The ''2022–23 FA Youth Cup'' was the 71st edition of the

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. The competition consisted of several rounds and was preceded by a qualifying competition, starting with two preliminary rounds which is followed by 3 qualifying rounds for

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teams enter the draw thereafter, with

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and

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teams entered at the first round proper, and

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and

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teams entered at the third round proper. 622 teams were accepted into the FA Youth Cup. The competition was previously won by Manchester United who defeated Nottingham Forest 3–1 in front of a record crowd of 67,492 at Old Trafford on May 11, 2022.

Calendar

Qualifying rounds

Extra Preliminary round

120 teams took part in the Extra Preliminary round.

Preliminary round

448 teams took part in the preliminary round with 60 teams having progressed from the previous round along with 388 new teams participating in this round.

First round qualifying

224 teams took part in the first round Qualifying Phase with the all winners from the previous round participating.

Second round qualifying

136 teams took part in the second round Qualifying Phase, with all the winners from the previous round and 24 teams from the National League being added for this round.

Third round qualifying

68 teams took part in the third round Qualifying Phase, with all the winners from the previous round participating.

Competition Proper

First round

46 League One and League Two teams enter the first round proper with the 34 non league winners from the qualifying rounds joining them for this round. Only Wycombe Wanderers and Crawley Town did not participate in the first round as they did not apply. Salford City and Barrow were originally drawn, but Barrow withdrew from the first round so Salford City won 3–0 on a walkover.

Second round

40 teams play this round with all the winners from the previous round participating.

Third round

64 teams compete in the third round with the 44 Premier League and EFL Championship Clubs appearing this round along with the 20 winners from the previous round.

Fourth round

32 teams participate in the fourth round proper with all 32 winners from the previous round participating.The draw for the fourth round was made on 9 December 2022.

Fifth round

16 teams participate in the fifth round proper with all 16 winners from the previous round participating.

Quarter-finals

8 teams participate in the Quarter-finals with all 8 winners from the previous round participating.

Semi-finals

4 teams participate in the Semi-finals with all 4 winners from the previous round participating.

Final

The winners of the Semifinals play this match to determine the winner of the FA Youth Cup.

References

External links

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