FA Cup 2008–09 Qualifying Rounds

The FA Cup 2008–09 is the 127th edition of the world's oldest football cup knockout competition, and will begin in August 2008. Due to many sides from lower down the English league pyramid taking part, the competition starts with a number of preliminary and qualifying rounds. The 32 victorious teams from the Fourth Qualifying Round will progress to the First Round Proper.

See FA Cup 2008–09 for details of the rounds from the First Round Proper onwards

Calendar

Preliminary Round

Matches in the Preliminary Round were played on the weekend of Saturday, 30 August 2008,cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2008/06/ |title=FA Cup Fixtures |accessdate=2008-06-21 |publisher=The Football Association ] with replays played on 2 September and 3 September 2008. The draw for the round was announced on The FA's website on Tuesday, 1 July.cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2008/06/FACompetitionDrawReleaseDate.htm |title=FA Competition Draws |accessdate=2008-06-25 |publisher=The Football Association ]

First Round Qualifying

Matches in the First Round Qualifying were played on the weekend of Saturday, 13 September 2008.cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2008/06/ |title=FA Cup Fixtures |accessdate=2008-06-21 |publisher=The Football Association ] Replays were played on 16 and 17 September 2008. The draw for the round was announced on The FA's website on Tuesday, 1 July.cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2008/06/FACompetitionDrawReleaseDate.htm |title=FA Competition Draws |accessdate=2008-06-25 |publisher=The Football Association ]

econd Round Qualifying

Matches in the Second Round Qualifying were played on the weekend of Saturday, 27 September 2008. The draw for the round was announced on The FA's website on Monday, 15 September. [cite news |title=Rampant Hitchin at home |url=http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2008/09/FACup2Q_draw.htm |publisher=The Football Association |date=2008-09-15 |accessdate=2008-09-16 ]

Third Round Qualifying

Matches in the Third Round Qualifying will be played on the weekend of Saturday, 11 October 2008. The draw for the round was announced on The FA's website on Monday, 29 September. [cite news |title=Third Round Qualifying |url=http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2008/09/FACup3Q_Draw.htm |publisher=The Football Association |date=2008-09-29 |accessdate=2008-09-30 ]

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