The 2019–20 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 ...
was the 133nd 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 ...
.
First qualifying round
North
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31 August
Central
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31 August
South
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31 August
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Second qualifying round
Northeast
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28 September
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5 October
Northwest
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28 September
Central
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27 September
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28 September
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5 October
Southeast
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27 September
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28 September
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5 October
Southwest
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28 September
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First round
North
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19 October
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29 October
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2 November
South
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18 October
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19 October
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23 October
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Second round
The draw took place on 21 October 2019 with
Cambrian & Clydach Vale joining the competition in addition to the winners from round 1.
North
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9 November 2019
South
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9 November 2019
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16 November
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Third round
Clubs from the
Cymru Premier
The Cymru Premier, known as the JD Cymru Premier for sponsorship reasons, is the national football league of Wales. It has both professional and semi-professional status clubs and is at the top of the Welsh football league system. It was found ...
joined the competition in this round. Ties to be played the weekend of 7 December 2019. The lowest ranked team still in the competition,
Abertillery Bluebirds, from the fourth tier lost to the leaders of the top division,
Connah's Quay Nomads
Connah's Quay Nomads Football Club () is a Welsh professional association football, football club based in Connah's Quay, Flintshire. They play in the .
The club was founded in 1946 as Connah's Quay Juniors and adopted the Connah's Quay Nomads ...
. Another team from outside the top two divisions,
Mold Alexandra from the third tier, lost to Welsh Cup champions,
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 ...
.
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6 December 2019
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7 December 2019
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14 December 2019
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Fourth round
The draw was made on 9 December with the club from the lowest remaining tier
Pontardawe Town, drawn away to Cymru Premier side Cefn Druids.
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24 January 2020
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25 January 2020
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Quarter-finals
Ties were played between 28 February and 3 March.
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28 February 2020
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1 March 2020
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3 March 2020
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Semi-finals
The remainder of the competition had been postponed by the
Football Association of Wales
The Football Association of Wales (FAW; ) is the Governing bodies of sports in Wales, governing body of association football and futsal in Wales, and controls the Wales national football team, its Wales women's national football team, correspo ...
due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
, until "it is safe and economically viable to resume". On 30 July 2020, the remainder of the competition was cancelled.
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Final
Cancelled.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:2019-20 Welsh Cup
Welsh Cup seasons
Cup
A cup is an open-top vessel (container) used to hold liquids for drinking, typically with a flattened hemispherical shape, and often with a capacity of about . Cups may be made of pottery (including porcelain), glass, metal, wood, stone, pol ...
Association football events curtailed and voided due to the COVID-19 pandemic