2011–12 FA Cup qualifying rounds
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The 2011–12 FA Cup Qualifying Rounds opened the 131st season of competition in England for 'The Football Association Challenge Cup' (FA Cup), the world's oldest association football single knockout competition. A new record 763 clubs were accepted for the competition, up four from the previous season's 759.
The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down (Levels 5 through 10) in the English football pyramid meant that the competition started with six rounds of preliminary (2) and qualifying (4) knockouts for these non-League teams. The 32 winning teams from Fourth Round Qualifying progressed to the First Round Proper, where League teams tiered at Levels 3 and 4 entered the competition.
The calendar for the 2011–12 FA Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by the FA.
† – After extra time
† – After extra time
† – After extra time
The draw for the Second Round Qualifying took place on 19 September 2011. Teams from the Conference North and Conference South join the competition at this stage.
The draw for the Third Round Qualifying took place on 3 October 2011. No new teams entered the competition at this stage.
The fourth round qualifying was scheduled for the weekend of October 29. Teams from the Conference National join at this stage.
† – After extra time
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