The 2017–18 FAW Women's Cup is the 26th edition of the

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, the premier knock-out cup competition for women's

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teams in

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won the final 2–1 over

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Format

The tournament is a

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knock-out tournament, with eight teams entering in the qualifying round and the remaining 28 receiving a bye to the first round proper.

Calendar

Results

Qualifying round

The draw for the qualifying round took place at the FAW's headquarters in

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on 12 July. All four matches were originally scheduled to take place on Sunday 17 September 2017.

First round

The first round draw was held on 18 September, again at the FAW's headquarters in

. The ties were all played on Sunday 8 October 2017, except the

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v Newcastle Emlyn and Abergavenny v Penybont games, which were both cancelled and the wins awarded to the home teams.

Second round

Drawn on 10 October.

Quarter-finals

The draw was made on 13 November live on the FAW Facebook page.

Semi-finals

The draw was made on 5 February, with matches originally scheduled to be played on 4 March at neutral venues.

and Abergavenny both were reinstated into the competition, having originally been eliminated by

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in the second round and quarter-final respectively, after it had emerged that ''The Archers'' had fielded two under-aged players in the game against Cardiff City. City then beat Abergavenny in a replayed quarter final to take a place in the semi-finals.

Final

References

External links

FAW Cups
on the Football Association of Wales website.
Video of the qualifying round draw
published on YouTube by the Football Association of Wales. {{DEFAULTSORT:2017-18 FAW Women's Cup 2017–18 in Welsh women's football FAW Women's Cup seasons

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