Cardiff's Millennium Stadium will host The FA Cup Final for the fifth time next season
Cardiff date announced
Friday, 19 December 2003.
The FA can confirm that next season's FA Cup Final will take place on Saturday 21 May 2005, a week after the conclusion of the Premiership.
In addition, it has been confirmed that next year's FA Community Shield in partnership with McDonald's will take place on Sunday, 8th August 2004. The Premiership season will begin on Saturday 14th August.
"These are two of the real showcase occasions of the English football calendar," an FA spokesman told us.
"The FA Cup Final as the climax of the season is one of the traditions of our game."
Meanwhile this season's FA Cup Final will take place on Saturday 22 May 2004.