2016–17 Sussex Senior Cup
| Sussex Senior Challenge Cup | |
| Dates | September 2016 – May 2017 |
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← 2015–16 2017–18 → | |
The 2016–17 Sussex Senior Cup (also known as the Sussex Senior Challenge Cup) is the 129th season of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in Sussex, a historic county of England. It is sponsored by Parafix, and is known as the Parafix Sussex Senior Cup for sponsorship purposes.[1] This is the fifth season of a six-year partnership, after contract negotiations saw the initial three-year contract extended for an additional three years in 2015.[1] The competition will begin with the first round in September 2016 and the final will be played in May 2017.
The defending champions are Eastbourne Borough, who won the cup for the third time having defeated Worthing 1-0 in the previous year's competition.
Club allocation[edit]
A total of 50 clubs from Sussex that play in top ten English tiers (Premier League, English Football League, National League, National League South, Isthmian League, Southern Combination Football League Premier Division, Southern Combination Football League Division One and Southern Counties East Premier Division) participate in the 2016–17 Sussex Senior Cup.
Distribution[edit]
The tournament is organised so that 32 clubs remain by the second round. 35 of the 37 clubs in the Southern Combination League Premier Division and Division One (tiers 9 and 10 of the English football league system) and one club from the Southern Counties East Premier Division (tier 9) enter in the first round. In the second round, the two highest ranked Southern Combination League Premier Division clubs clubs from 2015–16 (Eastbourne Town and Peacehaven & Telscombe) enter the cup, as well as Bognor Regis Town, Brighton & Hove Albion, Burgess Hill Town, Crawley Town, East Grinstead Town, Eastbourne Borough, Hastings United, Horsham, Lewes, Three Bridges, Whitehawk and Worthing who all receive a a bye to the second round.
- Sussex-based clubs from the English Football League, National League South and Isthmian League together with the two highest ranked Southern Combination Football League Premier Division clubs enter at the second round.
- The remaining Sussex-based Southern Combination Premier Division clubs and Sussex-based clubs from Southern Combination Division One and Southern Counties East Premier Division enter at the first round.
| Clubs entering in this round | Clubs advancing from previous round | |
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| First round (36 clubs) |
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| Second round (32 clubs) |
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| Third round (16 clubs) |
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| Third round (8 clubs) |
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| Semi-finals (4 clubs) |
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| Final (2 clubs) |
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First round[edit]
Draw[edit]
The first round of the Sussex Senior Cup took place on Saturday 6 August 2016 at approximately 5.50pm. It was broadcast live on BBC Sussex. The draw was carried out by Ken Benham, Chief Executive of the Sussex County Football Association and Colin Wills, director of Parafix, who sponsor the 2016/17 competition.[2][3]
The following 36 teams are due to take part in the first round of the Sussex Senior Cup[4] and 18 ties will take place.
01. A.F.C. Uckfield Town
02. AFC Varndeanians
03. Arundel
04. Bexhill United
05. Billingshurst
06. Broadbridge Heath
07. Chichester City
08. Crawley Down Gatwick
09. Crowborough Athletic
10. East Preston
11. Eastbourne United
12. Hailsham Town
13. Hassocks
14. Haywards Heath Town
15. Horsham YMCA
16. Lancing
17. Langney Wanderers
18. Little Common
19. Littlehampton Town
20. Loxwood
21. Midhurst & Easebourne
22. Mile Oak
23. Newhaven
24. Oakwood
25. Pagham
26. Ringmer
27. Saltdean United
28. Seaford Town
29. Selsey
30. Shoreham
31. Southwick
32. St Francis Rangers
33. Steyning Town
34. Storrington
35. Wick
36. Worthing United
Matches[edit]
Fixtures are due to be played on or before Wednesday 5 October 2016.
| TBC | Langney Wanderers | v | Saltdean United | Eastbourne |
| Stadium: Shinewater Lane |
| Crowborough Athletic | v | Haywards Heath Town | Crowborough | |
| Stadium: Crowborough Community Stadium |
| Bexhill United | v | Southwick | Bexhill-on-Sea | |
| Stadium: The Polegrove |
| Crawley Down Gatwick | v | Seaford Town | Crawley Down | |
| Stadium: The Haven Sportsfield |
| Little Common | v | Selsey | Little Common, Bexhill-on-Sea | |
| Stadium: The Recreation Ground |
| Broadbridge Heath | v | Mile Oak | Broadbridge Heath | |
| Stadium: The Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre |
| Loxwood | v | Midhurst & Easebourne | Loxwood | |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Recreation Ground |
| Lancing | v | Worthing United | Lancing | |
| Stadium: Culver Road |
| Oakwood | v | Hailsham Town | Crawley | |
| Stadium: Tinsley Lane |
| Arundel | v | St Francis Rangers | Arundel | |
| Stadium: Mill Road |
| Pagham | v | Billingshurst | Pagham | |
| Stadium: Nyetimber Lane |
| Chichester City | v | Storrington | Chichester | |
| Stadium: Oaklands Park |
| Horsham YMCA | v | Steyning Town | Horsham | |
| Stadium: Gorings Mead |
| Wick | v | A.F.C. Uckfield Town | Wick | |
| Stadium: Crabtree Park |
| Hassocks | v | East Preston | Hassocks | |
| Stadium: The Beacon |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Parafix Agree New Deal to Sponsor Sussex Senior Cup". Sussex Express. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ↑ "Parafix Sussex Senior Cup 1st Round Draw". Sussex County Football Association. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ↑ "Parafix Sussex Senior Cup 1st Round Draw". Sussex County Football Association. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ↑ "Parafix Sussex Senior Cup First Round". Sussex County Football Association. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
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