2020–21 FA Cup

2020–21 FA Cup
	Football Association Challenge Cup
Country	England; Guernsey; Wales
Dates	1 September 2020 – 15 May 2021
Teams	737 (all); 645 (qualifying competition); 124 (main competition)
Defending champions	Arsenal
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 FA Cup (also known as the Football Association Challenge Cup) is the 140th edition of the oldest football tournament in the world. It is sponsored by Emirates and known as The Emirates FA Cup for sponsorship purposes. The winner qualifies for the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League group stage.

Delay and scheduling

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, the previous season's competition was delayed, with the final played roughly three months late, on 1 August 2020. [1] In a normal year, the FA Cup would start in August, but with the previous season finishing late, the start of the 2020–21 FA Cup will also be delayed to 1 September 2020.[2] [3]

Contrary to initial specualtion that the 2020–21 FA Cup would be reduced in size,[4] on 25 July 2020, the FA confirmed that lower league teams would be able to compete in the competition, with 737 teams accepted (out of 889 entrants), actually representing an increase of two teams on the previous season.[5][6]

All eligible teams at step 5 of the National League System (and above) were accepted into the competition, with the remaining places given to clubs at step 6. In previous seasons step 6 clubs have been given access to the Extra Preliminary Round based on their league position, but due to the cancellation of these leagues in 2019–20, the places for these teams was allocated by a random draw instead.[6]

Round and draw dates

Planned dates for the early qualifying rounds were released to clubs in the National League System in late July,[2][7] and confirmed by the FA on the 3rd August 2020.[8] With replays removed from all rounds.[8] Some qualifying rounds are scheduled for Tuesdays rather than the usual Saturday.

Phase	Round	Draw date	First match date	Ref.
Qualifying rounds	Extra Preliminary Round	18 August 2020	1 September 2020	[8]
	Preliminary Round	18 August 2020	12 September 2020
	First Round Qualifying		22 September 2020
	Second Round Qualifying		3 October 2020
	Third Round Qualifying		13 October 2020
	Fourth Round Qualifying		24 October 2020
Main tournament	First Round Proper		7 November 2020
	Second Round Proper		28 November 2020
	Third Round Proper		9 January 2021
	Fourth Round Proper		23 January 2021
	Fifth Round Proper		10 February 2021
	Quarter-finals		20 March 2021
	Semi-finals		17 April 2021
	Final		15 May 2021

Rules changes

To fit into a truncated schedule for the 2020–21 season, replays were removed from the competition.[8] The prize fund has been reduced, with figures returning to those last used in the 2017–18 FA Cup.[8]

Qualifying rounds

All of the competing teams that are not members of either the Premier League or English Football League will compete in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 32 available places in the First Round Proper. The qualifying competition is scheduled to begin with the Extra Preliminary Round on 1 September 2020. [2]

Prize fund

Round	Fate	Number of Teams	Amount
Extra Preliminary Round	winners	184	£1,125
Extra Preliminary Round	losers	184	£375
Preliminary Round	winners	160	£1,444
Preliminary Round	losers	160	£481
First Round Qualifying	winners	117	£2,250
First Round Qualifying	losers	117	£750
Second Round Qualifying	winners	80	£3,375
Second Round Qualifying	losers	80	£1,125
Third Round Qualifying	winners	40	£5,625
Third Round Qualifying	losers	40	£1,875
Fourth Round Qualifying	winners	32	£9,375
Fourth Round Qualifying	losers	32	£3,125
First Round Proper	winners	40	£22,629
Second Round Proper	winners	20	£34,000
Third Round Proper	winners	32	£82,000
Fourth Round Proper	winners	16	£90,000
Fifth Round Proper	winners	8	£180,000
Quarter Final	winners	4	£360,000
Semi Final	losers	2	£450,000
Semi Final	winners	2	£900,000
Final	winners	1	£1,800,000
Final	runners-up	1	£900,000
Total			£15,921,160

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References

"Provisional schedule for restarted 2019–20 Emirates FA Cup campaign agreed". The Football Association. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
"FA Cup And FA Trophy Information". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
Bayliss, Ollie. "Tweet posted July 27th 2020". Twitter. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
"St Helens clubs may be excluded from 2020/21 FA Cup". St Helens Reporter. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
"The FA Emirates Cup Entries - Accepted" (PDF). The FA. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
"FA Cup: 2020–21 competition will maintain its existing structure". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
Goodard, Ben. "Hereford FC to start competitive action with FA Cup tie". Hereford Times. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
"Emirates FA Cup 2020-21 details confirmed including round dates, prize fund and more". FA. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
"THE EMIRATES FA CUP SEASON 2020-2021 PRIZE FUND PAYMENTS" (pdf). Retrieved 3 August 2020.

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[rescheduled-1] "Provisional schedule for restarted 2019–20 Emirates FA Cup campaign agreed". The Football Association. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.

[NPL_dates-2] "FA Cup And FA Trophy Information". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

[3] Bayliss, Ollie. "Tweet posted July 27th 2020". Twitter. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

[4] "St Helens clubs may be excluded from 2020/21 FA Cup". St Helens Reporter. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

[5] "The FA Emirates Cup Entries - Accepted" (PDF). The FA. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

[2021confirmed-6] "FA Cup: 2020–21 competition will maintain its existing structure". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

[Hereford_Dates-7] Goodard, Ben. "Hereford FC to start competitive action with FA Cup tie". Hereford Times. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

[Qual_dates-8] "Emirates FA Cup 2020-21 details confirmed including round dates, prize fund and more". FA. Retrieved 4 August 2020.

[9] "THE EMIRATES FA CUP SEASON 2020-2021 PRIZE FUND PAYMENTS" (pdf). Retrieved 3 August 2020.

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2020–21 in European football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '20 '21 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia '20 '21 Faroe Islands '20 '21 Finland '20 '21 France Georgia '20 '21 Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '20 '21 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '20 '21 Kosovo Latvia '20 '21 Lithuania '20 '21 Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Northern Ireland Norway '20 '21 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '20 '21 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '20 '21 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '20 '21 Finland '20 '21 France Georgia '20 '21 Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '20 '21 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '20 '21 Kosovo Latvia '20 '21 Liechtenstein Lithuania '20 '21 Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Northern Ireland Norway '20 '21 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '20 '21 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland '19-'20 '20-'21 Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
League cups	England Estonia Iceland Israel Northern Ireland Portugal Republic of Ireland '20 '21 Scotland Wales
Supercups	Albania Andorra Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus England Estonia Faroe Islands France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Kosovo Lithuania Malta Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '20 '21 Romania Russia San Marino Spain Turkey Ukraine
UEFA competitions	Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round group stage knockout phase Final Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round Champions Path Main Path group stage knockout phase Final Super Cup Youth League UEFA Champions League Path Domestic Champions Path knockout phase
International competitions	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 2020–21 UEFA Nations League League A League B League C League D Finals Final 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup 2021 FIFA U-17 World Cup 2021 Euro Under-21 qualification 2021 Euro Under-19 qualification 2021 Euro Under-17 qualification