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2019–20 FA Cup qualifying rounds

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2019–20 FA Cup qualifying rounds
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The 2019–20 FA Cup qualifying rounds open the 139th season of competition in England for The Football Association Challenge Cup (FA Cup), the world's oldest association football single knockout competition. A total of xxx teams were accepted for the competition, xxx more/fewer than the previous year's 737.

The large number (xxx) of non-League teams entering the tournament, from (Levels 5 to 10) in the English football pyramid, required the competition to start with six rounds of preliminary (2) and qualifying (4) knockout matches. The 32 winning teams from the Fourth Qualifying Round progressed to the First Round Proper, where League teams tiered at Levels 3 and 4 entered the competition.

Calendar[edit]

The calendar for the 2019–20 Emirates FA Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by The Football Association.[1]

Round Main Date Number of Fixtures Clubs Remaining New Entries This Round Losing Club Winning Club
Extra Preliminary Round 10 August 2019 184 736 → 552 368: 369th–736th £ 750 £ 2,250
Preliminary Round 24 August 2019 160 552 → 392 136: 233rd–368th £ 960 £ 2,890
First Qualifying Round 7 September 2019 116 392 → 276 72: 161st–232nd £ 6,000
Second Qualifying Round 21 September 2019 80 276 → 196 44: 117th–160th £ 9,000
Third Qualifying Round 5 October 2019 40 196 → 156 0 £ 15,000
Fourth Qualifying Round 19 October 2019 32 156 → 124 24: 93rd–116th £ 25,000

Extra Preliminary Round[edit]

Extra Preliminary Round fixtures are played on Saturday 10 August 2019; replays are to take place no later than Thursday 15 August 2019. The draw will be held on Friday 5 July 2019. A total of xxx teams, from Level 8, Level 9 and Level 10 of English football, entered at this stage of the competition. The round included xx teams from Level 10 of English football, the lowest ranked clubs to compete in the tournament. The results were as follows:

Competition proper[edit]

32 winners from the Fourth Qualifying Round advance to the First Round Proper, where 48 teams from League One (Level 3) and League Two (Level 4) of English football, operating in the English Football League, enter the competition.

Broadcasting rights[edit]

The Qualifying Rounds aren't covered by the FA Cup's broadcasting contracts held by BBC Sport and BT Sport, although one game per round will be broadcast by the BBC on its media platforms.

The following Qualifying Rounds matches were broadcast live in the UK:

Round Tie Broadcaster
Extra Preliminary Round BBC Sport
Preliminary Round
First Qualifying Round
Second Qualifying Round
Third Qualifying Round
Fourth Qualifying Round

References[edit]

  1. "The Emirates FA Cup Round Dates, 2019-20". The Football Association. 8 June 2019.

External links[edit]

Template:2019–20 in English football


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