The 2008–09 FA Youth Cup was the 57th
FA Youth Cup
The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under-18 sides. Only those players between the age of 15 and 18 on 31 August of the current season are eligible to take part. It ...
. A record 474 clubs participated in the competition. The competition started in September 2008 with the preliminary round and concluded with the final on 22 and 26 May 2009.
Arsenal
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knocked out holders
Manchester City
Manchester City Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the English football league system, top flight of Football in England, English footbal ...
en route to the final, where they beat 2006 and 2007 winners
Liverpool
Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population ...
6–2 on aggregate to lift the FA Youth Cup for the 7th time.
Calendar
Qualifying ties played in the week commencing; proper ties played by the closing date.
First round
The
League One and
League Two teams will enter at this round except
Notts County
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which did not apply, along with the winners of the previous round.
Second round
The winners from the first round matches will progress to second round.
Third round
The 20
Premier League
The Premier League is a professional association football league in England and the highest level of the English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football Lea ...
and 24
Championship
In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.
Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match system
In this sys ...
teams enter at this stage, along with the winners of the second round.
Fourth round
Fifth round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
First leg
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Second leg
''Arsenal won 6–2 on aggregate.''
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''Liverpool won 6–1 on aggregate.''
Final
First leg
Second leg
''Arsenal won 6–2 on aggregate.''
See also
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2008–09 Premier Academy League
The 2008–09 Premier Academy League Under–18 season was the twelfth edition since the establishment of The Premier Academy League, and the fifth under the current make-up. The first matches of the season were played on 23 August 2008, and the ...
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2008–09 Premier Reserve League
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2008–09 FA Cup
The 2008–09 FA Cup (known as The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON for sponsorship reasons) was the 128th season of the world's oldest football knockout competition; the FA Cup. A record 762 clubs were accepted for the competition; one club, South N ...
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2008–09 in English football
The 2008–09 season was the 129th season of competitive football in England. The Premier League started on 16 August 2008, while the Championship, League One, and League Two matches started on 9 August 2008. The regular season of the Football ...
References
External links
The FA Youth Cupat
The Football Association
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official website
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