plymouth
Stadium: Manadon Sports Hub
24 November 2024 AFC Portchester (5) v AFC Bournemouth (4) Fareham
Stadium: The OnSite Group Stadium

Third round proper

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Matches will be played in the third round proper on 8 December 2024, including the introduction of 11 teams from the second-tier Women's Championship.

Fourth round proper

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Matches will be played in the fourth round proper on 12 January 2025, including the introduction of 12 teams from the first-tier Women's Super League. The fourth round proper will be the final round to introduce new teams.

Fifth round proper

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Eight matches will be played in the fifth round proper on 9 February 2025, made up of the 16 winning teams from the fourth round proper.

Quarter-finals

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Four matches will be played in the quarter-finals on 9 March 2025, made up of the eight winning teams from the fifth round proper.

Semi-finals

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Two matches will be played in the semi-finals on 13 April 2025, made up of the four winning teams from the quarter-finals.

Final

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The final will be played at Wembley Stadium on 18 May 2025.

References

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  1. ^ "Lucia Garcia double leads Manchester United to Adobe Women's FA Cup glory". thefa.com. The Football Association. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Entered clubs and other details for 2024-25 Adobe Women's FA Cup". thefa.com. The Football Association. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  3. ^ "The Women's FA Cup Season 2024–25 List of Exemptions". The Football Association. 2 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Prize fund". www.thefa.com. The Football Association. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Women's FA Cup First Round Qualifying". The Football Association. 9 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Club Statement: Bromley Women reinstated into the Adobe Women's FA Cup". 19 September 2024 – via www.bromleyfc.co.uk.