FA Cup facts for kids
| Founded | 1871 |
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| Region | England Wales |
| Number of teams | 736 (2018–19) |
| Qualifier for | UEFA Europa League |
| Domestic cup(s) | FA Community Shield |
| Current champions | Arsenal (14th title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Arsenal (14 titles) |
| Television broadcasters | BBC BT Sport List of international broadcasters |
| Website | FA Cup |
 2020–21 FA Cup |
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The FA Cup (known as The Emirates FA Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a national football competition. It is played between teams in the English league system. It is organized by the Football Association. The winner of the FA Cup qualifies for the next season's UEFA Europa League. If the winner of the FA Cup has already qualified for a European competition, then the Europa League place goes to the runner-up. If the runner-up has also qualified for a European competition, then the Europa League place goes to 6th or 7th place, depending on who won the Football League Cup. The FA Cup semi-finals and final is held at Wembley Stadium. The FA Cup is the oldest football competition in the world and first took place in 1871.
The current holders are Arsenal, who have won the FA Cup 14 times.
Winners and finalists
Results by team
Since its establishment, the FA Cup has been won by 43 different teams. Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence. Additionally, Queen's Park ceased to be eligible to enter the FA Cup after a Scottish Football Association ruling in 1887.
| Club | Wins | First final won | Last final won | Runners-up | Last final lost | Total final appearances |
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| Arsenal | 14 | 1930 | 2020 | 7 | 2001 | 21 |
| Manchester United | 12 | 1909 | 2016 | 8 | 2018 | 20 |
| Chelsea | 8 | 1970 | 2018 | 6 | 2020 | 14 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 8 | 1901 | 1991 | 1 | 1987 | 9 |
| Liverpool | 7 | 1965 | 2006 | 7 | 2012 | 14 |
| Aston Villa | 7 | 1887 | 1957 | 4 | 2015 | 11 |
| Newcastle United | 6 | 1910 | 1955 | 7 | 1999 | 13 |
| Manchester City | 6 | 1904 | 2019 | 5 | 2013 | 11 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 1884 | 1928 | 2 | 1960 | 8 |
| Everton | 5 | 1906 | 1995 | 8 | 2009 | 13 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 5 | 1888 | 1968 | 5 | 1935 | 10 |
| Wanderers | 5 | 1872 | 1878 | 0 | — | 5 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 1893 | 1960 | 4 | 1939 | 8 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 1923 | 1958 | 3 | 1953 | 7 |
| Sheffield United | 4 | 1899 | 1925 | 2 | 1936 | 6 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 3 | 1896 | 1935 | 3 | 1993 | 6 |
| West Ham United | 3 | 1964 | 1980 | 2 | 2006 | 5 |
| Preston North End | 2 | 1889 | 1938 | 5 | 1964 | 7 |
| Old Etonians | 2 | 1879 | 1882 | 4 | 1883 | 6 |
| Portsmouth | 2 | 1939 | 2008 | 3 | 2010 | 5 |
| Sunderland | 2 | 1937 | 1973 | 2 | 1992 | 4 |
| Nottingham Forest | 2 | 1898 | 1959 | 1 | 1991 | 3 |
| Bury | 2 | 1900 | 1903 | 0 | — | 2 |
| Huddersfield Town | 1 | 1922 | 1922 | 4 | 1938 | 5 |
| Oxford University | 1 | 1874 | 1874 | 3 | 1880 | 4 |
| Royal Engineers | 1 | 1875 | 1875 | 3 | 1878 | 4 |
| Derby County | 1 | 1946 | 1946 | 3 | 1903 | 4 |
| Leeds United | 1 | 1972 | 1972 | 3 | 1973 | 4 |
| Southampton | 1 | 1976 | 1976 | 3 | 2003 | 4 |
| Burnley | 1 | 1914 | 1914 | 2 | 1962 | 3 |
| Cardiff City | 1 | 1927 | 1927 | 2 | 2008 | 3 |
| Blackpool | 1 | 1953 | 1953 | 2 | 1951 | 3 |
| Clapham Rovers | 1 | 1880 | 1880 | 1 | 1879 | 2 |
| Notts County | 1 | 1894 | 1894 | 1 | 1891 | 2 |
| Barnsley | 1 | 1912 | 1912 | 1 | 1910 | 2 |
| Charlton Athletic | 1 | 1947 | 1947 | 1 | 1946 | 2 |
| Old Carthusians | 1 | 1881 | 1881 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Blackburn Olympic | 1 | 1883 | 1883 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Bradford City | 1 | 1911 | 1911 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Ipswich Town | 1 | 1978 | 1978 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Coventry City | 1 | 1987 | 1987 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Wimbledon | 1 | 1988 | 1988 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Wigan Athletic | 1 | 2013 | 2013 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Leicester City | 0 | 4 | 1969 | 4 | ||
| Queen's Park | 0 | 2 | 1885 | 2 | ||
| Birmingham City | 0 | 2 | 1956 | 2 | ||
| Crystal Palace | 0 | 2 | 2016 | 2 | ||
| Watford | 0 | 2 | 2019 | 2 | ||
| Bristol City | 0 | 1 | 1909 | 1 | ||
| Luton Town | 0 | 1 | 1959 | 1 | ||
| Fulham | 0 | 1 | 1975 | 1 | ||
| Queens Park Rangers | 0 | 1 | 1982 | 1 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 1 | 1983 | 1 | ||
| Middlesbrough | 0 | 1 | 1997 | 1 | ||
| Millwall | 0 | 1 | 2004 | 1 | ||
| Stoke City | 0 | 1 | 2011 | 1 | ||
| Hull City | 0 | 1 | 2014 | 1 |
Images for kids
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Harry Hampton scores one of his two goals in the 1905 FA Cup Final, when Aston Villa defeated Newcastle United
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Since 2007 the FA Cup Final has been held at Wembley Stadium, on the site of the previous stadium which hosted it from 1923 to 2000.
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The second FA Cup trophy, used between 1896 and 1910
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Pre-match ceremony of 2010 FA Cup Final showing sponsorship by E.ON
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Ian Rush, the former Liverpool striker and record goalscorer in FA Cup final history
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Ashley Cole won a record seven FA Cup Finals
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See also
In Spanish: FA Cup para niños
