FA Cup 2024–25 Champions, matches and achievements

FA Cup 2024–25 was the 144th season of the Football Association Challenge Cup, the oldest football tournament in the world. Sponsored by Emirates and officially known as the Emirates FA Cup, it serves as the primary domestic cup competition for men’s football teams in England. The final of the 2024–25 FA Cup was held at Wembley Stadium in London on 17 May 2025. In a historic outcome, Crystal Palace clinched their first-ever major trophy by defeating Manchester City in the final. With the victory, Crystal Palace not only secured the prestigious FA Cup title but also earned qualification for the league phase of the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League. Additionally, they gained the right to face the 2024–25 Premier League champions, Liverpool, in the 2025 FA Community Shield. For Manchester City, this marked their third consecutive appearance in an FA Cup final, but also their second straight defeat at this stage, a disappointing outcome for the defending champions.
Manchester United, the defending champions after defeating rivals Manchester City in the 2024 final to secure their 13th title, were knocked out by Fulham in the fifth round.

Champions: Crystal Palace (1st title)
Runner-up: Manchester City

Forth Round matches
The fourth round of the 2024–25 FA Cup featured the 32 winners from the third round. Doncaster Rovers, from League Two, were the lowest-ranked team in the draw. The draw took place on 12 January 2025 at Emirates Stadium, conducted by Martin Keown and Mark Schwarzer.

Date	Team 1	Result	Team 2
7 February 2025	Manchester United	2–1	Leicester City
8 February 2025	Leeds United	0–2	Millwall
8 February 2025	Leyton Orient	1–2	Manchester City
8 February 2025	Coventry City	1–4	Ipswich Town
8 February 2025	Everton	0–2	Bournemouth
8 February 2025	Preston North End	0–0 (a.e.t.) 4–2 (penalties)	Wycombe Wanderers
8 February 2025	Southampton	0–1	Burnley
8 February 2025	Stoke City	3–3 (a.e.t.) 2–4 (penalties)	Cardiff City
8 February 2025	Wigan Athletic	1–2	Fulham
8 February 2025	Birmingham City	2–3	Newcastle United
8 February 2025	Brighton	2–1	Chelsea
9 February 2025	Blackburn_Rovers	0–2	Wolves
9 February 2025	Plymouth Argyle	1–0	Liverpool
9 February 2025	Aston Villa	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur
10 February 2025	Doncaster Rovers	0–2	Crystal Palace
11 February 2025	Exeter City	2–2 (a.e.t.) 2–4 (penalties)	Nottingham Forest

Fifth Round matches
The fifth round of the 2024–25 FA Cup featured the 16 winners from the fourth round. Among the teams in the draw, Burnley, Cardiff City, Millwall, Plymouth Argyle, and Preston North End from the EFL Championship were the lowest-ranked sides. The draw was conducted on 10 February 2025 by Theo Walcott and Alex Scott.

Date	Team 1	Result	Team 2
28 February 2025	Aston Villa	2–0	Cardiff City
1 March 2025	Crystal Palace	3–1	Millwall
1 March 2025	Preston North End	3–0	Burnley
1 March 2025	Bournemouth	1–1 (a.e.t.) 5–4 (penalties)	Wolves
1 March 2025	Manchester City	3–1	Plymouth Argyle
2 March 2025	Newcastle United	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Brighton
2 March 2025	Manchester United	1–1 (a.e.t.) 3–4 (penalties)	Fulham
3 March 2025	Nottingham Forest	1–1 (a.e.t.) 5–4 (penalties)	Ipswich Town

FA Cup 2024–25 Quarter Finals

Date	Team 1	Result	Team 2
29 March 2025	Fulham	0-3	Crystal Palace
29 March 2025	Brighton	0-0 (a.e.t.) 3-4 (penalties)	Nottingham Forest
30 March 2025	Preston North End	0-3	Aston Villa
30 March 2025	Bournemouth	1-2	Manchester City

FA Cup 2024–25 semi finals

Date	Team 1	Result	Team 2
26 April 2025	Crystal Palace	3-0	Aston Villa
27 April 2025	Nottingham Forest	0-2	Manchester City

FA Cup 2024–25 final match
17 May 2025 BST, Wembley Stadium, London

Crystal Palace	1-0	Manchester City
Eberechi Eze 16′

Top goal scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Josh Magennis	Exeter City	6
2	Eberechi Eze	Crystal Palace	4
3	Ricky-Jade Jones	Peterborough United	4
4	James McAtee	Manchester City	3
5	Rodrigo Muniz	Fulham	3

FA Cup 2024–25 Teams
FA Cup is a knockout competition featuring 124 teams from the first round proper, all aiming to reach the final at Wembley Stadium on 17 May 2025. The tournament includes 92 teams from the Football League system — comprising 20 Premier League clubs and 72 teams from the EFL Championship, League One, and League Two — along with 32 surviving teams from the National League System, out of 653 that began in the qualifying rounds.
The total of 745 entrants marked an increase of 13 from the previous season and was the highest number since 758 teams participated in the 2012–13 edition.

Newly changes rules
The 2024–25 FA Cup was the first edition of the tournament to be played without replays in the proper rounds since the 2020–21 FA Cup. It is also the first time the final will be held one week before the end of the Premier League season. These changes are part of a six-year agreement between The Football Association and the Premier League, aimed at easing the domestic calendar due to the pressure from expanded UEFA competitions. However, the decision faced criticism, as replays were seen as a vital source of revenue for lower-league clubs. As part of the agreement, all round dates returned to weekends, unlike previous editions where some matches were played midweek.
Additionally, VAR will only be used from the fifth round onwards, differing from previous seasons when it was implemented in all matches at Premier League grounds and Wembley Stadium.