2023–24 FA Cup
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The 2023–24 FA Cup was the 143rd season of the Football Association Challenge Cup, the oldest football tournament in the world. It was sponsored by Emirates and known as the Emirates FA Cup for sponsorship purposes.
Football Association Challenge Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | England Wales |
Dates | 3 November 2023 – 25 May 2024 |
Teams | 732[1] (all) 640 (qualifying competition) 124 (main competition incl. 32 qualifiers) |
Defending champions | Manchester City |
Final positions | |
Champions | Manchester United (13th title) |
Runner-up | Manchester City |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 148 |
Goals scored | 512 (3.46 per match) |
Attendance | 2,167,257 (14,644 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Ellis Simms Sammie Szmodics (6 goals each) |
(Note: All statistics do not include qualifying play-offs) | |
The final was played on 25 May 2024 between defending champions Manchester City and local rivals Manchester United, a repeat of the previous final which Manchester City won 2–1.[2] This made the final the first to feature the same teams in consecutive editions since the 1884–85 season. Manchester United beat Manchester City to clinch their 13th title in the competition. As the winners, Manchester United qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League league stage, as well as earned the right to play against the winners of the 2023–24 Premier League, Manchester City, in the 2024 FA Community Shield.
This was the last edition of the tournament to feature replays in the non-qualifying rounds, as well as the last one to have the final played after the end of the Premier League season.[3] The changes were made as part of a six-year agreement between the Football Association and the Premier League due to pressure on the domestic calendar from expanded UEFA competitions, but were criticised since replays were cited as an important source of revenue for lower league clubs.[4][5]