THE FA Cup is back with fans up and down the country dreaming of a trip to Wembley. Crystal Palace were the shock winners last season, winning their first ever major trophy by beating Manchester

The 2025-26 FA Cup first-round fixtures will take place around the weekend of Saturday, 1 November. All 48 teams from League One and Two will join the 32 non-league teams who progress from the qualifying rounds. Premier League and Championship teams enter the FA Cup in the third round.

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The FA Cup first round proper is just 90 minutes away as non-league clubs await their opponents in the fourth qualifying round. Teams across the country have been battling it out since August to taste the riches of the competition and push towards a high-profile tie.

The draw for the FA Youth Cup first round proper was made on Friday 17 October, as clubs from the EFL Leagues One and Two join the competition for the 2025-26 season. There will be 40 ties at this stage of the competition, which is scheduled to take place throughout October and completed by Saturday 1 November 2025.

Then draw for the second round proper of the Adobe Women's FA Cup has been made, with Leeds United Women drawn away at Huddersfield Town Women.Simon Wood's side progressed from the first round proper