2023–24 FA Youth Cup
The 2023-2024 FA Youth Cup was the 72nd edition of the competition.
Teams | 630 |
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← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
The competition consisted of several rounds and was preceded by a qualifying competition, starting with two preliminary rounds which was followed by three qualifying rounds for non-League teams. The Football League teams entered the draw thereafter, with League One and League Two teams entered in the first round proper, and Premier League and Championship teams entered in the third round proper.
A record 630 clubs were accepted into the competition.[1] The current defending Champions are West Ham United who defeated Arsenal 5–1 at the Emirates Stadium in front of 34,127 fans.[2]
Calendar
Round | Matches played from | Matches | Clubs | New entries |
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Extra preliminary round | 14 August 2023 | 96 | 630 → 534 | 192 |
Preliminary round | 4 September 2023 | 189 | 534 → 345 | 282 |
First round qualifying | 18 September 2023 | 116 | 345 → 229 | 43 |
Second round qualifying | 2 October 2023 | 70 | 229 → 159 | 24 |
Third round qualifying | 16 October 2023 | 35 | 159 → 124 | |
First round | 4 November 2023 | 40 | 124 → 84 | 45 |
Second round | 25 November 2023 | 20 | 84 → 64 | |
Third round | 16 December 2023 | 32 | 64 → 32 | 44 |
Fourth round | 20 January 2024 | 16 | 32 → 16 | |
Fifth round | 10 February 2024 | 8 | 16 → 8 | |
Quarter-finals | 9 March 2024 | 4 | 8 → 4 | |
Semi-finals | 6 April 2024 | 2 | 4 → 2 | |
Final | 4 May 2024 | 1 | 2 → 1 | |
Qualifying rounds
Extra preliminary round
192 teams competed in the Extra Preliminary Round. The draw was announced on July 7, 2023. 11 teams withdrew from this round resulting in 11 walkovers. The Teams that withdrew in this round were Barnstaple Town, Basildon Town, Cirencester Town, Concord Rangers, Guildford City, Hanwell Town, Kidlington, Lingfield, Little Oakley, VCD Athletic, and Wells City. Northampton ON Chenecks were ruled ineligible after their game against Daventry Town so Daventry Town moved on instead.[3][4]
Preliminary round
378 teams competed in this round of the competition with the 96 winners from the previous round joining 282 new teams entering the competition in this phase. 16 teams, AFC Aldermaston, Boro Rangers, Cleethorpes Town, Coventry United, Dunkirk, East Thurrock United, Godalming Town, Harrogate Railway Athletic, Horndean, Lower Breck, Newent Town, North Greenford United, Norwich United, Seaham Red Star, Southend Manor, and Torrington, withdrew from the tournament at this phase resulting in 16 walkovers. Brentwood Town was rewarded a tie as Cheshunt was removed from the tournament. The draw was announced on July 7, 2023.[6]
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First Round Qualifying
43 clubs from the sixth tier leagues National League North and the National League South joined the 189 winners from the previous round with only Farnborough, Peterborough Sports, Taunton Town, Warrington Town, and Weymouth not joining because they did not apply. This is the first time the clubs from the sixth tier did not join the other clubs in the preliminary rounds. Two clubs Braintree Town and Scunthorpe United withdrew from the completion at this stage. The Draw was made on 25 August 2023.[7]
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Second Round Qualifying
24 teams from The Fifth Tier National League joined the 116 winners from the previous round in the Second Round of the qualifying. 22 teams from the lowest tier, the Tenth Tier, remain in the competition. The Draw was made on 22 September 2023.[8]
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Third Round Qualifying
The 70 winners from the Second Round Qualifying compete in this round with the 35 winners progressing to the First Round Proper. Chester-Le-Street United, Croydon, Heather St Johns, and Ingles from the 10th tier were the lowest ranked teams left in the competition. The Draw for the round was made on 6 October 2023.[10]
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Competition Proper
First Round
45 teams from League One and League Two joined the 35 winners from the previous round. Barrow AFC, Crawley Town, and Wycombe Wanderers will not participate in this round as they did not apply to enter the competition. Chester-Le-Street United is the lowest-ranked team left as it is from the tenth tier of the football pyramid. The draw was done on October 20, 2023.[11]
October 30, 2023 | Doncaster Rovers (4) | v | AFC Fylde (5) | Doncaster |
19:00 | Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium |
October 30, 2023 | Thame United (8) | v | Forest Green Rovers (4) | Thame |
19:45 | Stadium: Meadow View Park |
October 31, 2023 | Carlisle United (3) | v | Barnsley (3) | Carlisle |
18:00 | Stadium: Brunton Park |
October 31, 2023 | Bolton Wanderers (3) | v | Blackpool (3) | Chorley |
19:00 | Stadium: Victory Park |
October 31, 2023 | Shrewsbury Town (3) | v | Grimsby Town (4) | Shrewsbury |
19:00 | Stadium: New Meadow |
October 31, 2023 | Notts County (4) | v | Lincoln City (3) | Nottingham |
19:00 | Stadium: Meadow Lane |
October 31, 2023 | AFC Wimbledon (4) | v | Cambridge United (3) | Wimbledon |
19:00 | Stadium: Plough Lane |
October 31, 2023 | Colchester United (4) | v | Sutton United (4) | Colchester |
19:00 | Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium |
October 31, 2023 | Leyton Orient (3) | v | AFC Sudbury (7) | Leyton |
19:00 | Stadium: Brisbane Road |
October 31, 2023 | Eastleigh (5) | v | Portsmouth (3) | Eastleigh |
19:00 | Stadium: Ten Acres |
October 31, 2023 | Oxford City (5) | v | Reading (3) | Marston |
19:00 | Stadium: RAW Charging Stadium |
October 31, 2023 | Bristol Rovers (3) | v | Cheltenham Town (3) | Bristol |
19:00 | Stadium: Memorial Stadium |
October 31, 2023 | Burgess Hill Town (8) | v | Stevenage (3) | Burgess Hill |
19:30 | Stadium: Leylands Park |
October 31, 2023 | Bury Town (8) | v | Charlton Athletic (3) | Bury St Edmunds |
19:30 | Stadium: Ram Meadow |
November 1, 2023 | Morecambe (4) | v | Wrexham (4) | Morecambe |
19:00 | Stadium: Mazuma Stadium |
November 1, 2023 | Salford City (4) | v | Accrington Stanley (4) | Kersal |
19:00 | Stadium: The Peninsula Stadium |
November 1, 2023 | Bradford City (4) | v | Tranmere Rovers (4) | Birkenhead |
19:00 | Stadium: Prenton Park | |||
Note: Tranmere Rovers are the away team even though they are hosting Bradford City. |
November 1, 2023 | Burton Albion (3) | v | Port Vale (3) | Burton upon Trent |
19:00 | Stadium: Pirelli Stadium |
November 1, 2023 | Oxford United (3) | v | Bridgwater United (9) | Marston |
19:00 | Stadium: RAW Charging Stadium |
November 1, 2023 | Chester-Le-Street United (10) | v | Guiseley (7) | Chester-le-Street |
19:30 | Stadium: Riverside |
November 1, 2023 | Stourbridge (7) | v | Milton Keynes Dons (3) | Amblecote |
19:45 | Stadium: War Memorial Athletic Ground |
November 1, 2023 | Ware (8) | v | Gillingham (4) | Ware |
19:45 | Stadium: Wodson Park |
November 1, 2023 | Aldershot Town (5) | v | Swindon Town (4) | Recreation Ground |
19:45 |
November 2, 2023 | Crewe Alexandra (4) | v | Peterborough United (3) | Crewe |
19:00 | Stadium: Gresty Road |
November 2, 2023 | Leighton Town (8) | v | Solihull Moors (5) | Leighton Buzzard |
19:30 | Stadium: Bell Close |
November 2, 2023 | Dorking Wanderers (5) | v | Worthing (6) | Dorking |
19:30 | Stadium: Meadowbank |
November 2, 2023 | Lancaster City (7) | v | South Shields (6) | Lancaster |
19:45 | Stadium: Giant Axe |
November 2, 2023 | Chasetown (8) | v | Walsall (4) | Darlaston |
19:45 | Stadium: Bentley Sports Pavilion |
November 2, 2023 | Mickleover (7) | v | Northampton Town (3) | Mickleover |
19:45 | Stadium: Station Road |
November 2, 2023 | Tring Athletic (9) | v | Berkhamsted (7) | Tring |
19:45 | Stadium: Grass Roots Stadium |
November 3, 2023 | Wigan Athletic (3) | v | Fleetwood Town (3) | Wigan |
18:30 | Stadium: DW Stadium |
November 3, 2023 | Hemel Hempstead Town (6) | v | Takeley (9) | Hemel Hempstead |
20:00 | Stadium: Vauxhall Road |
November 4, 2023 | Rochdale (5) | v | Harrogate Town (4) | Rochdale |
12:00 | Stadium: Crown Oil Arena |
November 4, 2023 | Walton & Hersham (7) | v | Erith & Belvedere (8) | Walton-on-Thames |
15:00 | Stadium: Elmbridge Sports Hub |
November 4, 2023 | Chesterfield (5) | v | Boldmere St Michaels (8) | Chesterfield |
Stadium: Technique Stadium |
November 4, 2023 | Kingstonian (7) | v | Stanway Rovers (9) or Barking (9) | Mitcham |
Stadium: Imperial Fields |
November 4, 2023 | Newport County (4) | v | Fareham Town (9) or Wimborne Town (8) |
November 4, 2023 | Reading City (9) | v | Exeter City (3) |
November 8, 2023 | Stockport County (4) | v | Farsley Celtic (6) | Stockport |
19:00 | Stadium: Edgeley Park |
November 10, 2023 | Mansfield Town (4) | v | Derby County (3) | Mansfield |
19:00 | Stadium: Field Mill |
Second Round
The 40 winners from the previous round played in this round.
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Third Round
64 teams competed in the third round with the 44 Premier League and EFL Championship clubs appearing in this round along with the 20 winners from the previous round.
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Fourth Round
32 teams participated in the fourth round proper with all 32 winners from the previous round participating.
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Fifth Round
16 teams participated in the fifth round proper with the 16 winners from the previous round participating.
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Quarterfinals
Eight teams participated in the quarter-finals with all eight winners from the previous round participating.
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Semifinals
Four teams participated in the quarter-finals with all eight winners from the previous round participating.
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Final
The winners of the semi-finals advanced to the final to determine the winner of the FA Youth Cup.
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References
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- "FA Youth Cup Fixtures". THE FA.
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- "THE DRAW FOR THE FIRST ROUND QUALIFYING OF THE FA YOUTH CUP HAS BEEN MADE". The FA.
- "THE DRAW FOR THE FA YOUTH CUP SECOND ROUND QUALIFYING HAS BEEN MADE". THE FA.
- "Match Report Hartlepool United under-18s 5-1 Blyth Spartans under-18s FA Youth Cup Second Qualifying Round 2023/24". Blyth Spartans FC.
- "DRAW MADE FOR FA YOUTH CUP THIRD ROUND QUALIFYING". The FA.
- "CLUBS FROM THE EFL'S LEAGUES ONE AND TWO ENTER THE FA YOUTH CUP IN THE FIRST ROUND". The FA.