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Emirates FA Cup

EMIRATES FA CUP

Our bid to lift club football's most famous trophy for a record 15th time started with our game against Liverpool at Emirates Stadium in the Third Round Proper in January 2024. In a match that didn't truly reflect the scoreline, we exited the competition, losing 2-0 to Liverpool at Emirates Stadium.

If you're interested in hospitality packages for Premier League, UEFA Champions League or Arsenal Women's games at Emirates Stadium, please contact the team today.

FA CUP FORMAT

The Emirates FA Cup competition is open to any eligible club in the English football league system - a total of 92 professional clubs in the Premier League, English Football League and several hundred "non-league" teams.

The first six rounds are the Qualifying Competition, from which 32 teams progress to the first round of the Competition Proper, meeting the first of the 48 professional teams from Leagues One and Two. The last entrants are the Premier League and Championship clubs, into the draw for the Third Round Proper.

The competition follows a knockout format.

FA CUP ROUND DATES

Extra Preliminary Round - Saturday 5 August 2023
Preliminary Round - Saturday 19 August 2023
First Round Qualifying - Saturday 2 September 2023
Second Round Qualifying - Saturday 16 September 2023
Third Round Qualifying - Saturday 30 September 2023
Fourth Round Qualifying - Saturday 14 October 2023
First Round Proper - Saturday 4 November 2023
Second Round Proper - Saturday 2 December 2023
Third Round Proper - Saturday 6 January 2024
Fourth Round Proper - Saturday 27 January 2024
Fifth Round Proper - Wednesday 28 February 2024
Quarter-final - Saturday 16 March 2024
Semi-final - Saturday 20 April 2024
The Final - Saturday 25 May 2024

MOST SUCCESSFUL CLUB IN FA CUP HISTORY

Arsenal are the most successful club in the history of the FA Cup, winning a total of 14 FA Cup competitions, in the following years:

2020
2017
2015
2014
2005
2003
2002
1998
1993
1979
1971
1950
1936
1930