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2025–26 Welsh Cup

The 2025–26 FAW Welsh Cup was the 138th season of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in Wales. The winners qualified for the 2026–27 UEFA Conference League first qualifying round. The New Saints were the defending cup holders.

First qualifying round
Teams from the third tier of Welsh football and below entered the competition in the first qualifying round. The draw was split geographically, with 100 teams placed in the northern section, and 128 teams in the southern section, split at random into two pots of 64. The draw was made on 10 July 2025. Matches were played on the weekend of 26 July 2025. North South ;Notes ==Second qualifying round==
Second qualifying round
The 114 first qualifying round winners entered the second qualifying round. The draw was made on 6 August 2025. Matches were played on the weekend of 22 August 2025. North South ==First round==
First round
The 57 second qualifying round winners and 17 lowest-ranked Tier 2 teams from the previous season entered the first round. The draw was made on 28 August 2025. Cwm Welfare and Cwmbach Royal Stars SC (both from Tier 6) were the lowest-ranked teams remaining in the competition. Matches were played on the weekend of 19 September 2025. North South ;Notes ==Second round==
Second round
The 37 first round winners, the 15 highest-ranked Tier 2 teams from the previous season, and the 12 teams of the 2025–26 Cymru Premier entered the second round. The draw was made on 25 September 2025. Dinas Powys, Glynneath Town, and Penygraig United (all from Tier 5) were the lowest-ranked teams remaining in the competition. Matches were played on the weekend of 17 October 2025. North South ==Third round==
Third round
The 32 second round winners entered the third round. The draw was made on 23 October 2025. Glynneath Town (from Tier 5) were the lowest-ranked team remaining in the competition. Matches were played on the weekend of 21 November 2025. ==Fourth round==
Fourth round
The 16 third round winners entered the fourth round. The draw was made on 27 November 2025. Bangor City 1876, Porthmadog, and Trearddur Bay (all from Tier 3) were the lowest-ranked teams remaining in the competition. Matches were played on 13 December 2025. ==Quarter-finals==
Quarter-finals
The eight fourth round winners entered the quarter-finals. The draw was made on 15 December 2025. Bangor City 1876 and Trearddur Bay (both from Tier 3) were the lowest-ranked teams remaining in the competition. Matches were played on 31 January 2026. ==Semi-finals==
Semi-finals
The four quarter-final winners entered the semi-finals. The draw was made on 9 February 2026. Bangor City 1876 (Tier 3) were the lowest-ranked team remaining in the competition. The matches were played on the weekend of 7 March 2026. ==Final==
Final
The final was held between the two semi-final winners. == Season statistics ==
Season statistics
Top Goalscorers Hat-trick ;Notes (H) – Home team(A) – Away team 4 – player scored 4 goals 5 – player scored 5 goals ==References==
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