FA Cup 2008/09
| FA Cup 2008/09 | |
|---|---|
| Cup winners | Chelsea FC (5th title) |
| Teams | 762 |
| ← FA Cup 2007/08 | |
The 2008/09 FA Cup was the 128th staging of the world's oldest soccer cup tournament; The Football Association Challenge Cup , or FA Cup for short . This cup season started with a record number of 762 clubs; after the draw but before the start, the club South Normanton Athletic was dissolved. 761 teams started the competition. Another two teams, Brierley Hill & Withymoor and FC Stapenhill got out in the first round, their opponents thus had a bye into the next round. The winner of this event was Chelsea .
The cup competition ended with the final at Wembley Stadium , London on May 30, 2009. This season there was a new television contract for the cup competition. The broadcast rights were transferred from BBC Sport and Sky Sports to ITV and Setanta Sports in August 2008 .
calendar
| round | date | Games | societies | New entrants | Bonuses | Player of the round |
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| Extra preliminary round | August 16, 2008 | 203 | 761 → 558 | 406: 356-761. | £ 750 | none |
| Preliminary round | August 30, 2008 | 166 | 558 → 392 | 129: 227-355. | £ 1,500 | none |
| First qualifying round | September 13, 2008 | 116 | 392 → 276 | 66: 161-226. | £ 3,000 | Derren Ibrahim ( Dartford FC ) |
| Second qualifying round | September 27, 2008 | 80 | 276 → 196 | 44: 117-160. | £ 4,500 | Dean Lodge ( Kingstonian FC ) |
| Third qualifying round | October 11, 2008 | 40 | 196 → 156 | no | £ 7,500 | Craig Davis ( Eastleigh FC ) |
| Fourth qualifying round | October 25, 2008 | 32 | 156 → 124 | 24: 93-116. | £ 12,500 | Sam Hatton ( AFC Wimbledon ) |
| First main round | November 8, 2008 | 40 | 124 → 84 | 48: 45-92. | £ 20,000 | Jon Adams ( AFC Telford United ) |
| Second main round | November 29, 2008 | 20th | 84 → 64 | no | £ 30,000 | Lindon Meikle ( Eastwood Town ) |
| Third main round | January 3, 2009 | 32 | 64 → 32 | 44: 1-44 | £ 75,000 | Nathan Tyson ( Nottingham Forest ) |
| Fourth main round | January 24, 2009 | 16 | 32 → 16 | no | £ 100,000 | Scott Parker ( West Ham United ) |
| Fifth main round | February 14, 2009 | 8th | 16 → 8 | no | £ 200,000 | Mikel Arteta ( Everton FC ) |
| Sixth main round (quarter-finals) | March 7, 2009 | 4th | 8 → 4 | no | £ 400,000 | Robin van Persie Arsenal FC |
| Semifinals | April 18, 2009 April 19, 2009 |
2 | 4 → 2 | no | Winner: £ 1,000,000 Loser: £ 500,000 |
Phil Jagielka Everton FC |
| final | May 30, 2009 | 1 | 2 → 1 | no | Winner: £ 2,000,000 Loser: £ 1,000,000 |
mode
Complete overview at: FA Cup
The FA Cup is played in rounds. Any team that has a certain level of performance and an appropriate playing field can take part. The game is played i. d. Usually only with a first leg. In the event of a tie, a second leg takes place. If the second leg also ends in a draw, the game goes into extra time or penalty shoot-out. This mode lasts until the sixth main round. From the semi-finals onwards there is only one game, possibly with extra time and penalty shoot-out.
Some teams are exempt from certain rounds:
- In the second qualifying round, the teams from Conference North / South (6th division of the English league) are added.
- In the fourth qualifying round, the teams of the Conference National (5th division of the English league) are added.
- In the first main round, the teams of League 1 and 2 of the Football League (3rd and 4th division of the English league) are added.
- In the third main round on the first weekend in January, the teams from the Football League Championship (2nd division of the English league) and the Premier League (1st division of the English division) are added
The final as well as the two semi-finals will take place in London's Wembley Stadium.
Each winner receives a bonus from the television money, which is staggered according to the round.
Main round
First main round
In the first main round, the 24 teams of Football League One or Two enter the competition.
The draw took place on October 26, 2008. The games were played on the weekend of November 7th and 9th, 2008.
Second main round
The draw took place on November 9, 2008.
The games were played on the weekend of November 29, 2008.
Third main round
In this round, the teams of the FA Premier League (20 teams) and the teams of the Football League Championship (24 teams) enter the competition.
The draw took place on November 30, 2008.
The games were played on the weekend of January 5, 2009.
Fourth main round
The draw took place on January 4th, 2009.
The games were played on the weekend of January 24, 2009.
Fifth main round
The draw took place on January 25, 2009.
The games were played on the weekend of February 14, 2009.
| Game no. | Home team | Result | Away team | spectator |
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| 1 | Sheffield United | 1: 1 | Hull City | 22,283 |
| Replay | Hull City | 2: 1 | Sheffield United | 17,239 |
| 2 | Watford FC | 1: 3 | Chelsea FC | 16,851 |
| 3 | West Ham United | 1: 1 | Middlesbrough FC | 33,658 |
| Replay | Middlesbrough FC | 2-0 | West Ham United | 15,602 |
| 4th | Blackburn Rovers | 2: 2 | Coventry City | 15.053 |
| Replay | Coventry City | 1-0 | Blackburn Rovers | 22,793 |
| 5 | Derby County | 1: 4 | Manchester United | 32,103 |
| 6th | Swansea City | 1: 1 | Fulham FC | 16,573 |
| Replay | Fulham FC | 2: 1 | Swansea City | 12,316 |
| 7th | Everton FC | 3: 1 | Aston Villa | 35,439 |
| 8th | Arsenal FC | 3-0 | Burnley FC | 57,454 |
Sixth main round
The draw took place on February 15, 2009.
The games were played on the weekend of March 7, 2009.
| game | home | Result | Away | spectator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 0: 2 | Chelsea FC | 31,407 |
| 2 | Fulham FC | 0: 4 | Manchester United | 24,662 |
| 3 | Arsenal FC | 2: 1 | Hull City | 55,641 |
| 4th | Everton FC | 1-0 | Middlesbrough FC | 37,856 |
Semifinals
The draw took place on March 8, 2009.
The games were played on the weekend of April 18, 2009.
| game | home | Result | Away | spectator |
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| 1 | Arsenal FC | 1: 2 | Chelsea FC | 88.103 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 0: 0 nV | Everton FC | 88.141 |
| Everton FC won 4-2 on penalties | ||||
final
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Petr Čech - José Bosingwa , Alex , John Terry , Ashley Cole - Michael Essien (61st Michael Ballack ), John Obi Mikel , Frank Lampard - Nicolas Anelka , Didier Drogba , Florent Malouda Trainer: Guus Hiddink ( Netherlands )
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Tim Howard - Tony Hibbert , (46th Lars Jacobsen ), Joseph Yobo , Joleon Lescott , Leighton Baines - Leon Osman (82nd Dan Gosling ), Phil Neville , Steven Pienaar , Tim Cahill - Marouane Fellaini , Louis Saha (75th James Vaughan ) Coach: David Moyes ( Scotland )
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 1: 1 Didier Drogba (21st) 2: 1 Frank Lampard (72nd)
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0: 1 Louis Saha (1st)
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 John Obi Mikel (63rd), Frank Lampard (84th)
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Tony Hibbert (8th), Phil Neville (47th), Leighton Baines (90th + 4 ')
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Web links
- thefa.com: Official FA Cup page (English)
- thefa.com: FA Cup archive (English)
- rsssf.com: Results of the FA Cup 2008/09 (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Everyone's up for The Cup . The Football Association . June 27, 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
- ^ Ibrahim takes the vote . In: The Football Association . September 22, 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
- ↑ Lodge tops poll . In: The Football Association . October 6, 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
- ^ Davis takes the vote . In: The Football Association . October 20, 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
- ↑ Adams tops poll . In: The Football Association . November 18, 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
- ↑ Lindon tops poll . In: The Football Association . December 8, 2009. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
- ^ Tyson in poll knockout . The Football Association . January 22, 2009. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
- ^ Parker's poll position . The Football Association . February 3, 2009. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
- ↑ Dutchman clinches sixth round vote . The Football Association . April 2, 2009. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
- ↑ Jagielka scoops Semi-Final award . The Football Association . May 15, 2009. Retrieved May 22, 2011.
- ^ Droylsden fail with FA Cup appeal . BBC Sports . December 31, 2008. Retrieved May 21, 2011.