2023–24 FA Youth Cup

Extra preliminary round In the Extra Preliminary Round, 192 teams competed. The draw was announced on 7 July 2023. Eleven teams withdrew from this round resulting in 11 walkovers. The teams that withdrew in this round were Barnstaple Town, Basildon Town, Cirencester Town, Concord Rangers, Guildford City, Hanwell Town, Kidlington, Lingfield, Little Oakley, VCD Athletic, and Wells City. Northampton ON Chenecks were ruled ineligible after their game against Daventry Town so Daventry Town moved on instead. Preliminary round In this round of the competition, 378 teams competed, with the 96 winners from the previous round joining 282 new teams entering the competition in this phase. Sixteen teams—AFC Aldermaston, Boro Rangers, Cleethorpes Town, Coventry United, Dunkirk, East Thurrock United, Godalming Town, Harrogate Railway Athletic, Horndean, Lower Breck, Newent Town, North Greenford United, Norwich United, Seaham Red Star, Southend Manor, and Torrington—withdrew from the tournament at this phase, resulting in 16 walkovers. Brentwood Town was rewarded a tie as Cheshunt was removed from the tournament. The draw was announced on 7 July 2023. First Round Qualifying Forty-three clubs from the sixth tier leagues National League North and the National League South joined the 189 winners from the previous round with Farnborough, Peterborough Sports, Taunton Town, Warrington Town, and Weymouth not joining because they did not apply. This is the first time the clubs from the sixth tier did not join the other clubs in the preliminary rounds. Two clubs Braintree Town and Scunthorpe United withdrew from the competition at this stage. The Draw was made on 25 August 2023. Second Round Qualifying Twenty-four teams from the Fifth Tier National League joined the 116 winners from the previous round in the Second Round of the qualifying. Twenty-two teams from the lowest tier, the Tenth Tier, remain in the competition. The Draw was made on 22 September 2023. Third Round Qualifying The 70 winners from the Second Round Qualifying compete in this round with the 35 winners progressing to the First Round Proper. Chester-Le-Street United, Croydon, Heather St Johns, and Ingles from the 10th tier were the lowest ranked teams left in the competition. The Draw for the round was made on 6 October 2023. ==Competition Proper==

First Round Forty-five teams from League One and League Two joined the 35 winners from the previous round. Barrow AFC, Crawley Town, and Wycombe Wanderers will not participate in this round as they did not apply to enter the competition. Chester-Le-Street United, from the tenth tier of English football, is the lowest-ranked team left in the competition. The draw was made on 20 October 2023. Second Round The 40 winners from the previous round played in this round. Chester-Le-Street United, from the tenth tier of English football, is the lowest-ranked team left in the competition. The draw was made on November 3, 2023. }} }} Third Round Sixty-four teams competed in the third round with the 44 Premier League and EFL Championship clubs appearing in this round along with the 20 winners from the previous round. Barking from the ninth tier was the lowest ranked team left in the competition. The Draw was made on 17 November 2023. Fourth Round Third-two teams participated in the fourth round proper, with all 32 winners from the previous round participating. The lowest ranked teams left in the Competition were AFC Wimbledon, Gillingham, Grimsby Town, and Swindon Town from the fourth Tier EFL League Two. The Draw was done on 7 December 2023. Fifth Round Sixteen teams participated in the fifth round proper with the 16 winners from the previous round participating. The lowest ranked team left in the Competition was Swindon Town from the fourth Tier EFL League Two. The draw was made on 12 January 2024. Quarterfinals Eight teams participated in the quarter-finals with all eight winners from the previous round participating. The lowest ranked team left in the Competition was Swindon Town from the fourth Tier EFL League Two. The draw was made on 2 February 2024. Semifinals Four teams participated in the semi-finals with all four winners from the previous round participating. The lowest-ranked teams left in the competition were Bristol City, Leeds United, and Millwall from the EFL Championship. The draw was done on 23 February 2024. Final The winners of the semi-finals advanced to the final to determine the winner of the FA Youth Cup. The draw was done on 23 February 2024. ==Notes==