2017–18 FA Women's Cup

The 2017–18 Women's FA Cup was the 48th staging of the FA Women's Cup, a knockout cup competition for women's football teams in England. Manchester City were the defending champions, having beaten Birmingham City 4–1 in the previous final.[1]

2017–18 FA Women's Cup
CountryEngland
Wales
Teams276
ChampionsChelsea (2nd title)
Runners-upArsenal
Matches played266
Goals scored1335 (5.02 per match)

Teams

A total of 276 teams had their entries to the tournament accepted by The Football Association.[2] One hundred and eighty-five 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 second round proper. Teams in the FA WSL were exempted to the fourth round proper.[2]

RoundClubs
remaining		Clubs
involved		Winners from
previous round		Games playedGoals scoredPrize money
First round qualifying276174–82475£350
Second round qualifying189988747270£450
Third round qualifying140964947244£500
First round9248482353£800
Second round68482424103£900
Third round4424241256£1,000
Fourth round3232121668£2,000
Fifth round161616836£3,000
Quarter-Final888421£4,000
Semi-Final44425£5,000
The Final22214£15,000 (runners-up)
£25,000 (winners)

The first round qualifying saw five ties cancelled due to the withdrawal of one of the teams, with two additional ties awarded to the losing teams after the winning teams were disqualified. The second round qualifying saw two ties cancelled as a result of withdrawals, while the third round qualifying saw one withdrawal with one additional tie awarded to the losing team after disqualification. The first round proper saw one tie cancelled due to the withdrawal of Basingstoke Town after an initial postponement.

First round qualifying

Eighty seven matches were scheduled for the first qualifying round.[3] Most matches were played on Sunday 3 September 2017, the only exception being Buckland Athletic v Exeter City, which took place on the following Sunday after the match was initially postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[4]

Second round qualifying

Forty nine matches were scheduled for the second qualifying round.[5] The 98 teams taking part consisted of 11 teams exempted to this stage, plus the 87 match winners from the previous round. Most matches were played on Sunday 17 September 2017, the only exception being Woodley United v Alton, which was delayed for a week due to the late disqualification of Oxford City.[4][6]

Third round qualifying

Forty eight matches were scheduled for the third qualifying round.[7] The 96 teams taking part consisted of 47 teams from the FA Women's Premier League Division One exempted to this stage, plus the 49 match winners from the previous round. Most matches were played on Sunday 8 October 2017, except two which were postponed to the following week.[4]

First round proper

Twenty four matches were scheduled for the first round proper.[9] Twenty three matches were played on Sunday 12 November 2017, with Plymouth Argyle v Basingstoke Town postponed to the following Sunday before being awarded to Plymouth following Basingstoke's withdrawal.[4]

Second round proper

Twenty four matches were scheduled for the second round proper.[10] The 48 teams taking part consisted of 24 match winners from the previous round, plus the 24 teams from the FA Women's Premier League Northern and Southern Division exempted to this stage. Most matches were played on Sunday 3 December 2017, the only exception being Brighouse Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers which were postponed from the original scheduled date due to a waterlogged pitch,[11] and then postponed again the following week due to safety concern following an Amber weather warning from the Met Office.[4][12]

Third round proper

Twelve matches were scheduled for the third round proper.[13] Eleven matches were played on Sunday 7 January 2018, with Derby County v Brighouse Town postponed to the following week due to an unplayable pitch.[4][14]

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1Cardiff City (3)3–2Burnley (5)
2AFC Fylde (3)1–3Plymouth Argyle (4)58
3Keynsham Town (4)8–1Brislington (4)70
4Huddersfield Town (3)1–2Lewes (3)96
5Leicester City Womens (3)2–1Bradford City (3)78
6Newcastle United (4)1–2The New Saints (4)153
7Blackburn Rovers (3)7–0Portsmouth (3)
8Brighouse Town (4)3–1[lower-greek 7]Derby County (3)
9Ipswich Town (4)2–5 (a.e.t.)Charlton Athletic (3)110
10Crystal Palace (3)1–1 (2–3 p)Coventry United (3)
11Middlesbrough (3)4–3 (a.e.t.)Liverpool Marshalls Feds (4)
12Chichester City (3)2–0Luton Town (4)100

Fourth round proper

Sixteen matches were scheduled for the fourth round proper.[15] The 32 teams taking part consists of 12 match winners from the previous round, plus the 20 teams from the FA WSL exempted to this stage. Fifteen matches were played on Sunday 4 February 2018, with Plymouth Argyle v Leicester City Women postponed to the following week due to an unplayable pitch.[4][16]

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1Durham (2)2–1Sheffield (2)
2Aston Villa (2)4–0Middlesbrough (3)
3Sunderland (1)13–0Brighouse Town (4)
4Keynsham Town (4)0–3Lewes (3)75
5Tottenham Hotspur (2)0–3Doncaster Rovers Belles (2)
6Liverpool (1)5–0Watford (2)252
7Cardiff City (3)0–0 (5–4 p)Oxford United (2)
8The New Saints (4)1–1 (4–5 p)Chichester City (3)
9Millwall Lionesses (2)4–1Coventry United (3)
10Reading (1)0–1Birmingham City (1)
11Plymouth Argyle (4)2–3Leicester City Womens (3)208
12Brighton & Hove Albion (2)0–2Manchester City (1)1,400
13Blackburn Rovers (3)2–3 (a.e.t.)Charlton Athletic (3)
14Yeovil Town (1)0–3Arsenal (1)
15London Bees (2)0–10Chelsea (1)486
16Everton (1)3–1Bristol City (1)712

Fifth round proper

Eight matches were scheduled for the fifth round proper.[17] All eight matches were played on Sunday 18 February 2018.[4]

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1Arsenal (1)1–0Millwall Lionesses (2)
2Cardiff City (3)1–3Charlton Athletic (3)
3Lewes (3)0–6Everton (1)975
4Sunderland (1)3–2Aston Villa (2)
5Chichester City (3)0–3Liverpool (1)
6Birmingham City (1)1–3 (a.e.t.)Manchester City (1)
7Chelsea (1)6–0Doncaster Rovers Belles (2)1,564
8Durham (2)5–2Leicester City Womens (3)

Quarter-finals

The four matches of the quarter-finals were scheduled to be played on Sunday 18 March 2018[18] but only one was completed on this date, with the other three postponed till the following week.[4]

TieHome team (tier)ScoreAway team (tier)Att.
1Sunderland (1)2–4 (a.e.t.)Manchester City (1)552
2Liverpool (1)0–3Chelsea (1)358
3Arsenal (1)5–0Charlton Athletic (3)
4Durham (2)1–6Everton (1)502

Semi-finals
Everton1–2Arsenal
Chloe Kelly 67' (pen.) Report
Marine Travel Arena, Crosby
Attendance: 1,457
Referee: Abigail Marriott
Chelsea2–0Manchester City
 Report
Attendance: 3,048
Referee: Sarah Garratt

Final
Main article: 2018 FA Women's Cup Final
Arsenal1–3Chelsea
Attendance: 45,423

Television rights
Round BBC Ref.
Semi-finals Everton v Arsenal (BBC Red Button)
Chelsea vs Manchester City (BBC Two)		 [19]
Final Arsenal v Chelsea (BBC One)

Notes and references

Notes
  1. Abandoned after 116 minutes due to serious injury.
  2. Game played as a friendly with Altofts winning 5–0 after Bradford Park Avenue withdrawn.
  3. Abandoned after 68 minutes due to serious injury.
  4. Oxford City won the game 9–0 before being disqualified for fielding an unregistered player.
  5. Carshalton Athletic won the game 3–0 before being disqualified.
  6. Hartlepool United won the game 3–1 before being disqualified for fielding an ineligible player.[8]
  7. Fixture reversed after an initial postponement.

References
  1. "Women's FA Cup final: Birmingham City 1-4 Manchester City". BBC Sport. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  2. "List of clubs accepted" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  3. "First round qualifying draw" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  4. "SSE Women's FA Cup Results". The Football Association. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  5. "Second round qualifying draw" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  6. Alton Ladies FC (@AltonLFC) (16 September 2017). ""FA Cup match tomorrow is off Oxford played an unregistered player in the last round #haveadayoff @FoxdecorWayne"". Twitter. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  7. "Third round qualifying draw". thefa.com. The Football Association. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  8. "West Women to play Farsley Celtic in Women's FA Cup". West Didsbury & Chorlton AFC. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  9. "The Draw for the first round proper of the SSE Women's FA Cup Made at Wembley". thefa.com. The Football Association. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  10. "London derby between Charlton and QPR in SSE Women's FA Cup second round". thefa.com. The Football Association. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  11. Wolves Women FC (@wolveswomenfc) (3 December 2017). ""Today's @SSEWomensFACup second round game versus @brighousetlfc is OFF due to a waterlogged pitch. @Wolves @QTechServices @WWLSC"". Twitter. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  12. Wolves Women FC (@wolveswomenfc) (9 December 2017). ""MATCH POSTPONED | In the interest of safety we have made the decision not to travel to Brighouse Town FC tomorrow (10 Dec 17) due to the Amber weather warning set by the @metoffice. @Wolves @QTechServices @WWLSC"". Twitter. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  13. "SSE Women's FA Cup third round Draw". thefa.com. The Football Association. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  14. Derby County LFC (@DerbycountyLFC) (6 January 2018). "GAME OFF | Unfortunately after a pitch inspection a short time ago, the ground @MickleoverSFC has been declared unfit and so our game against @brighousetlfc in @SSEWomensFACup has been postponed 1/2". Twitter. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  15. "SSE Women's FA Cup fourth round draw". thefa.com. The Football Association. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  16. Plymouth Argyle LFC (@ArgyleLFC) (3 February 2018). "GAME OFF | Following a 10am pitch inspection today at Coach Road the referee has deemed the pitch unplayable so tomorrow's @SSEWomensFACup 4th round game against @LCWFC_official is OFF. We try again next week at @devon_fa @PLsportsnews @itvwestcountry". Twitter. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  17. "Man City face Birmingham in Women's FA Cup". thefa.com. The Football Association. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  18. "Women's FA Cup quarter final draw". thefa.com. The Football Association. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  19. "Cup Final kick-off confirmed".
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