Football tournament season
The 2016–17 FA Trophy was the 47th season of the FA Trophy , the Football Association 's cup competition for teams at levels 5–8 of the English football league system . A total of 276 clubs entered the competition, which was won by York City after beating Macclesfield Town 3–2 in front of 38,224 spectators at Wembley in the final on 21 May 2017.
Round Main date Number of fixtures Clubs New entries this round Prize money Preliminary round 8 October 2016 64 276 → 212 128 £2,500 First round qualifying 29 October 2016 72 212 → 140 80 £2,700 Second round qualifying 12 November 2016 36 140 → 104 none £3,250 Third round qualifying 26 November 2016 40 104 → 64 44 £4,000 First round proper 10 December 2016 32 64 → 32 24 £5,000 Second round proper 14 January 2017 16 32 → 16 none £6,000 Third round proper 4 February 2017 8 16 → 8 none £7,000 Fourth round proper 25 February 2017 4 8 → 4 none £8,000 Semi-finals 11 March and 18 March 2017 2 4 → 2 none £16,000 Final 21 May 2017 1 2 → 1 none Runner-up £25,000 Winner £50,000
A total of 128 clubs, from Level 8 of English football, entered preliminary round of the competition. Eight clubs from level 8 get a bye to the first round qualifying - Beaconsfield SYCOB , Heybridge Swifts , Kidsgrove Athletic , Market Drayton Town , Phoenix Sports , Waltham Abbey , Walton Casuals and Ware .
First round qualifying [ edit ] A total of 144 teams took part in this stage of the competition including 64 winners from the preliminary round, 72 teams from Level 7 of English football and eight teams from level 8, who get a bye in the previous round.
Second round qualifying [ edit ] A total of 72 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the first qualifying round.
Third round qualifying [ edit ] A total of 80 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the second round qualifying and 44 clubs from Level 6 of English football.
A total of 64 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the third round qualifying and the clubs from Level 5 of English football.
Second round proper [ edit ] Fourth round proper [ edit ] Semi final fixtures were played on 11 March and 18 March 2017, with the second leg going to extra time and penalties if required.
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10 Combined Counties League (Premier , One ) East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only ) Eastern Counties League (Premier , One ) Essex Senior League (level 9 only ) Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West ) Midland League (Premier , One ) Northern Counties East League (Premier , One ) Northern League (One , Two ) North West Counties League (Premier , One ) Southern Combination League (Premier , One ) Southern Counties East League (Premier , One ) South West Peninsula League Premier Division (level 10 only ) Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One ) United Counties League (Premier , One ) Wessex League (Premier , One ) Western League (Premier , One ) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Cup competitions
Youth competitions