2016-17 FA Youth Cup
The 2016-17 Youth Cup is the 65th campaign of English football's premier cup competition at youth level. Chelsea are the defending champions.
First Round
Football League sides join the competition for the first time at the First Round stage as the 48 teams from League One and League Two join 32 winners from the Third Qualifying Round. Ties are provisionally due to be played by 5 November 2016.
1 November 2016: AFC Wimbledon v North Greenford United
1 November 2016: Barnet v Luton Town
1 November 2016: Bradford City v Hartlepool United
1 November 2016: Cambridge United v Beaconsfield SYCOB
1 November 2016: Milton Keynes Dons v AFC Hornchurch
1 November 2016: Tranmere Rovers v Doncaster Rovers
2 November 2016: Chester v Fleetwood Town
2 November 2016: Bolton Wanderers v Blackpool
3 November 2016: Chesterfield v Walsall
4 November 2016: Dunkirk v Coventry City
Sheffield United v Crewe Alexandra
FC United of Manchester v Carlisle United
Hyde United v Morecambe
Wrexham v Accrington Stanley
Scunthorpe United v Grimsby Town
Oldham Athletic v Bury
FC Halifax Town v York City
Rochdale v Ryton & Crawcrook Albion
Dagenham & Redbridge v Colchester United
Notts County v Romulus
Peterborough United v Port Vale
Shrewsbury Town v Wolverhampton Casuals
Bedworth United v Mansfield Town
Boston United v Hereford
Boreham Wood v Northampton Town
Southend United v Leyton Orient
AFC Sudbury v Framlingham Town
Ware v Stevenage
Charlton Athletic v Maidstone United
Millwall v Worthing
Gillingham v Corinthian
Folkestone Invicta v Merstham
Gloucester City v Poole Town
Newport County v Yeovil Town
Radstock Town v Exeter City
Oxford United v Bristol Rovers
Andover Town v Oxford City
Cheltenham Town v Plymouth Argyle
Salisbury v Swindon Town
Portsmouth v Eastleigh
BYE – FC Broxbourne Borough
BYE – Metropolitan Police
Second Round
There are no new entrants to the competition at this stage as the 40 First Round winners meet. Ties are provisionally due to be played by 19 November 2016.
Third Round
The 20 Premier League teams join the 24 sides from the Championship in entering the competition at this stage, alongside the 20 sides to have progressed from Round 2. Third round ties are provisionally due to be played by 17 December 2016.
Semi-Finals
The semi-finals are two-legged home and away and away goals do not count in the competition. The semi-final first-leg and second-leg ties have provisionally been pencilled in to be played by 18 March 2017 and 8 April 2017.
Final
The final is a two-legged contest with games played at home and away. Away goals do not count in the competition.
Last modified on 26 October 2016, at 12:50