Season Description The 2025–26 FA Cup is the 145th season of the Football Association Challenge Cup, the oldest football tournament in the world. It is sponsored by Emirates and known as the Emirates FA Cup for sponsorship reasons. The FA Cup is the main domestic cup competition for men's football teams in England. The qualifying competition began on 1 August 2025, with the tournament proper starting on 31 October 2025. The final will be played at Wembley Stadium, London, on 16 May 2026. The winners of the tournament will earn a place in the 2026–27 UEFA Europa League.
Defending champions Crystal Palace, having beaten Manchester City in the 2025 final to win their first ever title, were eliminated in the third round after an upset victory by sixth-tier National League North side Macclesfield.
Round 0 Manchester City vs Southampton - 16:15:00 Chelsea vs Leeds United - 14:00:00
Round 1 Luton Town vs Forest Green Rovers - 19:30:00 Chelmsford City vs Braintree Town - 12:00:00 AFC Wimbledon vs Gateshead - 15:00:00 Barnsley vs York City - 15:00:00 Blackpool vs Scunthorpe United - 15:00:00 Bolton Wanderers vs Huddersfield Town - 15:00:00 Boreham Wood vs Crawley Town - 15:00:00 Bromley vs Bristol Rovers - 15:00:00 Buxton vs Chatham Town - 15:00:00 Cheltenham Town vs Bradford City - 15:00:00 Colchester United vs Milton Keynes Dons - 15:00:00 Crewe Alexandra vs Doncaster Rovers - 15:00:00 Halifax Town vs Exeter City - 15:00:00 Fleetwood Town vs Barnet - 15:00:00 Grimsby Town vs Ebbsfleet United - 15:00:00 Mansfield Town vs Harrogate Town - 15:00:00 Newport County vs Gillingham - 15:00:00 Oldham Athletic vs Northampton Town - 15:00:00 Peterborough United vs Cardiff City - 15:00:00 Reading vs Carlisle United - 15:00:00 Rotherham United vs Swindon Town - 15:00:00 Salford City vs Lincoln City - 15:00:00 Spennymoor Town vs Barrow - 15:00:00 Stevenage vs Chesterfield - 15:00:00 Tranmere Rovers vs Stockport County - 15:00:00 Wealdstone vs Southend United - 15:00:00 Weston-super-Mare vs Aldershot Town - 15:00:00 Wigan Athletic vs Hemel Hempstead Town - 15:00:00 Wycombe Wanderers vs Plymouth Argyle - 15:00:00 Burton Albion vs St Albans City - 15:00:00 Cambridge United vs Chester - 15:00:00 Macclesfield vs AFC Totton - 15:00:00 Slough Town vs Altrincham - 15:00:00 Sutton United vs AFC Telford United - 15:00:00 Brackley Town vs Notts County - 17:30:00 South Shields vs Shrewsbury Town - 12:00:00 Eastleigh vs Walsall - 14:15:00 Port Vale vs Maldon and Tiptree - 15:00:00 Gainsborough Trinity vs Accrington Stanley - 17:15:00 Tamworth vs Leyton Orient - 19:30:00
Round 2 Salford City vs Leyton Orient - 19:30:00 Accrington Stanley vs Mansfield Town - 15:00:00 Chelmsford City vs Weston-super-Mare - 15:00:00 Cheltenham Town vs Buxton - 15:00:00 Exeter City vs Wycombe Wanderers - 15:00:00 Fleetwood Town vs Luton Town - 15:00:00 Grimsby Town vs Wealdstone - 15:00:00 Milton Keynes Dons vs Oldham Athletic - 15:00:00 Peterborough United vs Barnsley - 15:00:00 Port Vale vs Bristol Rovers - 15:00:00 Stockport County vs Cambridge United - 15:00:00 Swindon Town vs Bolton Wanderers - 15:00:00 Wigan Athletic vs Barrow - 15:00:00 Sutton United vs Shrewsbury Town - 17:15:00 Chesterfield vs Doncaster Rovers - 19:30:00 Slough Town vs Macclesfield - 12:30:00 Boreham Wood vs Newport County - 14:30:00 Gateshead vs Walsall - 15:30:00 Blackpool vs Carlisle United - 17:30:00 Brackley Town vs Burton Albion - 19:30:00
Round 3 Milton Keynes Dons vs Oxford United - 19:30:00 Port Vale vs Fleetwood Town - 19:30:00 Preston North End vs Wigan Athletic - 19:30:00 Wrexham vs Nottingham Forest - 19:30:00 Cheltenham Town vs Leicester City - 12:15:00 Everton vs Sunderland - 12:15:00 Macclesfield vs Crystal Palace - 12:15:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Shrewsbury Town - 12:15:00 Boreham Wood vs Burton Albion - 15:00:00 Burnley vs Millwall - 15:00:00 Doncaster Rovers vs Southampton - 15:00:00 Fulham vs Middlesbrough - 15:00:00 Ipswich Town vs Blackpool - 15:00:00 Manchester City vs Exeter City - 15:00:00 Newcastle United vs Bournemouth - 15:00:00 Sheffield Wednesday vs Brentford - 15:00:00 Stoke City vs Coventry City - 15:00:00 Bristol City vs Watford - 17:45:00 Cambridge United vs Birmingham City - 17:45:00 Grimsby Town vs Weston-super-Mare - 17:45:00 Tottenham Hotspur vs Aston Villa - 17:45:00 Charlton Athletic vs Chelsea - 20:00:00 Derby County vs Leeds United - 12:00:00 Portsmouth vs Arsenal - 14:00:00 Hull City vs Blackburn Rovers - 14:30:00 Norwich City vs Walsall - 14:30:00 Sheffield United vs Mansfield Town - 14:30:00 Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion - 14:30:00 West Ham United vs Queens Park Rangers - 14:30:00 Manchester United vs Brighton and Hove Albion - 16:30:00 Liverpool vs Barnsley - 19:45:00 Salford City vs Swindon Town - 19:45:00
Round 4 Hull City vs Chelsea - 19:45:00 Wrexham vs Ipswich Town - 19:45:00 Burton Albion vs West Ham United - 12:15:00 Burnley vs Mansfield Town - 15:00:00 Norwich City vs West Bromwich Albion - 15:00:00 Southampton vs Leicester City - 15:00:00
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