# 2017–18 FAW Women's Cup

The 2017–18 FAW Women's Cup is the 26th edition of the FAW Women's Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition for women's association football teams in Wales.
Swansea City won the final 2–1 over Cardiff City.

## Format

The tournament is a single-elimination knock-out tournament, with eight teams entering in the qualifying round and the remaining 28 receiving a bye to the first round proper.

## Calendar

| Round | Main Date | Number of Fixtures | Clubs |
| Qualifying round | 17 September 2017 | 4 | 36 → 32 |
| First round | 8 October 2017 | 16 | 32 → 16 |
| Second round | 12 November 2017 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 4 February 2018 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | 4 March 2018 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 15 April 2018 | 1 | 2 → 1 |

## Results
### Qualifying round

The draw for the qualifying round took place at the FAW's headquarters in Cardiff on 12 July. All four matches were originally scheduled to take place on Sunday 17 September 2017.
| Tie | Date | Home team | Result | Away team |
| Northern section |||||
| 1 | 1 October | Kinmel Bay | 0–1 | Bangor City |
| Southern section |||||
| 2 | 17 September | Merthyr Town | 5–0 | Rhiwbina |
| 3 | 17 September | Cwmbran Celtic | 2–0 | Splott Albion |
| 4 | 1 October | Llangyfelach | H-W | Abertillery Belles |

### First round

The first round draw was held on 18 September, again at the FAW's headquarters in Cardiff. The ties were all played on Sunday 8 October 2017, except the Caerphilly Castle v Newcastle Emlyn and Abergavenny v Penybont games, which were both cancelled and the wins awarded to the home teams.
| Tie | Date | Home team | Result | Away team |
| Northern section |||||
| 1 | 8 October | Bethel | 4–1 | Caernarfon Town |
| 2 | 8 October | Aberystwyth Town | 0–1 | Rhyl |
| 3 | 8 October | Llanfair United | 2–5 | Llandudno |
| 4 | 8 October | Northop Hall | 14–0 | Amlwch Town |
| 5 | 8 October | Airbus | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Denbigh Town |
| 6 | 8 October | Bangor City | 4–2 | Penrhyncoch |
| Southern section |||||
| 7 | 8 October | AFC Tredegar | 0–4 | Llangyfelach |
| 8 | 8 October | Abergavenny | W-O | Penybont |
| 9 | 8 October | Dafen | 1–4 | Cardiff City |
| 10 | 8 October | Cardiff Met | 6–0 | Cascade |
| 11 | 8 October | Port Talbot Town | 14–0 | Aberdare |
| 12 | 8 October | Barry Town United | 5–0 | Merthyr Town |
| 13 | 8 October | Swansea City | 15–0 | AFC Porth |
| 14 | 8 October | Caerphilly Castle | W-O | Newcastle Emlyn |
| 15 | 8 October | Cyncoed Ladies | 5–0 | Briton Ferry Llansawel |
| 16 | 8 October | Caldicot Town | 6–2 | Cwmbran Celtic |

### Second round

Drawn on 10 October.
| Tie | Date | Home team | Result | Away team |
| Northern section |||||
| 1 | 12 November | Northop Hall | 4–1 | Bethel |
| 2 | 19 November | Denbigh Town | 1–6 | Rhyl |
| 3 | 12 November | Bangor City | 2–4 | Llandudno |
| Southern section |||||
| 4 | 12 November | Swansea City | H–W | Caldicot Town |
| 5 | 12 November | Cyncoed Ladies | 23–0 | Llangyfelach |
| 6 | 12 November | Abergavenny | 11–0 | Barry Town United |
| 7 | 12 November | Port Talbot Town | 11–1 | Caerphilly Castle |
| 8 | 12 November | Cardiff City | 1–2 | Cardiff Met |

### Quarter-finals

The draw was made on 13 November live on the FAW Facebook page.
| Tie | Date | Home team | Result | Away team |
| 1 | 4 February | Abergavenny | 0–1 | Cardiff Met |
| 2 | 4 February | Northop Hall | 0–7 | Cyncoed Ladies |
| 3 | 4 February | Llandudno | 1–4 | Swansea City |
| 4 | 4 February | Port Talbot Town | 3–1 | Rhyl |

### Semi-finals

The draw was made on 5 February, with matches originally scheduled to be played on 4 March at neutral venues. Cardiff City and Abergavenny both were reinstated into the competition, having originally been eliminated by Cardiff Met in the second round and quarter-final respectively, after it had emerged that The Archers had fielded two under-aged players in the game against Cardiff City. City then beat Abergavenny in a replayed quarter final to take a place in the semi-finals.