The FA Cup is the oldest cup football competition in the world and it is back for the 143rd edition in 2023-24.
Manchester City are defending champions and Pep Guardiola's side will be desperate to retain their title, but there is always a chance of a giant-killing upset along the perilous path to glory.
Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about the 2023-24 FA Cup, with a round-by-round breakdown of the draws, fixtures and results.
FA Cup 2023-24 final
The FA Cup final will be played on May 25, 2024 at Wembley Stadium.
Manchester United will play Manchester City.
| Date | Fixture | TV channel |
|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2024 | Man Utd vs Man City | BBC / ITV ESPN+ |
FA Cup 2023-24 semi-final draw, fixtures & results
The semi-final draw was made on March 17 after Manchester United's 4-3 extra-time win against Liverpool at Old Trafford. Manchester City defeated Chelsea in the first of the two semi-finals, while Manchester United play Coventry City.
| Date | Fixture | TV channel |
|---|---|---|
| April 20 | Manchester City 1-0 Chelsea | BBC One / BBC iPlayer / ESPN+ |
| April 21 | Coventry 3-3 Manchester United (3-4 on pens) | ITV1 / ITVX / ESPN+ |
FA Cup 2023-24 quarter-final draw, fixtures & results
The FA Cup quarter-final draw was held on February 28, 2024 at 7pm GMT (2pm ET). League Cup winners Liverpool and fierce rivals Manchester United went head-to-head in the last eight, while Chelsea kept their hopes of winning silverware this season alive after beating Leicester.
| Date | Fixture | TV channel |
|---|---|---|
| March 16 | Wolves 2-3 Coventry | ITV1 / ITVX / ESPN+ |
| March 16 | Manchester City 2-0 Newcastle United | BBC One / BBC iPlayer / ESPN+ |
| March 17 | Chelsea 4-2 Leicester | BBC One / BBC iPlayer / ESPN+ |
| March 17 | Manchester United 4-3 Liverpool | ITV1 / ITVX / ESPN+ |
FA Cup 2023-24 fifth round draw, fixtures & results
The draw for the FA Cup fifth round took place on Sunday January 28 on ITV1. It was held as part of the TV coverage of the game between Liverpool and Norwich City.
You can see the draw and TV channels in full below.
| Date | Fixture | TV channel |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 26 | Coventry City 5-0 Maidstone United | ITV4 / ESPN+ |
| Feb 27 | Bournemouth 0-1 Leicester City | BBC iPlayer / ESPN+ |
| Feb 27 | Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Newcastle United (3-4 on pens) | BBC One /ESPN+ |
| Feb 27 | Luton Town 2-6 Manchester City | ITV1 / ESPN+ |
| Feb 28 | Wolves 1-0 Brighton | BBC iPlayer / ESPN+ |
| Feb 28 | Nottingham Forest 1-0 Manchester United | BBC One / ESPN+ |
| Feb 28 | Liverpool 3-0 Southampton | ITV1 / ESPN+ |
| Feb 28 | Chelsea 3-2 Leeds United | ITV4 / ESPN+ |
FA Cup 2023-24 fourth round draw, fixtures & results
The FA Cup fourth round draw has taken place. You can take a look at the full draw below.
| Date | Fixture | TV channel |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 25 | Bournemouth 5-0 Swansea City | ESPN+, S4C |
| Jan 26 | Bristol City 0-0 Nottingham Forest | ESPN+ |
| Jan 26 | Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 Coventry City | ESPN+ |
| Jan 26 | Chelsea 0-0 Aston Villa | ESPN+ |
| Jan 26 | Tottenham 0-1 Manchester City | ITV1, ITVX, ESPN+ |
| Jan 27 | Ipswich Town 1-2 Maidstone United | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, ESPN+ |
| Jan 27 | Leicester City 3-0 Birmingham City | ESPN+ |
| Jan 27 | Leeds United 1-1 Plymouth Argyle | ESPN+ |
| Jan 27 | Everton 1-2 Luton Town | ESPN+ |
| Jan 27 | Sheffield United 2-5 Brighton | ESPN+ |
| Jan 27 | Fulham 0-2 Newcastle United | ITV4, ITVX, ESPN+ |
| Jan 28 | West Brom 0-2 Wolves | ITV1, ITVX, ESPN+ |
| Jan 28 | Watford 1-1 Southampton | ESPN+ |
| Jan 28 | Liverpool 5-2 Norwich City | ITV1, ITVX, ESPN+ |
| Jan 28 | Newport County 2-4 Manchester United | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, ESPN+ |
| Jan 29 | Blackburn Rovers 4-1 Wrexham | BBC Wales, BBC iPlayer, ESPN+ |
Replays
| Date | Fixture | TV channel |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 6 | Southampton 3-0 Watford | None |
| Feb 6 | Coventry City 4-1 Sheffield Wednesday | None |
| Feb 6 | Plymouth 1-4 (AET) Leeds United | BBC One |
| Feb 7 | Nottingham Forest 1-1 Bristol City (5-3 pens) | TBC |
| Feb 7 | Aston Villa 1-3 Chelsea | ITV1 / ESPN+ |
FA Cup 2023-24 third round draw, fixtures & results
The draw for the third round of the FA Cup took place on Sunday December 3. You can see the draw in full below.
| Date | Fixture | TV channel |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 4 | Crystal Palace 0-0 Everton | ITV4, ITVX, ESPN+ |
| Jan 5 | Brentford 1-1 Wolves | ESPN+ |
| Jan 5 | Fulham 1-0 Rotherham United | ESPN+ |
| Jan 5 | Tottenham 1-0 Burnley | ITV1, ITVX, ESPN+ |
| Jan 6 | Wimbledon 1-3 Ipswich Town | ESPN+ |
| Jan 6 | Millwall 2-3 Leicester | ESPN+ |
| Jan 6 | Coventry City 6-2 Oxford United | ESPN+ |
| Jan 6 | Maidstone United 1-0 Stevenage | ESPN+ |
| Jan 6 | Sunderland 0-3 Newcastle United | ITV1, ITVX, ESPN+ |
| Jan 6 | Stoke City 2-4 Brighton | ESPN+ |
| Jan 6 | Norwich City 1-1 Bristol Rovers | ESPN+ |
| Jan 6 | Southampton 4-0 Walsall | ESPN+ |
| Jan 6 | Watford 2-1 Chesterfield | ESPN+ |
| Jan 6 | Blackburn Rovers 5-2 Cambridge United | ESPN+ |
| Jan 6 | Gillingham 0-4 Sheffield United | ESPN+ |
| Jan 6 | QPR 2-3 Bournemouth | ESPN+ |
| Jan 6 | Plymouth Argyle 3-1 Sutton United | ESPN+ |
| Jan 6 | Newport County 1-1 Eastleigh | ESPN+ |
| Jan 6 | Hull City 1-1 Birmingham City | ESPN+ |
| Jan 6 | Middlesbrough 0-1 Aston Villa | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, ESPN+ |
| Jan 6 | Sheffield Wednesday 4-0 Cardiff City | ESPN+ |
| Jan 6 | Swansea City 2-0 Morecambe | ESPN+ |
| Jan 6 | Chelsea 4-0 Preston North End | BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer, ESPN+ |
| Jan 7 | Luton Town 0-0 Bolton Wanderers | ESPN+ |
| Jan 7 | Shrewsbury Town 0-1 Wrexham | S4C, BBC iPlayer, ESPN+ |
| Jan 7 | West Ham 1-1 Bristol City | ESPN+ |
| Jan 7 | West Brom 4-1 Aldershot Town | ESPN+ |
| Jan 7 | Peterborough United 0-3 Leeds United | ESPN+ |
| Jan 7 | Nottingham Forest 2-2 Blackpool | ESPN+ |
| Jan 7 | Manchester City 5-0 Huddersfield Town | BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer, ESPN+ |
| Jan 7 | Liverpool 2-0 Arsenal | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, ESPN+ |
| Jan 8 | Wigan Athletic 0-2 Manchester United | ITV1, ITVX, ESPN+ |
Replays
| Date | Fixture | TV channel |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 16 | Wolves 3-2 Brentford (AET) | ESPN+ |
| Jan 16 | Birmingham City 2-1 Hull City | ESPN+ |
| Jan 16 | Bolton 1-2 Luton Town | ESPN+ |
| Jan 16 | Bristol City 1-0 West Ham | BBC One, BBC iPlayer, ESPN+ |
| Jan 16 | Eastleigh 1-3 Newport County | ESPN+ |
| Jan 17 | Blackpool 2-3 (AET) Nottingham Forest | ITV4, ITVX, ESPN+ |
| Jan 17 | Bristol Rovers 1-3 Norwich City | ESPN+ |
| Jan 17 | Everton 1-0 Crystal Palace | ESPN+ |
FA Cup 2023-24 second round draw, fixtures & results
The draw for the second round of the FA Cup was on Sunday November 5 at 2:30pm GMT live on ITV1. Games will be played from December 1 to December 4.
| Date | Fixture | TV channel |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 1 | Notts County 2-3 Shrewsbury Town | N/A |
| Dec 1 | York City 0-1 Wigan Athletic | BBC Two / ESPN+ |
| Dec 2 | Maidstone United 2-1 Barrow | N/A |
| Dec 2 | Wycombe Wanderers 0-2 Morecambe | N/A |
| Dec 2 | Cambridge United 4-0 Fleetwood Town | N/A |
| Dec 2 | Bolton Wanderers 5-1 Harrogate Town | N/A |
| Dec 2 | Peterborough United 2-1 Doncaster Rovers | N/A |
| Dec 2 | Gillingham 2-0 Charlton Athletic | ESPN+ |
| Dec 2 | Stevenage 1-1 Port Vale | N/A |
| Dec 2 | Newport County 1-1 Barnet | N/A |
| Dec 2 | Oxford United 2-0 Grimsby Town | N/A |
| Dec 2 | Sutton United 3-0 Horsham | N/A |
| Dec 3 | Chesterfield 1-0 Leyton Orient | ESPN+ |
| Dec 3 | Aldershot Town 2-2 Stockport County | ESPN+ |
| Dec 3 | Eastleigh 2-1 Reading | ITV1 / ESPN+ |
| Dec 3 | Wrexham 3-0 Yeovil Town | ITVX / ESPN+ |
| Dec 4 | Wimbledon 5-0 Ramsgate | ITV4 / ESPN+ |
| Dec 5 | Alfreton Town 0-0 Walsall | BBC iPlayer |
| Dec 12 | Crewe Alexandra 2-4 Bristol Rovers | N/A |
| Dec 19 | Blackpool 3-0 Forest Green | TBC |
Replays
| Date | Fixture | TV & live stream |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 12 | Port Vale 3-3 Stevenage (3-4 on pens) | N/A |
| Dec 12 | Barnet 1-4 Newport County | N/A |
| Dec 12 | Stockport County 0-1 Aldershot Town | N/A |
| Dec 12 | Walsall 1-0 Alfreton Town | N/A |
FA Cup 2023-24 first round draw, fixtures & results
The draw for the first round of the 2023-24 FA Cup was held on October 15, 2023.
You can see the full draw, results and replays below.
| Date | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Nov 3 | Sheppey United 1-4 Walsall |
| Nov 3 | Barnsley 3-3 Horsham |
| Nov 4 | Northampton Town 1-3 Barrow |
| Nov 4 | Curzon Ashton 0-1 Barnet |
| Nov 4 | Alfreton Town 2-0 Worthing |
| Nov 4 | Bolton Wanderers 4-0 Solihull Moors |
| Nov 4 | Exeter City 0-2 Wigan Athletic |
| Nov 4 | Leyton Orient 3-1 Carlisle United |
| Nov 4 | Hereford 0-2 Gillingham |
| Nov 4 | Oxford United 2-0 Maidenhead United |
| Nov 4 | Newport County 2-0 Oldham Athletic |
| Nov 4 | Swindon Town 4-7 Aldershot Town |
| Nov 4 | Marine 1-5 Harrogate Town |
| Nov 4 | Port Vale 0-0 Burton Albion |
| Nov 4 | Peterborough United 2-2 Salford City |
| Nov 4 | Eastleigh 5-1 Boreham Wood |
| Nov 4 | Bradford City 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers |
| Nov 4 | Shrewsbury Town 3-2 Colchester United |
| Nov 4 | Bristol Rovers 7-2 Whitby Town |
| Nov 4 | Lincoln City 1-2 Morecambe |
| Nov 4 | Sutton 2-1 Fylde |
| Nov 4 | Reading 3-2 MK Dons |
| Nov 4 | Doncaster Rovers 2-2 Accrington Stanley |
| Nov 4 | Chester 0-0 York City |
| Nov 4 | Scarborough Athletic 1-1 Forest Green Rovers (Null and void) |
| Nov 4 | Notts County 3-2 Crawley Town |
| Nov 4 | Stockport County 5-1 Worksop Town |
| Nov 4 | Yeovil Town 3-2 Gateshead |
| Nov 4 | Stevenage 4-3 Tranmere Rovers |
| Nov 4 | Chesham United 0-2 Maidstone United |
| Nov 4 | Wimbledon 5-1 Cheltenham Town |
| Nov 4 | Cambridge United 2-1 Bracknell Town |
| Nov 4 | Ramsgate 2-1 Woking |
| Nov 4 | Bromley 0-2 Blackpool |
| Nov 4 | Mansfield Town 1-2 Wrexham |
| Nov 5 | Chesterfield 1-0 Portsmouth |
| Nov 5 | Kidderminster Harriers 1-2 Fleetwood Town |
| Nov 5 | Slough Town 1-1 Grimsby Town |
| Nov 5 | Crewe Alexandra 2-2 Derby County |
| Nov 5 | Charlton Athletic 1-1 Cray Valley Paper Mills |
| Dec 12 | Scarborough Athletic - Forest Green Rovers |
Replays
| Date | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Nov 14 | Horsham 0-3 Barnsley |
| Nov 14 | Burton Albion 0-2 Port Vale |
| Nov 14 | Salford City 4-4 Peterborough United (4-5 on pens) |
| Nov 14 | Accrington Stanley 1-2 Doncaster Rovers |
| Nov 14 | York City 2-1 Chester |
| Nov 14 | Forest Green Rovers 5-2 Scarborough Athletic (Null and void) |
| Nov 14 | Grimsby Town 7-2 Slough Town |
| Nov 14 | Derby County 1-3 Crewe Alexandra |
| Nov 15 | Cray Valley Paper Mills vs Charlton Athletic |
FA Cup 2023-24 live stream, TV channels & where to watch
| Country | TV channel | Live stream |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | BBC, ITV | BBC iPlayer, ITVX |
| United States | ESPN | ESPN+ |
In the United Kingdom, FA Cup games are broadcasted on BBC and ITV networks, which are free-to-air channels.
ESPN has the broadcast rights for the FA Cup in the United States, with a selection of games available to watch on ESPN or stream on ESPN+.
FA Cup 2023-24 round dates & schedule
| Round | Date(s) | Winner prize money | Loser prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| First round | Nov 4, 2023 | £41,000 | None |
| Second round | Dec 2, 2023 | £67,000 | None |
| Third round | Jan 6, 2024 | £105,000 | None |
| Fourth round | Jan 27, 2024 | £120,000 | None |
| Fifth round | Feb 28, 2024 | £225,000 | None |
| Quarter-final | Mar 16, 2024 | £450,000 | None |
| Semi-final | Apr 20, 2024 | £1,000,000 | £500,000 |
| Final | May 25, 2024 | £2,000,000 | £1,000,000 |
The 2023-24 FA Cup began on August 4, 2023, with the qualifying rounds. First-round proper matches were scheduled to kick off on November 4.
Premier League and Championship teams enter in the third round, with those games set to take place on the weekend of January 6, 2024.
The 2023-24 FA Cup final is set for May 25, 2024.
Who won the FA Cup last season?
Manchester City defeated Manchester United in the final of the 2022-23 FA Cup to secure the trophy for the seventh time in their history.
Goals from Ilkay Gundogan were the difference in a 2-1 victory, with United only managing one goal, a Bruno Fernandes penalty.
