Moreover, the FA Cup is the oldest football match in England. The Premier League's three giants include the Premier League champion, the Champions League champion and the FA Cup champion, and the Carling Cup is a later event. In fact, it is a cup attended by professional league teams, and its importance is definitely not as important as the FA Cup.
In addition to the establishment time and organizers, the participating teams are also different. Among them, teams from Premier League, Championship, League A and League B can participate in the League Cup, and the FA Cup covers all teams in the top ten leagues in England. Among them, the top four are professional leagues and the last six are non-professional leagues, and the prize money of the FA Cup is higher than that of the League Cup.
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There is no seed team in the FA Cup, and the match and home and away games are completely decided by lottery. The competition is divided into eight rounds. The first two rounds were given to amateurs, English Football League I and English Football League II teams, and English Football Premier League and English Football Champions League teams joined the competition in the third round. The competition is divided into eight rounds. Before the final of 1/4, if each round is tied within 90 minutes, a replay is needed. In the rematch, the two teams will exchange home and away games.
The semi-finals and finals will be held at Wembley Stadium in London. If the two teams draw within 90 minutes, it will take extra time to decide the result. If it is still undecided in overtime, it will be decided by penalty kick. Every August, all non-league clubs under the Football Association with basic facilities begin to play the preliminary knockout.