The opening draws for the 2025-26 Emirates FA Cup, Isuzu FA Vase, Isuzu FA Trophy and FA Youth Cup have now been confirmed.
Following our recent announcements of the round dates and the lists of accepted and exempted clubs for these competitions this season, we can now reveal how their early stages will take shape.
The Emirates FA Cup begins with the extra preliminary round on the weekend of Saturday 2 August, featuring 223 ties, followed by the preliminary round in the weekend of Saturday 16 August, which includes 136 fixtures.
The Isuzu FA Vase and Isuzu FA Trophy both kick-off on Saturday 23 August, with 203 and 16 ties scheduled for the preliminary and first qualifying rounds, respectively.
The FA Youth Cup gets underway in early September, with 188 matches set to take place in the preliminary round. Each of the draws can be seen through the links below.
The Emirates FA Cup
Extra Preliminary Round
Preliminary Round
The Isuzu FA Trophy
Preliminary Round
First Round Qualifying
The Isuzu FA Vase
First Round Qualifying
Second Round Qualifying
The FA Youth Cup
Preliminary Round
First Round Qualifying
The prize funds for the 2025-26 Emirates FA Cup, Isuzu FA Vase and Isuzu FA Trophy have also now been confirmed.
