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2024–25 FA Cup qualifying rounds

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2024–25 FA Cup qualifying rounds
Sporting Khalsa 2–0 Gresley Rovers, Preliminary round replay, 20 August 2024
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Dates2 August – 15 October 2024
Teams653
← 2023–24
2025–26 →

The 2024–25 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the 144th edition of the FA Cup, the world's oldest association football single knockout competition, organised by The Football Association, the governing body for the sport in England. 653 teams in the 5th to 9th tier of English football competed across six rounds for 32 spots in the 2024-25 FA Cup first round proper.

Eligibility

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The qualifying rounds are the point of entry into the FA Cup for all "non-League" teams—teams below the top four tiers of English football, and therefore outside the English Football League (EFL). These teams compete in leagues below the EFL which constitute the National League System. The number of teams entered in the FA Cup overall rose from 732 in 2023-24 to 745 the following season due to an increase in the number of teams in the 9th tier.[1] Because of this increase, teams from 10th tier were no longer accepted into the competition, so the 2024-25 qualifying rounds encompassed all teams that entered from the 5th to 9th tiers—steps 1 to 5 of the National League System.

Calendar

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Round Main date[2] Leagues entering this round[3] New entries this round Winners from the previous round Number of fixtures Prize fund
Losing club Winning club
Extra preliminary round 3 August 2024 Level 9
Level 8
(32 newly promoted clubs and
91 lowest ranked clubs by points per game from 23/24)		 442 None 221 £375 £1,125
Preliminary round 17 August 2024 Level 8
(Remaining clubs)		 51 221 136 £481 £1,444
First qualifying round 31 August 2024 Level 7 88 136 112 £750 £2,250
Second qualifying round 14 September 2024 National League North
National League South		 48 112 80 £1,125 £3,375
Third qualifying round 28 September 2024 None 0 80 40 £1,875 £5,625
Fourth qualifying round 12 October 2024 National League 24 40 32 £3,125 £9,375

Extra preliminary round

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The draw for the extra preliminary round was made on 5 July 2024.[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Step4–5allocation was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ The match was abandoned during the second half due to persistent issues with the floodlights (the score was 0–0 when the match was abandoned).
  3. ^ The match had to be replayed due to a county FA admin error which led to the initial 3–0 win for Newport Pagnell Town to become void, causing a second replay to be scheduled.

Preliminary round

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The draw for the preliminary round was made on 5 July 2024, following the draw for the extra preliminary round.[4] This round saw the remaining teams from Tier 8 enter the competition.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d (9) represents teams allocated to divisions at the 9th tier of English football (otherwise known as Step 5 of the National League System). (8) represents the 8th tier (Step 4 NLS).
  2. ^ The match was suspended during the second half after a serious injury was suffered by an Exmouth Town player (the score was 3–0 when the match was suspended).
  3. ^ The match was abandoned at half-time due to a floodlight failure (the score was 0–1 when the match was abandoned).

First qualifying round

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The draw for the first qualifying round was made on 19 August 2024.[5] This round saw all teams from step three enter the competition.

Upsets

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Giantkiller (tier) Opponent (tier)
Upset of two leagues above
Barnoldswick Town (level 9) 1–0 at home vs Lancaster City (level 7)
Newcastle Benfield (level 9) 2–1 at home vs Prescot Cables (level 7)
Harefield United (level 9) 0–0 (4–2 p) away vs Lewes (level 7)

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d (9) represents teams allocated to divisions at the 9th tier of English football (otherwise known as Step 5 of the National League System). (8) represents the 8th tier (Step 4 NLS). (7) represents the 7th tier (Step 3 NLS).

Second qualifying round

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The draw for the second qualifying round was made on 2 September 2024.[6] This round saw all teams from Tier 6 enter the competition. 16 teams from Tier 9 (1874 Northwich, AFC Stoneham, Amersham Town, Barking, Barnoldswick Town, Bottesford Town, Bury, Corinthian, Crook Town, Hallam, Harefield United, Lordswood, Nailsea & Tickenham, Newcastle Benfield, Shifnal Town, and West Didsbury & Chorlton) entered this round as the lowest ranked teams remaining in the competition.

Upsets

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Giantkiller (tier) Opponent (tier)
Upset of two leagues above
Bishop's Cleeve (level 8) 3–0 at home vs Torquay United (level 6)
Bury (level 9) 3–0 away vs Blyth Spartans (level 7)
Shifnal Town (Level 9) 1–0 away vs Redditch United (Level 7)

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d (9) represents teams allocated to divisions at the 9th tier of English football (otherwise known as Step 5 of the National League System). (8) represents the 8th tier (Step 4 NLS). (7) represents the 7th tier (Step 3 NLS). (6) represents the 6th tier (Step 2 NLS).

Third qualifying round

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The draw for the third qualifying round was made on 16 September 2024.[7] Three clubs (Amersham Town, Bury, and Shifnal Town) from Tier 9 progressed to this round.

Teams in bold advanced to the Fourth qualifying round.

Tier 6 Tier 7 Tier 8 Tier 9

National League North

National League South

Isthmian League Premier

Northern Premier League Premier

Southern League Premier Central

Southern League Premier South

Isthmian League North

Isthmian League South East

Northern Premier League Division One North

Northern Premier League Division One Midlands

Northern Premier League Division One West

Southern League Division One Central

Southern League Division One South

Combined Counties League Premier North

North West Counties League Premier

Midland League Premier


Upsets

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Giantkiller (tier) Opponent (tier)
Upset of three leagues above
Bury (level 9) 3–2 away vs Radcliffe (level 6)
Upset of two leagues above
Gorleston (level 8) 4–2 at home vs St Albans City (level 6)

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d (9) represents teams allocated to divisions at the 9th tier of English football (otherwise known as Step 5 of the National League System). (8) represents the 8th tier (Step 4 NLS). (7) represents the 7th tier (Step 3 NLS). (6) represents the 6th tier (Step 2 NLS).

Fourth qualifying round

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The draw for the fourth qualifying round was made on 30 September 2024.[8] One club from Tier 9, Bury, progressed to this round.

Teams in bold advanced to the First round proper.

Tier 5 Tier 6 Tier 7 Tier 8 Tier 9
National League National League North

National League South

Isthmian League Premier

Northern Premier League Premier

Southern League Premier Central

Southern League Premier South

Isthmian League North

Northern Premier League Division One North

Southern League Division One Central

North West Counties League Premier

Upsets

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Giantkiller (tier) Opponent (tier)
Upset of three leagues above
Hednesford Town (level 8) 3–1 away vs Gateshead (level 5)
Upset of two leagues above
Gainsborough Trinity (level 7) 4–0 away vs Boston United (level 5)

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d (9) represents teams allocated to divisions at the 9th tier of English football (otherwise known as Step 5 of the National League System). (8) represents the 8th tier (Step 4 NLS). (7) represents the 7th tier (Step 3 NLS). (6) represents the 6th tier (Step 2 NLS). (5) represents the 5th tier (Step 1 NLS).

Broadcasting

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The qualifying rounds were not covered by the FA Cup's broadcasting contracts held by BBC Sport and ITV, although one game per round was broadcast by the BBC on its media platforms.

Round Tie Broadcaster
Preliminary round[9] Ashington v Bishop Auckland BBC Sport
First qualifying round[10] Campion v Blyth Spartans
Second qualifying round[11] Lordswood v Sittingbourne
Third qualifying round[12] Wythenshawe Town v Farsley Celtic
Fourth qualifying round[13][14] Hednesford Town v Gateshead
Gateshead v Hednesford Town National League TV (247.tv)

References

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  1. ^ "The Clubs Entered in Four FA Competitions in 2024-25". The FA. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  2. ^ "The Emirates FA Cup Round Dates for the 2024-25 Season". The FA. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  3. ^ "List of Exemptions" (PDF). The FA. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b "EARLY ROUND DRAWS MADE FOR EMIRATES FA CUP, FA YOUTH CUP, ISUZU FA TROPHY AND FA VASE". www.thefa.com. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  5. ^ "THE DRAW FOR THE FIRST ROUND QUALIFYING OF THE 2024-25 EMIRATES FA CUP HAS BEEN MADE". www.thefa.com. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  6. ^ "THE DRAW FOR THE SECOND ROUND QUALIFYING OF THE 2024-25 EMIRATES FA CUP HAS BEEN MADE". www.thefa.com. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  7. ^ "THE DRAW FOR THE EMIRATES FA CUP THIRD ROUND QUALIFYING HAS BEEN MADE". www.thefa.com. 16 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  8. ^ "The Emirates FA Cup fourth round qualifying draw has been made". www.thefa.com. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  9. ^ "BBC to live stream the Emirates FA Cup tie between Ashington and Bishop Auckland". BBC Sport. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  10. ^ "BBC to live stream Emirates FA Cup game between Campion and Blyth Spartans". BBC Sport. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  11. ^ "BBC to live stream Emirates FA Cup game between Lordswood and Sittingbourne". BBC Sport. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  12. ^ "BBC to live stream Emirates FA Cup game between Wythenshawe Town and Farsley Celtic". BBC Sport. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  13. ^ "BBC TO STREAM FOURTH ROUND QUALIFYING TIE BETWEEN HEDNESFORD TOWN AND GATESHEAD". BBC Sport. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  14. ^ "FA CUP | HEDNESFORD TOWN REPLAY TO BE STREAMED LIVE". Gateshead Football Club. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
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