The 2016–17 FAW
Welsh Cup
The FAW Welsh Cup (), currently known as the JD Welsh Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams in the Welsh football league system. It is considered the most prestigious of the cup competitions ...
is the 130th season of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in
Wales
Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...
. The defending champions are
The New Saints
The New Saints of Oswestry Town & Llansantffraid Football Club, commonly known as The New Saints () or TNS FC, are an English professional football club that play in the , but are based completely within England, in Oswestry, Shropshire. They a ...
, having defeated
Airbus UK Broughton 2–0 in the
previous year's competition. The total prize money for 2015–16 was set at £180,000.
First qualifying round
The First Qualifying Round featured teams outside of the top two tiers of
Welsh football league system
The Welsh football league system (or League system, pyramid) is a series of association football, football leagues with regular promotion and relegation between them.
It consists of four main tiers, as well as lower local leagues.
While most W ...
. The matches in the first qualifying round were played on 19, 20, 21, and 27 August 2016 and was regionalised into North-west, North-east, Central, South-west and South-east.
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19 August
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20 August
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21 August
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27 August
Second qualifying round
The matches of the Second Qualifying Round were played on 9 and 10 September 2016. The draw was regionalised into South, North and Central groupings.
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9 September
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10 September
First round
The First Round matches were played on 29 and 30 September 2016 and 1, 2, 4, and October 2016. This round was regionalised to North and South groups and included teams from the second tier of Welsh football.
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29 September
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30 September
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1 October
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2 October
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4 October
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8 October
Second round
The Second Round matches were played on 4 and 5 November 2016. This round was regionalised into North and South groups.
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4 November
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5 November
Third round
The Third Round matches were played on 2, 3, and 10 December 2016. This round was not regionalised and a free draw.
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2 December
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3 December
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10 December
Fourth round
The Fourth Round matches were played on 28 January 2017. This round was not regionalised and a free draw.
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28 January
Fifth Round
The Fifth Round matches were played on 25 February 2017. This round was not regionalised and a free draw.
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25 February
Semi-finals
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1 April
Final
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30 April
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 Welsh Cup
Welsh Cup seasons
Cup
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