2016–17 FA Women's Cup

The 2016–17 Women's FA Cup was the 47th staging of the FA Women's Cup, a knockout cup competition for women's football teams in England. Arsenal were the defending champions having beaten Chelsea 1–0 in the previous final.[1] Manchester City were the champions beating Birmingham City 4–1 in the final.

2016–17 FA Women's Cup
Country England
 Wales
Teams254
ChampionsManchester City
Runners-upBirmingham City
Matches played242
Goals scored1191 (4.92 per match)

Teams

A total of 254 teams had their entries to the tournament accepted by The Football Association.[2] One hundred and sixty-two teams entered at the first or second round qualifying. Teams that play in the FA Women's Premier League Division One were given exemption to the Third Round Qualifying, while teams in the Northern and Southern Division entered at the First Round Proper. Teams in the FA WSL 2 were exempted to the Third Round Proper, with teams in the FA WSL 1 entering at the Fifth Round Proper.[3]

RoundClubs
remaining		Clubs
involved		Winners from
previous round		Games playedGoals scoredPrize money[4]
First Round Qualifying2544–23£350
Second Round Qualifying252160272389£450
Third Round Qualifying1721288064357£500
Fourth Round Qualifying108646432175£600
First Round7656322696£800
Second Round4828281454£900
Third Round3424141145£1,000
Fourth Round221212614£2,000
Fifth Round16166838£3,000
Sixth Round888412£4,000
Semi-Final44423£5,000
The Final22215£15,000 (runners-up)
£25,000 (winners)

The Second Round Qualifying saw eight ties cancelled due to the withdrawal of one of the teams, the First Round Proper saw two ties cancelled due to the resignation of Nuneaton Town and Forest Green Rovers before the season started, and the Third Round Proper saw one tie cancelled due to the withdrawal of Watford.

First round qualifying

There were only two first round qualifying matches, both of which were played on 4 September 2016.[5][6]

TieHome team (Tier)ScoreAway team (Tier)Att.
1South Shields (6)2–0Gateshead Leam Rangers (7)25
2Wigan Athletic (5)1–0MSB Woolton (5)

Second round qualifying

Eighty matches were scheduled for the second qualifying round. The 160 teams taking part consisted of 158 teams exempted to this stage, plus the two match winners from the previous round. Most matches were played on Sunday 18 September 2016, the only exception being Bishop's Stortford v Bungay Town, which took place on the preceding Saturday.[6][7]

Third round qualifying

Sixty four matches were scheduled for the third qualifying round.[8] The 128 teams taking part consisted of 48 teams from the FA Women's Premier League Division One, plus the 80 match winners from the previous round. All 64 matches were played on Sunday 9 October 2016.[6]

Fourth round qualifying

Thirty two matches were scheduled for the fourth qualifying round.[9] Most matches were played on Sunday 13 November 2016, except three which were postponed to the following Sunday due to waterlogged pitches.[6]

First round proper

Twenty eight matches were scheduled for the first round proper.[10] The 56 teams taking part consists of 24 teams exempted to this stage, plus the 32 match winners from the previous round. Most matches were played on Sunday 4 December 2016, the only exception being Southampton Women v Swindon Town, which was postponed to the following Sunday.[6]

Second round proper

Fourteen matches were scheduled for the second round proper.[11] All 14 matches were played on Sunday 8 January 2017.[6]

TieHome team (Tier)ScoreAway team (Tier)Att.
1Long Eaton United (4)3–4Brighouse Town (4)
2Derby County (3)3–2 (a.e.t.)Sheffield United (5)
3West Bromwich Albion (3)4–0Radcliffe Olympic (4)
4Nottingham Forest (3)4–0Wolverhampton Wanderers (4)
5Middlesbrough (3)1–2 (a.e.t.)Leicester City Women (3)175
6Blackburn Rovers (3)5–0Hull City (4)
7Liverpool Marshall Feds (4)1–0Newcastle United (3)
8Coventry United (3)4–0Milton Keynes Dons (4)81
9C&K Basildon (3)1–3Keynsham Town (4)
10Lewes (3)2–0Cardiff City (3)110
11Tottenham Hotspur (3)3–0Gillingham (4)111
12Plymouth Argyle (4)0–3AFC Wimbledon (4)
13Cambridge United (4)4–0Southampton Women (5)110
14Charlton Athletic (3)5–0Portsmouth (3)

Third round proper

Twelve matches were scheduled for the third round proper.[12] The 24 teams taking part consists of 10 teams exempted to this stage, plus the 14 match winners from the previous round. All 11 matches that took place were played on Sunday 5 February 2017.[6]

TieHome team (Tier)ScoreAway team (Tier)Att.
1Blackburn Rovers (3)1–2Tottenham Hotspur (3)
2Charlton Athletic (3)0–2Sheffield FC (2)153
3Aston Villa (2)7–1Cambridge United (4)
4Millwall Lionesses (2)1–0London Bees (2)
5Leicester City Women (3)2–1Liverpool Marshall Feds (4)
6Keynsham Town (4)0–7Durham (2)138
7Coventry United (3)2–0Oxford United (2)189
8West Bromwich Albion (3)3–1Lewes (3)
9Doncaster Rovers Belles (2)W–OWatford (2)
10Derby County (3)0–1Nottingham Forest (3)633
11Brighouse Town (4)1–8Everton (2)
12AFC Wimbledon (4)1–4Brighton & Hove Albion (2)

Fourth round proper

Six matches were scheduled for the fourth round proper. All six matches were played on Sunday 19 February 2017.[6]

TieHome team (Tier)ScoreAway team (Tier)Att.
1Durham (2)2–2 (3–4 p)Everton (2)365
2Coventry United (3)0–1Aston Villa (2)364
3Millwall Lionesses (2)3–1Nottingham Forest (3)
4West Bromwich Albion (3)2–1Leicester City Women (3)
5Tottenham Hotspur (3)1–0Brighton & Hove Albion (2)127
6Sheffield FC (2)0–1Doncaster Rovers Belles (2)

Fifth round proper

Eight matches were scheduled for the fifth round proper.[13] The 16 teams taking part consists of 10 teams exempted to this stage, plus the six match winners from the previous round. Most matches were played on Sunday 19 March 2017, the only exception being Manchester City v Reading, which took place on the preceding Saturday.[6]

TieHome team (Tier)ScoreAway team (Tier)Att.
1Notts County (1)3–2Yeovil Town (1)443
2Liverpool (1)2–1 (a.e.t.)Everton (2)728
3Arsenal (1)10–0Tottenham Hotspur (3)1,400
4Sunderland (1)3–2Aston Villa (2)262
5Birmingham City (1)2–0West Bromwich Albion (3)1,122
6Bristol City (1)5–0Millwall Lionesses (2)466
7Manchester City (1)1–0Reading (1)
8Chelsea (1)7–0Doncaster Rovers Belles (2)806

Sixth round proper

Four matches were scheduled for the sixth round proper.[14] All four matches were played on Sunday 26 March 2017.[6]

TieHome team (Tier)ScoreAway team (Tier)Att.
1Birmingham City (1)1–0Arsenal (1)514
2Chelsea (1)5–1Sunderland (1)682
3Bristol City (1)1–2Manchester City (1)594
4Liverpool (1)2–0Notts County (1)302

Semi-finals

The two semi-finals were played on Monday 17 April 2017.[6][15]

Birmingham City1–1 (a.e.t.)Chelsea
 Report
Penalties
4–2
Attendance: 1,425
Manchester City1–0Liverpool
 Report
Attendance: 3,453

Final
Main article: 2017 FA Women's Cup Final
Birmingham City1–4Manchester City
 Report
Attendance: 35,271
Referee: Rebecca Welch (Durham FA)
Birmingham City
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References
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  8. "The SSE Women's FA Cup Third Round Qualifying Sunday 9 October 2016" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
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  12. "SSE Women's FA Cup Third Round draw made in Birmingham". thefa.com. The Football Association. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
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