The 2023–24 FA Cup will be the 143rd season of the Football Associate Challenge Cup, the oldest football tournament in the world. It will be sponsored by Emirates and known as the Emirates FA Cup for sponsorship purposes.
Premier League team Manchester City are the defending champions, having defeated rivals Manchester United in the previous season's final for their seventh title.
Teams that are not members of either the Premier League or English Football League will compete in the qualifying rounds to secure one of 32 available places in the first round proper. The six-round qualifying competition began with the extra preliminary round on 4 August 2023.
The Emirates FA Cup
Season 2023-24
Round Dates
Extra Preliminary Round - Saturday 5 August 2023
Preliminary Round - Saturday 19 August 2023
First Round Qualifying - Saturday 2 September 2023
Second Round Qualifying - Saturday 16 September 2023
Third Round Qualifying - Saturday 30 September 2023
Fourth Round Qualifying - Saturday 14 October 2023
First Round Proper - Saturday 4 November 2023
Second Round Proper - Saturday 2 December 2023
Third Round Proper - Saturday 6 January 2024
Fourth Round Proper - Saturday 27 January 2024
Fifth Round Proper - Wednesday 28 February 2024
Quarter-final - Saturday 16 March 2024
Semi-final - Saturday 20 April 2024
The Final - Saturday 25 May 2024
| PRIZE FUND PAYMENT | WINNING CLUB | LOSING CLUB |
| Extra Preliminary Round | £1,125 | £375 |
| Preliminary Round | £1,444 | £481 |
| First Round Qualifying | £2,250 | £750 |
| Second Round Qualifying | £3,375 | £1,125 |
| Third Round Qualifying | £5,625 | £1,875 |
| Fourth Round Qualifying | £9,375 | £3,125 |
| First Round Proper | £41,000 | |
| Second Round Proper | £67,000 | |
| Third Round Proper | £105,000 | |
| Fourth Round Proper | £120,000 | |
| Fifth Round Proper | £225,000 | |
| Quarter Final | £450,000 | |
| Semi Final | £1,000,000 | £500,000 |
| Final | £2,000,000 | £1,000,000 |
