| Buildbase FA Vase | |
| Year: | 2019–20 |
| Other Titles: | Football Association Vase |
| Country: | England Wales |
| Defending Champions: | Chertsey Town |
| Champions: | Hebburn Town |
| Count: | 1 |
| Runner-Up: | Consett |
| Top Goal Scorer: | Jack Crago (10 goals) |
| Prevseason: | 2018–19 |
| Nextseason: | 2020–21 |
The 2019–20 Buildbase FA Vase was the 46th season of the FA Vase, an annual football competition for teams playing below Step 4 of the English National League System. The competition was played with two qualifying rounds preceding the six proper rounds, semi-finals (played over two legs) and final to be played at Wembley Stadium. All first-leg ties until the semi-finals were played with extra time if level after 90 minutes – first-leg ties may also be resolved with penalties if both teams agree and notify the referee at least 45 minutes before kick-off, per rule 11a of the Rules of the Challenge Vase.[1]
The competition was paused at the semi-final stage due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. The competition resumed in September 2020,[2] but following new restrictions on gatherings in England the final was further postponed[3] eventually being played on 3 May 2021.
The calendar for the 2019–20 Buildbase FA Vase, as announced by The Football Association.[4]
| Round | Main Date | Number of Fixtures | Clubs Remaining | New Entries This Round | Losing Club | Winning Club | |
| 31 August 2019 | 268 | 667 → 399 | 536 | £175 | £550 | ||
| 14 September 2019 | 169 | 399 → 230 | 70 | £250 | £725 | ||
| 12 October 2019 | 102 | 230 → 128 | 35 | £275 | £825 | ||
| 2 November 2019 | 64 | 128 → 64 | 26 | £300 | £900 | ||
| 30 November 2019 | 32 | 64 → 32 | 0 | £375 | £1,125 | ||
| 11 January 2020 | 16 | 32 → 16 | 0 | £625 | £1,875 | ||
| 8 February 2020 | 8 | 16 → 8 | 0 | £750 | £2,250 | ||
| 29 February 2020 | 4 | 8 → 4 | 0 | £1,375 | £4,125 | ||
| 5 September 2020 | 2 | 4 → 2 | 0 | £1,750 | £5,500 | ||
| TBD | 1 | 2 → 1 | 0 | £20,000 | £30,000 |
| Tie | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) | |
| 65 | Chatham Town (9) | 1–1 | Beckenham Town (9) | |
| 66 | Egham Town (9) | P–P | Binfield (9) | |
| 67 | Raynes Park Vale (9) | A–A | Horndean (9) | |
| Match abandoned 68th minute tied 0-0 due to waterlogged pitch. | ||||
| 68 | Sheppey United (9) | 0–2 | Corinthian (9) | |
| 69 | Peacehaven & Telscombe (9) | 3–5 | Glebe (9) | |
| 70 | Welling Town (9) | 5–1 | Erith & Belvedere (9) | |
| 72 | Bedfont & Feltham (10) | 3–1 | Colliers Wood United (9) | |
| 74 | Fisher (9) | 3–0 | Greenwich Borough (9) | 175 |
| 76 | Punjab United (9) | 0–3 | Newhaven (9) | |
| 77 | Mile Oak (10) | 1–2 | Redhill (9) | |
| 78 | Seaford Town (10) | 1–0 | Horley Town (9) | |
| 79 | Rusthall (10) | 0–2 | Lancing (9) | |
| 80 | Sutton Common Rovers (9) | 5–1 | Snodland Town (10) | |
| 81 | Eastbourne Town (9) | 4–2 | Horsham YMCA (9) | 182 |
| 82 | Christchurch (9) | 3–1 | Brimscombe & Thrupp (9) | |
| 83 | Bradford Town (9) | 1–0 | Lymington Town (9) | |
| 84 | Cullompton Rangers (10) | 0–1 | AFC Portchester (9) | |
| 85 | Newport IW (10) | 0–2 | Bridgwater Town (9) | |
| 86 | Westbury United (9) | 0–1 | Badshot Lea (9) | |
| 87 | Malmesbury Victoria (10) | 3–5 | Roman Glass St. George (9) | |
| 88 | Torpoint Athletic (10) | 1–4 | Saltash United (10) | |
| 89 | Tavistock (9) | 4–1 | Shepton Mallet (9) | 112[13] |
| 90 | Warminster Town (10) | 3–2 | East Cowes Victoria Athletic (10) | |
| 91 | Bitton (9) | P–P | Tadley Calleva (9) | |
| 92 | Bournemouth (9) | P–P | Petersfield Town (10) | |
| 93 | Longlevens (9) | 1–0 | Cowes Sports (9) | |
| 94 | Romsey Town (10) | P–P | Plymouth Parkway (9) | |
| 95 | Bishop's Cleeve (9) | 2–3 | Brockenhurst (9) | |
| 96 | Helston Athletic (10) | 1–5 | Falmouth Town (10) | 689 |
| 97 | Camelford (10) | 1–2 | Buckland Athletic (9) | |
| 98 | Bovey Tracey (10) | P–P | Abingdon United (10) | |
| 99 | Downton (10) | 0–4 | Thornbury Town (10) | |
| 100 | Shrivenham (9) | 2–3 | Fairford Town (9) | |
| 101 | Exmouth Town (9) | 2–0 | Portland United (9) | |
| 102 | Newton Abbot Spurs (10) | 0–8 | Westfields (9) | |
| Sunday 13 October 2019 | ||||
| 52 | White Ensign (10) | 4–1 | Buckingham Athletic (10) | |
| 64 | Southall (9) | 4–4 | Tunbridge Wells (9) | |
| 71 | Westside (10) | P–P | Deal Town (9) | |
| 75 | Kennington (10) | 4–2 | Crowborough Athletic (9) | |
| Tuesday 15 October 2019 | ||||
| 66 | Egham Town (9) | 0–4 | Binfield (9) | |
| 67 | Raynes Park Vale (9) | 2–2 | Horndean (9) | |
| 91 | Bitton (9) | 6–1 | Tadley Calleva (9) | |
| 92 | Bournemouth (9) | 1–2 | Petersfield Town (10) | |
| Wednesday 16 October 2019 | ||||
| 71 | Westside (10) | P–P | Deal Town (9) | |
| 94 | Romsey Town (10) | 1–3 | Plymouth Parkway (9) | |
| Saturday 19 October 2019 | ||||
| 98 | Bovey Tracey (10) | P–P | Abingdon United (10) | |
| Wednesday 23 October 2019 | ||||
| 71 | Westside (10) | 3–4 | Deal Town (9) | |
| Saturday 26 October 2019 | ||||
| 98 | Bovey Tracey (10) | 3–1 | Abingdon United (10) | |
| Bovey Tracey were removed from the competition for fielding an ineligible player. | ||||
| Replays | ||||
| Tuesday 15 October 2019 | ||||
| 30R | Uttoxeter Town (10) | 4–0 | Shawbury United (10) | |
| 58R | Saffron Walden Town (9) | 5–1 | Biggleswade United (9) | |
| 64R | Tunbridge Wells (9) | 1–3 | Southall (9) | 130 |
| Wednesday 16 October 2019 | ||||
| 65R | Beckenham Town (9) | Chatham Town (9) | ||
| Tuesday 22 October 2019 | ||||
| 67R | Horndean (9) | 1–2 | Raynes Park Vale (9) | |
Originally scheduled for March 2020, the two-legged semi-finals were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The FA declared their intention to complete the tournament, but with an uncertain timeframe.[19] In late August 2020, they scheduled the semi-finals as single matches in September, with a date of 27 September for the final at Wembley. The final, alongside the FA Trophy final held as part of the same event, was to be among the matches trialling the return of spectators to elite football after the height of the first wave of the pandemic in the UK, but this was further postponed following new restrictions on gatherings in England that were enacted on 14 September 2020 as COVID-19 cases increased.[20]
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See main article: 2020 FA Vase final. The final was finally scheduled to be played behind closed doors on 3 May 2021, after the date of 27 September 2020 was abandoned with the hope of allowing fans into the stadium.[21]