2017–18 FA Women's Cup
| Country | England Wales |
|---|---|
| Teams | 276 |
| Champions | Chelsea |
| Runners-up | Arsenal |
| Matches played | 266 |
| Goals scored | 1335 (5.02 per match) |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → | |
The 2017–18 Women's FA Cup was the 48th staging of the FA Women's Cup, a knockout cup competition for women's football teams in England. Manchester City were the defending champions, having beaten Birmingham City 4–1 in the previous final.[1]
Teams[]
A total of 276 teams had their entries to the tournament accepted by The Football Association.[2] One hundred and eighty-five teams entered at the first or second round qualifying. Teams that play in the FA Women's Premier League Division One were given exemption to the Third Round Qualifying, while teams in the Northern and Southern Division entered at the Second Round Proper. Teams in the FA WSL were exempted to the Fourth Round Proper.[2]
| Round | Clubs remaining |
Clubs involved |
Winners from previous round |
Games played | Goals scored | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round Qualifying | 276 | 174 | – | 82 | 475 | £350 |
| Second Round Qualifying | 189 | 98 | 87 | 47 | 270 | £450 |
| Third Round Qualifying | 140 | 96 | 49 | 47 | 244 | £500 |
| First Round | 92 | 48 | 48 | 23 | 53 | £800 |
| Second Round | 68 | 48 | 24 | 24 | 103 | £900 |
| Third Round | 44 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 56 | £1,000 |
| Fourth Round | 32 | 32 | 12 | 16 | 68 | £2,000 |
| Fifth Round | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 36 | £3,000 |
| Quarter-Final | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 21 | £4,000 |
| Semi-Final | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | £5,000 |
| The Final | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | £15,000 (runners-up) £25,000 (winners) |
The First Round Qualifying saw five ties cancelled due to the withdrawal of one of the teams, with two additional ties awarded to the losing teams after the winning teams were disqualified. The Second Round Qualifying saw two ties cancelled as a result of withdrawals, while the Third Round Qualifying saw one withdrawal with one additional tie awarded to the losing team after disqualification. The First Round Proper saw one tie cancelled due to the withdrawal of after an initial postponement.
First round qualifying[]
Eighty seven matches were scheduled for the first qualifying round.[3] Most matches were played on Sunday 3 September 2017, the only exception being Buckland Athletic v Exeter City, which took place on the following Sunday after the match was initially postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[4]
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Second round qualifying[]
Forty nine matches were scheduled for the second qualifying round.[5] The 98 teams taking part consisted of 11 teams exempted to this stage, plus the 87 match winners from the previous round. Most matches were played on Sunday 17 September 2017, the only exception being Woodley United v Alton, which was delayed for a week due to the late disqualification of Oxford City.[4][6]
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Third round qualifying[]
Forty eight matches were scheduled for the third qualifying round.[7] The 96 teams taking part consisted of 47 teams from the FA Women's Premier League Division One exempted to this stage, plus the 49 match winners from the previous round. Most matches were played on Sunday 8 October 2017, except two which were postponed to the following week.[4]
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First round proper[]
Twenty four matches were scheduled for the first round proper.[9] Twenty three matches were played on Sunday 12 November 2017, with Plymouth Argyle v Basingstoke Town postponed to the following Sunday before being awarded to Plymouth following Basingstoke's withdrawal.[4]
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Second round proper[]
Twenty four matches were scheduled for the second round proper.[10] The 48 teams taking part consisted of 24 match winners from the previous round, plus the 24 teams from the FA Women's Premier League Northern and Southern Division exempted to this stage. Most matches were played on Sunday 3 December 2017, the only exception being Brighouse Town v Wolverhampton Wanderers which were postponed from the original scheduled date due to a waterlogged pitch,[11] and then postponed again the following week due to safety concern following an Amber weather warning from the Met Office.[4][12]
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Third round proper[]
Twelve matches were scheduled for the third round proper.[13] Eleven matches were played on Sunday 7 January 2018, with Derby County v Brighouse Town postponed to the following week due to an unplayable pitch.[4][14]
| Tie | Home team (Tier) | Score | Away team (Tier) | Att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff City (3) | 3–2 | Burnley (5) | |
| 2 | AFC Fylde (3) | 1–3 | Plymouth Argyle (4) | 58 |
| 3 | Keynsham Town (4) | 8–1 | (4) | 70 |
| 4 | Huddersfield Town (3) | 1–2 | Lewes (3) | 96 |
| 5 | Leicester City Womens (3) | 2–1 | Bradford City (3) | 78 |
| 6 | Newcastle United (4) | 1–2 | The New Saints (4) | 153 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers (3) | 7–0 | Portsmouth (3) | |
| 8 | Brighouse Town (4) | 3–1[η] | Derby County (3) | |
| 9 | Ipswich Town (4) | 2–5 (a.e.t.) | Charlton Athletic (3) | 110 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace (3) | 1–1 (2–3 p) | Coventry United (3) | |
| 11 | Middlesbrough (3) | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Liverpool Marshalls Feds (4) | |
| 12 | Chichester City (3) | 2–0 | Luton Town (4) | 100 |
Fourth round proper[]
Sixteen matches were scheduled for the fourth round proper.[15] The 32 teams taking part consists of 12 match winners from the previous round, plus the 20 teams from the FA WSL exempted to this stage. Fifteen matches were played on Sunday 4 February 2018, with Plymouth Argyle v Leicester City Women postponed to the following week due to an unplayable pitch.[4][16]
| Tie | Home team (Tier) | Score | Away team (Tier) | Att. |
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| 1 | Durham (2) | 2–1 | Sheffield (2) | |
| 2 | Aston Villa (2) | 4–0 | Middlesbrough (3) | |
| 3 | Sunderland (1) | 13–0 | Brighouse Town (4) | |
| 4 | Keynsham Town (4) | 0–3 | Lewes (3) | 75 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur (2) | 0–3 | Doncaster Rovers Belles (2) | |
| 6 | Liverpool (1) | 5–0 | Watford (2) | 252 |
| 7 | Cardiff City (3) | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Oxford United (2) | |
| 8 | The New Saints (4) | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Chichester City (3) | |
| 9 | Millwall Lionesses (2) | 4–1 | Coventry United (3) | |
| 10 | Reading (1) | 0–1 | Birmingham City (1) | |
| 11 | Plymouth Argyle (4) | 2–3 | Leicester City Womens (3) | 208 |
| 12 | Brighton & Hove Albion (2) | 0–2 | Manchester City (1) | 1,400 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers (3) | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Charlton Athletic (3) | |
| 14 | Yeovil Town (1) | 0–3 | Arsenal (1) | |
| 15 | London Bees (2) | 0–10 | Chelsea (1) | 486 |
| 16 | Everton (1) | 3–1 | Bristol City (1) | 712 |
Fifth round proper[]
Eight matches were scheduled for the fifth round proper.[17] All eight matches were played on Sunday 18 February 2018.[4]
| Tie | Home team (Tier) | Score | Away team (Tier) | Att. |
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| 1 | Arsenal (1) | 1–0 | Millwall Lionesses (2) | |
| 2 | Cardiff City (3) | 1–3 | Charlton Athletic (3) | |
| 3 | Lewes (3) | 0–6 | Everton (1) | 975 |
| 4 | Sunderland (1) | 3–2 | Aston Villa (2) | |
| 5 | Chichester City (3) | 0–3 | Liverpool (1) | |
| 6 | Birmingham City (1) | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Manchester City (1) | |
| 7 | Chelsea (1) | 6–0 | Doncaster Rovers Belles (2) | 1,564 |
| 8 | Durham (2) | 5–2 | Leicester City Womens (3) |
Quarter-finals[]
The four matches of the quarter-finals were scheduled to be played on Sunday 18 March 2018[18] but only one was completed on this date, with the other three postponed till the following week.[4]
| Tie | Home team (Tier) | Score | Away team (Tier) | Att. |
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| 1 | Sunderland (1) | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Manchester City (1) | 552 |
| 2 | Liverpool (1) | 0–3 | Chelsea (1) | 358 |
| 3 | Arsenal (1) | 5–0 | Charlton Athletic (3) | |
| 4 | Durham (2) | 1–6 | Everton (1) | 502 |
Semi-finals[]
| Everton | 1–2 | Arsenal |
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Chloe Kelly  67' (pen.) |
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| Chelsea | 2–0 | Manchester City |
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Final[]
Notes and references[]
Notes[]
- ^ Abandoned after 116 minutes due to serious injury.
- ^ Game played as a friendly with Altofts winning 5–0 after Bradford Park Avenue withdrawn.
- ^ Abandoned after 68 minutes due to serious injury.
- ^ Oxford City won the game 9–0 before being disqualified for fielding an unregistered player.
- ^ Carshalton Athletic won the game 3–0 before being disqualified.
- ^ Hartlepool United won the game 3–1 before being disqualified for fielding an ineligible player.[8]
- ^ Fixture reversed after an initial postponement.
References[]
- ^ "Women's FA Cup final: Birmingham City 1-4 Manchester City". BBC Sport. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ a b "List of clubs accepted" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "First Round Qualifying draw" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "SSE Women's FA Cup Results". The Football Association. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "Second Round Qualifying draw" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ Alton Ladies FC (@AltonLFC) (16 September 2017). ""FA Cup match tomorrow is off Oxford played an unregistered player in the last round #haveadayoff @FoxdecorWayne"". Twitter. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Third Round Qualifying draw". thefa.com. The Football Association. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "West Women to play Farsley Celtic in Women's FA Cup". West Didsbury & Chorlton AFC. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "The Draw for the First Round Proper of the SSE Women's FA Cup Made at Wembley". thefa.com. The Football Association. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "London derby between Charlton and QPR in SSE Women's FA Cup second round". thefa.com. The Football Association. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ Wolves Women FC (@wolveswomenfc) (3 December 2017). ""Today's @SSEWomensFACup Second Round game versus @brighousetlfc is OFF due to a waterlogged pitch. @Wolves @QTechServices @WWLSC"". Twitter. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ Wolves Women FC (@wolveswomenfc) (9 December 2017). ""MATCH POSTPONED | In the interest of safety we have made the decision not to travel to Brighouse Town FC tomorrow (10 Dec 17) due to the Amber weather warning set by the @metoffice. @Wolves @QTechServices @WWLSC"". Twitter. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "SSE Women's FA Cup Third Round Draw". thefa.com. The Football Association. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ Derby County LFC (@DerbycountyLFC) (6 January 2018). "GAME OFF | Unfortunately after a pitch inspection a short time ago, the ground @MickleoverSFC has been declared unfit and so our game against @brighousetlfc in @SSEWomensFACup has been postponed 1/2". Twitter. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "SSE Women's FA Cup fourth round draw". thefa.com. The Football Association. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ Plymouth Argyle LFC (@ArgyleLFC) (3 February 2018). "GAME OFF | Following a 10am pitch inspection today at Coach Road the referee has deemed the pitch unplayable so tomorrow's @SSEWomensFACup 4th Round game against @LCWFC_official is OFF. We try again next week at @devon_fa @PLsportsnews @itvwestcountry". Twitter. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Man City face Birmingham in Women's FA Cup". thefa.com. The Football Association. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Women's FA Cup quarter final draw". thefa.com. The Football Association. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
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