Iyini i-FA Cup?
I-Football Association Challenge Cup, eyaziwa ngokuthi i-FA Cup, ngumqhudelwano waminyaka yonke webhola lezinyawo eNgilandi. Iqale ukudlalwa ngesikhathi sonyaka ka-1871/72, futhi ingumqhudelwano omdala webhola lezinyawo emhlabeni. Ihlelwe futhi iqanjwe yi-The Football Association (The FA). Kusukela ngo-2015, yaziwa ngokuthi i-Emirates FA Cup ngemuva komxhasi wayo oyinhloko. I-FA Cup yabesifazane ibilokhu ibanjwa kusukela ngo-1970.  Umncintiswano uvulekele wonke amakilabhu afanelekile phansi kuya ku-Level 9 wesistimu yeligi yebhola laseNgilandi namakilabhu weLevel 10 asebenza njengama-stand-ins uma kwenzeka kungangeni abavela ngaphezulu. Kuhlanganiswe kulo mncintiswano amakilabhu angama-20 e-Premier League (izinga 1), amakilabhu angama-72 e-English Football League (amazinga 2 kuya ku-4), nawo wonke amakilabhu asezingeni 1<unk>5 weNational League System (amazinga 5 kuya ku-9) kanye nenani elincane lamakilabhu esiteji 6 asebenza njengama-stand-ins kulabo abangangeni ngenhla. Amakilabhu angama-763 aqopha umlando ancintisana ngo-2011-12. Umqhudelwano uqukethe imizuliswano engu-12 edonswa ngokungahleliwe ilandelwa yi-semi-finals kanye ne-final. Abahlanganyeli ababekwa phambili, yize uhlelo lwama-byes olususelwa ezingeni leligi luqinisekisa ukuthi amaqembu asezingeni eliphakeme angena emidlalweni yakamuva. Inani eliphansi lemidlalo edingekayo ukunqoba, kuya ngokuthi iqembu lingena kumuphi umqhudelwano, lisukela kwabayisithupha kuya kwabayishumi nane.  Imijikelezo yokuqala eyisithupha yiMqhudelwano Wokufaneleka, lapho amaqembu angama-32 adlulela emzuliswaneni wokuqala woMqhudelwano Wangempela, ahlangana neqembu lokuqala lamaqembu angama-48 angama-professional League One and Two. Abokugcina abangenele yiqembu lePremier League neChampionship, elidonselwa i-Third Round Proper. Ezikhathini zanamuhla, iqembu elilodwa kuphela elingekho ku-League eliye lafinyelela kuma-quarter-finals, futhi amaqembu angaphansi kweLevel 2 awakaze afinyelele kowamanqamu. Ngenxa yalokho, kugxilwe kakhulu emaqenjini amancane athuthuka kakhulu, ikakhulukazi uma ezuza ukunqoba okungalindelekile "okubulala izikhulu".  Abanqobi bathola indondo yeNdebe ye-FA, okuye kwaba nemiklamo emibili nezinkomishi ezinhlanu zangempela; okwakamuva kungumfanekiso ka-2014 womklamo wesibili, owethulwa ngo-1911. Abanqobi bafanelekela i-UEFA Europa League kanye nendawo ku-FA Community Shield ezayo. I-Arsenal iyiklabhu ephumelele kakhulu ngeziqu eziyishumi nane kanti u-Arsène Wenger ungumphathi ophumelele kakhulu emlandweni womncintiswano, njengoba enqobe ama-final ayisikhombisa njengomqeqeshi we-Arsenal.  I-Liverpool yiyona ephethe leli thuba, ngemuva kokushaya i-Chelsea 6<unk>5 kuma-penalties kulandela ukudweba okungu-0<unk>0 emdlalweni wokugcina ka-2022.