2016–17 FA Cup

2016–17 FA Cup
Football Association Challenge Cup
Country England
Guernsey
Wales
Dates 5 August – 19 October 2016 (qualifying competition)
4 November 2016 – 27 May 2017 (main competition)
Teams 736 (overall)
644 (qualifying competition)
124 (main competition)
Defending champions Manchester United
Champions Arsenal (13th title)
Runners-up Chelsea
Matches played 156
Goals scored 490 (3.14 per match)
Attendance 1,977,797 (12,678 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Adam Morgan
Son Heung-min
(6 goals each)

The 2016–17 FA Cup (also known as the FA Challenge Cup) was the 136th edition of the oldest recognised football tournament in the world. It was sponsored by Emirates, and known as The Emirates FA Cup for sponsorship purposes. 736 clubs were accepted into the tournament,[1] and it began with the Extra Preliminary Round on 6 August 2016, and concluded with the final on 27 May 2017.[2] The winner qualified for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage.

Premier League side Manchester United were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Chelsea.

Arsenal won a record 13th title following a 2–1 win over Chelsea in the final, winning their 3rd FA Cup in 4 seasons.

This edition of the FA Cup was the first in which quarter-final matches were played to a result on the day, instead of being subject to replay in case of a draw. However, all four matches were settled without the need for extra time.[3]

Teams

RoundClubs
remaining		Clubs
involved		Winners from
previous round		New entries
this round		Leagues entering
at this round
First Round Proper124803248EFL League One
EFL League Two
Second Round Proper844040nonenone
Third Round Proper64642044Premier League
EFL Championship
Fourth Round Proper323232nonenone
Fifth Round Proper161616nonenone
Quarter-finals888nonenone
Semi-finals444nonenone
Final222nonenone

Prize fund

RoundNo. of Clubs
receive fund		Prize fund
per club
Extra Preliminary Round winners184£1,500
Preliminary Round winners160£1,925
First Round Qualifying winners116£3,000
Second Round Qualifying winners80£4,500
Third Round Qualifying winners40£7,500
Fourth Round Qualifying winners32£12,500
First Round Proper winners40£18,000
Second Round Proper winners20£27,000
Third Round Proper winners32£67,500
Fourth Round Proper winners16£90,000
Fifth Round Proper winners8£180,000
Quarter-final winners4£360,000
Semi-final losers2£450,000
Semi-final winners2£900,000
Final runners-up1£900,000
Final winner1£1,800,000
Total£15,132,000

Round and draw dates

The schedule was as follows.[1][2]

Phase Round Draw date Match date
Qualifying rounds Extra Preliminary Round 8 July 2016 6 August 2016
Preliminary Round 20 August 2016
First Round Qualifying 15 August 2016 3 September 2016
Second Round Qualifying 5 September 2016 17 September 2016
Third Round Qualifying 19 September 2016 1 October 2016
Fourth Round Qualifying 3 October 2016 15 October 2016
Main tournament First Round Proper 17 October 2016 5 November 2016
Second Round Proper 7 November 2016 3 December 2016
Third Round Proper 5 December 2016 7 January 2017
Fourth Round Proper 9 January 2017 28 January 2017
Fifth Round Proper 30 January 2017 18 February 2017
Quarter-finals 19 February 2017 11 March 2017
Semi-finals 13 March 2017 22 and 23 April 2017
Final 27 May 2017

Qualifying rounds

The qualifying competition began with the Extra Preliminary Round on 6 August 2016.[2] All of the competing teams that are not members of either the Premier League or English Football League had to compete in the qualifying rounds to secure a place in the First Round Proper. The final (fourth) qualifying round was played over the weekend of 15 October.[2]

First Round Proper

The First Round draw took place on 17 October and was broadcast live on BBC Two and BT Sport.[4] All 40 First Round Proper ties were played on the weekend of 5 November.[2] 32 teams from the qualifying competition joined the 48 teams from League One and League Two to compete in this round. The round included one team from Level 9 still in the competition, Westfields, who were the lowest-ranked team in this round.[5]

Second Round Proper

The second round draw took place on 7 November at Haig Avenue, home of Southport F.C., immediately prior to the Southport-Fleetwood tie, and was broadcast live on BT Sport. The round included one team from Level 7 still in the competition, Stourbridge, who were the lowest-ranked team in this round.[6]

Third Round Proper

A total of 64 clubs played in the third round; 20 winners of the second round, and 44 teams from Premier League and EFL Championship entering in this round. The draw was held on 5 December 2016 at the BT Tower and was broadcast live on BT Sport and BBC Two.[8] The matches were played across the weekend of 6–9 January 2017.[9][10] The round included one team from Level 7 still in the competition, Stourbridge, who were the lowest-ranked team in this round.

Fourth Round Proper

A total of 32 teams played in the fourth round, all winners of the third round. The draw took place at the BT Tower on 9 January 2017.[11][12][13] The round included two teams from Level 5 who were still in the competition: Lincoln City, leading the National League on the night of their third round replay and Sutton United, fifteenth on the same night and therefore the lowest-ranked team to play in this round.

Fifth Round Proper

A total of 16 clubs played in the fifth round, all winners of the fourth round. The draw was held on 30 January 2017,[14] and the matches were played across the weekend of 18–20 February 2017.[15][16] The round included the two teams from Level 5 that were still in the competition: Lincoln City and Sutton United, whose fourth round victories ensured the first ever fifth round with two non-league sides remaining. Lincoln City were in this round for the first time in 115 years and Sutton United for the first time in their history.[17]

Quarter-finals

A total of eight clubs played in the quarter-finals, all winners of the fifth round. The draw was held on 19 February 2017 at Ewood Park, home of Blackburn Rovers F.C., immediately following the Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United match.[18] Matches were played between 11 and 13 March 2017.

In a break from tradition, the FA officially renamed the stage the 'Quarter-finals', the name that had long been used colloquially to describe what was previously called the Sixth Round Proper.[19] Changes to previous rules meant that tied matches would have gone to extra-time and potentially a penalty shootout at this stage rather than to a replay, and that a fourth substitute would have been permitted in extra time.[19] The round included Lincoln City from Level 5, who became the first non-league club to reach the quarter-finals since 1914.[20]

Semi-finals

The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-final draw took place at Stamford Bridge on 13 March following the quarter-final tie between Chelsea and Manchester United.[21] The semi-finals were played at Wembley Stadium on 22 and 23 April 2017.[22][23]

Chelsea (1) 4–2 Tottenham Hotspur (1)
Willian  5', 43' (pen.)
Hazard  75'
Matić  80'		 Report Kane  18'
Alli  52'
Attendance: 86,355
Arsenal (1) 2–1 (a.e.t.) Manchester City (1)
Monreal  71'
Sánchez  101'		 Report Agüero  62'
Attendance: 85,725
Referee: Craig Pawson

Final

Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea
Sánchez  4'
Ramsey  79'		 Report Costa  76'
Attendance: 89,472

Bracket

The following is the bracket which the FA Cup resembled. Numbers in parentheses next to the match score represent the results of a replay, except for the quarter-finals stage onwards. Numbers in parentheses next to the replay score represents the results of a penalty shoot-out except for the quarter-finals stage onwards.

 
Third Round Proper
6–9 January 2017
17–18 January 2017 (replays)		Fourth Round Proper
27–29 January 2017
8 February 2017 (replays)		Fifth Round Proper
18–20 February 2017
1 March 2017 (replays)		Quarter-finals
11–13 March 2017		Semi-finals
22–23 April 2017		Final
27 May 2017
 
                      
 
 
 
 
Sutton United0 (3)
 
 
 
AFC Wimbledon0 (1)
 
Sutton United1
 
 
 
Leeds United0
 
Cambridge United1
 
 
 
Leeds United2
 
Sutton United0
 
 
 
Arsenal2
 
Norwich City2 (0)
 
 
 
Southampton2 (1)
 
Southampton0
 
 
 
Arsenal5
 
Preston North End1
 
 
 
Arsenal2
 
Arsenal5
 
 
 
Lincoln City0
 
Sunderland0 (0)
 
 
 
Burnley0 (2)
 
Burnley2
 
 
 
Bristol City0
 
Bristol City0 (1)
 
 
 
Fleetwood Town0 (0)
 
Burnley0
 
 
 
Lincoln City1
 
Ipswich Town2 (0)
 
 
 
Lincoln City2 (1)
 
Lincoln City3
 
 
 
Brighton & Hove Albion1
 
Brighton & Hove Albion2
 
 
 
Milton Keynes Dons0
 
Arsenal (a.e.t.)2
 
 
 
Manchester City1
 
Middlesbrough3
 
 
 
Sheffield Wednesday0
 
Middlesbrough1
 
 
 
Accrington Stanley0
 
Accrington Stanley2
 
 
 
Luton Town1
 
Middlesbrough3
 
 
 
Oxford United2
 
Rotherham United2
 
 
 
Oxford United3
 
Oxford United3
 
 
 
Newcastle United0
 
Birmingham City1 (1)
 
 
 
Newcastle United1 (3)
 
Middlesbrough0
 
 
 
Manchester City2
 
Barrow0
 
 
 
Rochdale2
 
Rochdale0
 
 
 
Huddersfield Town4
 
Huddersfield Town4
 
 
 
Port Vale0
 
Huddersfield Town0 (1)
 
 
 
Manchester City0 (5)
 
Bolton Wanderers0 (1)
 
 
 
Crystal Palace0 (2)
 
Crystal Palace0
 
 
 
Manchester City3
 
West Ham United0
 
 
 
Manchester City5
 
Arsenal2
 
 
 
Chelsea1
 
Liverpool0 (1)
 
 
 
Plymouth Argyle0 (0)
 
Liverpool1
 
 
 
Wolverhampton Wanderers2
 
Stoke City0
 
 
 
Wolverhampton Wanderers2
 
Wolverhampton Wanderers0
 
 
 
Chelsea2
 
Chelsea4
 
 
 
Peterborough United1
 
Chelsea4
 
 
 
Brentford0
 
Brentford5
 
 
 
Eastleigh1
 
Chelsea1
 
 
 
Manchester United0
 
Queens Park Rangers1
 
 
 
Blackburn Rovers2
 
Blackburn Rovers2
 
 
 
Blackpool0
 
Blackpool (a.e.t.)0 (2)
 
 
 
Barnsley0 (1)
 
Blackburn Rovers1
 
 
 
Manchester United2
 
Manchester United4
 
 
 
Reading0
 
Manchester United4
 
 
 
Wigan Athletic0
 
Wigan Athletic2
 
 
 
Nottingham Forest0
 
Chelsea4
 
 
 
Tottenham Hotspur2
 
Cardiff City1
 
 
 
Fulham2
 
Fulham4
 
 
 
Hull City1
 
Hull City2
 
 
 
Swansea City0
 
Fulham0
 
 
 
Tottenham Hotspur3
 
Tottenham Hotspur2
 
 
 
Aston Villa0
 
Tottenham Hotspur4
 
 
 
Wycombe Wanderers3
 
Wycombe Wanderers2
 
 
 
Stourbridge1
 
Tottenham Hotspur6
 
 
 
Millwall0
 
Millwall3
 
 
 
Bournemouth0
 
Millwall1
 
 
 
Watford0
 
Watford2
 
 
 
Burton Albion0
 
Millwall1
 
 
 
Leicester City0
 
West Bromwich Albion F.C.1
 
 
 
Derby County2
 
Derby County2 (1)
 
 
 
Leicester City (a.e.t.)2 (3)
 
Everton1
 
 
Leicester City2
 

Top goalscorers

[24]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Adam Morgan Curzon Ashton 6
South Korea Son Heung-min Tottenham Hotspur
3 Argentina Sergio Agüero Manchester City 5
England Kane Hemmings Oxford United
France Mikael Mandron Eastleigh
Jamaica Theo Robinsona Lincoln City
England Theo Walcott Arsenal

a Theo Robinson moved to Southend United during the January transfer window with Lincoln still in the cup.

Broadcasting rights

The following matches were broadcast live on UK television:

Round BT Sport BBC
First Round Proper[25] Merstham v Oxford United
Southport v Fleetwood Town
Brackley Town v Gillingham (Replay)
Dover Athletic v Cambridge United (Replay)		 Eastleigh v Swindon Town
Second Round Proper[26] Lincoln City v Oldham Athletic
Curzon Ashton v AFC Wimbledon
Peterborough United v Notts County (Replay)
Newport County v Plymouth Argyle (Replay)		 Macclesfield Town v Oxford United
Third Round Proper[27] Manchester United v Reading
Preston North End v Arsenal
Liverpool v Plymouth Argyle
Cambridge United v Leeds United
Plymouth Argyle v Liverpool (Replay)		 West Ham United v Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa
Cardiff City v Fulham (BBC Wales)
Lincoln City v Ipswich Town (Replay)
Fourth Round Proper[28][29] Liverpool v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Southampton v Arsenal
Sutton United v Leeds United		 Derby County v Leicester City
Millwall v Watford
Manchester United v Wigan Athletic
Leicester City v Derby County (Replay)
Fifth Round Proper[30] Burnley v Lincoln City
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Chelsea
Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United		 Fulham v Tottenham Hotspur
Sutton United v Arsenal
Manchester City v Huddersfield Town (Replay)
Quarter-finals[31] Middlesbrough v Manchester City
Arsenal v Lincoln City		 Tottenham Hotspur v Millwall
Chelsea v Manchester United
Semi-finals[32] Arsenal v Manchester City Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur
Final[33] Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea

Notes

  1. ↑ The match on 4 December 2016 between Stourbridge and Northampton Town was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[7] The match was later rearranged for 13 December 2016.

References

  1. 1 2 "FA Competitions clubs accepted and early round draws". thefa.com. 8 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Emirates FA Cup Round Dates, 2016–17". The Football Association. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "No replays in the 2017 Emirates FA Cup quarter-finals" (Press release). The Football Association. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "The Emirates FA Cup First Round draw numbers confirmed". thefa.com. The Football Association. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Draw completed for first round of The Emirates FA Cup". thefa.com. The Football Association. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Twenty ties set in Emirates FA Cup second round draw from Southport". thefa.com. The Football Association. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Stourbridge P-P Northampton Town". BBC Sport. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Emirates FA Cup third round draw numbers". thefa.com. The Football Association. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "The Emirates FA Cup third round draw has been made". thefa.com. The Football Association. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "FA Cup third round: League Two Newport or Plymouth to visit Liverpool". BBC Sport. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  11. ↑ "The Emirates FA Cup Results". thefa.com. The Football Association. 9 Jan 2017. Retrieved 9 Jan 2017.
  12. ↑ "Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round Draw Takes Place on Monday Evening". The FA. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  13. ↑ "Fixtures: Fourth Round Proper". The FA. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  14. ↑ "Emirates FA Cup Fifth-Round Draw Details Confirmed". The FA. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  15. ↑ "Non-League Sutton to face Arsenal in Emirates FA Cup fifth round". The FA. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  16. ↑ "FA Cup fifth-round draw: Sutton Utd face Arsenal, Blackburn host Man Utd". BBC Sport. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  17. ↑ "Sutton United 1-0 Leeds United". 25 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  18. ↑ "Emirates FA Cup Quarter-Final Draw Details Confirmed". The FA. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  19. 1 2 Gibson, Sean. "Why are there four substitutes and no replays in the FA Cup quarter-finals? A guide to the new rules". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  20. ↑ "Lincoln City reach Emirates FA Cup quarter final after victory over Premier League Burnley". The FA. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  21. ↑ "The Emirates FA Cup Semi-Final Draw to take place on Monday as draw details confirmed". The FA. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  22. ↑ "Tottenham Hotspur to play Chelsea and Arsenal meet Manchester City in last four". The FA. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  23. ↑ "FA Cup semi-final draw: Chelsea v Tottenham, Arsenal v Man City". BBC Sport. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  24. ↑ "FA Cup Top Scorers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  25. ↑ "FA Cup first round: BBC Two to show Eastleigh v Swindon Town clash". BBC Sport. Retrieved Oct 20, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Emirates FA Cup Second Round replay schedule confirmed". thefa.com. The Football Association. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  27. ↑ "BBC and BT Sport will show six FA Cup third round ties". thefa.com. The Football Association. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  28. ↑ "Six Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round Ties Selected For Live Broadcast". thefa.com. The Football Association. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  29. ↑ "FA Cup 4th round replay". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  30. ↑ "Five Emirates FA Cup Fifth Round Ties Live on BBC One and BT Sport". thefa.com. The Football Association. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  31. ↑ "Quarter final confirmed". www.thefa.com. The Football Association. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  32. ↑ "Semi-Final TV Schedule, Live Stream, Odds and Predictions". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  33. ↑ "Final details confirmed". www.thefa.com. The Football Association. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
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