2021–22 FA Cup qualifying rounds

The 2021–22 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the 141st edition of the FA Cup, the world's oldest association football single knockout competition, organised by The Football Association, the governing body for the sport in England. The 32 winning teams from the fourth qualifying round progressed to the First round proper; which was played in November.

2021–22 FA Cup qualifying rounds
Country England
 Wales
 Jersey
Teams637

637 teams were accepted into the qualification, a slight decline on the 644 which had been the fixed number since 2014–15 FA Cup qualifying rounds. This reflected the restructuring of the National League System, and a new policy of capping FA Cup places to match the number of clubs at levels 5-10 (steps 1-6).[1] There were 8 places available for level 10 clubs, which were allocated by a random draw among the strongest teams from each of the 17 level 10 leagues

Calendar
Round Main date Leagues entering at this round New entries this round Winners from previous round Number of fixtures Prize fund
Losing club Winning club
Extra preliminary round7 August 2021Level 8 (lowest ranked clubs)
Level 9
Level 10 (highest ranked clubs)		348none174£375£1,125
Preliminary round21 August 2021Level 8136174155£481£1,444
First qualifying round4 September 2021Level 787155121£750£2,250
Second qualifying round18 September 2021National League North
National League South		4312182£1,125£3,375
Third qualifying round2 October 2021none08241£1,875£5,625
Fourth qualifying round16 October 2021National League234132£3,125£9,375

Extra preliminary round

The draw for the extra preliminary round was made on 9 July 2021.[2] This round included nine teams from tier 10, the lowest tier in the competition.

Preliminary round

The draw for the preliminary round was made on 9 July 2021.[2] This round included Campion and Kensington & Ealing Borough from tier 10, the two lowest ranked teams remaining in the competition.

First qualifying round

The draw for the first qualifying round was made on 23 August 2021, and saw 87 clubs from Level 7 joining the 155 winners from the preliminary round.[7] This round included 63 teams from tier 9, the lowest ranked teams remaining in the competition.

Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was made on 6 September 2021, and saw 43 clubs from Level 6 joining the 121 winners from the first qualifying round.[8] This round included 19 teams from tier 9, the lowest ranked teams remaining in the competition.

Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was made on 20 September 2021, and consists of the 82 winners from the second qualifying round. Ties will be played over the weekend of 2 October 2021. This round includes 6 teams from tier 9, the lowest ranked teams remaining in the competition.

Fourth qualifying round

The draw for the fourth qualifying round was made on 4 October 2021, seeing 23 clubs from Level 5 join the 41 winners from the previous round. The draw included one team from Level 9, Hanley Town, who were eliminated after losing their replay. This left 8 teams from tier 8 as the lowest ranked teams remaining in the competition.

Broadcasting

The qualifying rounds were not covered by the FA Cup's broadcasting contracts held by BBC Sport and ITV, although one game per round was broadcast by the BBC on its media platforms.

Round Tie Broadcaster
Preliminary round[9]Sheffield v Sherwood CollieryBBC Sport
First qualifying round[10]Lichfield City v Nuneaton Borough
Second qualifying round[11]Sutton Common Rovers v Jersey Bulls
Third qualifying round[12]Hanley Town v Brackley Town
Fourth qualifying round[13]Bromsgrove Sporting v Grimsby Town

Notes

    References
    1. "CLUB LINE-UP AND PRIZE FUND DETAILS FOR THE EMIRATES FA CUP 2021-22 SEASON REVEALED". FA. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
    2. "The First Two Draw for the New Emirates FA Cup 2021–22 Campaign Have Been Made". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
    3. "CLUB STATEMENT - FA CHARGES - UPDATED 23/08/2021". Bugbrooke St Michaels. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
    4. "Brixham and Bridgwater ordered to replay FA Cup tie after 'refereeing error'". ITV News. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
    5. "FA Cup Game Cancelled". Saltdean United. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
    6. Townsend, Ian (14 June 2021). "Whyteleafe announce their withdrawal from the League". Isthmian League. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
    7. "The draw for the Emirates FA Cup first round qualifying was made on Monday".
    8. THE EMIRATES FA CUP SECOND ROUND QUALIFYING DRAW HAS BEEN MADE, FEATURING 82 TIES
    9. "FA Cup 2021-22: BBC to show Sheffield FC v Sherwood Colliery". BBC Sport. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
    10. "FA Cup first qualifying round: Lichfield v Nuneaton on BBC Sport, iPlayer & Red Button". BBC Sport. 28 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
    11. "FA Cup second qualifying round: Sutton Common v Jersey Bulls on BBC Sport, iPlayer & Red Button". BBC Sport. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
    12. "FA Cup 2021-22: BBC to show Hanley Town v Brackley Town". BBC Sport. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
    13. "FA Cup 2021-22: BBC to show Bromsgrove Sporting v Grimsby Town". BBC Sport. 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
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