It has been confirmed that, due to our performance in the league last season, Lancing FC are exempt from playing in the Extra Preliminary Round of the FA Cup and will join the competition in the Preliminary Round. The dates for the FA Cup have been confirmed as follows;
Extra Preliminary Round – Saturday 3 August 2024
Preliminary Round – Saturday 17 August 2024
First Round Qualifying – Saturday 31 August 2024
Second Round Qualifying – Saturday 14 September 2024
Third Round Qualifying – Saturday 28 September 2024
Fourth Round Qualifying – Saturday 12 October 2024
First Round Proper – Saturday 2 November 2024
Second Round Proper – Saturday 30 November 2024
Third Round Proper – Saturday 11 January 2025
Fourth Round Proper – Saturday 8 February 2025
Fifth Round Proper – Saturday 1 March 2025
Quarter Final – Saturday 29 March 2025
Semi Final – Saturday 26 April 2025
Final – Saturday 17 May 2025
Our pre-season match against Badshot Lea on August 3rd will now not go ahead as they are due to play in the Extra Preliminary Round. We are very hopeful, however, that we will have a replacement game and will bring more news of that early next week.
We will begin the FA Trophy in the Preliminary Round and the dates are as follows
Preliminary Round – Saturday 24 August 2024
First Round Qualifying – Saturday 7 September 2024
Second Round Qualifying – Saturday 21 September 2024
Third Round Qualifying – Saturday 5 October 2024
First Round Proper – Saturday 26 October 2024
Second Round Proper – Saturday 16 November 2024
Third Round Proper – Saturday 7 December 2024
Fourth Round Proper – Saturday 4 January 2025
Fifth Round Proper – Saturday 1 February 2025
Sixth Round Proper – Saturday 1 March 2025
Semi Final – Saturday 5 April 2025
Final – Saturday 10 or Sunday 11 May 2025
We can also confirm our entry into the FA Youth Cup and the dates for that are as follows
Qualifying Competition – Ties to be played in the week commencing:-
Extra Preliminary Round Monday 12 August 2024
Preliminary Round Monday 2 September 2024
First Round Qualifying Monday 16 September 2024
Second Round Qualifying Monday 30 September 2024
Third Round Qualifying Monday 14 October 2024
Competition Proper – Ties to be played by the following closing date:-
First Round Proper Saturday 2 November 2024
Second Round Proper Saturday 23 November 2024
Third Round Proper Saturday 14 December 2024
Fourth Round Proper Saturday 18 January 2025
Fifth Round Proper Saturday 8 February 2025
Sixth Round Proper Saturday 8 March 2025
Semi Final Saturday 5 April 2025
Final Saturday 3 May 2025
The full list of exemptions and prize funds can be found here Clubs accepted, round exemptions and prize funds for four 2024-25 FA Competitions are released (thefa.com)
