2021–22 FA Cup qualifying rounds
The 2021–22 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the 141st edition of the FA Cup, the world's oldest association football single knockout competition, organised by The Football Association, the governing body for the sport in England. The 32 winning teams from the fourth qualifying round progressed to the First round proper; which was played in November. 637 teams were accepted into the qualification, a slight decline on the 644 which had been the fixed number since 2014–15 FA Cup qualifying rounds. This reflected the restructuring of the National League System, and a new policy of capping FA Cup places to match the number of clubs at levels 5-10 (steps 1-6). There were 8 places available for level 10 clubs, which were allocated by a random draw among the strongest teams from each of the 17 level 10 leagues Calendar Extra preliminary round The draw for the extra preliminary round was made on 9 July 2021. This round included nine teams from tier 10, the lowest tier in the competition. Preliminary round The draw for the preliminary round was made on 9 July 2021. This round included Campion and Kensington & Ealing Borough from tier 10, the two lowest ranked teams remaining