2016–17 FA Trophy

2016–17 FA Trophy

Football Association Trophy
Country	England  Wales
Teams	276
Champions	York City
Runners-up	Macclesfield Town
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The 2016–17 FA Trophy was the 47th season of the FA Trophy, the Football Association's cup competition for teams at levels 5–8 of the English football league system. A total of 276 clubs entered the competition, which was won by York City after beating Macclesfield Town 3–2 in front of 38,224 spectators at Wembley in the final on 21 May 2017.

Calendar[]

Round	Main date	Number of fixtures	Clubs	New entries this round	Prize money
Preliminary round	8 October 2016	64	276 → 212	128	£2,500
First round qualifying	29 October 2016	72	212 → 140	80	£2,700
Second round qualifying	12 November 2016	36	140 → 104	none	£3,250
Third round qualifying	26 November 2016	40	104 → 64	44	£4,000
First round proper	10 December 2016	32	64 → 32	24	£5,000
Second round proper	14 January 2017	16	32 → 16	none	£6,000
Third round proper	4 February 2017	8	16 → 8	none	£7,000
Fourth round proper	25 February 2017	4	8 → 4	none	£8,000
Semi-finals	11 March and 18 March 2017	2	4 → 2	none	£16,000
Final	21 May 2017	1	2 → 1	none	Runner-up £25,000 Winner £50,000

Preliminary round[]

A total of 128 clubs, from Level 8 of English football, entered preliminary round of the competition. Eight clubs from level 8 get a bye to the first round qualifying - Beaconsfield SYCOB, Heybridge Swifts, Kidsgrove Athletic, Market Drayton Town, Phoenix Sports, Waltham Abbey, Walton Casuals and Ware.

First round qualifying[]

A total of 144 teams took part in this stage of the competition including 64 winners from the preliminary round, 72 teams from Level 7 of English football and eight teams from level 8, who get a bye in the previous round.

Second round qualifying[]

A total of 72 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the first qualifying round.

Third round qualifying[]

A total of 80 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the second round qualifying and 44 clubs from Level 6 of English football.

First round proper[]

A total of 64 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the third round qualifying and the clubs from Level 5 of English football.

Second round proper[]

Third round proper[]

Fourth round proper[]

Semi-finals[]

Semi final fixtures are due to be played on 11 March and 18 March 2017, with the second leg going to extra time and penalties if required.

First leg[]

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Second leg[]

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Final[]

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