FA Trophy
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The FA Trophy is an English football knockout cup competition primarily contested by semi-professional and lower-league clubs below the top tiers.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FA Challenge Trophy | 1 |
| FA Trophy 1991–92 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English football competition
ⓘ
football cup competition ⓘ knockout tournament ⓘ |
| abbreviation | FAT ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
FA Trophy
ⓘ
surface form:
FA Challenge Trophy
|
| competitionFormat | knockout ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | sub-elite ⓘ |
| competitionStage |
final
ⓘ
proper rounds ⓘ qualifying rounds ⓘ semi-finals ⓘ |
| competitionType | annual ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| currentStatus | active ⓘ |
| decidingMethodForDrawnFinals | extra time and penalties ⓘ |
| eligibleClubs |
non-League clubs
ⓘ
semi-professional clubs ⓘ |
| excludes |
English Football League
ⓘ
surface form:
English Football League clubs
Premier League ⓘ
surface form:
Premier League clubs
|
| finalVenue | Wembley Stadium ⓘ |
| founded | 1969 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingBody | The Football Association ⓘ |
| governingRules | Laws of the Game of association football ⓘ |
| historicalContext | created to give semi-professional clubs their own national cup ⓘ |
| homeConfederation | UEFA ⓘ |
| inauguralSeason | 1969–70 ⓘ |
| includesReplays | historically yes, in earlier rounds ⓘ |
| knockoutNature | single-elimination ties ⓘ |
| languageOfCompetitionName | English ⓘ |
| levelInPyramid | non-League levels of English football pyramid ⓘ |
| matchType | cup ties ⓘ |
| notableFeature | final played at Wembley Stadium ⓘ |
| organizer |
The Football Association
ⓘ
surface form:
The FA
The Football Association ⓘ |
| organizerType | national football association ⓘ |
| participantCategory | men's clubs ⓘ |
| prizeType | trophy ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide a national cup competition for non-League clubs ⓘ |
| region | England ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition |
FA Cup
ⓘ
FA Vase ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| sponsorType | title sponsorship varies by season ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| tierLevel |
clubs below the English Football League
ⓘ
steps 1–4 of the National League System ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
FA Challenge Trophy
this entity surface form:
FA Trophy 1991–92