2018–19 FAW Women's Cup explained
FAW Women's Cup |
Year: | 2018–19 |
Country: | Wales |
Num Teams: | 34 |
Champions: | Cardiff Met |
Runner-Up: | Abergavenny |
Prevseason: | 2017–18 |
Nextseason: | 2019–20 |
The 2018–19 FAW Women's Cup is the 27th edition of the FAW Women's Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition for women's association football teams in Wales.
Most teams entered the competition at the first round stage, however there were also three qualifying round matches and Swansea City were given a bye to the second round as reigning champions,[1] having beaten Cardiff City in the previous season's final.[2]
Format
The tournament is a single-elimination knock-out tournament, with six teams entering in the qualifying round, 27 receiving a bye to the first round proper, and the reigning champions entering at the second round stage.
Calendar
Round | Main Date | Number of Fixtures | Clubs |
| 16 September 2018 | 3 | 34 → 31 |
| 14 October 2018 | 15 | 31 → 16 |
| 18 November 2018 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| 10 February 2019 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| 17 March 2019 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| 14 April 2019 | 1 | 2 → 1 | |
Qualifying round
The draw for the qualifying round took place at the FAW's headquarters in Cardiff. All three matches took place on Sunday 16 September 2018.
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1 | 16 September | Cascade Youth Club | 7–0 | Villa Dino Christchurch |
2 | 16 September | Coed Duon Dragons | 1–7 | Splott Albion |
3 | 16 September | Rhos | 0–3 | Willows | |
First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: FAW Women's Cup round 1 draw . 21 September 2018 . Football Association of Wales . 12 October 2018.
- Web site: Swansea come back to beat Cardiff in FAW Women's Cup final . 15 April 2018 . Football Association of Wales . 12 October 2018.