2019–20 FA Vase
The 2019–20 Buildbase FA Vase is the 46th 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 level after 90 minutes – first-leg ties may also be resolved with penalties if both teams agree and notify the referee at least 45 minutes before kick-off, per rule 11a of the Rules of the Challenge Vase.[1]
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Defending champions | Chertsey Town |
Top goal scorer(s) | Jack Crago (10 goals) |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → |
The competition was paused at the semi-final stage due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. The competition resumed in September 2020, [2] but following new restrictions on gatherings in England the final has been further postponed.[3]
Calendar
The calendar for the 2019–20 Buildbase FA Vase, as announced by The Football Association.[4]
Round | Main Date | Number of Fixtures | Clubs Remaining | New Entries This Round | Losing Club | Winning Club |
First Round Qualifying | 31 August 2019 | 268 | 667 → 399 | 536 | £175 | £550 |
Second Round Qualifying | 14 September 2019 | 169 | 399 → 230 | 70 | £250 | £725 |
First Round Proper | 12 October 2019 | 102 | 230 → 128 | 35 | £275 | £825 |
Second Round Proper | 2 November 2019 | 64 | 128 → 64 | 26 | £300 | £900 |
Third Round Proper | 30 November 2019 | 32 | 64 → 32 | 0 | £375 | £1,125 |
Fourth Round Proper | 11 January 2020 | 16 | 32 → 16 | 0 | £625 | £1,875 |
Fifth Round Proper | 8 February 2020 | 8 | 16 → 8 | 0 | £750 | £2,250 |
Quarter-Finals | 29 February 2020 | 4 | 8 → 4 | 0 | £1,375 | £4,125 |
Semi-Finals | 5 September 2020 | 2 | 4 → 2 | 0 | £1,750 | £5,500 |
Final | TBD | 1 | 2 → 1 | 0 | £20,000 | £30,000 |
First round qualifying
Second Round Qualifying
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First Round Proper
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Second Round Proper
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Third Round Proper
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Fourth Round Proper
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Fifth Round Proper
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Quarter-Finals
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Semi-Finals
Originally scheduled for March 2020, the two-legged semi-finals were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The FA declared their intention to complete the tournament, but with an uncertain timeframe.[15] In late August 2020, they scheduled the semi-finals as single matches in September, with a date of 27 September for the final at Wembley. The final, alongside the FA Trophy final held as part of the same event, was to be among the matches trialling the return of spectators to elite football after the height of the first wave of the pandemic in the UK, [2] but this was further postponed following new restrictions on gatherings in England that were enacted on 14 September 2020 as COVID-19 cases increased.[16]
Corinthian (9) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Hebburn Town (9) |
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Final
Consett (9) | v | Hebburn Town (9) |
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References
- "The Buildbase FA Vase First Round Qualifying Draw, 2019-20". 12 July 2019.
- "Football Association pick hosts for one-legged Vase and Trophy semis". Non-League Football Paper. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- "Football Association postpones FA Trophy and FA Vase finals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- "The Buildbase FA Vase Round Dates, 2019-20". The Football Association. 8 June 2019.
- "FA Vase First and Second Round Qualifying Draws 2019/20". The Non-League Paper. 12 July 2019.
- "Egerton withdrawn from competition, West receive walkover to Second Qualifying Round". West Didsbury & Chorlton A.F.C. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- "Constitutional update". East Midlands Counties Football League. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- "Chinnor news". Hellenic Football League. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- "FA Vase First and Second Round Qualifying Draws 2019/20". The Non-League Paper. 12 July 2019.
- "THE DRAW FOR THE BUILDBASE FA VASE FIRST ROUND PROPER WAS MADE AT WEMBLEY ON MONDAY". The Football Association. 16 September 2019.
- "WE HAD THE LATEST DRAWS IN THE BUILDBASE FA TROPHY AND VASE MADE AT WEMBLEY ON MONDAY". The Football Association. 14 October 2019.
- "THE DRAW FOR THE BUILDBASE FA VASE THIRD ROUND PROPER WAS MADE AT WEMBLEY ON MONDAY". The Football Association. 4 November 2019.
- "BUILDBASE FA VASE FOURTH ROUND DRAW MADE AT WEMBLEY". The Football Association. 2 December 2019.
- "THE LATEST DRAWS FOR BOTH THE BUILDBASE FA TROPHY AND FA VASE HAVE BEEN MADE". www.thefa.com. 13 January 2020.
- "FA Vase update for semi-finalists Hebburn Town and Consett". Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- "Football Association postpones FA Trophy and FA Vase finals". BBC Sport. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.