2011–12 FA Cup qualifying rounds
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The 2011–12 FA Cup Qualifying Rounds opened the 131st season of competition in England for 'The Football Association Challenge Cup' (FA Cup), the world's oldest association football single knockout competition. A new record 763 clubs were accepted for the competition, up four from the previous season's 759.
The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down (Levels 5 through 10) in the English football pyramid meant that the competition started with six rounds of preliminary (2) and qualifying (4) knockouts for these non-League teams. The 32 winning teams from Fourth Round Qualifying progressed to the First Round Proper, where League teams tiered at Levels 3 and 4 entered the competition.
Calendar
The calendar for the 2011–12 FA Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by the FA.[1]
Round | Start date | Number of fixtures | Clubs | New entries this round | Prize money |
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Extra Preliminary Round | 20 August 2011 | 204 | 763 → 559 | 408: 356th–763rd | £750 |
Preliminary Round | 3 September 2011 | 167 | 559 → 392 | 130: 226th–355th | £1,500 |
First Round Qualifying | 17 September 2011 | 116 | 392 → 276 | 65: 161st–225th | £3,000 |
Second Round Qualifying | 1 October 2011 | 80 | 276 → 196 | 44: 117th–160th | £4,500 |
Third Round Qualifying | 15 October 2011 | 40 | 196 → 156 | none | £7,500 |
Fourth Round Qualifying | 29 October 2011 | 32 | 156 → 124 | 24: 93rd–116th | £12,500 |
Extra Preliminary Round
† – After extra time
Preliminary Round
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† – After extra time
First Round Qualifying
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† – After extra time
Second Round Qualifying
The draw for the Second Round Qualifying took place on 19 September 2011.[5] Teams from the Conference North and Conference South join the competition at this stage.
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Third Round Qualifying
The draw for the Third Round Qualifying took place on 3 October 2011. No new teams entered the competition at this stage.
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Fourth Round Qualifying
The fourth round qualifying was scheduled for the weekend of October 29. Teams from the Conference National join at this stage.
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† – After extra time
2011-12 FA Cup
See 2011-12 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the First Round Proper onwards.
References
- ^ 'FA Cup Round Dates The FA.com
- ^ Extra Preliminary Round The FA.com
- ^ Preliminary Round The FA.com
- ^ First Round Qualifying The FA.com
- ^ The FA Cup draw The FA.com
The FA Cup Archive[permanent dead link]