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The 2015–16 Women's FA Cup was the 46th staging of the FA Women's Cup, a knockout cup competition for women's football teams in England. Chelsea were the defending champions having beaten Notts County 1–0 in the previous final.
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Format
The level of league football played by each team determined the stage of the competition in which they were inserted.
There were 262 entries this year and four qualifying round were played.
Entry points:
First round qualifying
Fourth qualifying round
Drawn on 12 October. Ties played on 8 November. Ties 6,7,10,18 & 22 were postponed until 15 November. As Nettleham were unable to fulfill the fixture, Leicester City Women received a walkover. Tie 6 was postponed further until 22 November.
First Round Proper
Drawn on 9 November. Ties were played on 6 December. Ties 1,2 & 11 were postponed until 13 December.
Second Round Proper
Ties played on 10 January 2016. Ties 5,15 & 18 played on 17 January 2016. Ties 1,2,6,10,11 & 14 played on 24 January. Tie 4 played on the 31st January at Blackburn Rovers.
Third Round Proper
Ties to be played on 7 February 2016. The ten WSL 2 teams enter this round. Ties 10,11,12 & 14 were played on 14 February.
Fourth Round Proper
Ties were played on 28 February 2016. Brighton & Hove Albion initially won 2–1, but were forced to replay their game, as they named too many substitutes (7 instead of 5) on the match form. The tie was replayed on 13 March.
Fifth round /round of 16
Seven winners of the previous round are joined by the nine WSL 1 teams. Played on 19/20 March 2016.
Quarter-finals
Sporting Club Albion are the only team from outside the FA WSL to reach the round. Played on 3 April 2016.
Semi-Finals
Played on Sunday 17 April 2016.