FA Cup and FA Vase Details
The FA have today released some information for their competitions during the 2025/26 season.
The FA Cup will get underway on Saturday 2nd August and all 20 of our Premier Division sides will feature. This includes a debut in the competition for Faversham Strike Force. No Step 6 sides have made the cut.
The FA Vase will begin on Saturday 23rd August. The only SCEFL side not in the competition are Greenwich Borough, which means a debut in the competition for Halls AFC. SE Dons have been listed as Forest Hill Park in the accepted list but will enter under their own name for the first time in their young history.
Whitstable Town and Erith & Belvedere will enter at the Second Round Proper stage while Tunbridge Wells will come in for the First Round Proper.
The draws for the early rounds of the competitions will be released on 4th July.
Full details for the FA Cup, FA Vase, FA Trophy and FA Youth Cup can be found here.
FA Cup Dates
Extra Preliminary Round – Sat 2 August 2025
Preliminary Round – Sat 16 August 2025
First Round Qualifying – Sat 30 August 2025
Second Round Qualifying – Sat 13 September 2025
Third Round Qualifying – Sat 27 September 2025
Fourth Round Qualifying – Sat 11 October 2025
First Round Proper – Sat 1 November 2025
Second Round Proper – Sat 6 December 2025
Third Round Proper – Sat 10 January 2026
Fourth Round Proper – Sat 14 February 2026
Fifth Round Proper – Sat 7 March 2026
Quarter Final – Sat 4 April 2026
Semi Final – Sat 25 April 2026
Final – Sat 16 May 2026
FA Vase Dates
First Round Qualifying – Sat 23 August 2025
Second Round Qualifying – Sat 20 September 2025
First Round Proper – Sat 18 October 2025
Second Round Proper – Sat 8 November 2025
Third Round Proper – Sat 6 December 2025
Fourth Round Proper – Sat 17 January 2026
Fifth Round Proper – Sat 7 February 2026
Sixth Round Proper – Sat 28 February 2026
Semi Final 1st Leg – Sat 28 March 2026
Semi Final 2nd Leg – Sat 4 April 2026
Final – Sat 10 or Sun 17 May 2026