2013–14 Welsh Cup

The 2013–14 FAW Welsh Cup was the 127th season of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in Wales. The tournament commenced on 16 August 2013, and ran until the final in May 2014. The final itself featured Aberystwyth Town for the fourth time, the last being in 2009, and The New Saints for the seventh time, the last being in 2012. They had never faced each other in a final before. The final was won 3−2 by The New Saints, who made the Double and qualified to the first qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. Aberystwyth Town qualified to the first qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League as the cup runner-up.

2013–14 Welsh Cup
The Welsh Cup
Country Wales
Teams191
Defending championsPrestatyn Town
ChampionsThe New Saints
Runners-upAberystwyth Town

Qualifying Round One

Qualifying Round One was played on either Saturday 17 or Sunday 18 August 2013.[1]

Qualifying Round Two

Qualifying Round Two was played on either Saturday 14 or Sunday 15 September 2013.[2]

Round one

Round One was played on Saturday 12 October 2013.

Round two

Round Two was played on Saturday 9 November 2013.

Round three

Round Three was played on Saturday 7 December 2013.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Aberdare Town (2) 4−2 Prestatyn Town (1)
Afan Lido (1) 2−0 Rhydymwyn (2)
Bodedern Athletic (3) 2−0 (a.e.t.) Buckley Town (2)
Caersws (2) 2−1 (a.e.t.) Gap Connah's Quay (1)
Conwy Borough (2) 1−2 (a.e.t.) The New Saints (1)
Pen-y-Bont (2) 0−2 Airbus UK Broughton (1)
Cambrian & Clydach Vale (2) 3−1 Chepstow Town (3)
Carmarthen Town (1) 2−1 Port Talbot Town (1)
Cefn Druids (2) 5−2 Barry Town (4)
Llandrindod Wells (3) 1−3 Holywell Town (3)
Llanfair United (3) 2−4 Aberystwyth Town (1)
Monmouth Town (2) 2−1 Llanidloes Town (2)
Newtown (1) 2−1 Cardiff Metropolitan University (3)
Porthmadog (2) 2−1 Sully Sports (5)
Rhoose (4) 1−6 Bala Town (1)
Rhyl (1) 1−2 Bangor City (1)

22 November 2013 - Caldicot Town (3) withdrawn from the competition for fielding an un-registered player in Round 2.

Round Four

Round Four was played on either Saturday 1 or Sunday 2 February 2014.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Aberdare Town (2) 4−1 Bodedern Athletic (3)
Aberystwyth Town (1) 5−1 Afan Lido (1)
Cefn Druids (2) 0–5 Bala Town (1)
Airbus UK Broughton (1) 2–0 Bangor City (1)
Caersws (2) 4−3 (a.e.t.) Cambrian & Clydach Vale (2)
Holywell Town (3) 3−2 Newtown (1)
Porthmadog (2) 3−2 (a.e.t.) Monmouth Town (2)
The New Saints (1) 2−0 Carmarthen Town (1)

Quarter-finals

The Quarter-finals were played on 1 March 2014.

1 March 2014 Aberdare Town (2)1–2Bala Town (1)Aberaman Park, Aberdare
14:00 Small  61' Connolly  28', 80'
1 March 2014 Aberystwyth Town (1)2–1Caersws (2)Park Avenue, Aberystwyth
14:30 Venables  13' (pen.)
Kellaway  47'		 Jenkins  11'
1 March 2014 Holywell Town (3)2–1Porthmadog (2)Halkyn Road, Holywell
14:30 Jones  35'
Lloyd  88'		 Newell  44'
1 March 2014 The New Saints (1)2–0Airbus UK Broughton (1)Park Hall, Oswestry
15:00 Wilde  80'
Finley  90'

Semi-finals

The Semi-finals were played on 5 April 2014.

5 April 2014 The New Saints (1)2−1Bala Town (1)The Airfield, Broughton
15:30 M. Williams  19'
J. Mullan  35'		 C. Murtagh  28' Attendance: 302
5 April 2014 Aberystwyth Town (1)3−1Holywell Town (3)Latham Park, Newtown
16:15 C. Williams  44'
C. Venables  82'
G. Kellaway  89'		 G. Williams  13' Attendance: 890
Referee: Mark Whitby

Final
3 May 2014 The New Saints (1)3−2Aberystwyth Town (1)Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
15:00 Draper  74' (pen.), 79'
Wilde  87'		 Report Venables  13', 15' (pen.) Attendance: 1,273
Referee: Brian James

References
  1. Welsh Cup Qualifying Round 1 Results
  2. "Welsh Cup Qualifying Round 2 Draw". Archived from the original on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2013-08-27.
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