The 2025–26 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 ...

is the 138th season of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in

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. The winners will qualify for the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League first qualifying round.

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are the defending cup holders.

First qualifying round

Teams from the third tier of Welsh football and below entered the competition in the first qualifying round. The draw for the first qualifying round was split geographically, with 100 teams placed in the northern section, and 128 teams in the southern section, split at random into two pots of 64. The draw for the first qualifying round was made on 10 July 2025. Matches were played on the weekend around 26 and 27 July 2025.

North

South

Notes

References

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