FA Cup Tickets

FA Cup Details

In today’s proceedings, the FA Cup is still one of the most celebrated competitions in the football world. In its 147 year history, no club football tournament has been more culturally or historically significant than the FA Cup.

History

The FA Cup is an annual elimination football competition. The tournament was first played in the 1871-1872 season where it was named the Football Association Challenge Cup. Every season, 736 football teams from ten different English divisions compete for one of the most prestigious honours in world football: The Football Association Challenge Cup. 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), English football league and several non-league teams.

Competition

This competition doesn't seed entrants; instead, the competition adopts the byes system, which is based on league levels. This system ensures that higher-ranked league clubs only enters the competition at the later rounds. For instance, big premier league teams like Arsenal come into the mix for the third round draw.

Entrance into the competition

This competition doesn't seed entrants; instead, the competition adopts the byes system, which is based on league levels. This system ensures that higher-ranked league clubs only enters the competition at the later rounds. For instance, big premier league teams like Arsenal come into the mix for the third round draw.

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 emerging winners from round one proper, in round three proper. The rest of the competition continues in an elimination format without any new entrants for the fourth, fifth, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final rounds.

Facts about the FA Cup

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 emerging winners from round one proper, in round three proper. The rest of the competition continues in an elimination format without any new entrants for the fourth, fifth, quarter-finals, semi-finals, and final rounds. Portsmouth holds the record for the most years in possession of the FA Cup trophy. However, they didn't do it by winning the trophy seven times; instead, they were lucky to be the last winner of the trophy before World War II, when the competition was postponed for seven years. The FA Cup trophy usually have coloured ribbons of the previous winner attached to it. Ribbons of the two teams competing in the final are always attached before the game? And at the end, the loser's ribbons are cut off.

FA Cup key Rivalries

Arsenal Vs. Chelsea One of the fiercest clashes in the FA Cup is the clash between these two London rivals. In fact, these two giants have met in two FA Cup finals and have played against each other across several rounds of the competition. On the occasions they met in the final, the gunners emerged victorious winning 2-0 and 2-1. Arsenal's 2-1 victory in that game, which happened in the 2016/17 season, marked the last time the Gunners lifted a trophy. FA Cup encounters between these two have resulted in bans, fights, and shocks. It is always interesting to watch these two teams mow down the FA Cup.
Manchester United Vs. Arsenal This is by far the biggest rivalry in the history of the FA Cup. The two teams have met on numerous occasions in the competition, and they both shared the spoils in terms of winning and losing. Their meeting in the 2005 final saw Arsenal win the game on penalties after a keenly contested 120 minutes. Till this day, every FA Cup match between these two English giants is always worth the hype. Be sure to buy Arsenal Vs. Man United FA Cup tickets, so that you can experience the sweat and passion first hand.

The Winners

After several prestigious years, the FA Cup has seen many teams compete and many champions crowned. But, of all the teams who have competed for the FA Cup glory, none has been more successful than Arsenal, who have won the title thirteen times. So, make sure you buy Arsenal FA Cup tickets the next time the gunners are picking teams off in their favourite competition. Manchester United follows closely behind with 12 triumphs to their name. Chelsea has also won the tournament seven times, and they are one of the most successful clubs in the competition in recent seasons. If you wouldn't like to miss out on Chelsea's next FA Cup clash, ensure you buy Chelsea FA Cup tickets the next time it goes on sale. One of the most recent giant killings and major upset in the competition happened in the 2012/2013 season when Wigan Athletic shocked the world by beating Man City to the FA Cup title.

• 2000 Chelsea 1-0 Aston Villa
• 2001 Liverpool 2-1 Arsenal
• 2002 Arsenal 2-0 Chelsea
• 2003 Arsenal 1-0 Southampton
• 2004 Manchester United 3-0 Millwall
• 2005 Arsenal 0-0 Manchester United
• 2006 Liverpool 3-3 West Ham United
• 2007 Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United
• 2008 Portsmouth 1-0 Cardiff City
• 2009 Chelsea 2-1 Everton
• 2010 Chelsea 1-0 Porsmouth
• 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 Manchester United 2-1 Crystal Palace (AET)
• 2017 Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea
• 2018 Manchester United 0-1 Chelsea
• 2019 Manchester City 6-0 Watford

FA Cup final Tickets

After the completion of 12 rounds and several matches, the fate of the hallowed FA Cup trophy hinges on an afternoon of tense football at the Wembley Stadium. Fans lucky enough to buy FA Cup final tickets will be looking to savour the atmosphere of the majestic Wembley arena. The FA Cup final tickets are often available on the competing teams’ official pages weeks before the game. However, participating teams have limited tickets allocated to them. This makes the competition for a seat at Wembley for an FA Cup final clash stiffer. But do not worry! Even if you cannot secure a ticket via the club's pages. SeatPick is another trusted outlet for your FA Cup final tickets. We charge no extra fees, we supply your tickets securely and bring you the best available ticket deals.

Wembley FA Cup Tickets

The FA Cup final is played at the Wembley stadium, which is England's National Stadium. The stadium is one of the biggest in the world with a capacity of 90,000, and it has hosted many major world events in the past. The Wembley stadium has been the home of every FA Cup final match since the inception of the competition, although the ties were briefly moved to the millennium stadium during the reconstruction phases of Wembley. As of today, the Wembley Stadium has hosted 138 FA Cup final. Due to the structure of the competition, the FA determines and decides the Wembley FA Cup ticket allocation for each team. If you want to join the rest of the supporters to cheer your club to glory at Wembley, get a Wembley FA Cup ticket now!

How to buy FA Cup tickets tickets

You can buy tickets to all the various stages of the FA cup, either the Semi-Final, the early stages or the coveted Final that will take place in the amazing Wembley Stadium in London, United Kingdom. SeatPick has the largest ticket selection to the Fa Cup online by aggregating tickets from hundreds of different ticket sites and sellers. Search below for any of the listed FA Cup fixtures on this page and follow the following steps in order to book your tickets.
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