The 2024–25 FAW
Welsh Cup
The FAW Welsh Cup (), 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 prestigious of the cup competitions ...
was the 137th season of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in
Wales
Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...
. The winners qualified for the
2025–26 UEFA Conference League first qualifying round.
The New Saints won the cup on 4 May 2025 (their tenth Welsh Cup win), defeating defending holders
Connah's Quay Nomads 2–1 in the final. Since they qualified for the Conference League based on league position, the spot for winning the cup was passed to the second-placed team of the
2024–25 Cymru Premier.
First qualifying round
Teams from the third tier of Welsh football and below entered the competition in the first qualifying round, with the exception of
Abertillery Bluebirds,
Pontardawe Town and
Porthmadog
Porthmadog (), originally Portmadoc until 1972 and known locally as "Port", is a coastal town and community (Wales), community in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd, Wales, and the historic counties of Wales, historic county of Caernarfonshire. It li ...
, who received a bye based on their league position in the previous season. The draw was made on 4 July 2024, with matches played on 26 and 27 July.
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South
Second qualifying round
The 109 first qualifying round winners and 3 teams given byes entered the second qualifying round. The draw was made on 31 July 2024, with the matches played on 23 and 24 August.
North
South
First round
The 56 second qualifying round winners and teams in Tier 2 entered the first round. The draw was made on 28 August 2024, with the matches played on 20 and 21 September.
The following teams received byes based on league position during the previous season:
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2024–25 Cymru North
The 2024–25 Cymru North season (also known as the 2024–25 JD Sports, JD Cymru North season for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth season of the second-tier northern region football league in the Welsh football league system, Welsh football py ...
(2):
Airbus UK Broughton,
Bangor 1876,
Colwyn Bay
Colwyn Bay () is a town, Community (Wales), community and seaside resort in Conwy County Borough on the north coast of Wales overlooking the Irish Sea. It lies within the historic counties of Wales, historic county boundaries of Denbighshire (h ...
,
Denbigh Town,
Guilsfield,
Holywell Town,
Mold Alexandra and
Ruthin Town
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2024–25 Cymru South (2):
Afan Lido,
Ammanford,
Caerau (Ely),
Cambrian United,
Carmarthen Town,
Goytre United,
Llanelli Town and
Pontypridd United
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South
Second round
The 36 first round winners, the 16 teams given first round byes, and the 12 teams from the
2024–25 Cymru Premier entered the second round. The draw was made on 25 September 2024, with the matches played on 18, 19, 22 and 26 October.
North
South
Third round
The 32 second round winners entered the third round. The draw was made on 23 October 2024, with the matches played on 15 and 16 November.
Fourth round
The 16 third round winners entered the fourth round. The draw was made on 20 November 2024, with the matches played on 13, 14 and 15 December.
Quarter-finals
The eight fourth round winners entered the quarter-finals. The draw was made on 18 December 2024, with the matches played on 15 and 16 February 2025.
Semi-finals
The four quarter-final winners entered the semi-finals. The draw was made on 19 February 2025, with the matches played on 15 and 16 March 2025.
Final
The final was held between the two semi-final winners.
References
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Welsh Cup seasons
Cup
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