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The2012–13 FA Cup qualifying rounds opened the132nd season of competition inEngland for 'The Football Association Challenge Cup' (FA Cup), the world's oldestassociation football singleknockout competition. A total of 758 clubs were accepted for the competition, down five from the previous season's 763.
The large number of clubs entering the tournament from lower down (Levels 5 through 10) in theEnglish football pyramid meant that the competition started with six rounds of preliminary (2) and qualifying (4) knockouts for thesenon-League teams. The 32 winning clubs from fourth qualifying round progressed to theFirst round proper, whereLeague clubs tiered at Levels 3 and 4 entered the competition.
The calendar for the 2012–13 FA Cup qualifying rounds, as announced bythe FA.[1][2][3]
| Round | Main date | Leagues entering at this round | New entries this round | Winners from previous round | Number of fixtures | Prize money[4] |
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| Extra preliminary round | 11 August 2012 | Levels 9-10 | 400 | none | 200 | £1,000 |
| Preliminary round | 25 August 2012 | Level 8 | 132 | 200 | 166 | £1,750 |
| First qualifying round | 8 September 2012 | Level 7 | 66 | 166 | 116 | £3,000 |
| Second qualifying round | 22 September 2012 | Conference North Conference South | 44 | 116 | 80 | £4,500 |
| Third qualifying round | 6 October 2012 | none | none | 80 | 40 | £7,500 |
| Fourth qualifying round | 20 October 2012 | Conference Premier | 24 | 40 | 32 | £12,500 |
| For the next rounds look2012–13 FA Cup | ||||||
Extra preliminary round ties were played on Friday (10 August), Saturday (11 August) and Sunday (12 August). Replays were played on Monday (13 August), Tuesday (14 August) and Wednesday (15 August). The relative immediacy of the replays was due to there only being two weeks between consecutive rounds of the competition. 400 teams, fromLevel 9 and Level 10 of English football, entered at this stage of the competition.[5]
Preliminary round fixtures were played on the weekend of 25 August 2012. A total of 332 teams took part in this stage of the competition, including the 200 winners from theExtra preliminary round and 132 entering at this stage from the six leagues atLevel 8 of English football. The round featured 49 teams from Level 10 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked teams in this round. The draw was as follows:[7] The draw is as follows:[8]
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The first qualifying round fixtures were played on the weekend of 8 September 2012, with replays being played the following mid-week. A total of 232 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, including the 166 winners from thePreliminary round and 66 entering at this stage from the top division of the three leagues atLevel 7 of English football. The round featured twenty clubs from Level 10 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked clubs in this round. The draw is as follows:[11]
Clevedon Town's Scott Murray won the Budweiser Player of the Round with 75% of the votes.[12]
The results were as follows:
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The second qualifying round fixtures were played on the weekend of 22 September 2012. A total of 160 clubs took part in this stage of the competition, including the 116 winners from theFirst qualifying round and 44Level 6 clubs, fromConference North andConference South, entering at this stage. The round featuredAbbey Hey,Nuneaton Griff andWootton Bassett Town from Level 10 still in the competition, being the lowest ranked clubs in this round.The second qualifying round draw is as follows:[13]
FC United of Manchester's Nicky Platt won the Budweiser Player of the Round.[14]
The results were as follows:
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The third qualifying round took place on the weekend of 6 October 2012. A total of 80 clubs took part, all having progressed from the second qualifying round. Five clubs fromLevel 9 of English football, was the lowest-ranked team to qualify for this round of the competition.The draw is as follows:[17]
South Park's Kieran Lavery won the Budweiser Player of the Round with 33% of the votes.[18]
The results were as follows:
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The fourth qualifying round took place on the weekend of 20 October 2012. A total of 64 clubs took part, 40 having progressed from the third qualifying round and 24 clubs fromConference Premier, formingLevel 5 of English football, entering at this stage. The lowest-ranked sides to qualify for this round were Level 9 clubsSouth Park, andBlackfield & Langley. The draw is as follows:[20]
Luton Town'sAndre Gray won the Budweiser Player of the Round with 41% of the votes.[21]
The results were as follows:
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Winners from fourth qualifying round advance to first round proper, where clubs fromLevel 3 and Level 4 of English football, operating inThe Football League, first enter the competition. See2012–13 FA Cup for a report of first round proper onwards.
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