2021–22 Women's FA Cup

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2021–22 Women's FA Cup
Country England
 Wales
Teams417
Defending championsChelsea
Matches played393
Goals scored1990 (5.06 per match)
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All statistics correct as of 27 February 2022.

The 2021–22 Women's FA Cup is the 52nd staging of the Women's FA Cup, a knockout cup competition for women's football teams in England. Chelsea are the defending champions, having beaten Arsenal 3–0 in the 2020–21 final which was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and eventually played on 5 December 2021.

Teams[]

A total of 417 teams entered the 2021–22 Women's FA Cup, an increase of 41 from the previous year.[1] Unlike previous years, there were no additional preliminary rounds prior to first round qualifying. Tier 5 teams were given an exemption for the first time, entering at the second round qualifying stage. The 50 teams that play in the FA Women's National League Division One (tier 4) are given exemption to the third round qualifying, while teams in the Northern and Southern Premier Divisions (tier 3) enter at the first round proper. Also for the first time, teams in the FA Women's Super League and FA Women's Championship (tiers 1 and 2) entered in different rounds with Championship teams exempt until the third round proper, one round earlier than in previous years, while FA WSL teams remained exempt until the fourth round proper.[2]

Round Clubs
remaining		 Clubs
involved		 Winners from
previous round		 Games played Goals scored Prize money[3]
Winner Loser
First Round Qualifying 417 152 – 68 418 £400 £100
Second Round Qualifying 341 240[a] 76 115 621 £450 £115
Third Round Qualifying 221 170[b] 120 82 402 £600 £150
First Round 136 112[c] 85 56 272 £850 £215
Second Round 80 56 56 28 115 £1,000 £250
Third Round 52 40[d] 28 20 78 £1,250 £315
Fourth Round 32 32[e] 20 16 56 £2,000 £500
Fifth Round 16 16 16 8 28 £3,000 £750
Quarter-final 8 8 8 £4,000 £1,000
Semi-final 4 4 4 £5,000 £1,250
Final 2 2 2 £25,000 £15,000
  1. ^ Tier 5 regional premier division teams added
  2. ^ 50 FA Women's National League Division One teams added
  3. ^ 27 FA Women's National League Premier Division teams added
  4. ^ 12 FA Women's Championship teams added
  5. ^ 12 FA WSL teams added

First round qualifying[]

The competition started at the first round qualifying stage with 76 matches played on Sunday 12 September 2021, made up of teams from the seventh-tier county leagues and randomly drawn tier six regional second division teams.[4]

Second round qualifying[]

120 matches were scheduled for the second round qualifying on Sunday 3 October 2021, made up of the 76 winning teams from the first round qualifying and included the introduction of 164 teams from the fifth-tier regional first division football leagues and the and remaining sixth-tier teams.[4]

Third round qualifying[]

85 matches were scheduled for the third round qualifying on Sunday 24 October 2021, made up of the 120 winning teams from the second round qualifying and including the introduction of 50 teams from the fourth-tier FA Women's National League Division One.[2]

First round proper[]

56 matches were scheduled for the first round proper on Sunday 14 November 2021, made up of the 85 winning teams from the third round qualifying and included the introduction of 27 from teams the third-tier FA Women's National League Premier Division.[2]

Second round proper[]

28 matches were scheduled for the second round proper on Sunday 28 November 2021, made up of the 56 winning teams from the first round proper and did not include the introduction of any new teams.[2]

Third round proper[]

20 matches were scheduled for the third round proper on Sunday 12 December 2021, made up of the 28 winning teams from the second round proper and included the introduction of 12 teams from the second-tier FA Women's Championship.[2]

Fourth round proper[]

16 matches were scheduled for the fourth round proper on Sunday 30 January 2022, made up of the 20 winning teams from the third round proper and included the introduction of 12 teams from the first-tier FA Women's Super League. The fourth round proper was the final round to introduce new teams.[2]

29 January 2022 Nottingham Forest (3)0–8 Manchester City (1) West Bridgford
13:00 Report
  • Weir 2'
  • Shaw 34', 69'
  • Angeldal 43'
  • Stanway 50', 71', 90+2'
  • Hemp 53'
 Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 3,994
29 January 2022 Aston Villa (1)1–3 Chelsea (1) Walsall
13:00
Report
  • Reiten 18', 62'
  • Harder 28' (pen.)
 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 1,093
Referee: Abigail Bryne
30 January 2022 Arsenal (1) 1–0London City Lionesses (2)Borehamwood
12:30 Miedema 44' Report Stadium: Meadow Park
30 January 2022 Southampton F.C. (3) 1–0 (a.e.t.)Bristol City (2)Southampton
13:00 91' Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 3,638
30 January 2022 Plymouth Argyle (3)0–6 Charlton Athletic (2) Plymouth
13:00 Report
Stadium: Home Park
30 January 2022 Brighton & Hove Albion (1)2–3 Reading (1) Crawley
13:00
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 631
30 January 2022 Durham (2) 3–1Blackburn Rovers (2)Durham
13:00
Report
Stadium: Maiden Castle
Attendance: 447
30 January 2022 Sheffield United (2)1–4 West Ham United (1) Sheffield
13:00
  • 6'
 Report
Stadium: Bramall Lane
30 January 2022 Birmingham City (1) 2–1 (a.e.t.)Sunderland (2)Birmingham
13:00
Report
Stadium: St Andrew's
Referee: Magda Golba
30 January 2022 Huddersfield Town (3)0–4 Everton (1) Huddersfield
13:00 Report
Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 1,168
30 January 2022 Newcastle United (4)0–1 Ipswich Town (3) Newcastle upon Tyne
14:00 Report 3' Stadium: Kingston Park
Attendance: 2,754
30 January 2022 Liverpool (2) 6–0Lincoln City (4)Birkenhead
14:00
Report Stadium: Prenton Park
30 January 2022 Billericay Town (4)1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Coventry United (2) Billericay
14:00
  • 116' (pen.)
 Report
Stadium: New Lodge
Attendance: 415
Referee: Nicolet Bria
Penalties
  • Jones soccer ball with check mark
  • Lockett soccer ball with red X
  • Stimson soccer ball with check mark
  • Rushen soccer ball with red X
30 January 2022 West Bromwich Albion (3) 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		Exeter City (4)Sutton Coldfield
14:00 Report Stadium: Coles Lane
Penalties
  • George soccer ball with check mark
  • Embley soccer ball with check mark
  • Congrave soccer ball with check mark
  • Stamps soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with red X Watkins
  • soccer ball with check mark Beck
  • soccer ball with check mark Taylor
  • soccer ball with red X Britton
30 January 2022 Bridgwater United (3)0–2 Manchester United (1) Bridgwater
14:00 Report
Stadium: Fairfax Park
Referee: Richie Watkins
30 January 2022 Tottenham Hotspur (1)1–3 Leicester City (1) Canons Park
14:00
Report
Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: 596

Fifth round proper[]

Eight matches were scheduled for the fifth round proper on Sunday 27 February 2022, made up of the 16 winning teams from the fourth round proper.[2]

26 February 2022 Chelsea (1) 7–0Leicester City (1)Kingston upon Thames
13:00
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 2,723
27 February 2022 Liverpool (2)0–4 Arsenal (1) Birkenhead
12:00 Report
Stadium: Prenton Park
27 February 2022 Manchester United (1)1–4 Manchester City (1) Leigh
12:30
  • Zelem 13'
 Report
Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
Attendance: 2,335
27 February 2022 Charlton Athletic (2)0–2 Everton (1) Bexley
13:00 Report
Stadium: The Oakwood
Attendance: 457
27 February 2022 Durham (2)0–1 Birmingham City (1) Durham
14:00 Report
  • Lo. Quinn 78'
 Stadium: Maiden Castle
Attendance: 593
27 February 2022 West Bromwich Albion (3)2–4 Coventry United (2) Sutton Coldfield
14:00
  • 31'
  • 77' (pen.)
Stadium: Coles Lane
27 February 2022 Reading (1)0–1 (a.e.t.) West Ham United (1) Reading
14:00 Report
Stadium: Madejski Stadium
27 February 2022 Ipswich Town (3) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		Southampton (3)Felixstowe
14:00
  • 110'
 Report
  • 120+1'
 Stadium: Goldstar Ground
Attendance: 1,167
Penalties
  • O'Brien soccer ball with check mark
  • Bryant soccer ball with check mark
  • Barratt soccer ball with check mark
  • Peake soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with red X Kendall
  • soccer ball with check mark Parnell
  • soccer ball with check mark Rutherford
  • soccer ball with red X Rood

Quarter-finals[]

Four matches will be scheduled for the quarter-finals on Sunday 20 March 2022, made up of the eight winning teams from the fifth round proper.[2]

20 March 2022 Chelsea (1) v Birmingham City (1) Kingston upon Thames
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
20 March 2022 Arsenal (1) v Coventry United (2) Borehamwood
Stadium: Meadow Park
20 March 2022 Manchester City (1) v Everton (1) Manchester
Stadium: Academy Stadium
20 March 2022 Ipswich Town (3) v West Ham United (1) Felixstowe
Stadium: Goldstar Ground

Semi-finals[]

Two matches will be scheduled for the semi-finals on Sunday 17 April 2022, made up of the four winning teams from the quarter-finals.[2]

Final[]

The final will be played at Wembley Stadium on Sunday 15 May 2022.[2]

Television rights[]

Round BBC
Fourth Round Arsenal v London City Lionesses (BBC Sport)
Fifth Round Liverpool v Arsenal (BBC Sport)
Manchester United v Manchester City (BBC Two)

References[]

  1. ^ "417 teams accepted for Vitality Women's FA Cup 2021-22 campaign". thefa.com. The Football Association. 6 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Details for the Vitality Women's FA Cup 2021-22 campaign". thefa.com. The Football Association. 6 August 2021.
  3. ^ Association, The Football. "Prize fund". www.thefa.com.
  4. ^ a b "The first two draws of the Vitality Women's FA Cup 2021-22 campaign have been made". thefa.com. The Football Association. 13 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Lionesses reinstated to Vitality Women's FA Cup". Salford City FC.
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