2016–17 FA Vase

2016–17 FA Vase

Football Association Vase
Tournament details
Country	England Wales
Defending champions	Morpeth Town
Final positions
Champions	South Shields (1st title)
Runner-up	Cleethorpes Town
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The 2016–17 FA Vase is the 43rd season of the FA Vase, an annual football competition for teams playing below Step 4 of the English National League System. The competition is to be played with two qualifying rounds preceding the six proper rounds, semi-finals (played over two legs) and final to be played at Wembley Stadium. All first-leg ties until the semi-finals are played with extra time if drawn after regulation – first-leg ties may also be resolved with penalties if both teams agree and notify the referee at least 45 minutes before kick-off (rule 11a).

The calendar for the 2016–17 FA Vase, as announced by The Football Association.^[1]

Round	Main Date	Number of Fixtures	Clubs	New Entries This Round	Prize Money[2]
First round qualifying	10 September 2016	194	592 → 398	388	£600
Second round qualifying	24 September 2016	169	398 → 229	144	£800
First round proper	22 October 2016	101	229 → 128	33	£900
Second round proper	12 November 2016	64	128 → 64	27	£1,000
Third round proper	3 December 2016	32	64 → 32	none	£1,300
Fourth round proper	7 January 2017	16	32 → 16	none	£2,000
Fifth round proper	28 January 2017	8	16 → 8	none	£2,500
Sixth round proper	18 February 2017	4	8 → 4	none	£4,500
Semi-finals	11 March and 18 March 2017	2	4 → 2	none	£6,000
Final	21 May 2017	1	2 → 1	none	Runner-up £17,000 Winner £25,000

• Match abandoned in 87th minute (0–1) due to spectator medical emergency, Basildon United subsequently withdrew from competition.^[4]

• – Match abandoned after floodlight failure in the 81st minute (2–4) – rematch moved to Morpeth Town

Semi final fixtures are due to be played on 11 March and 18 March 2016, with the second leg going to extra time and penalties if required.

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