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Emirates FA Cup 2021/22 - Replays to return and other competition news
Nigel Gregg3 Jul 2021 - 11:12
Replays will be mandatory in all qualifying rounds of the and also the competition proper stages from the 1st round up to & including the 4th round.
A total of 729 clubs will enter the Emirates FA Cup for the 2021-22 season, the 150th campaign of the competition’s history.
The draws for the first two rounds of the competition (Extra Preliminary and Preliminary) will be released on Friday, 9th July.
Stourbridge are exempt until the 1st Qualifying Round scheduled for 4th/5th September.
The total prize fund will remain at circa £16m which is the same level as it was for the 2020-21 competition.
There will be payments made to the winners and losers in all rounds of the qualifying rounds, but payments will only be made to the winners from the first round proper through to the quarter-final.
The winners and losers will each receive a payment in the semi-final and Final.
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