2016-17 FA Cup

2016-17 FA Cup ya da Emirates ile olan sponsorluk anlaşması gereğince 2016-17 The Emirates FA Cup, FA Cup'ın 136. sezonudur. 736 kulübün katılımıyla 5 Ağustos'taki ekstra ön eleme turu maçlarıyla başladı. 27 Mayıs 2017'de oynanan finalde karşılaştığı Chelsea'yi 2-1'lik skorla yenen Arsenal, turnuva tarihindeki 13. şampiyonluğunu elde ederek, UEFA Avrupa Ligi'nin 2017-18 sezonuna grup aşamasından katılmaya hak kazandı.

Eleme aşaması 6 Ağustos 2016'da, ek ön eleme turu maçlarının oynanmasıyla başladı. Eleme turlarında mücadele eden takımların tamamı, Premier League veya English Football League'de mücadele etmeyen takımlardı. Eleme turlarının sonuncusu olan dördüncü eleme turu maçları, 15 Ekim'de oynandı.

The First Round draw took place on 17 October and was broadcast live on BBC Two and BT Sport. All 40 First Round Proper ties were played on the weekend of 5 November. 32 teams from the qualifying competition joined the 48 teams from League One and League Two to compete in this round. The round included one team from Level 9 still in the competition, Westfields, who were the lowest-ranked team in this round.

The second round draw took place on 7 Kasım at Haig Avenue, home of Southport FC, immediately prior to the Southport-Fleetwood tie, and was broadcast live on BT Sport. The round included one team from Level 7 still in the competition, Stourbridge, who were the lowest-ranked team in this round.

A total of 64 clubs played in the third round; 20 winners of the second round, and 44 teams from Premier League and EFL Championship entering in this round. The draw was held on 5 Aralık 2016 at the BT Tower and was broadcast live on BT Sport and BBC Two. The matches were played across the weekend of 6-9 January 2017. The round included one team from Level 7 still in the competition, Stourbridge, who were the lowest-ranked team in this round.

A total of 32 teams played in the fourth round, all winners of the third round. The draw took place at the BT Tower on 9 January 2017. The round included two teams from Level 5 who were still in the competition: Lincoln City, leading the National League on the night of their third round replay and Sutton United, fifteenth on the same night and therefore the lowest-ranked team to play in this round.

A total of 16 clubs played in the fifth round, all winners of the fourth round. The draw was held on 30 January 2017, and the matches were played across the weekend of 18-20 February 2017. The round included the two teams from Level 5 that were still in the competition: Lincoln City and Sutton United, whose fourth round victories ensured the first ever fifth round with two non-league sides remaining. Lincoln City were in this round for the first time in 115 years and Sutton United for the first time in their history.

A total of eight clubs played in the quarter-finals, all winners of the fifth round. The draw was held on 19 February 2017 at Ewood Park, home of Blackburn Rovers FC, immediately following the Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United match. Matches were played between 11 and 13 Mart 2017.

In a break from tradition, the FA officially renamed the stage the 'Quarter-finals', the name that had long been used colloquially to describe what was previously called the Sixth Round Proper. Changes to previous rules meant that tied matches would have gone to extra-time and potentially a penalty shootout at this stage rather than to a replay, and that a fourth substitute would have been permitted in extra time. The round included Lincoln City from Level 5, who became the first non-league club to reach the quarter-finals since 1914.

The four winners of the quarter-finals progressed to the semi-finals. The semi-final draw took place at Stamford Bridge on 13 Mart following the quarter-final tie between Chelsea and Manchester United. The semi-finals were played at Wembley Stadyumu on 22 and 23 April 2017.