2016–17 FA Women's Cup

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2016–17 FA Women's Cup
Tournament details
Country England
 Wales
Teams254
Tournament statistics
Matches played170
Goals scored924 (5.44 per match)
All statistics correct as of 20 November 2016.

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

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 plays 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]

Round Clubs
remaining		 Clubs
involved		 Winners from
previous round		 Games played Goals scored Prize money[4]
First Round Qualifying 254 4 – 2 3 £350
Second Round Qualifying 252 160 2 72 389 £450
Third Round Qualifying 172 128 80 64 357 £500
Fourth Round Qualifying 108 64 64 32 175 £600
First Round 76 56 32 £800
Second Round 48 28 28 £900
Third Round 34 24 14 £1,000
Fourth Round 22 12 12 £2,000
Fifth Round 16 16 6 £3,000
Sixth Round 8 8 8 £4,000
Semi-Final 4 4 4 £5,000
The Final 2 2 2 £15,000 (runners-up)
£25,000 (winners)

The Second Round Qualifying saw eight ties cancelled due to the withdrawal of one of the teams.

First round qualifying

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

Tie Home team (Tier) Score Away team (Tier) Att.
1 South Shields (6) 2–0 Gateshead Leam Rangers (7) 25
2 Wigan Athletic (5) 1–0 MSB 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 are scheduled for the first round proper, which is to be played on Sunday 4 December 2016. The 56 teams taking part consists of 24 teams exempted to this stage, plus the 32 match winners from the previous round.[10]

References

  1. ^ Owen Phillips (14 May 2016). "The FA Women's Cup Final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  2. ^ "List of clubs accepted" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  3. ^ "List of exemptions" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  4. ^ "The SSE Women's FA Cup prize fund - Season 2016–17". thefa.com. The Football Association. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  5. ^ "First Round Qualifying draw" (PDF). 12 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d "SSE Women's FA Cup Results". The Football Association. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Second Round Qualifying draw" (PDF). 12 August 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  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.
  9. ^ "The SSE Women's FA Cup fourth round qualifying draw". thefa.com. The Football Association. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  10. ^ "The SSE Women's FA Cup First round draw announced". thefa.com. The Football Association. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
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