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2016–17 Women's FA Cup

For the men's event, see 2016–17 FA Cup.
2016–17 FA Women's Cup
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Teams254
Final positions
ChampionsManchester City (1st title)
Runner-upBirmingham City
Tournament statistics
Matches played242
Goals scored1,191 (4.92 per match)

The 2016–17 Women's FA Cup was the 47th staging of the FA Women's Cup, a knockout cup competition for women's football teams in England. Arsenal were the defending champions, having beaten Chelsea 1–0 in the previous final.[1] Manchester City won the cup by beating Birmingham City 4–1 in the final.

Teams

A total of 254 teams had their entries to the tournament accepted by The Football Association.[2] One hundred and sixty-two 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 first round proper. Teams in the FA WSL 2 were exempted to the third round proper, with teams in the FA WSL 1 entering at the fifth round proper.[3]

Round Clubs
remaining		 Clubs
involved		 Winners from
previous round		 Games played Goals scored Prize money[4]
First round qualifying 254 4 – 2 3 £350
Second round qualifying 252 160 2 72 389 £450
Third round qualifying 172 128 80 64 357 £500
Fourth round qualifying 108 64 64 32 175 £600
First round 76 56 32 26 96 £800
Second round 48 28 28 14 54 £900
Third round 34 24 14 11 45 £1,000
Fourth round 22 12 12 6 14 £2,000
Fifth round 16 16 6 8 38 £3,000
Sixth round 8 8 8 4 12 £4,000
Semi-Final 4 4 4 2 3 £5,000
The Final 2 2 2 1 5 £15,000 (runners-up)
£25,000 (winners)

The second round qualifying saw eight ties cancelled due to the withdrawal of one of the teams, the first round proper saw two ties cancelled due to the resignation of Nuneaton Town and Forest Green Rovers before the season started, and the third round proper saw one tie cancelled due to the withdrawal of Watford.

First round qualifying

There were only two first round qualifying matches, both of which were played on 4 September 2016.[5][6]

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 South Shields (6) 2–0 Gateshead Leam Rangers (7) 25
2 Wigan Athletic (5) 1–0 MSB Woolton (5)

Second round qualifying

Eighty matches were scheduled for the second qualifying round. The 160 teams taking part consisted of 158 teams exempted to this stage, plus the two match winners from the previous round. Most matches were played on Sunday 18 September 2016, the only exception being Bishop's Stortford v Bungay Town, which took place on the preceding Saturday.[6][7]

Third round qualifying

Sixty four matches were scheduled for the third qualifying round.[8] The 128 teams taking part consisted of 48 teams from the FA Women's Premier League Division One, plus the 80 match winners from the previous round. All 64 matches were played on Sunday 9 October 2016.[6]

Fourth round qualifying

Thirty two matches were scheduled for the fourth qualifying round.[9] Most matches were played on Sunday 13 November 2016, except three which were postponed to the following Sunday due to waterlogged pitches.[6]

First round proper

Twenty eight matches were scheduled for the first round proper.[10] The 56 teams taking part consists of 24 teams exempted to this stage, plus the 32 match winners from the previous round. Most matches were played on Sunday 4 December 2016, the only exception being Southampton Women v Swindon Town, which was postponed to the following Sunday.[6]

Second round proper

Fourteen matches were scheduled for the second round proper.[11] All 14 matches were played on Sunday 8 January 2017.[6]

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Long Eaton United (4) 3–4 Brighouse Town (4)
2 Derby County (3) 3–2 (a.e.t.) Sheffield United (5)
3 West Bromwich Albion (3) 4–0 Radcliffe Olympic (4)
4 Nottingham Forest (3) 4–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers (4)
5 Middlesbrough (3) 1–2 (a.e.t.) Leicester City Women (3) 175
6 Blackburn Rovers (3) 5–0 Hull City (4)
7 Liverpool Marshall Feds (4) 1–0 Newcastle United (3)
8 Coventry United (3) 4–0 Milton Keynes Dons (4) 81
9 C&K Basildon (3) 1–3 Keynsham Town (4)
10 Lewes (3) 2–0 Cardiff City (3) 110
11 Tottenham Hotspur (3) 3–0 Gillingham (4) 111
12 Plymouth Argyle (4) 0–3 AFC Wimbledon (4)
13 Cambridge United (4) 4–0 Southampton Women (5) 110
14 Charlton Athletic (3) 5–0 Portsmouth (3)

Third round proper

Twelve matches were scheduled for the third round proper.[12] The 24 teams taking part consists of 10 teams exempted to this stage, plus the 14 match winners from the previous round. All 11 matches that took place were played on Sunday 5 February 2017.[6]

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Blackburn Rovers (3) 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur (3)
2 Charlton Athletic (3) 0–2 Sheffield FC (2) 153
3 Aston Villa (2) 7–1 Cambridge United (4)
4 Millwall Lionesses (2) 1–0 London Bees (2)
5 Leicester City Women (3) 2–1 Liverpool Marshall Feds (4)
6 Keynsham Town (4) 0–7 Durham (2) 138
7 Coventry United (3) 2–0 Oxford United (2) 189
8 West Bromwich Albion (3) 3–1 Lewes (3)
9 Doncaster Rovers Belles (2) W–O Watford (2)
10 Derby County (3) 0–1 Nottingham Forest (3) 633
11 Brighouse Town (4) 1–8 Everton (2)
12 AFC Wimbledon (4) 1–4 Brighton & Hove Albion (2)

Fourth round proper

Six matches were scheduled for the fourth round proper. All six matches were played on Sunday 19 February 2017.[6]

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Durham (2) 2–2 (3–4 p) Everton (2) 365
2 Coventry United (3) 0–1 Aston Villa (2) 364
3 Millwall Lionesses (2) 3–1 Nottingham Forest (3)
4 West Bromwich Albion (3) 2–1 Leicester City Women (3)
5 Tottenham Hotspur (3) 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion (2) 127
6 Sheffield FC (2) 0–1 Doncaster Rovers Belles (2)

Fifth round proper

Eight matches were scheduled for the fifth round proper.[13] The 16 teams taking part consists of 10 teams exempted to this stage, plus the six match winners from the previous round. Most matches were played on Sunday 19 March 2017, the only exception being Manchester City v Reading, which took place on the preceding Saturday.[6]

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Notts County (1) 3–2 Yeovil Town (1) 443
2 Liverpool (1) 2–1 (a.e.t.) Everton (2) 728
3 Arsenal (1) 10–0 Tottenham Hotspur (3) 1,400
4 Sunderland (1) 3–2 Aston Villa (2) 262
5 Birmingham City (1) 2–0 West Bromwich Albion (3) 1,122
6 Bristol City (1) 5–0 Millwall Lionesses (2) 466
7 Manchester City (1) 1–0 Reading (1)
8 Chelsea (1) 7–0 Doncaster Rovers Belles (2) 806

Sixth round proper

Four matches were scheduled for the sixth round proper.[14] All four matches were played on Sunday 26 March 2017.[6]

Tie Home team (tier) Score Away team (tier) Att.
1 Birmingham City (1) 1–0 Arsenal (1) 514
2 Chelsea (1) 5–1 Sunderland (1) 682
3 Bristol City (1) 1–2 Manchester City (1) 594
4 Liverpool (1) 2–0 Notts County (1) 302

Semi-finals

The two semi-finals were played on Monday 17 April 2017.[6][15]

Birmingham City1–1 (a.e.t.)Chelsea
 Report
Penalties
4–2
Attendance: 1,425
Manchester City1–0Liverpool
 Report
Attendance: 3,453

Final

Main article: 2017 FA Women's Cup Final
Birmingham City1–4Manchester City
 Report
Attendance: 35,271
Birmingham City
Manchester City

References

  1. ^ Phillips, Owen (2016-05-14). "Women's FA Cup final: Arsenal Ladies 1-0 Chelsea Ladies". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  2. ^ "List of clubs accepted" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  3. ^ "List of exemptions" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  4. ^ "The SSE Women's FA Cup prize fund - Season 2016–17". thefa.com. The Football Association. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  5. ^ "First round qualifying draw" (PDF). 12 August 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "SSE Women's FA Cup Results". The Football Association. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Second round qualifying draw" (PDF). 12 August 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  8. ^ "The SSE Women's FA Cup third round qualifying Sunday 9 October 2016" (PDF). thefa.com. The Football Association. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  9. ^ "The SSE Women's FA Cup fourth round qualifying draw". thefa.com. The Football Association. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  10. ^ "The SSE Women's FA Cup first round draw announced". thefa.com. The Football Association. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  11. ^ "The SSE Women's FA Cup second round draw completed". thefa.com. The Football Association. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
  12. ^ "SSE Women's FA Cup third round draw made in Birmingham". thefa.com. The Football Association. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  13. ^ "SSE Women's FA Cup fifth round draw". thefa.com. The Football Association. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  14. ^ "ARSENAL TRAVEL TO BIRMINGHAM AS DEFENCE OF SSE WOMEN'S FA CUP CONTINUES". The Football Association. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  15. ^ "IT'S BIRMINGHAM V CHELSEA AND MAN CITY V LIVERPOOL IN SSE WOMEN'S FA CUP". The FA. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016-17_FA_Women%27s_Cup