FA Cup

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The FA Cup is the oldest national football knockout competition in the world, held annually in England and open to clubs across multiple tiers of the football league system.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf English football competition
annual sporting event
football competition
knockout tournament
associatedWith English football tradition
broadcastBy BBC Sport
ITV Sport
broadcastIn United Kingdom
competitionFormat knockout
confederation UEFA
continent Europe
country England
finalCity London
finalVenue Wembley Stadium
firstSeason 1871–72
founded 1871
fullName Football Association Challenge Cup
genderCategory men's football
governingBody The Football Association
hasPreliminaryRounds true
hasProperRounds true
hasQualifyingRounds true
hasReplayRuleHistorically true
heldAnnually true
includesAmateurClubs true
includesProfessionalClubs true
isOldest national football knockout competition in the world
notableFeature giant‑killing upsets by lower‑league teams
openTo English Football League clubs
Premier League clubs
clubs in the English football league system
non‑league clubs
organisedBy The Football Association
region United Kingdom
relatedCompetition Women's FA Cup
roundStructureIncludes Final
Semi‑finals
Third Round Proper
sponsoredNameHistory The Emirates FA Cup
The FA Cup sponsored by Emirates
sport association football
trophyType silver cup
typicalEndMonth May
typicalStartMonth August
usesExtraTimeInLaterRounds true
usesPenaltyShootouts true
winnerQualifiesFor FA Community Shield
UEFA Europa League

Referenced by (119)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Cambridge United F.C.
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United F.C.
Derby County F.C.
Doncaster Rovers F.C.
Fulham F.C.
Huddersfield Town A.F.C.
Merthyr Town F.C.
Newcastle United
Portsmouth F.C.
Preston North End F.C.
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Watford F.C.
Wigan Athletic F.C.
participatesIn
Ardwick A.F.C.
Chelsea F.C.
Crystal Palace F.C.
Hillsborough disaster
Leeds United F.C.
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester United F.C.
Peterborough United F.C.
Reading F.C.
Stockport County F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
competition
Bradford City A.F.C.
Dennis Bergkamp
Erling Haaland
Ian Wright ("FA Cup 1992–93 with Arsenal F.C.")
Leicester City F.C.
Notts County F.C.
Paul Scholes
Thierry Henry
United
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
wonCompetition
EFL Championship
EFL League One
EFL League Two
National League
National League North
Premier League
Premier League
The Invincibles (Arsenal 2003–04)
domesticCup
Capital One Cup
EFL Trophy
FA Trophy
FA Vase
FA Youth Cup
Women's FA Cup
relatedCompetition
Melwood
North Stand
The Theatre of Dreams
The Whites
associatedCompetition
Liverpool F.C.
Newcastle United
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Southampton F.C.
majorTrophy
Derby County F.C.
Kevin De Bruyne
Wigan Athletic F.C.
hasWon
Manchester derby
Peterborough United F.C.
Tranmere Rovers F.C.
notableCompetition
Josep Guardiola
Kenny Dalglish
Mikel Arteta
wonCompetitionAsManager
Sir Matt Busby ("FA Cup 1947–48")
Sir Matt Busby ("FA Cup 1962–63")
Wigan Athletic F.C. ("2012–13 FA Cup")
wonTitle
The Citizens
The Reds
associatedWithCompetition
John Obi Mikel ("FA Cup 2006–07 with Chelsea")
John Obi Mikel ("FA Cup 2011–12 with Chelsea")
clubHonour
Bill Shankly ("FA Cup 1964–65")
Bill Shankly ("FA Cup 1973–74")
cupsWonAsManager
Eric Cantona ("FA Cup 1993-94")
Eric Cantona ("FA Cup 1995-96")
domesticCupWonWithManchesterUnited
Ipswich Town F.C.
Leeds United F.C.
majorHonour
Ryan Giggs
Ryan Joseph Wilson
playedInCompetition
Patrick Vieira
Sir Robert Charlton ("FA Cup 1962–63")
winnerOf
Portsmouth F.C. ("FA Cup 2008")
Preston North End F.C. ("1888–89 FA Cup")
won
FA Community Shield
associatedCup
Bradford City A.F.C.
competitionParticipation
Hillsborough disaster ("1988–89 FA Cup")
competitionSeason
Jürgen Klopp
competitionWon
BBC Sport
coversCompetition
Herbert Chapman ("FA Cup with Arsenal 1929–30")
cupTitlesWonAsManager
EFL Cup
distinctFrom
Rafael Benítez
domesticCupWonAsManager
FA Cup ("Football Association Challenge Cup")
fullName
The Football Association
governs
Southampton F.C.
hasCompetition
English football league system
hasCupCompetition
English Football League
hasCupTieEntry
Villa Park ("FA Cup semi-finals")
hasHosted
Cardiff City F.C.
hasWonCompetition
Pep Guardiola
hasWonCompetitionAsManager
Ryan Joseph Wilson
hasWonTitle
Jack Charlton ("FA Cup with Leeds United")
honours
Maine Road
hostedCompetition
Goodison Park ("FA Cup semi-finals")
hostedEvent
Wembley Stadium ("FA Cup Final")
hosts
The Football Association ("FA Cup competition")
organizes
EFL Cup
otherMajorEnglishCup
The Football Association
overseesCompetition
Roger Hunt
participantIn
Newton Heath F.C.
participatedIn
Leicester City F.C. ("2020–21 FA Cup")
seasonOfTitle
FA Cup ("The Emirates FA Cup")
sponsoredNameHistory
Arsène Wenger
trophyWonWithArsenal
Merseyside derby
typicalCompetition
Eric Cantona
wonCompetitionWithManchesterUnited
Mikel Arteta ("2019–20 FA Cup")
wonFAcupSeasonAsManager
Nwankwo Kanu
wonTournament

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