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.
Contents
- Calendar
- Second Round Qualifying
- Third Round Qualifying
- Fourth Round Qualifying
- 2011 12 FA Cup
- References
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.
Calendar
The calendar for the 2011–12 FA Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by the FA.
† – After extra time
† – After extra time
† – After extra time
Second Round Qualifying
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.
Third Round Qualifying
The draw for the Third Round Qualifying took place on 3 October 2011. No new teams entered the competition at this stage.
Fourth Round Qualifying
The fourth round qualifying was scheduled for the weekend of October 29. Teams from the Conference National join at this stage.
† – After extra time
2011-12 FA Cup
See 2011-12 FA Cup for details of the rounds from the First Round Proper onwards.