FA Cup

What is FA Cup

The FA Cup is an English knockout football competition it has been established in 1871–72, it is the oldest national football tournament in the world. It is organised by and named after The Football Association (The FA).

The first six rounds are the Qualifying Competition, 32 teams make progress to the first round of the tournament, meeting the first of the 48 professional clubs from Leagues Two and One. The last entrants are teams from Championship and the Premier League. In the modern era, only one non-league team has ever reached the quarter-finals, and teams below Level 2 have never reached the final most of the time tournament ends with the success of top Premier League teams.

Leicester City are the current defending champions of the FA Cup tournament, having beaten Chelsea 1–0 in 2021 final.

The FA Cup holders will qualify for the following years UEFA Europa League this place in the European tournament applies even if the team is relegated from the Premier League.

Who are the traditional favourites to win FA Cup?

Premier League top teams are mainly the frontrunners to claim the FA cup every year, Since its establishment, the FA Cup has been won by 44 different teams but the most successful team has been Arsenal that managed to claim the title 14 times then comes Man Utd with 12.

Many teams in the English top-tier Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City and Manchester United, in particular, have used the tournament to give young players valuable first-team experience.

What are the odds for FA Cup?

Manchester City 7/2
Chelsea 6/1
Manchester Utd 6/1
Liverpool 7/1
Arsenal 12/1
Leicester 12/1
Tottenham 12/1
Everton 20/1
Leeds 22/1
Aston Villa 25/1
West Ham 25/1
Brighton 40/1
Southampton 40/1
Wolves 40/1
Crystal Palace 50/1
Newcastle 50/1
Brentford 66/1
Burnley 66/1
Fulham 80/1
Norwich 80/1
Watford 80/1
West Brom 80/1
Bournemouth 100/1
Nottm Forest 100/1
QPR 100/1
Sheffield Utd 100/1
Stoke 100/1
Swansea 100/1
Barnsley 150/1
Birmingham 150/1
Blackburn 150/1
Cardiff 150/1
Hull 150/1
Middlesbrough 150/1
Millwall 150/1
Reading 150/1
Bristol City 200/1
Derby 200/1
Preston 200/1
Blackpool 250/1
Charlton 250/1
Coventry 250/1
Huddersfield 250/1
Ipswich 250/1
Luton 250/1
Peterborough 250/1
Portsmouth 250/1
Sheffield Wed 250/1
Sunderland 250/1
Bolton 500/1
Crewe 500/1
Fleetwood 500/1
Lincoln 500/1
MK Dons 500/1
Oxford 500/1
Rotherham 500/1
Wigan 500/1
Wycombe 500/1
Bradford 750/1
Burton 750/1
Doncaster 750/1
Gillingham 750/1
Salford 750/1
Shrewsbury 750/1
AFC Wimbledon 1000/1
Accrington 1000/1
Bristol Rovers 1000/1
Cambridge 1000/1
Cheltenham 1000/1
Exeter 1000/1
Mansfield 1000/1
Northampton 1000/1
Plymouth 1000/1
Rochdale 1000/1
Swindon 1000/1
Carlisle 1500/1
Colchester 1500/1
Crawley 1500/1
Forest Green 1500/1
Harrogate 1500/1
Hartlepool 1500/1
Leyton Orient 1500/1
Morecambe 1500/1
Newport 1500/1
Oldham 1500/1
Port Vale 1500/1
Scunthorpe 1500/1
Stevenage 1500/1
Tranmere 1500/1
Walsall 1500/1
Barrow 2000/1
Sutton 2000/1