2025–26 FA Cup

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FA Cup 2025–26
Region	England Wales Guernsey
Dates	November 2025–May 2026
Number of teams	745 (all) 653 (qualifying competition) 124 (main competition incl. 32 qualifiers)
Defending champions	Crystal Palace
← 2024–25	2026–27 →

The 2025–26 FA Cup will be the 145th season of the Football Association Challenge Cup, the oldest football tournament in the world. It is sponsored by Emirates and known as the Emirates FA Cup for sponsorship purposes. The FA Cup is the main domestic cup competition for men's football teams in England.

External links

• BBC Sport

2025–26 in English football
FA competitions
FA Cup (Qualifying Rounds, Final) · FA Community Shield · FA Trophy (Final) · FA Vase (Final)
League cups
EFL Cup (Final) · EFL Trophy (Final)
Premier and Football League
Premier League · Football League (Championship · League One · League Two)
National League
National League (National League · North · South)
Lower leagues
Isthmian League (Premier · North · South Central · South East) · Northern Premier League (Premier · West · East · Midlands) · Southern League (Premier Central · Premier South · Division One Central · Division One South) · Combined Counties League (North Premier, South Premier, One) · Eastern Counties League (Premier, One North, One South) · Essex Senior League (level 9 only) · Hellenic League (Premier, One) · Midland League (Premier, One, Two, Three) · Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) · Northern League (One, Two) · North West Counties League (Premier, One North, One South) · Southern Combination League (Premier, One, Two) · Southern Counties East League (Premier, One) · South West Peninsula League (East, West) · Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One) · United Counties League (Premier North, Premier South, One) · Wessex League (Premier, One) · Western League (Premier, One)
Playoffs
European competitions
Champions League (Final) · Europa League (Final) · Conference League (Final)
National teams
Senior: 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification) · U21: (UEFA Euro 2025 finals) · U20: (UEFA Euro 2025 qualification) · U17: (UEFA Euro 2025 qualification)
Other
Professional U21 Development League · Premier League awards · 2025 Summer Series Summer 2025 transfers · Winter 2025–26 transfers
Club seasons
Premier League
Arsenal · Aston Villa · Bournemouth · Brentford · Brighton & Hove Albion · Burnley · Chelsea · Crystal Palace · Everton · Fulham · Leeds United · Liverpool · Manchester City · Manchester United · Newcastle United · Nottingham Forest · Sunderland · Tottenham Hotspur · West Ham United · Wolverhampton Wanderers
Championship
Birmingham City · Blackburn Rovers · Bristol City · Charlton Athletic · Coventry City · Derby County · Hull City · Ipswich Town · Leicester City · Middlesbrough · Millwall · Norwich City · Oxford United · Portsmouth · Preston North End · Queens Park Rangers · Sheffield United · Sheffield Wednesday · Southampton · Stoke City · Swansea City · Watford · West Bromwich Albion · Wrexham
League One
AFC Wimbledon · Barnsley · Blackpool · Bolton Wanderers · Bradford City · Burton Albion · Cardiff City · Doncaster Rovers · Exeter City · Huddersfield Town · Leyton Orient · Lincoln City · Luton Town · Mansfield Town · Northampton Town · Peterborough United · Plymouth Argyle · Port Vale · Reading · Rotherham United · Stevenage · Stockport County · Wigan Athletic · Wycombe Wanderers
League Two
Accrington Stanley · Barnet · Barrow · Bristol Rovers · Bromley · Cambridge United · Cheltenham Town · Chesterfield · Colchester United · Crawley Town · Crewe Alexandra · Fleetwood Town · Gillingham · Grimsby Town · Harrogate Town · Milton Keynes Dons · Newport County · Notts County · Oldham Athletic · Salford City · Shrewsbury Town · Swindon Town · Tranmere Rovers · Walsall
2024–25