2016–17 FA Youth Cup
Football tournament season
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The 2016–17 FA Youth Cup was the 65th edition of the FA Youth Cup. The defending champions were Chelsea and they retained the trophy for the fourth year in a row after a 6–2 aggregate victory over Manchester City in the final.[1]
CountryEngland
Wales
Wales
Teams501
ChampionsChelsea (8th Title)
Runners-upManchester City (7th Runner Up Finish)
| Tournament details | |
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| Country | England Wales |
| Teams | 501 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Chelsea (8th Title) |
| Runners-up | Manchester City (7th Runner Up Finish) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top goal scorer |  Lukas Nmecha Manchester City (11 Goals) |
Calendar
| Round | Matches played from | Matches | Clubs | New entries |
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| Preliminary round | 30 August 2016 | 145 | 501 → 356 | 290 |
| First round qualifying | 14 September 2016 | 121 | 356 → 235 | 97 |
| Second round qualifying | 3 October 2016 | 72 | 235 → 163 | 23 |
| Third round qualifying | 17 October 2016 | 36 | 163 → 127 | |
| First round | 27 October 2016 | 42 | 127 → 85 | 48 |
| Second round | 14 November 2016 | 21 | 85 → 64 | |
| Third round | 22 November 2016 | 32 | 64 → 32 | 43 |
| Fourth round | 6 January 2017 | 16 | 32 → 16 | |
| Fifth round | 25 January 2017 | 8 | 16 → 8 | |
| Quarter-finals | 15 February 2017 | 4 | 8 → 4 | |
| Semi-finals (two legs) | 10 March/18 March 2017 | 4 | 4 → 2 | |
| Final (two legs) | 18 April/26 April 2017 | 2 | 2 → 1 |
Qualifying rounds
Preliminary round
First round qualifying
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Second round qualifying
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Third round qualifying
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First round
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Second round
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Third round
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Fourth round
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Fifth round
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Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Manchester City | 9–2 | Stoke City | 6–0 | 3–2 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2–9 | Chelsea | 1–2 | 1–7 |
First leg
| Manchester City | 6-0 | Stoke City |
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Diaz  8' Foden 28' Nmecha 45' 67' 78' Duhaney 52' |
Report |
Second leg
| Chelsea | 7–1 | Tottenham Hotspur |
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| Ugbo 4' 37' (pen.) 68' Chalobah 18' Sterling 56' Hudson-Odoi 62' Castillo 85' |
Report | Roles 70' |
Chelsea won 9–2 on Aggregate.
| Stoke City | 2–3 | Manchester City |
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| Greenidge 25' 80' |
Report | Nmecha 3' 26' (pen.) 58' |
Manchester City won 9–2 on Aggregate.
Final
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Manchester City | 2–6 | Chelsea | 1–1 | 1–5 |
First leg
| Manchester City | 1–1 | Chelsea |
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| Foden 62' |
Report | Ugbo 44' |
Second leg
| Chelsea | 5–1 | Manchester City |
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| Chalobah 7' Ugbo 24'Hudson-Odoi 60'Sterling 66'Dasilva 87' |
Report | Nmecha 52' |