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The 2014–15 FA Cup, also called the 2014–15 FA Challenge Cup, was the 134th occurrence of the

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, the main domestic cup in English football and the oldest knockout competition in the world. It was the first season when the

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hosted televised matches, seven years after the BBC lost the rights to

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. The 2014–15 season's Cup also marked the first time that 3G (third generation) artificial pitches were allowed in all rounds of the competition, designed to lower costs for maintenance. After

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(the first English artificial pitch, from 1981 to 1988),

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and Preston North End trialled artificial pitches in the 1980s, they were made illegal in 1995. The defending champions were

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side Arsenal, after they beat

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3–2 in the previous final on 17 May 2014. The semi-finals took place at

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, as they have since 2008, to offset the cost of the new stadium, despite protestations from some supporters. The stadium also hosted the final. The winner of the FA Cup earns automatic qualification to the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League group stages. However, as Arsenal qualified for the

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via their league position,

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, the highest placed team in the

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not already Europe-qualified took this Europa League place. In a change to Europa League rules, qualifying slots for national cup winners no longer pass to the runners-up if the winners have already qualified through their league. Arsenal retained the trophy, beating Aston Villa 4–0 in the final. Notably, EFL Championship side

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reached the semi-finals, for only the second time in their history.

Teams

Qualifying rounds

All of the competing teams that were not members of either the

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had to compete in the qualifying rounds to win a place in the First Round Proper.

First Round Proper

The First Round draw took place on 27 October 2014 at 19:00, at St George's Park. A total of 80 teams competed, 32 of which had progressed from the Fourth Qualifying Round and 48 from

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and

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of the Football League. The lowest ranked sides in this round were Norton United and Warrington Town, both of whom competed at level 8 of English football.

Second Round Proper

The Second Round draw took place on 10 November 2014 at 19:00, at the

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. A total of forty teams competed, all of which had progressed from the First Round. The lowest ranked side in this round was Warrington Town, who competed at level 8 of English football.

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initially faced expulsion from the tournament after fielding an ineligible player, but were required to play their second round fixture against Milton Keynes Dons again. Scunthorpe United's penalty win over

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set a new competition record for most penalty kicks taken with 32.

Third Round Proper

The Third Round draw took place on 8 December 2014 at 19:00, at The Deep in Hull, and was broadcast live on BBC Two. A total of 64 teams competed, 20 of which had progressed from the Second Round and 44 clubs from the

and Football League Championship. The lowest ranked side in this round was

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, who compete at level 7 of English football.

Fourth Round Proper

The Fourth Round draw took place on 5 January 2015 at 19:30, in the clubhouse of AFC Wimbledon at

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, and was broadcast live on

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. In the draw the title holders Arsenal drew a trip to Brighton against

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while the lowest ranked side in this round,

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(who compete at level 4 of English football) drew

club Manchester United. A total of 32 teams competed, all of which had progressed from the third round.

Fifth Round Proper

The Fifth Round draw took place on 26 January 2015 at 19:20 on ''

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'', which was broadcast live on

, and the matches took place between 14 and 16 February 2015. In the draw, title holders Arsenal drew

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(who eliminated Manchester City in fourth round) and

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(who eliminated

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in fourth round) were rewarded a home tie against Sunderland. The lowest ranked sides in this round were

and Preston North End (who competed at level 3 of English football)

Sixth Round Proper

The Sixth Round draw took place on 16 February 2015 at 19:35 on

, and the regular matches were played between 7 and 9 March. The lowest ranked side in this round were

(who competed at level 3 of English football).

Semi-finals

The semi-final draw took place on 9 March 2015 at approximately 21:45, at Old Trafford,

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, and was broadcast on

after the match between Manchester United and Arsenal. In the draw, title holders Arsenal drew

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, while Aston Villa drew

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. The matches were played at

on 18 and 19 April 2015. The lowest ranked side in this round were

(who competed at level 2 of English football). ----

Final

Top scorers

Broadcasting rights

The domestic broadcasting rights for the competition were held by the

...
and subscription channel

. The BBC regained the rights from

after six years, while BT Sport extended its existing deal carried over from obtaining ESPN's rights in February 2013. The FA Cup Final had to be broadcast live on UK

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under the Ofcom code of protected sporting events. These matches were broadcast live on UK television: Welsh language channel S4C broadcast the first round proper match between

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and Woking. This was the only FA Cup match of the season that S4C broadcast.

International broadcasters

Notes

References

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