FA Cup Tickets

The English FA Cup, or Football Association Challenge Cup as it was originally titled, has been running since 1871 and is arguably the biggest and most well-known club football tournament in the world.

History

The FA Cup is an annual elimination football competition. Every season, 736 football teams from ten different English divisions compete for one of the most prestigious honours in world football. Hence football tickets for cup matches every year being much sought after.

Since 2015, its name has been changed to The Emirates FA Cup for sponsorship reasons. The competition includes teams from the English professional league (92 professional clubs), the English football league, and several non-league teams.

The Rounds

Six hundred forty-four non-league teams enter the competition from levels 5-10 of the English football pyramid. The competition thereby starts with two preliminary rounds and four knockout matches.

After this round, a total of 160 teams compete in the second qualifying round. 80 winners from the previous round would then compete against one another in the third qualifying round. The fourth qualifying round is always contested by the 40 winning teams from qualifying round three and the 24 members from the National League.

Finally, the 32 emerging winners from the fourth qualifying round will progress to the first round proper, where 48 teams from League One and League Two will join them. The Premier League teams, as well as the championship teams, will be the last levels to join.

The Third Round is of particular importance as that's when Premier League sides join and can be drawn against any other side; football tickets for this round are very popular. FA Cup fixtures are the highlight for lower-league fans also.

Facts about the Cup

Arsenal have the most FA Cup wins, 14, and also have the most appearances in the final, 21.

Cup key Rivalries

The cup is always filled to the brim with great rivalries. These can involve local rivals, with Arsenal and Chelsea regularly contesting key cup clashes. Or be rooted in a long-standing hatred, such as with Liverpool and Manchester United, who have competed in many massive cup encounters.

Premier League rivals locked in cup ties are big sellers as far as football tickets are concerned. Even more so if these occur in the fifth round, quarter-finals, semi-finals, or final.

The Winners

Here is a list of the most recent FA Cup finals: - 2000 Chelsea 1-0 Aston Villa - 2001 Liverpool 2-1 Arsenal - 2002 Arsenal 2-0 Chelsea - 2003 Arsenal 1-0 Southampton - 2004 Man United 3-0 Millwall - 2005 Arsenal 0-0 Man United - 2006 Liverpool 3-3 West Ham United - 2007 Chelsea 1-0 Man United - 2008 Portsmouth 1-0 Cardiff City - 2009 Chelsea 2-1 Everton - 2010 Chelsea 1-0 Portsmouth - 2011 Manchester City 1-0 Stoke City - 2012 Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool - 2013 Wigan Athletic 1-0 Manchester City - 2014 Arsenal 3-2 Hull City - 2015 Arsenal 4-0 Aston Villa - 2016 Man United 2-1 Crystal Palace (AET) - 2017 Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea - 2018 Man United 0-1 Chelsea - 2019 Manchester City 6-0 Watford - 2020 Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea - 2021 Leicester City 1-0 Chelsea - 2022 Liverpool 0-0 Chelsea (Liverpool won on penalties)

FA Cup final

FA Cup history is rooted in the final. Some of the most well-known matches in English football have taken place at a Wembley final, and it's the pinnacle that football fans aspire to when it comes to acquiring football tickets.

Wembley Cup Tickets

The Cup final is played at Wembley stadium, which is England's National Stadium. The stadium is one of the biggest in the world, with a capacity of 90,000.