The 2021–22 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 ...

was the 134rd 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 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 ...

were the competition's winners, the eighth time they had triumphed.

Changes to the competition

Ahead of the first matches of the cup, the Football Association of Wales announced that for the 2021–22 season there would the following changes: *There will no longer be any extra-time with matches ending in a tie going straight to a

penalty shoot-out The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pen ...

; *An extended Round of 64 will be been introduced, meaning that Round 2 will see all twelve Cymru Premier clubs directly enter the competition alongside half of the Tier 2 clubs who did not enter in the Round 1 stage; *Introduction of a seeding system for Round 2 to encourage more encounters between larger and smaller clubs; *Changes to prize money awarded which will award money to all clubs winning matches from the start of the tournament including qualifying rounds; *Introduction of a coefficient ranking system to assist with byes and seeding in future editions of the cup.

First qualifying round

The first qualifying round matches were announced on 11 June and played on 9 and 10 July.

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Central

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Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was made on 12 July 2021 and the matches were played on 23 and 24 July.

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First round

The draw for the first round, which took place on 26 July, saw 8 clubs from the Cymru North and 8 from the

Cymru South The Cymru South is a regional football league in Wales, covering the southern half of the country. It has clubs with semi-professional status and together with the Cymru North, it forms the second tier of the Welsh football league system. The fi ...

join the competition. Matches took place on 13, 14 and 15 August.

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Second round

The second round of the competition saw the remaining eight clubs from each of the Cymru North and Cymru South, as well as all 12 Cymru Premier clubs join the competition. The draw took place on 16 August with ties played on 3 and 4 September 2021. Six clubs from tier four remained at the start of this round of the competition as the lowest ranked clubs, but all were eliminated by clubs from higher divisions. Bala Town's 17–1 victory over Brymbo equalled the record for the biggest margin of victory in a Welsh Cup tie.

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Third round

The draw took place on 6 September with ties played on 24 and 25 September 2021. Four clubs from tier three progressed from round two as the lowest ranked remaining clubs, with three of them gaining home ties. , - !colspan="3" align="center", Match date , - !colspan="3" align="center", 24 September , - !colspan="3" align="center", 25 September ;Notes

Fourth round

The draw took place on 27 September. Saltney Town, the only remaining club from the Ardal Leagues (tier 3), were drawn at home to Cymru Premier side Aberystwyth Town. Ties were played on 15 and 16 October 2021. The upset of the round was Colwyn Bay's defeat of higher league Cardiff Metropolitan University. , - !colspan="3" align="center", Match date , - !colspan="3" align="center", 15 October , - !colspan="3" align="center", 16 October ;Notes

Quarter-finals

The quarter-final draw took place on 18 October with matches played on 19 February 2022. Colwyn Bay's excellent run in the competition continued, this time beating Cymru Premier champions Connah's Quay Nomads 2–0 away. ;Notes

Semi-finals

The draw took place on 21 February. Semi-final ties will be played at neutral venues on 18 and 20 March 2022. The match dates and venues were announced on 4 March. The first semi saw Penybont reach their first Welsh Cup final, beating Bala Town on penalties whilst the second saw the recently confirmed Cymru Premier champions TNS beat this season's giant-killers Colwyn Bay 1–0. ;Notes

Final

The final was be played on 1 May 2022 at the Cardiff City Stadium. The New Saints won the competition for the eighth time, going three goals up with two scored by Jordan Williams before Penybont scored two goals in the final five minutes of the match. ;Notes

References

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