The 2016–17 FAW

Welsh Cup The FAW Welsh Cup ( cy, Cwpan Cymdeithas Pêl-droed Cymru), currently known as the JD Welsh Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams in the Welsh football league system. It is considered the most ...

is the 130th season of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

. The defending champions are

The New Saints The New Saints of Oswestry Town & Llansantffraid Football Club, also known as The New Saints ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed y Seintiau Newydd) or TNS, are a professional football club that currently play in the Cymru Premier. They are the most successfu ...

, having defeated Airbus UK Broughton 2–0 in the previous year's competition. The total prize money for 2015–16 was set at £180,000.

First qualifying round

The First Qualifying Round featured teams outside of the top two tiers of Welsh football league system. The matches in the first qualifying round were played on 19, 20, 21, and 27 August 2016 and was regionalised into North-west, North-east, Central, South-west and South-east. , - !colspan="3" align="center", 19 August , - !colspan="3" align="center", 20 August , - !colspan="3" align="center", 21 August , - !colspan="3" align="center", 27 August

Second qualifying round

The matches of the Second Qualifying Round were played on 9 and 10 September 2016. The draw was regionalised into South, North and Central groupings. , - !colspan="3" align="center", 9 September , - !colspan="3" align="center", 10 September

First round

The First Round matches were played on 29 and 30 September 2016 and 1, 2, 4, and October 2016. This round was regionalised to North and South groups and included teams from the second tier of Welsh football. , - !colspan="3" align="center", 29 September , - !colspan="3" align="center", 30 September , - !colspan="3" align="center", 1 October , - !colspan="3" align="center", 2 October , - !colspan="3" align="center", 4 October , - !colspan="3" align="center", 8 October

Second round

The Second Round matches were played on 4 and 5 November 2016. This round was regionalised into North and South groups. , - !colspan="3" align="center", 4 November , - !colspan="3" align="center", 5 November

Third round

The Third Round matches were played on 2, 3, and 10 December 2016. This round was not regionalised and a free draw. , - !colspan="3" align="center", 2 December , - !colspan="3" align="center", 3 December , - !colspan="3" align="center", 10 December

Fourth round

The Fourth Round matches were played on 28 January 2017. This round was not regionalised and a free draw. , - !colspan="3" align="center", 28 January

Fifth Round

The Fifth Round matches were played on 25 February 2017. This round was not regionalised and a free draw. , - !colspan="3" align="center", 25 February

Semi-finals

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Final

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References

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