The 2021–22 FA Youth Cup was the 70th edition of the FA Youth Cup.
The competition consisted of several rounds and was preceded by a qualifying competition, starting with two preliminary rounds which was followed by three qualifying rounds for non-League teams. The Football League teams entered the draw thereafter, with League One and League Two teams entered in the first round proper, and Premier League and Championship teams entered in the third round proper.
610 teams were accepted into the FA Youth Cup.
Calendar
Round Matches played from Matches Clubs New entries Preliminary round 30 August 2021 233 610 → 377 466 First round qualifying 13 September 2021 133 377 → 244 33 Second round qualifying 27 September 2021 78 244 → 16623 Third round qualifying 11 October 2021 39 166 → 127 First round 6 November 2021 42 127 → 85 45 Second round 20 November 2021 21 85 → 64 Third round 11 December 2021 32 64 → 32 43 Fourth round 15 January 2022 16 32 → 16 Fifth round 5 February 2022 8 16 → 8 Quarter-finals 26 February 2022 4 8 → 4Semi-finals 4 April 2022 2 4 → 2Final 11 May 2022 1 2 → 1
Competition proper
First round The League One and League Two teams enter the first round Proper with the 39 non league winners from the qualifying rounds joining them for this round. Only Barrow AFC, Crawley Town, and Wycombe Wanderers did not participate from League One and League Two because the three did not apply. Hartlepool United vs. Bolton Wanderers was initially drawn, but Hartlepool withdrew from the tournament, granting Bolton a bye to the next round.
Second round 42 teams play this round with all the winners from the previous round participating.
Third round 64 teams compete in the Third round with the 43 Premier League and EFL Championship Clubs appearing this round along with the 21 winners from the previous round. Only Brentford from the EFL Championship did not participate as they did not apply for the tournament.
Fourth round 32 teams participate in the Fourth round proper with all 32 winners from the previous round participating.
Fifth round 16 teams participate in the Fifth round proper with all 16 winners from the previous round participating.
Quarter-finals 8 teams participate in the Quarter-finals with all 8 winners from the previous round participating.
Semi-finals 4 teams participate in the Semi-finals with all 4 winners from the previous round participating.
Final The winners of the Semi-finals play this match to determine the winner of the FA Youth Cup.
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References
External links The FA Youth Cup at The Football Association official website