2024–25 Welsh Cup
Football tournament season
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The 2024–25 FAW Welsh Cup was the 137th season of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in Wales. The winners qualified for the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League first qualifying round.
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| Country | Wales |
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| Champions | The New Saints (10th title) |
| Runners-up | Connah's Quay Nomads |
The New Saints won the cup on 4 May 2025 (their tenth Welsh Cup win), defeating defending holders Connah's Quay Nomads 2–1 in the final.[1] Since they qualified for the Conference League based on league position, the spot for winning the cup was passed to the second-placed team of the 2024–25 Cymru Premier.
First qualifying round
Teams from the third tier of Welsh football and below entered the competition in the first qualifying round, with the exception of Abertillery Bluebirds, Pontardawe Town and Porthmadog, who received a bye based on their league position in the previous season.[2] The draw was made on 4 July 2024, with matches played on 26 and 27 July.[3]
Second qualifying round
The 109 first qualifying round winners and 3 teams given byes entered the second qualifying round.[4] The draw was made on 31 July 2024, with the matches played on 23 and 24 August.[5]
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First round
The 56 second qualifying round winners and teams in Tier 2 entered the first round. The draw was made on 28 August 2024, with the matches played on 20 and 21 September.[6]
The following teams received byes based on league position during the previous season:
- 2024–25 Cymru North (2): Airbus UK Broughton, Bangor 1876, Colwyn Bay, Denbigh Town, Guilsfield, Holywell Town, Mold Alexandra and Ruthin Town
- 2024–25 Cymru South (2): Afan Lido, Ammanford, Caerau (Ely), Cambrian United, Carmarthen Town, Goytre United, Llanelli Town and Pontypridd United
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Second round
The 36 first round winners, the 16 teams given first round byes, and the 12 teams from the 2024–25 Cymru Premier entered the second round. The draw was made on 25 September 2024, with the matches played on 18, 19, 22 and 26 October.[7]
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Third round
The 32 second round winners entered the third round. The draw was made on 23 October 2024, with the matches played on 15 and 16 November.[8]
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
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| 1 | Cardiff Metropolitan University (1) | 1–3 | The New Saints (1) |
| 2 | Caerau (Ely) (2) | 8–1 | Rogerstone (4) |
| 3 | Trefelin BGC (2) | 1–2 | Connah's Quay Nomads (1) |
| 4 | Colwyn Bay (2) | 2–1 | Ruthin Town (2) |
| 5 | Caersws (2) | 2–1 | Bangor 1876 (2) |
| 6 | Llanrwst United (3) | 0–3 | Denbigh Town (2) |
| 7 | Penydarren BGC (4) | 2–2 (3–4 p) | Carmarthen Town (2) |
| 8 | Airbus UK Broughton (2) | 7–1 | Goytre (3) |
| 9 | Flint Town United (1) | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Bala Town (1) |
| 10 | Ammanford (2) | 1–1 (9–10 p) | Haverfordwest County (1) |
| 11 | Mold Alexandra (2) | 2–1 | Briton Ferry Llansawel (1) |
| 12 | Cambrian United (2) | 3–2 | Llandudno (2) |
| 13 | Holyhead Hotspur (3) | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Trearddur Bay (3) |
| 14 | Llanuwchllyn (3) | 3–0 | Swansea University (3) |
| 15 | Llanelli Town (2) | 4–0 | Pill (4) |
| 16 | Afan Lido (2) | 1–1 (6–5 p) | Morriston Town (3) |
Fourth round
The 16 third round winners entered the fourth round. The draw was made on 20 November 2024, with the matches played on 13, 14 and 15 December.[9]
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
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| 1 | Afan Lido (2) | 0–0 (1–3 p) | Cambrian United (2) |
| 2 | The New Saints (1) | 4–1 | Colwyn Bay (2) |
| 3 | Haverfordwest County (1) | 0–2 | Llanelli Town (2) |
| 4 | Carmarthen Town (2) | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Holyhead Hotspur (3) |
| 5 | Denbigh Town (2) | 7–1 | Llanuwchllyn (3) |
| 6 | Caerau (Ely) (2) | 1–0 | Bala Town (1) |
| 7 | Airbus UK Broughton (2) | 2–0 | Caersws (2) |
| 8 | Connah's Quay Nomads (1) | 1–0 | Mold Alexandra (2) |
Quarter-finals
The eight fourth round winners entered the quarter-finals. The draw was made on 18 December 2024, with the matches played on 15 and 16 February 2025.[10]
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
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| 1 | Denbigh Town (2) | 0–1 | Llanelli Town (2) |
| 2 | Caerau (Ely) (2) | 0–2 | Connah's Quay Nomads (1) |
| 3 | The New Saints (1) | 5–0 | Airbus UK Broughton (2) |
| 4 | Cambrian United (2) | 3–1 | Carmarthen Town (2) |
Semi-finals
The four quarter-final winners entered the semi-finals. The draw was made on 19 February 2025, with the matches played on 15 and 16 March 2025.[11]
| Tie | Home team | Score | Away team |
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| 1 | Cambrian United (2) | 0–5 | The New Saints (1) |
| 2 | Connah's Quay Nomads (1) | 2–1 | Llanelli Town (2) |
Final
The final was held between the two semi-final winners.
| The New Saints | 2–1 | Connah's Quay Nomads |
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Holden  17'Williams 54' |
Report | Poole 8' |
