The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association. The name "FA Cup" usually refers to the English men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. It is currently sponsored by E.ON, and is at the moment officially known as the FA Cup sponsored by E.ON.
The FA Cup was first held in 1871–72, and is the oldest associat...
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The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association. The name "FA Cup" usually refers to the English men's tournament, although a women's tournament is also held. It is currently sponsored by E.ON, and is at the moment officially known as the FA Cup sponsored by E.ON.
The FA Cup was first held in 1871–72, and is the oldest association football competition in the world. Because it involves clubs of all standards playing against each other, there is the possibility for "minnows" from the lower divisions to become "giant-killers" by eliminating top clubs from the tournament and even theoreotically win the Cup, although lower division teams rarely reach the final. The holders of the FA Cup are Chelsea, who beat fellow Premier League side Everton in the 2009 final on 30 May 2009.
The competition is a knockout tournament with pairings for each round drawn at random – there...
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