2024–25 Women's FA Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | England Wales |
| Teams | 514 |
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
[edit]A total of 514 teams were accepted into the 2023–24 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 | – | – | – | – | £1,800 | £450 |
| Second round qualifying | – | –[a] | – | – | – | £3,000 | £750 |
| Third round qualifying | – | –[b] | – | – | – | £4,000 | £1,000 |
| First round | – | –[c] | – | – | – | £6,000 | £1,500 |
| Second round | – | – | – | – | – | £8,000 | £2,000 |
| Third round | – | –[d] | – | – | – | £35,000 | £9,000 |
| Fourth round | – | –[e] | – | – | – | £54,000 | £13,000 |
| Fifth round | 16 | – | – | – | – | £80,000 | £20,000 |
| Quarter-final | 8 | – | – | – | – | £90,000 | £22,500 |
| Semi-final | 4 | – | – | – | – | £160,000 | £40,000 |
| Final | 2 | – | – | – | – | £430,000 | £108,000 |
- ^ 90 Tier 5 regional premier division teams added
- ^ 48 FA Women's National League Division One teams added
- ^ 24 FA Women's National League Premier Division teams added
- ^ 12 Women's Championship teams added
- ^ 12 Women's Super League teams added
First round qualifying
[edit]The competition started at the first round qualifying stage with games to be played on 1 September 2024, made up of teams from outside the top five tiers of the women's football pyramid.[5]
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Second round qualifying
[edit]Matches are set to be played in the second round qualifying on 22 September 2024, which includes the introduction of teams from the fifth-tier regional first division football leagues.
Third round qualifying
[edit]Matches will be played in the third round qualifying on 13 October 2024, including the introduction of 48 teams from the fourth-tier FA Women's National League Division One.
First round proper
[edit]Matches will be played in the first round proper on 3 November 2024, including the introduction of 24 from teams the third-tier FA Women's National League Premier Division.
Second round proper
[edit]Matches will be played in the second round proper on 24 November 2024.
Third round proper
[edit]Matches will be played in the third round proper on 8 December 2024, including the introduction of 12 teams from the second-tier Women's Championship.
Fourth round proper
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]The final will be played at Wembley Stadium on 18 May 2025.
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The Women's FA Cup Season 2024–25 List of Exemptions". The Football Association. 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Prize fund". www.thefa.com. The Football Association. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Women's FA Cup First Round Qualifying". The Football Association. 9 August 2024.