2016-17 FA Cup
| Football Association Challenge Cup | |||
| Country |
 England Guernsey Wales
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| Dates | 5 August – 19 October 2016 (qualifying competition) 4 November 2016 – 27 May 2017 (main competition) |
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| Teams | 736 (overall) 644 (qualifying competition) 124 (main competition) |
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| Matches played | 148 | ||
| Goals scored | 458 (3.09 per match) | ||
| Top goal scorer(s) |
Adam Morgan (6 goals) |
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| All statistics correct as of 20 February 2017. | |||
The 2016–17 FA Cup (also known as the FA Challenge Cup) is the 136th and current edition of the oldest recognised football tournament in the world. It is sponsored by Emirates, and known as the Emirates FA Cup for sponsorship purposes. 736 clubs were accepted into the tournament, and it began with the Extra Preliminary Round on 6 August 2016, and will conclude with the final on 27 May 2017. The winner will qualify for the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage.
Premier League side Manchester United are the defending champions.
This edition of the FA Cup will be the first in which quarter-final matches will be played to a result on the day, instead of being subject to replay in case of a draw.
The schedule is as follows.
The qualifying competition began with the Extra Preliminary Round on 6 August 2016. All of the competing teams that are not members of either the Premier League or English Football League had to compete in the qualifying rounds to secure a place in the First Round Proper. The final (fourth) qualifying round was played over the weekend of 15 October.
The First Round draw took place on 17 October and was broadcast live on BBC Two and BT Sport. All 40 First Round Proper ties were played on the weekend of 5 November. 32 teams from the qualifying competition joined the 48 teams from League One and League Two to compete in this round. The round included one team from Level 9 still in the competition, Westfields, who were the lowest-ranked team in this round.
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