2023–24 Women's FA Cup

2023–24 Women's FA Cup

Wembley Stadium hosted the final on 12 May 2024
Tournament details
Country	England Wales
Dates	12 November 2023 – 12 May 2024
Teams	456
Defending champions	Chelsea
Final positions
Champions	Manchester United (1st title)
Runner-up	Tottenham Hotspur
Tournament statistics
Matches played	427
Goals scored	2,266 (5.31 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Natasha Leach (Arnold Eagles) 15 goals[1]
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The 2023–24 Women's FA Cup was the 54th staging of the Women's FA Cup, a knockout cup competition for women's football teams in England. Chelsea were the defending champions, having beaten Manchester United 1–0 in the 2023 final on 14 May 2023.^[2]

Manchester United won their first major trophy by beating Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 in the final.

A total of 456 teams were accepted into the 2023–24 Women's FA Cup, an increase of 18 from the previous year.^[3] Exemptions remained the same from the previous season: 90 tier 5 teams are given an exemption for the first qualifying round, entering at the second round qualifying stage. The 48 teams that play in the FA Women's National League Division One (tier 4) are given exemption until third round qualifying, while teams in the Northern and Southern Premier Divisions (tier 3) will enter at the first round proper. The 12 Women's Championship teams (tier 2) are exempt until the third round proper, while the final teams to enter the competition will be the 12 Women's Super League teams (tier 1) which remain exempt until the fourth round proper.^[4]

Round	Clubs remaining	Clubs involved	Winners from previous round	Games played	Goals scored	Prize money[5][6]
						Winner	Loser
First round qualifying	456	208	–	96	577	£1,800	£450
Second round qualifying	352	256[a]	104	122	659	£3,000	£750
Third round qualifying	224	176[b]	128	88	450	£4,000	£1,000
First round	136	112[c]	88	56	286	£6,000	£1,500
Second round	80	56	56	28	129	£8,000	£2,000
Third round	52	40[d]	28	20	95	£35,000	£9,000
Fourth round	32	32[e]	20	16	66	£54,000	£13,000
Fifth round	16	16	16	8	30	£80,000	£20,000
Quarter-final	8	8	8	4	9	£90,000	£22,500
Semi-final	4	4	4	2	6	£160,000	£40,000
Final	2	2	2	1	4	£430,000	£108,000

The competition started at the first round qualifying stage with games originally scheduled to be played on 10 September 2023, and made up of teams from outside the top five tiers of the women's football pyramid.^[7]

The 128 matches of the second round qualifying were originally scheduled to be played on 1 October 2023. This round included the introduction of teams from the fifth-tier regional first division football leagues.^[8]

The 88 matches of third round qualifying were played on 22 October 2023. This round included the introduction of 48 teams from the fourth-tier FA Women's National League Division One.^[9]

The 56 matches of first round were played on 12 November 2023. The first round included the introduction of the 24 teams from the third-tier FA Women's National League Premier Division.

Matches in the second round proper were played on 26 November 2023.

Matches were played in the third round proper on 10 December 2023. The third round included the introduction of the 12 teams from the second-tier Women's Championship.

16 matches were played in the fourth round proper on 13 and 14 January 2024. The draw took place on 12 December 2023.^[10] This round included the introduction of 12 teams from the first-tier Women's Super League, and was the final round to introduce new teams.

Eight matches were played in the fifth round proper on 10 and 11 February 2024, made up of the 16 winning teams from the fourth round proper. The draw took place on 15 January 2024.^[11]

Four matches were played in the quarter-finals on 9 and 10 March 2024, made up of the eight winning teams from the fifth round proper.

Two matches will be played in the semi-finals on 14 April 2024, made up of the four winning teams from the quarter-finals.

The final was played at Wembley Stadium on Sunday 12 May 2024 at 14:30.^[13]

Round	BBC
Fourth round	Durham v Manchester City (BBC Red Button)
Fifth round	Arsenal v Manchester City (BBC Two)
Quarter-finals	Chelsea v Everton (BBC Red Button)
Semi-finals[14]	Manchester United v Chelsea (BBC One)
	Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester City (BBC Two)