It's The FA Cup weekend. :football:
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as The FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, organised by and named after The Football Association (The FA). It is the oldest existing football competition in the world,having commenced in the 1871–72 season.The tournament is open to all clubs in the top ten levels of the English football league system, although a club's home stadium must meet certain requirements before the club can enter the tournament.The competition culminates in May with the FA Cup Final, which has traditionally been regarded as the showpiece finale of the English football season.
The record for the most wins is held by Manchester United, with eleven titles , followed by Arsenal with ten & Tottenham Hotspur with eight.
Chelsea are the defending champions, having beaten Liverpool 2–1 in last season's final.
The 2012–2013 FA Cup is the 132nd season of The FA Cup.
A total of 833 clubs applied to enter, with 758 clubs being accepted into the competition.The preliminary rounds commenced on 11 August 2012, with the first round proper to be played on 3 November 2012 and the final to be contested on 11 May 2013 at Wembley Stadium.
The winners of the competition will earn a place in the group stage of next season's UEFA Europa League, if they have not already qualified for European competition; if so then the runners-up will instead take this berth.
Third Round Proper Fixtures
Teams from the Premier League and Football League Championship entered at this stage, along with the winners from the second round.
The draw for the third round was made on 2 December 2012, with the ties being played on 5-6-7 January 2013.
Third Round Proper Fixtures.all kick off times are UK times.
Saturday 5 January 2013
Brighton V Newcastle
12:30
Aldershot V Rotherham
15:00
Aston Villa V Ipswich
15:00
Barnsley V Burnley
15:00
Blackburn V Bristol City
15:00
Bolton V Sunderland
15:00
Charlton V Huddersfield
15:00
Crawley V Reading
15:00
Crystal Palace V Stoke
15:00
Derby V Tranmere
15:00
Fulham V Blackpool
15:00
Hull V Leyton Orient
15:00
Leeds United V Birmingham
15:00
Leicester V Burton Albion
15:00
Luton V Wolves
15:00
Macclesfield V Cardiff City
15:00
Manchester City V Watford
15:00
Middlesbrough V Hastings Utd
15:00
Millwall V Preston
15:00
Nottm Forest V Oldham
15:00
Oxford United V Sheffield Utd
15:00
Peterborough V Norwich
15:00
QPR V West Brom
15:00
Sheffield Wednesday V MK Dons
15:00
Southampton V Chelsea
15:00
Southend V Brentford
15:00
Tottenham V Coventry
15:00
Wigan V Bournemouth
15:00
West Ham V Manchester United
17:15
Sunday 6 January 2013
Swansea V Arsenal
13:30
Mansfield V Liverpool
16:00
Monday 7 January 2013
Cheltenham V Everton
19:45
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as The FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, organised by and named after The Football Association (The FA). It is the oldest existing football competition in the world,having commenced in the 1871–72 season.The tournament is open to all clubs in the top ten levels of the English football league system, although a club's home stadium must meet certain requirements before the club can enter the tournament.The competition culminates in May with the FA Cup Final, which has traditionally been regarded as the showpiece finale of the English football season.
The record for the most wins is held by Manchester United, with eleven titles , followed by Arsenal with ten & Tottenham Hotspur with eight.
Chelsea are the defending champions, having beaten Liverpool 2–1 in last season's final.
The 2012–2013 FA Cup is the 132nd season of The FA Cup.
A total of 833 clubs applied to enter, with 758 clubs being accepted into the competition.The preliminary rounds commenced on 11 August 2012, with the first round proper to be played on 3 November 2012 and the final to be contested on 11 May 2013 at Wembley Stadium.
The winners of the competition will earn a place in the group stage of next season's UEFA Europa League, if they have not already qualified for European competition; if so then the runners-up will instead take this berth.
Third Round Proper Fixtures
Teams from the Premier League and Football League Championship entered at this stage, along with the winners from the second round.
The draw for the third round was made on 2 December 2012, with the ties being played on 5-6-7 January 2013.
Third Round Proper Fixtures.all kick off times are UK times.
Saturday 5 January 2013
Brighton V Newcastle
12:30
Aldershot V Rotherham
15:00
Aston Villa V Ipswich
15:00
Barnsley V Burnley
15:00
Blackburn V Bristol City
15:00
Bolton V Sunderland
15:00
Charlton V Huddersfield
15:00
Crawley V Reading
15:00
Crystal Palace V Stoke
15:00
Derby V Tranmere
15:00
Fulham V Blackpool
15:00
Hull V Leyton Orient
15:00
Leeds United V Birmingham
15:00
Leicester V Burton Albion
15:00
Luton V Wolves
15:00
Macclesfield V Cardiff City
15:00
Manchester City V Watford
15:00
Middlesbrough V Hastings Utd
15:00
Millwall V Preston
15:00
Nottm Forest V Oldham
15:00
Oxford United V Sheffield Utd
15:00
Peterborough V Norwich
15:00
QPR V West Brom
15:00
Sheffield Wednesday V MK Dons
15:00
Southampton V Chelsea
15:00
Southend V Brentford
15:00
Tottenham V Coventry
15:00
Wigan V Bournemouth
15:00
West Ham V Manchester United
17:15
Sunday 6 January 2013
Swansea V Arsenal
13:30
Mansfield V Liverpool
16:00
Monday 7 January 2013
Cheltenham V Everton
19:45
