2019–20 Welsh Cup Explained

Welsh Cup
Year:	2019–20
Dates:	31 August 2019 – 3 March 2020 (Remaining matches cancelled)
Country:	Wales
Champions:	Not awarded
Prevseason:	2018–19
Nextseason:	2020–21 (Cancelled)^[1] 2021–22

The 2019–20 FAW Welsh Cup was the 133nd season of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in Wales.^[2]

First qualifying round

North

|-!colspan="3" align="center"|31 August |}

Central

|-!colspan="3" align="center"|31 August|}

South

|-!colspan="3" align="center"|31 August|}

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Second qualifying round

Northeast

|-!colspan="3" align="center"|28 September|-!colspan="3" align="center"|5 October|}

Northwest

|-!colspan="3" align="center"|28 September |}

Central

|-!colspan="3" align="center"|27 September|-!colspan="3" align="center"|28 September|-!colspan="3" align="center"|5 October|}

Southeast

|-!colspan="3" align="center"|27 September|-!colspan="3" align="center"|28 September|-!colspan="3" align="center"|5 October|}

Southwest

|-!colspan="3" align="center"|28 September|}

Notes

First round

North

|-!colspan="3" align="center"|19 October|-!colspan="3" align="center"|29 October|-!colspan="3" align="center"|2 November|}

South

|-!colspan="3" align="center"|18 October|-!colspan="3" align="center"|19 October|-!colspan="3" align="center"|23 October|}

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Second round

The draw took place on 21 October 2019 with Cambrian & Clydach Vale joining the competition in addition to the winners from round 1.^[3]

North

|-!colspan="3" align="center"|9 November 2019|}

South

|-!colspan="3" align="center"|9 November 2019|-!colspan="3" align="center"|16 November|}

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Third round

Clubs from the Cymru Premier joined the competition in this round. Ties to be played the weekend of 7 December 2019. The lowest ranked team still in the competition, Abertillery Bluebirds, from the fourth tier lost to the leaders of the top division, Connah's Quay Nomads. Another team from outside the top two divisions, Mold Alexandra from the third tier, lost to Welsh Cup champions, The New Saints.

|-!colspan="3" align="center"|6 December 2019|-!colspan="3" align="center"|7 December 2019|-!colspan="3" align="center"|14 December 2019|}

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Fourth round

The draw was made on 9 December^[4] with the club from the lowest remaining tier Pontardawe Town, drawn away to Cymru Premier side Cefn Druids.

|-!colspan="3" align="center"|24 January 2020|-!colspan="3" align="center"|25 January 2020|}

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Quarter-finals

Ties were played between 28 February and 3 March.^[5] |-!colspan="3" align="center"|28 February 2020|-!colspan="3" align="center"|1 March 2020|-!colspan="3" align="center"|3 March 2020|}

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Semi-finals

The remainder of the competition had been postponed by the Football Association of Wales due to the COVID-19 pandemic, until "it is safe and economically viable to resume".^[6] On 30 July 2020, the remainder of the competition was cancelled.^[7] |-!colspan="3" align="center"|TBC|}

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Final

Cancelled.

Notes and References

1. Web site: The JD Welsh Cup has been cancelled for 2020/21 season. Football Association of Wales. 31 March 2021.
2. Web site: FAW Cups. Football Association of Wales. 2019-08-29. 2017-09-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20170920145224/http://www.faw.cymru/en/faw-cups/. dead.
3. Web site: Welsh Cup Round Two draw: Bangor 1876 to host Ruthin - as it happened. 21 October 2019.
4. Web site: FAW / JD Welsh Cup round 4 Draw. 20 October 2023 .
5. Web site: Welsh Cup draw: Cymru North side guaranteed to compete in semi-final. 27 January 2020.
6. Web site: FAW Board decide to curtail National Leagues season. Football Association of Wales. 19 May 2020.
7. Web site: 2019/20 FAW Cup Competitions Terminated. Football Association of Wales. 30 July 2020.