FA Cup 2015/16
| FA Cup 2015/16 | |
|---|---|
| Cup winners | Manchester United (12th title) |
| Beginning | 15th August 2015 |
| final | May 21, 2016 |
| Final stadium | Wembley Stadium |
| Teams | 736 |
| Games | 149 |
| spectator | 2,098,077 (ø 14,081 per game) |
| Top scorer | Matěj Vydra |
| ← FA Cup 2014/15 | |
The FA Cup 2015/16 (sponsored name: Emirates FA Cup ) was the 135th edition of the world's oldest football cup tournament , The Football Association Challenge Cup , or FA Cup . This cup season started with 736 clubs.
The cup competition began on August 15, 2015 with the extra preliminary round and ended with the final at Wembley Stadium in London on May 21, 2016.
calendar
| round | date | Games | societies | New entrants | Bonuses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extra preliminary round | 15th August 2015 | 184 | 736 → 552 | 368 | £ 1,500 |
| Preliminary round | 29th August 2015 | 160 | 552 → 392 | 136 | £ 1,925 |
| First qualifying round | September 12, 2015 | 116 | 392 → 276 | 72 | £ 3,000 |
| Second qualifying round | September 26, 2015 | 80 | 276 → 196 | 44 | £ 4,500 |
| Third qualifying round | October 10, 2015 | 40 | 196 → 156 | no | £ 7,500 |
| Fourth qualifying round | October 24, 2015 | 32 | 156 → 124 | 24 | £ 12,500 |
| First main round | November 7, 2015 | 40 | 124 → 84 | 48 | £ 18,000 |
| Second main round | 5th December 2015 | 20th | 84 → 64 | no | £ 27,000 |
| Third main round | January 9, 2016 | 32 | 64 → 32 | 44 | £ 67,500 |
| Fourth main round | January 30, 2016 | 16 | 32 → 16 | no | £ 90,000 |
| Fifth main round | 20th February 2016 | 8th | 16 → 8 | no | £ 180,000 |
| Sixth main round (quarter-finals) | March 12, 2016 | 4th | 8 → 4 | no | £ 360,000 |
| Semifinals | 23/24 April 2016 | 2 | 4 → 2 | no | Winner: £ 900,000 Loser: £ 450,000 |
| final | May 21, 2016 | 1 | 2 → 1 | no | Winner: £ 1,800,000 Loser: £ 900,000 |
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 pairings of each round will be drawn in an open draw without a seeding list. The team drawn first has home rights. If the game ends in a draw, a second leg takes place on the other team's pitch. 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 semi-finals will take place in a neutral place, the final in 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, each of the 24 teams of Football League One and Two entered the competition. The draw for the first main round took place on October 26, 2015. The games took place between November 6th and 9th, 2015. The replay games were played between November 16 and 19, 2015.
- Replay games
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Boreham Wood FC (V) | 1: 2 | Northwich Victoria (VIII) |
| Morecambe FC (IV) | 2: 4 | Dagenham & Redbridge (IV) |
| AFC Newport County (IV) | 4: 1 | Brackley Town (VI) |
| Oldham Athletic (III) | 2-0 | Mansfield Town (IV) |
| Oxford United (IV) | 3: 1 | Braintree Town (V) |
| Bradford City (III) | 2-0 | Aldershot Town (V) |
| Maidenhead United (VI) | 1: 3 | Port Vale (III) |
Second main round
The draw for the second main round took place on November 9, 2015. The games took place between December 4th and 7th, 2015. The replay games were played on December 15 and 16, 2015.
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Salford City (VII) | 1: 1 | Hartlepool United (IV) |
| FC Barnet (IV) | 0: 1 | AFC Newport County (IV) |
| Chesterfield FC (III) | 1: 1 | FC Walsall (III) |
| Leyton Orient (IV) | 0-0 | Scunthorpe United (III) |
| Millwall FC (III) | 1: 2 | Wycombe Wanderers (IV) |
| Northampton Town (IV) | 3: 2 | Northwich Victoria (VIII) |
| Portsmouth FC (IV) | 1-0 | Accrington Stanley (IV) |
| Sheffield United (III) | 1-0 | Oldham Athletic (III) |
| Stourbridge FC (VII) | 0: 2 | Eastleigh FC (V) |
| Yeovil Town (IV) | 1-0 | Stevenage FC (IV) |
| Bradford City (III) | 4-0 | Chesham United (VII) |
| Cambridge United (IV) | 1: 3 | Doncaster Rovers (III) |
| Colchester United (III) | 3: 2 | FC Altrincham (V) |
| Dagenham & Redbridge (IV) | 1: 1 | Whitehawk FC (VI) |
| Exeter City (IV) | 2-0 | Port Vale (III) |
| Oxford United (IV) | 1-0 | Forest Green Rovers (V) |
| Peterborough United (III) | 2-0 | Luton Town (IV) |
| Rochdale AFC (III) | 0: 1 | Bury FC (III) |
| Welling United (V) | 0: 5 | Carlisle United (IV) |
| Grimsby Town (V) | 0-0 | Shrewsbury Town (III) |
- Replay games
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hartlepool United (IV) | 2: 0 a.d. | Salford City (VII) |
| Scunthorpe United (III) | 3-0 | Leyton Orient (IV) |
| Shrewsbury Town (III) | 1-0 | Grimsby Town (V) |
| FC Walsall (III) | 0: 0 n.v. (5: 3 in good condition) |
Chesterfield FC (III) |
| Whitehawk FC (VI) | 2: 3 a.d. | Dagenham & Redbridge (IV) |
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) entered the competition. The draw for the third main round took place on November 9, 2015. The games took place between January 8th and 18th, 2016. The replay games were played on January 19 and 20, 2016.
- Replay games
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Aston Villa (I) | 2-0 | Wycombe Wanderers (IV) |
| Bolton Wanderers (II) | 3: 2 | Eastleigh FC (V) |
| Bradford City (III) | 0: 0 n.v. (2: 4 in good condition) |
Bury FC (III) |
| Bristol City (II) | 0: 1 | West Bromwich Albion (I) |
| Milton Keynes Dons (II) | 3-0 | Northampton Town (IV) |
| Portsmouth FC (IV) | 2: 1 | Ipswich Town (II) |
| Reading FC (II) | 5: 2 | Huddersfield Town (II) |
| Yeovil Town (IV) | 0: 0 n.v. (4: 5 in good condition) |
Carlisle United (IV) |
| Leicester City (I) | 0: 2 | Tottenham Hotspur (I) |
| Liverpool FC (I) | 3-0 | Exeter City (IV) |
Fourth main round
The draw for the fourth main round took place on January 11, 2016. The games were played between January 29 and 31, 2016. The replay games were played on February 9 and 10, 2016.
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Derby County (II) | 1: 3 | Manchester United (I) |
| Arsenal FC (I) | 2: 1 | Burnley FC (II) |
| Aston Villa (I) | 0: 4 | Manchester City (I) |
| Bolton Wanderers (II) | 1: 2 | Leeds United (II) |
| Bury FC (III) | 1: 3 | Hull City (II) |
| Colchester United (III) | 1: 4 | Tottenham Hotspur (I) |
| Crystal Palace (I) | 1-0 | Stoke City (I) |
| Liverpool FC (I) | 0-0 | West Ham United (I) |
| Nottingham Forest (II) | 0: 1 | Watford FC (I) |
| Oxford United (IV) | 0: 3 | Blackburn Rovers (II) |
| Portsmouth FC (IV) | 1: 2 | Bournemouth AFC (I) |
| Reading FC (II) | 4-0 | FC Walsall (III) |
| Shrewsbury Town (III) | 3: 2 | Sheffield Wednesday (II) |
| West Bromwich Albion (I) | 2: 2 | Peterborough United (III) |
| Carlisle United (IV) | 0: 3 | Everton FC (I) |
| Milton Keynes Dons (II) | 1: 5 | Chelsea FC (I) |
- Replay games
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| West Ham United (I) | 2: 1 a.d. | Liverpool FC (I) |
| Peterborough United (III) | 1: 1 n.V. (3: 4 in good condition) |
West Bromwich Albion (I) |
Fifth main round
The draw for the fifth main round took place on January 31, 2016. The games took place between February 20 and 22, 2016. The replay was played on March 8, 2016.
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Arsenal FC (I) | 0-0 | Hull City (II) |
| Bournemouth AFC (I) | 0: 2 | Everton FC (I) |
| Reading FC (II) | 3: 1 | West Bromwich Albion (I) |
| Watford FC (I) | 1-0 | Leeds United (II) |
| Blackburn Rovers (II) | 1: 5 | West Ham United (I) |
| Chelsea FC (I) | 5: 1 | Manchester City (I) |
| Tottenham Hotspur (I) | 0: 1 | Crystal Palace (I) |
| Shrewsbury Town (III) | 0: 3 | Manchester United (I) |
- Replay
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hull City (II) | 0: 4 | Arsenal FC (I) |
Sixth main round (quarter-finals)
The draw for the quarter-finals took place on February 21, 2016. The games were played between March 11th and 13th, 2016. The replay game was played on April 13th.
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Reading FC (II) | 0: 2 | Crystal Palace (I) |
| Everton FC (I) | 2-0 | Chelsea FC (I) |
| Arsenal FC (I) | 1: 2 | Watford FC (I) |
| Manchester United (I) | 1: 1 | West Ham United (I) |
- Replay
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| West Ham United (I) | 1: 2 | Manchester United (I) |
Seventh main round (semifinals)
The semi-final draw took place on March 14, 2016. The games were played on April 23 and 24, 2016.
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Everton FC (I) | 1: 2 | Manchester United (I) |
| Watford FC (I) | 1: 2 | Crystal Palace (I) |
final
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Wayne Hennessey - Joel Ward , Scott Dann (90th + 4 ' Adrian Mariappa ), Damien Delaney , Pape Souaré - Mile Jedinak , James McArthur - Wilfried Zaha , Yohan Cabaye (72nd Jason Puncheon ), Yannick Bolasie - Connor Wickham (86th) Dwight Gayle ) Trainer: Alan Pardew |
David de Gea - Antonio Valencia , Chris Smalling , Daley Blind , Marcos Rojo (66th Matteo Darmian ) - Michael Carrick , Wayne Rooney - Juan Mata (90th Jesse Lingard ), Marouane Fellaini , Anthony Martial - Marcus Rashford (72nd Ashley Young ) Coach: Louis van Gaal ( Netherlands )
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 1-0 Jason Puncheon (78th)
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1: 1 Juan Mata (81.) 1: 2 Jesse Lingard (110.)
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 Scott Dann (47.), Damien Delaney (62.), James McArthur (108.)
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Chris Smalling (18th), Marcos Rojo (40th), Juan Mata (45th), Wayne Rooney (87th), Marouane Fellaini (101st), Jesse Lingard (111th)
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 Chris Smalling (105th)
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| Player of the Match: Jesse Lingard | |||||||||
Web links
- thefa.com: The FA Cup (English)
- thefa.com: FA Cup archive (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ FA Cup get first title sponsor following deal with Emirates Airline . BBC Sports. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ↑ List of 736 clubs accepted (PDF) The Football Association. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
- ↑ thefa.com: FA Cup Round Dates
- ^ The Emirates FA Cup first round proper draw completed. thefa.com, September 26, 2015, accessed November 1, 2015 .
- ^ Emirates FA Cup second round draw made at Civil Service FC. thefa.com, November 9, 2015, accessed November 9, 2015 .
- ^ Exeter City to face Liverpool in the Emirates FA Cup third round. thefa.com, December 7, 2015, accessed December 7, 2015 .
- ^ Potential plum ties await for Eastleigh and Wycombe. thefa.com, January 11, 2016, accessed January 11, 2016 .
- ↑ Shrewsbury Town will host Man Utd in the fifth round. thefa.com, January 31, 2016, accessed January 31, 2016 .
- ^ Emirates FA Cup sixth round draw made at Stamford Bridge. thefa.com, February 21, 2016, accessed March 15, 2016 .
- ^ Emirates FA Cup semi-finalists learn Wembley opponents. thefa.com, March 14, 2016, accessed March 14, 2016 .