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2024–25 FA Cup qualifying rounds
Region
England Wales
Number of teams
640
2025–26 →
The 2024–25 FA Cup qualifying rounds will open the 143rd edition of the FA Cup , the world's oldest association football single knockout competition, organised by The Football Association , the governing body for the sport in England. 640 teams in the 5th to 10th tier of English football will compete across six rounds for 32 spots in the First round proper .
Eligibility [ ]
The number of teams entered rose from 732 to 745, reflecting the growth of the 8th tier. 653 teams, all those from below the English Football League , entered into the qualifying competition. The increase in the size of the 9th tier meant that teams from 10th tier were no longer accepted into the competition.
Calendar [ ]
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The draw for the extra preliminary round was made on 5 July 2024.
Preliminary round [ ]
The draw for the preliminary round was made on 5 July 2024, following the draw for the extra preliminary round. This round saw the remaining teams from step four enter the competition.
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2024–25 in English football
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Playoffs
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National teams
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Other
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Club seasons
Premier League
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Bournemouth ·
Brentford ·
Brighton & Hove Albion ·
Chelsea ·
Crystal Palace ·
Everton ·
Fulham ·
Ipswich Town ·
Leicester City ·
Liverpool ·
Manchester City ·
Manchester United ·
Newcastle United ·
Nottingham Forest ·
Southampton ·
Tottenham Hotspur ·
West Ham United ·
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Championship
Blackburn Rovers ·
Bristol City ·
Burnley ·
Cardiff City ·
Coventry City ·
Derby County ·
Hull City ·
Leeds United ·
Luton Town ·
Middlesbrough ·
Millwall ·
Norwich City ·
Oxford United ·
Plymouth Argyle ·
Portsmouth ·
Preston North End ·
Queens Park Rangers ·
Sheffield United ·
Sheffield Wednesday ·
Stoke City ·
Sunderland ·
Swansea City ·
Watford ·
West Bromwich Albion
League One
Barnsley ·
Birmingham City ·
Blackpool ·
Bolton Wanderers ·
Bristol Rovers ·
Burton Albion ·
Cambridge United ·
Charlton Athletic ·
Crawley Town ·
Exeter City ·
Huddersfield Town ·
Leyton Orient ·
Lincoln City ·
Mansfield Town ·
Northampton Town ·
Peterborough United ·
Reading ·
Rotherham United ·
Shrewsbury Town ·
Stevenage ·
Stockport County ·
Wigan Athletic ·
Wrexham ·
Wycombe Wanderers
League Two
Accrington Stanley ·
AFC Wimbledon ·
Barrow ·
Bradford City ·
Bromley ·
Carlisle United ·
Cheltenham Town ·
Chesterfield ·
Colchester United ·
Crewe Alexandra ·
Doncaster Rovers ·
Fleetwood Town ·
Gillingham ·
Grimsby Town ·
Harrogate Town ·
Milton Keynes Dons ·
Morecambe ·
Newport County ·
Notts County ·
Port Vale ·
Salford City ·
Swindon Town ·
Tranmere Rovers ·
Walsall
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