For the first time, the FACup was played under a roof in the final of the 2002/2003 season, held on May 17, 2003 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, with Arsenal F.C. and Southampton F.C. benefitting from cover from the rain (Arsenal were the 1 - 0 winners).
The FACup is the oldest footballcompetition in the world, commencing in 1872 (the Scottish Cup beginning a year later in 1873).
The FA had hoped that the 2006 final would take place at the rebuilt Wembley Stadium, but the FACup final on May 13, 2006 was played at the Millennium Stadium, because the builders had failed to guarantee that it would be completed on time.
Therefore, though the FACup is the oldest domestic footballcompetition in the world, its trophy is not the oldest; that title is claimed by the Scottish Cup.
The FACupfinal is expected to return to Wembley on May 13, 2006; however, the FA have booked the Millennium Stadium for the final weekend, in case Wembley construction is not completed on time.
Therefore, though the FACup is the oldest domestic footballcompetition in the world, its trophy is not the oldest; that title is claimed by the Scottish Cup.
For the first time, the FACup was played under a roof in the final of the 2002/2003 season, held on May 17, 2003 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, with Arsenal and Southampton benefitting from cover from the rain (Arsenal were the 1 - 0 winners).
All the clubs which have been FACup Winners (including a running total of FACups won).
A list of FACup Finalists who have never won the FACup.
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The first Cup Final to be televised live in its entirety was Preston v Huddersfield in 1938.
Nationwide has taken The FACup on a tour of England and Wales, where it has visited schools, hospitals, Sunday League pub teams, offices, and football clubs ahead of each round so their fans can see the famous trophy first hand.
Nigel Clough and father, the late Brian are pictured with The FACup.
In 1969-70 the competition boasted bigger crowds than the FACup (FACup average attendance was 17,805; League Cup average attendance was 18,851) In that season, the strong Manchester City side of the era defeated West Brom, who were making a record-breaking third appearance in the final.
Forest returned to win the cup twice in a row in 1989 and 1990 to equal Liverpool's haul of four, defeating Luton and Oldham respectively, the former failing to retain the trophy and the latter contesting their first major final.
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Liverpool have not beaten Manchester United in the FACup for 85 years but are confident the drought will end in the fifth round on Saturday at Anfield.
That barren run spans nine cup ties, including the 1996 final when Eric Cantona’s late volley clinched the double for United, and the latest episode is sure to be as passionate an affair as any final.
Their last FACup meeting in January 1999 ended in dramatic fashion when goals by Dwight Yorke and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the 88th and 90th minutes gave United a 2-1 win at Old Trafford.
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Every year since the 134-year-old Cup was restructured to its current format in 1925, at least one of the 32 third-round matches has been between two clubs from the first division.
Competition in the FAcup is limited to "amateur" players who must not be, or have been under a written professional contract at any point of their career.
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England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson would be willing to see the 2006FACupfinal played in midweek if it gave his squad a four-week break before the World Cup.
FA officials are considering whether to bring forward the domestic final, normally staged the weekend after the end of the Premier League season, in order to give England a month off before the World Cup in Germany which starts on June 9, 2006.
The FA said in a statement last week that its board had agreed in principle for the season to end on May 14, thereby giving England a four-week break.
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The Premiership is actually taking the weekend off, deferring to the third round of the FACup, a big tournament open to all the teams in England, be they a top Premiership team, or a collection of lumberjacks with a Nerf soccer ball.
Liverpool are the defending champions of this little FACup shindig, and they lost 3-1 at the hands of Arsenal today.
Yes, it is mostly (almost entirely) English teams in the FACup, but Swansea (and Cardiff, also still in the Cup) are most fucking definitely not in England.
The two grand elements of the FACup are inclusiveness and randomness.
The FACup is not only open to Premiership teams and other league clubs but any outfit deemed to play in a strong enough league that has a stadium that meets certain requirements.
The brilliant egalitarianism of the FACup is no better displayed than by yesterdays draw for round three of the time-honoured tournament.
The FootballAssociation has confirmed this season's FACup final will not be played at the new Wembley Stadium.
Constructors Multiplex had already issued a statement saying that the FA had decided to move the game to the Millenium Stadium on May 13.
"Due to the magnitude of the Cup final, we are not prepared to compromise or take any risks on the stadium being unable to stage such a significant event," Barwick said.