FA Cup Competition Overview

The FA Cup is the world's oldest football knockout competition, featuring hundreds of teams from Premier League giants to grassroots clubs. There are no traditional league standings—it's a straight knockout tournament where giant-killings and upsets make headlines. Every round narrows the field until one team lifts the trophy at Wembley Stadium.

As a knockout competition, the FA Cup doesn't use traditional standings. Instead, track which teams progress through each round—from qualifying rounds through the third round (where Premier League clubs enter), quarter-finals, semi-finals at Wembley, and the final. Home and away form matters less here than cup pedigree and momentum.