Football tournament season
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 were played on 11 March and 18 March 2017, with the second leg going to extra time and penalties if required.
First leg
Second leg
Final
References
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier , One )
East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Midland League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
North West Counties League (Premier , One )
Southern Combination League (Premier , One )
Southern Counties East League (Premier , One )
South West Peninsula League Premier Division (level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
Western League (Premier , One )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Cup competitions
Youth competitions