| Welsh Cup | |
| Year: | 2024–25 |
| Country: | Wales |
| Defending Champions: | Connah's Quay Nomads |
| Prev Season: | 2023–24 |
| Next Season: | 2025–26 |
The 2024–25 FAW Welsh Cup is the 137th season of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in Wales. The winners qualify for the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League first qualifying round. Connah's Quay Nomads are the defending cup holders.
Teams from the third tier of Welsh football and below entered the competition in the first qualifying round, with the exception of Abertillery Bluebirds, Pontardawe Town and Porthmadog, who received a bye based on their league position in the previous season.[1] The draw was made on 4 July 2024, with matches played on 26 and 27 July.[2]
The 109 first qualifying round winners and 3 teams given byes entered the second qualifying round.[3] The draw was made on 31 July 2024, with the matches played on 23 and 24 August.[4]
The 56 second qualifying round winners and teams in Tier 2 entered the first round. The draw was made on 28 August 2024, with the matches played on 20 and 21 September.[5]
The following teams received byes based on league position during the previous season:
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corwen (3) | 0–1 | Llay Welfare (2) | |
| 2 | Llandudno (2) | 4–0 | Llanberis (4) | |
| 3 | Llannefydd (3) | 1–0 | Rhydymwyn (5) | |
| 4 | Penrhyncoch (2) | 2–1 | Talysarn Celts (4) | |
| 5 | Llandudno Amateurs (4) | 0–4 | Holyhead Hotspur (3) | |
| 6 | Buckley Town (2) | 7–2 | Builth Wells (3) | |
| 7 | St Asaph City (3) | 0–2 | Llangollen Town (3) | |
| 8 | Caersws (2) | 5–0 | Cefn Albion (3) | |
| 9 | Llansannan (4) | 0–2 | Cerrigydrudion (4) | |
| 10 | Carno (4) | 0–4 | Llanrhaeadr (4) | |
| 11 | Llanrwst United (3) | 5–1 | Menai Bridge Tigers (3) | |
| 12 | Gresford Athletic (2) | 9–0 | Prestatyn Town (2) | |
| 13 | Kinmel Bay (4) | 3–1 | Brickfield Rangers (3) | |
| 14 | FC Queens Park (4) | 1–6 | Porthmadog (3) | |
| 15 | Trearddur Bay (3) | 2–1 | NFA (3) | |
| 16 | Llangefni Town (3) | 7–1 | Gaerwen (5) | |
| 17 | Penmaenmawr Phoenix (4) | 1–2 | Llanuwchllyn (3) | |
| 18 | Rhyl 1879 (3) | 1–1 | Flint Mountain (2) |
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff Corinthians (3) | 4–1 | Risca United (3) |
| 2 | Chepstow Town (3) | 0–1 | Pill (4) |
| 3 | St Josephs (4) | 0–3 | Cardiff Draconians (3) |
| 4 | Goytre (3) | 3–1 | Pencoed Athletic (4) |
| 5 | Newport Corinthians (3) | 1–0 | AFC Llwydcoed (3) |
| 6 | Penrhiwceiber Rangers (2) | 3–1 | Cwmbran Town (4) |
| 7 | Cardiff Bay Warriors (5) | 2–0 | West End (4) |
| 8 | Taff's Well (2) | 0–1 | Trethomas Bluebirds (2) |
| 9 | Treherbert (3) | 1–1 | Clwb Cymric (5) |
| 10 | Caldicot Town (3) | 1–2 | Morriston Town (3) |
| 11 | New Inn (4) | 1–1 | Abertillery Bluebirds (3) |
| 12 | Aber Valley (4) | 3–1 | Cwmamman United (4) |
| 13 | Ynysygerwn (3) | 1–3 | Rogerstone (4) |
| 14 | Penydarren BGC (4) | 3–3 | Porthcawl Town Athletic (4) |
| 15 | Monmouth Town (4) | 2–0 | Newport City (2) |
| 16 | Llantwit Major (2) | 3–2 | Ely Rangers (4) |
| 17 | Cwmbran Celtic (2) | 3–4 | Trefelin BGC (2) |
| 18 | Swansea University (3) | 5–1 | Baglan Dragons (2) |
The 36 first round winners, the 16 teams given first round byes, and the 12 teams from the 2024–25 Cymru Premier entered the second round. The draw was made on 25 September 2024, with the matches played on 18, 19, 22, and 26 October.[6]
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangor 1876 (2) | 2–1 | Llay Welfare (2) |
| 2 | Bala Town (1) | 3–1 | Llanrhaeadr (4) |
| 3 | Llannefydd (3) | 1–2 | Trearddur Bay (3) |
| 4 | Llanrwst United (3) | 2–1 | Cerrigydrudion (4) |
| 5 | Connah's Quay Nomads (1) | 5–0 | Guilsfield (2) |
| 6 | Denbigh Town (2) | 4–2 | Llangefni Town (3) |
| 7 | The New Saints (1) | 16–0 | Llangollen Town (3) |
| 8 | Porthmadog (3) | 0–2 | Airbus UK Broughton (2) |
| 9 | Holywell Town (2) | 1–1 | Ruthin Town (2) |
| 10 | Llanuwchllyn (3) | 0–0 | Newtown (1) |
| 11 | Caersws (2) | 7–4 | Rhyl 1879 (3) |
| 12 | Holyhead Hotspur (3) | 0–0 | Caernarfon Town (1) |
| 13 | Buckley Town (2) | 2–2 | Colwyn Bay (2) |
| 14 | Penrhyncoch (2) | 1–3 | Mold Alexandra (2) |
| 15 | Flint Town United (1) | 5–1 | Gresford Athletic (2) |
| 16 | Llandudno (2) | 4–3 | Kinmel Bay (4) |
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Town United (1) | 3–3 | Caerau (Ely) (2) |
| 2 | Cardiff Bay Warriors (5) | 2–4 | Rogerstone (4) |
| 3 | Cardiff Corinthians (3) | 3–3 | Afan Lido (2) |
| 4 | Penybont (1) | 0–1 | Cardiff Metropolitan University (1) |
| 5 | Goytre (3) | 1–0 | Cardiff Draconians (3) |
| 6 | Cambrian United (2) | 0–0 | Goytre United (2) |
| 7 | Haverfordwest County (1) | 0–0 | Trethomas Bluebirds (2) |
| 8 | Clwb Cymric (5) | 0–3 | Llanelli Town (2) |
| 9 | Aberystwyth Town (1) | 0–1 | Ammanford (2) |
| 10 | Penrhiwceiber Rangers (2) | 3–4 | Carmarthen Town (2) |
| 11 | Penydarren BGC (4) | 2–0 | Pontypridd United (2) |
| 12 | Monmouth Town (4) | 2–3 | Pill (4) |
| 13 | New Inn (4) | 0–3 | Briton Ferry Llansawel (1) |
| 14 | Trefelin BGC (2) | 5–0 | Newport Corinthians (3) |
| 15 | Llantwit Major (2) | 1–1 | Morriston Town (3) |
| 16 | Aber Valley (4) | 0–2 | Swansea University (3) |
The 32 second round winners entered the third round. The draw was made on 23 October 2024, with the matches played on 15 and 16 November.[7]
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cardiff Metropolitan University (1) | 1–3 | The New Saints (1) |
| 2 | Caerau (Ely) (2) | 8–1 | Rogerstone (4) |
| 3 | Trefelin BGC (2) | 1–2 | Connah's Quay Nomads (1) |
| 4 | Colwyn Bay (2) | 2–1 | Ruthin Town (2) |
| 5 | Caersws (2) | 2–1 | Bangor 1876 (2) |
| 6 | Llanrwst United (3) | 0–3 | Denbigh Town (2) |
| 7 | Penydarren BGC (4) | 2–2 | Carmarthen Town (2) |
| 8 | Airbus UK Broughton (2) | 7–1 | Goytre (3) |
| 9 | Flint Town United (1) | 2–2 | Bala Town (1) |
| 10 | Ammanford (2) | 1–1 | Haverfordwest County (1) |
| 11 | Mold Alexandra (2) | 2–1 | Briton Ferry Llansawel (1) |
| 12 | Cambrian United (2) | 3–2 | Llandudno (2) |
| 13 | Holyhead Hotspur (3) | 0–0 | Trearddur Bay (3) |
| 14 | Llanuwchllyn (3) | 3–0 | Swansea University (3) |
| 15 | Llanelli Town (2) | 4–0 | Pill (4) |
| 16 | Afan Lido (2) | 1–1 | Morriston Town (3) |
The 16 third round winners entered the fourth round. The draw was made on 20 November 2024, with the matches to be played on 13 and 14 December.[8]
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afan Lido (2) | – | Cambrian United (2) |
| 2 | The New Saints (1) | – | Colwyn Bay (2) |
| 3 | Haverfordwest County (1) | – | Llanelli Town (2) |
| 4 | Carmarthen Town (2) | – | Holyhead Hotspur (3) |
| 5 | Denbigh Town (2) | – | Llanuwchllyn (3) |
| 6 | Caerau (Ely) (2) | – | Bala Town (1) |
| 7 | Airbus UK Broughton (2) | – | Caersws (2) |
| 8 | Connah's Quay Nomads (1) | – | Mold Alexandra (2) |