FA Cup 2013-14

The 2013–14 FA Cup is the 133rd season of the FA Cup, the main domestic cup competition in English football, and the oldest football knock-out competition in the world. It will be sponsored by Budweiser for a third consecutive season. from England and Wales will enter the competition, beginning with the Extra Preliminary Round on 16 August. For the first time ever in the history of the FA Cup, a team from Guernsey will enter, Guernsey F.C.
The defending champions are Championship side Wigan Athletic, who beat Manchester City 1–0 with an injury time winner by Ben Watson in the 2013 Final. Wigan were the first team to win the FA Cup and to be relegated from the Premier League in the same season, it was also the first time that they had won the FA Cup in their history. They will enter the competition in the third round alongside all the Premier League and Championship teams.
The winners of the FA Cup will earn the right to play in the group stage of the 2014–15 Europa League unless they have already qualified to play in Europe due to their league position. If this is the case then the runners-up of the competition will take their place but if they have already qualified then the place in the Europa League group stage will go to the team that finishes fifth in the Premier League, with the play-off round place moving to the sixth-place team.
The FA Cup Final will take place at Wembley Stadium, London on 17 May 2014.
== Teams ==
Round 	Clubsremaining	Clubsinvolved	Winners fromprevious round	New entriesthis round	Leagues entering at this round 	Scheduledplaying date
Extra Preliminary Round	737 	370 	0 	370 	Levels 9 and 10 in football league pyramid 	16–18 August 2013
Preliminary round 	552 	320 	185 	135 	Northern Premier League Division One NorthNorthern Premier League Division One South Southern Football League Division One CentralSouthern Football League Division One South & WestIsthmian League Division One NorthIsthmian League Division One South	31 August 2013
First round qualifying 	392 	232 	160 	72 	Northern Premier League Premier DivisionSouthern Football League Premier DivisionIsthmian League Premier Division 	14 September 2013
Second round qualifying	276 	160 	116 	44 	Conference NorthConference South 	28 September 2013
Third round qualifying 	196 	80 	80 	0 	none 	12 October 2013
Fourth round qualifying	156 	64 	40 	24 	Conference National 	26 October 2013
First round proper 	124 	80 	32 	48 	Football League OneFootball League Two 	9 November 2013
Second round proper 	84 	40 	40 	0 	none 	7 December 2013
Third round proper 	64 	64 	20 	44 	Premier LeagueFootball League Championship 	4 January 2014
Fourth round proper 	32 	32 	32 	none 	none 	25 January 2014
Fifth round proper 	16 	16 	16 	none 	none 	15 February 2014
Sixth round proper 	8 	8 	8 	none 	none 	8 March 2014
Semi-finals 	4 	4 	4 	none 	none 	12 & 13 April 2014
Final 	2 	2 	2 	none 	none 	17 May 2014
==Prize fund==
Round 	No. of Clubsreceive fund	Prize fund
Extra Preliminary Round	185 	£1,500
Preliminary Round 	160 	£1,925
First Round Qualifying 	116 	£3,000
Second Round Qualifying	80 	£4,500
Third Round Qualifying 	40 	£7,500
Fourth Round Qualifying	32 	£12,500
First Round Proper 	40 	£18,000
Second Round Proper 	20 	£27,000
Third Round Proper 	32 	£67,500
Fourth Round Proper 	16 	£90,000
Fifth Round Proper 	8 	£180,000
Sixth Round Proper 	4 	£360,000
Semi-Final Losers 	2 	£450,000
Semi-Final Winners 	2 	£900,000
Final Runners-Up 	1 	£900,000
Final Winner 	1 	£1,800,000
== Qualifying rounds ==
All of the teams entering the competition that are not members of either the Premier League or the Football League had to compete in the qualifying rounds to win a place in the competition proper. The qualifying rounds decide which 32 non-league teams play in the first round proper.
==First Round Proper==
The first round draw took place on Sunday 27 October at 1.35pm. A total of 80 teams will compete, 32 of which having progressed from the fourth qualifying round and 48 clubs from the Football League. The 48 Football League clubs that will enter the First Round Proper comprise Football League One and Football League Two. The lowest ranked sides that have qualified for this round are Daventry Town and Shortwood United. They are the only level 8 teams left in the competition.
==Second Round Proper==
The second round draw took place on Sunday 10 November at 4.10pm. A total of 40 teams will compete, all of which having progressed from the first round proper. The lowest ranked side to qualify for this round is Stourbridge. They are the only level 7 team left in the competition.
== Third Round Proper ==
The Third Round draw took place on Sunday, 8 December at 16:10. A total of 64 teams competed, 20 of which had progressed from the Second Round Proper along with 44 clubs from the Premier League and Football League Championship. The lowest ranked sides that qualified for this round were Kidderminster Harriers, Macclesfield Town and Grimsby Town; they were the only level 5 teams left in the competition.
== Fourth Round Proper ==
The Fourth Round draw took place on Sunday 5 January 2014, live on ITV at 14:00. Kidderminster Harriers are the lowest ranked team to qualify for this round. They are the only non-league / level 5 team left in the competition.
== Fifth Round Proper ==
The Fifth Round draw took place at Wembley Stadium on Sunday 26 January 2014. A total of 16 teams compete, all of which has progressed from the Fourth Round Proper. The lowest ranked side qualified for this round are Sheffield United. They are the only level 3 team in the Fifth Round. 
==Sixth Round Proper==
The draw for the Sixth Round will take place on Sunday, 16 February 2014.
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==Semi-Finals==
The draw for the Semi-Finals will take place at Wembley Stadium, London on Sunday 9 March 2014.1
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==Final==
Teams in the Final will be confirmed after both Semi-Finals have taken place.
==Broadcasting rights==
The domestic broadcasting rights for the competition are held by the free-to-air channel ITV and the new subscription channel BT Sport. ITV has held the rights since 2007–08, while BT Sport bought ESPN's remaining FA Cup rights in February 2013. Owing to the participation of Welsh clubs in the competition too, the Welsh language channel S4C will offer live coverage of selected matches involving these clubs. The FA Cup Final must be broadcast live on UK terrestrial television under the Ofcom code of protected sporting events.
These matches were, or will be, broadcast live on UK television:
Round 	BT Sport 	ITV
First round proper 	AFC Wimbledon v Coventry CityShortwood United v Port ValeBrackley Town v Gillingham (replay)Gateshead v Oxford United (replay) 	Bishop's Stortford v Northampton Town
Second round proper	Cambridge United v Sheffield UnitedWrexham v Oxford UnitedMansfield Town v Oldham Athletic (replay)Crawley Town v Bristol Rovers (replay)	Tamworth v Bristol City
Third Round Proper 	Blackburn Rovers v Manchester CityDerby County v ChelseaManchester United v Swansea CityFulham v Norwich City (replay) 	Arsenal v Tottenham HotspurNottingham Forest v West Ham UnitedManchester City v Blackburn Rovers (replay)
Fourth Round Proper	Arsenal v Coventry CityStevenage v EvertonSheffield United v FulhamPreston North End v Nottingham Forest (replay) 	AFC Bournemouth v LiverpoolChelsea v Stoke CityFulham v Sheffield United (replay)
Fifth Round Proper 	Sunderland v SouthamptonArsenal v LiverpoolBrighton & Hove Albion v Hull City 	Manchester City v ChelseaEverton v Swansea CityHull City v Brighton & Hove Albion (replay)
==External links==
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