2013–14 FA Cup

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2013–14 FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup
File:Arsenal FA Cup parade 2014, Drayton Park.JPG
Arsenal's victory parade following their 11th title
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Guernsey
Wales
Dates17 August 2013 – 17 May 2014
Teams737
Final positions
ChampionsArsenal (11th title)
Runner-upHull City
Tournament statistics
Matches played150
Attendance1,887,923 (12,586 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Britt Assombalonga
Sam Clucas
Joe Garner
(5 goals each)

The 2013–14 FA Cup (also known as The FA Cup with Budweiser for sponsorship reasons) was the 133rd season of the FA Cup, the main domestic cup competition in English football, and the oldest football knock-out competition in the world. It was sponsored by Budweiser for a third consecutive season.[1] 737 clubs from England and Wales entered the competition, which began with the extra preliminary round on 16 August.[2][3] For the first time in the history of the FA Cup, a team from Guernsey entered the competition, Guernsey F.C.,[4] who made it to the second round qualifying. Football League Championship side Wigan Athletic were the defending champions, but they were eliminated by eventual winners Arsenal in the semi-finals. They won the FA Cup while still in the Premier League, beating Manchester City 1–0 in the 2013 final;[5] they were relegated just days after the final. The final was played on 17 May 2014 at Wembley Stadium, and saw Arsenal face Hull City. Arsenal were 2–0 down within the first 8 minutes, however, they were able to equalise through a free kick dispatched by Santi Cazorla and another goal by Laurent Koscielny, taking the match into extra time. Aaron Ramsey would score the winner for Arsenal in the 109th minute to give the club their 11th FA Cup, a tied record together with Manchester United.[6] As the winners of the FA Cup, Arsenal were entitled to play in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage. However, Arsenal had already qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League after finishing fourth in the 2013–14 Premier League so Hull City took the Europa League place as the FA Cup runners-up. Since Hull City did not win the Cup, they did not qualify for the group stage (as the Cup winners would do). Instead they qualified for the third qualifying round and the other English teams already qualified for Europa League, Everton and Tottenham Hotspur, moved up one round to the Europa League group stage and play-off round respectively.

Teams

Round Clubs
remaining
Clubs
involved
Winners from
previous round
New entries
this round
Leagues entering
at this round
First round proper 124 80 32 48 EFL League One
EFL League Two
Second round proper 84 40 40 none none
Third round proper 64 64 20 44 Premier League
EFL Championship
Fourth round proper 32 32 32 none none
Fifth round proper 16 16 16 none none
Quarter-finals 8 8 8 none none
Semi-finals 4 4 4 none none
Final 2 2 2 none none

Prize fund

Round No. of Clubs
receive fund
Prize fund
per club[7]
Extra preliminary round 185 £1,500
Preliminary round 160 £1,925
First round qualifying 116 £3,000
Second round qualifying 80 £4,500
Third round qualifying 40 £7,500
Fourth round qualifying 32 £12,500
First round 40 £18,000
Second round 20 £27,000
Third round 32 £67,500
Fourth round 16 £90,000
Fifth round 8 £180,000
Sixth round 4 £360,000
Semi-final losers 2 £450,000
Semi-final winners 2 £900,000
Final runners-up 1 £900,000
Final winner 1 £1,800,000
Total £15,133,500

Qualifying rounds

All of the teams entering the competition that are not members of either the Premier League or the Football League had to compete in the qualifying rounds to win a place in the competition proper. The qualifying rounds decide which 32 non-league teams play in the first round proper.

First round proper

The first round draw took place on Sunday 27 October at 1.35pm.[8] A total of 80 teams will compete, 32 of which having progressed from the Fourth Qualifying Round and 48 clubs from the Football League.[9] The 48 Football League clubs that will enter the first round proper comprise Football League One and Football League Two. The lowest ranked sides in this round were Daventry Town and Shortwood United; they are the only level 8 teams left in the competition.

9 November 2013 Grimsby Town (5)0–0Scunthorpe United (4)Blundell Park, Cleethorpes
13:00 Report Attendance: 8,306
Referee: David Coote
9 November 2013 Boreham Wood (6)0–0Carlisle United (3)Meadow Park, Borehamwood
14:00 Report Attendance: 901
Referee: Brendan Malone
9 November 2013 Tamworth (5) 1–0Cheltenham Town (4)The Lamb Ground, Tamworth
15:00 Chadwick File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' Report Attendance: 1,566
Referee: Richard Clark
19 November 2013 Bury (4)0–0Cambridge United (5)Gigg Lane, Bury
19:45 Report Attendance: 1,712
Referee: Mark Brown
3 December 2013 Replay Cambridge United (5) 2–1Bury (4)Abbey Stadium, Cambridge
19:45 Berry File:Soccerball shade.svg 61', 87' Report Harrad File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' Attendance: 3,342
Referee: Gary Sutton (referee)
5 December 2013 ReplayGateshead (5)0–1 (a.e.t.) Oxford United (4) Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead
19:45 Report Smalley File:Soccerball shade.svg 116' (pen.) Attendance: 2,632
Referee: Paul Tierney
18 November 2013 Replay Brackley Town (6) 1–0Gillingham (3)St James Park, Brackley
19:45 Walker File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' Report Attendance: 1,772
Referee: Lee Collins
9 November 2013 Stevenage (3) 2–1Portsmouth (4)Lamex Stadium, Stevenage
15:00 Zoko File:Soccerball shade.svg 9', 39' Report Connolly File:Soccerball shade.svg 71' Attendance: 2,829
Referee: Gary Sutton
19 November 2013 Replay Newport County (4) 1–0Braintree Town (5)Rodney Parade, Newport
19:45 Willmott File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+1' Report Attendance: 1,406
Referee: Andy Davies
9 November 2013 Lincoln City (5)0–0Plymouth Argyle (4)Gelder Group Sincil Bank Stadium, Lincoln
15:00 Report Attendance: 2,924
Referee: Scott Duncan
20 November 2013 Replay Plymouth Argyle (4) 5–0Lincoln City (5)Home Park, Plymouth
19:45 Reid File:Soccerball shade.svg 4', 24' (pen.), 35'
Alessandra File:Soccerball shade.svg 5'
Boyce File:Soccerball shade.svg 65' (o.g.)
Report Attendance: 3,324
Referee: Darren Deadman

Second round Proper

The second round draw took place on Sunday 10 November at 4.10pm.[10] A total of 40 teams will compete, all of which having progressed from the first round proper.[11] The lowest ranked side to qualify for this round is Stourbridge. They are the only level 7 team left in the competition.

7 December 2013 Bristol Rovers (4)0–0Crawley Town (3)Memorial Stadium, Bristol
15:00 Report Attendance: 4,623
Referee: Chris Sarginson
18 December 2013 ReplayCrawley Town (3)0–0[A]Bristol Rovers (4)The Checkatrade.com Stadium, Crawley
19:45 Attendance: 1,496
Referee: Stuart Attwell
7 December 2013 Peterborough United (3) 5–0Tranmere Rovers (3)London Road, Peterborough
15:00 Assombalonga File:Soccerball shade.svg 38', 64', 73'
Jeffers File:Soccerball shade.svg 45+3', 90+2'
Report Attendance: 3,269
Referee: Michael Naylor
17 December 2013 Replay Burton Albion (4) 1–0Fleetwood Town (4)Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent
19:45 Kee File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' Report Attendance: 1,777
7 December 2013 Leyton Orient (3) 1–0Walsall (3)Matchroom Stadium, Leyton
15:00 Cox File:Soccerball shade.svg 41' Report Attendance: 2,604
Referee: Mark Brown
Notes
  1. ^
    Match was abandoned in second half due to waterlogged pitch and was due to be replayed on 4 January 2014.[12] However, on 3 January a pitch inspection postponed this match further to 8 January 2014.[13]

Third round Proper

The third round draw took place on Sunday, 8 December at 16:10.[14] A total of 64 teams competed, 20 of which had progressed from the second round proper along with 44 clubs from the Premier League and Football League Championship.[15] The lowest ranked sides that qualified for this round were Kidderminster Harriers, Macclesfield Town and Grimsby Town; they were the only level 5 teams left in the competition.

Fourth round Proper

The fourth round draw took place on Sunday 5 January 2014, live on ITV at 14:00.[16] Kidderminster Harriers were the lowest ranked team to qualify for this round. They were the only non-league / level 5 team left in the competition.

24 January 2014 Nottingham Forest (2)0–0Preston North End (3)City Ground, Nottingham
20:00 GMT Report Attendance: 26,465
Referee: Mike Dean
25 January 2014 Southend United (4)0–2 Hull City (1) Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT Report Fryatt File:Soccerball shade.svg 63', 90+1' Attendance: 10,250
Referee: Lee Mason
4 February 2014 ReplayFulham (1)0–1 (a.e.t.) Sheffield United (3) Craven Cottage, London
19:45 GMT Report Miller File:Soccerball shade.svg 120' Attendance: 10,139
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
26 January 2014 Chelsea (1) 1–0Stoke City (1)Stamford Bridge, London
15:30 GMT Oscar File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' Report Attendance: 40,845
Referee: Chris Foy

Fifth round Proper

The fifth round draw took place at Wembley Stadium on Sunday 26 January 2014.[17] A total of 16 teams competed, all of which has progressed from the fourth round proper.[18] The lowest ranked side qualified for this round are Sheffield United.[19] They are the only level 3 team in the fifth round.

15 February 2014 Sunderland (1) 1–0Southampton (1)Stadium of Light, Sunderland
12:45 GMT Gardner File:Soccerball shade.svg 49' Report Attendance: 16,777
Referee: Mike Dean

Sixth round Proper

The draw for the sixth round took place on Sunday 16 February 2014.[20] The lowest ranked side qualified for this round is Sheffield United. They are the only level 3 team in the sixth round.

Semi-finals

File:Wembley Stadium 2014-04-13.jpg
The second of the 2013-14 semi-finals as Hull City face Sheffield United at Wembley Stadium

The draw for the semi-finals took place at Wembley Stadium, London on Sunday 9 March 2014.[21] A total of four teams compete, all of which have progressed from the sixth round proper.[22] The lowest ranked team qualified for this round is Sheffield United. They are the only level 3 team in the semi-finals. The matches were delayed by 7 minutes to mark the 25th anniversary of the Hillsborough Disaster, which took place on 15 April 1989 in an FA Cup semi-final match between Nottingham Forest and Liverpool, claiming 97 lives.

Final

File:FA Cup Final 2014 Wembley stadium.jpg
Before kick off as Arsenal face Hull City in the 2013-14 FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium

Top scorers

As of 13 April 2014[23]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Democratic Republic of the Congo Britt Assombalonga Peterborough United 5
England Sam Clucas Mansfield Town
England Joe Garner Preston North End
4 Argentina Sergio Agüero Manchester City 4
England Jay Emmanuel-Thomas Bristol City
England Matty Fryatt Hull City
England Jamie Paterson Nottingham Forest
England Chris Porter Sheffield United
England Reuben Reid Plymouth Argyle
Ivory Coast François Zoko Stevenage

Broadcasting rights

The domestic broadcasting rights for the competition were held by the free-to-air channel ITV and the new subscription channel BT Sport.[24] ITV has held the rights since 2008–09,[25] while BT Sport bought ESPN's remaining FA Cup rights in February 2013.[26] The FA Cup Final must be broadcast live on UK terrestrial television under the Ofcom code of protected sporting events.[27] These matches were broadcast live on UK television:[citation needed]

Round BT Sport ITV (and STV (final only))
First round Proper Wimbledon v Coventry City
Shortwood United v Port Vale
Brackley Town v Gillingham (replay)
Gateshead v Oxford United (replay)
Bishop's Stortford v Northampton Town
Second round Proper Cambridge United v Sheffield United
Wrexham v Oxford United
Mansfield Town v Oldham Athletic (replay)
Crawley Town v Bristol Rovers (replay)
Tamworth v Bristol City
Third round Proper Blackburn Rovers v Manchester City
Derby County v Chelsea
Manchester United v Swansea City
Fulham v Norwich City (replay)
Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur
Nottingham Forest v West Ham United
Manchester City v Blackburn Rovers (replay)
Fourth round Proper Arsenal v Coventry City
Stevenage v Everton
Sheffield United v Fulham
Preston North End v Nottingham Forest (replay)
AFC Bournemouth v Liverpool
Chelsea v Stoke City
Fulham v Sheffield United (replay)
Fifth round Proper Sunderland v Southampton
Arsenal v Liverpool
Brighton & Hove Albion v Hull City
Manchester City v Chelsea
Everton v Swansea City
Hull City v Brighton & Hove Albion (replay)
Sixth round Proper Sheffield United v Charlton Athletic
Manchester City v Wigan Athletic
Arsenal v Everton
Hull City v Sunderland
Semi-finals Hull City v Sheffield United Wigan Athletic v Arsenal
Final Arsenal v Hull City

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