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FA Cup Overview

The 2011–12 FA Cup (also known as the 2011–12 FA Cup with Budweiser) is the 131st season of the world's oldest association football knock-out competition. The closing date for applications was 1 April 2011, and saw 825 clubs apply to enter. On 8 July 2011, the FA announced that 763 clubs had been accepted. The winners will qualify for the (2012–13) UEFA Europa League and will start the competition in the group stage without having to play a playoff game. All of the teams that entered the competition and were not members of the Premier League or the Football League had to compete in the qualifying rounds. Teams from Leagues One and Two entered at this stage, along with the winners from the Fourth Round Qualifying. The draw was made on 30 October 2011 and ties were played on the weekend of 12–13 November 2011. The competition was overshadowed by the collapse of Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba during their Sixth Round match with Tottenham Hotspur. Muamba went into cardiac arrest on the pitch and, following failed attempts to resuscitate him, was taken to the London Chest Hospital; where he went on to recover. The match was subsequently abandoned. On March 27, the match was replayed and Tottenham won 3-1.

The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world.The FA Cup was first held in 1871–72. FA Cup 2012 is shaping up to be one of the most exciting European Championships in recent times. FA Cup Final Tickets are available at Ticket4Football.com for affordable price

FA CUP Overview

FA Cup also knows as Football Association Challenge is a most popular top level football competition in the UK and the world. In FA Cup, English men's tournament and women's tournament is also held. FA Cup started its first season in the summer of 1871. FA Cup is sponsored by Budweiser for the period of August 2006 to 2014, and is called The FA Cup with Budweiser for sponsorship reasons.

FA Cup comprises of a total of 14 rounds; six qualifying rounds, followed by six further rounds, semi-finals, and the final. Normally the First Round is played in mid-November, while Second Round is held on one of the first two Saturdays in December. The third round is played on the first weekend in January, Fourth Round later in the month and Fifth Round in mid-February. The Sixth Round usually occurs in early or mid of March, with the semi-finals a month later. The final is usually held on the Saturday after the Premier League season finishes in May. The winning team also qualifies for the UEFA Europa League.


In 1921-22 seasons, 656 clubs entered the competition and in 2004-05 seasons, this increased to 660 clubs. In 2005-06 season 674 clubs, in 2006-07 season 687 clubs, in 2007-08 season 731 clubs and for the 2008-09 and 2009-10 competitions it reached 762.The last FA Cup 2010-11 was held in 14 Aug 2010 and end on 14 May 2011 in which 759 teams were played and Manchester City get the Champions. In the current FA Cup 2011-12 763 clubs had been accepted and Manchester City is the defending champions. The winners will qualify for the group stage of the 2012-13 UEFA Europa League.

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The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association. The name “FA Cup” refers to the English men’s tournament.

The FA Cup is the oldest football competition in the world, commencing in 1871-72. Because it involves clubs of all standards playing against each other there is the possibility for “minnows” from the lower divisions to become “giant-killers” by eliminating top clubs from the tournament, although lower division teams rarely reach the final. A record 762 teams have been accepted into the cup for 2008-2009, beating the previous record of 731 teams accepted into the FA Cup in 2007-08. In comparison, the League Cup can involve only the 72 members of The Football League (which organises that competition) and the 20 teams in the Premier League for a total of 92 eligible teams.

 The holders of the FA Cup are Portsmouth, who beat Cardiff City 1-0 in the 2008 final on 17 May 2008. This is the first time that a team from outside the ‘top four’ (Manchester United, Liverpool , Chelsea, and Arsenal) has won the FA Cup in 13 years.

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