2021–22 FA Vase

2021–22 FA Vase
Football Association Vase
Tournament details
CountryEngland
Wales
Jersey
Isle of Man
DatesQualifying:
10 – 26 September 2021
Competition Proper:
22 October 2021 – 22 May 2022
TeamsQualifying: 567
Competition Proper: 51
(+ 182 from Qualifying)
Total: 618
Defending championsWarrington Rylands
Final positions
ChampionsNewport Pagnell Town (1st title)
Runner-upLittlehampton Town

The 2021–22 FA Vase (Known for sponsorship reasons as the Buildbase FA Vase) was the 48th season of the FA Vase, an annual football competition for teams playing in Levels 9 and 10 (steps 5 & 6) of the English National League System. The competition is played with two qualifying rounds followed by six proper rounds, semi-finals, and the final played at Wembley Stadium. All ties this season were played to a finish on the day. For this season there were no replays in any of the rounds to minimise fixture congestion due to late start of the football season brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. If games finished level after 90 minutes, the match was decided by penalties to find the winner of the tie, apart from the Final where there were 30 minutes extra time (15 minutes each way) followed by penalties if still level after the extra time period.[1]

Calendar

Round Main date Number of fixtures Clubs remaining New entries this round Prize money winners Prize money losers
First round qualifying Saturday, 11 September 2021 203 618 → 415 406 £525 £175
Second round qualifying Saturday, 25 September 2021 182 415 → 233 161 £675 £225
First round proper Saturday, 23 October 2021 105 233 → 128 28 £750 £250
Second round proper Saturday, 20 November 2021 64 128 → 64 23 £825 £275
Third round proper Saturday, 11 December 2021 32 64 → 32 None £1,050 £350
Fourth round proper Saturday, 15 January 2022 16 32 → 16 None £1,875 £625
Fifth round proper Saturday, 12 February 2022 8 16 → 8 None £2,250 £750
Quarter-finals Saturday, 12 March 2022 4 8 → 4 None £4,125 £1,375
Semi-finals Saturday, 2 April 2022 2 4 → 2 None £5,475 £1,825
Final Sunday, 22 May 2022 1 2 → 1 None £30,000 £15,000

First qualifying round

The draw was made on 9 July 2021.[2]

Second qualifying round

The draw was also made on 9 July 2021.[2]

First round proper

The draw was made on 27 September 2021.[9]

Second round proper

The draw was made on 25 October 2021 featuring the 105 winners from the previous round with an additional 23 teams joining.[10]

Third round proper

The draw was made on 22 November 2021.[12]

Fourth round proper

The draw was made on 13 December 2021.[13]

Fifth round proper

The draw was made on 17 January 2022.[15]

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 14 February 2022.[16]

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was made on 14 March 2022.[18]

Littlehampton Town (9)4–0Loughborough Students (9)
Report
The Sportsfield, Littlehampton
Attendance: 3,142
Newport Pagnell Town (9)1–1Hamworthy United (9)
Report
Penalties
6–5
Willen Road, Newport Pagnell
Attendance: 1,858

Final

Main article: 2022 FA Vase final
Littlehampton Town (9)0–3Newport Pagnell Town (9)
  • Barnes 19'
  • Shepherd 55', 63'

References

  1. ^ "ENTRIES, EXEMPTIONS AND ROUND DATES IN THE BUILDBASE FA TROPHY AND VASE FOR 2021-22". thefa.com. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "EARLY ROUND DRAWS FOR FA YOUTH CUP, BUILDBASE FA TROPHY AND VASE HAVE BEEN RELEASED". thefa.com. 9 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Hellenic League club Wellington call it a day". The Non-League Football Paper. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Eccleshall FC Withdraw from Buildbase FA Vase". The North West Counties Football League. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  5. ^ "LOWER BRECK FC STATEMENT". Lower Breck F.C. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Match Off – Fisher v Little Common". Fisher F.C. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  7. ^ Harris, Tom (14 September 2021). "Porthleven AFC resign from South West Peninsula League". Falmouth Packet. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Ashes kicked out of FA Vase". Cornish Times. 30 September 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  9. ^ "The Buildbase FA Vase enters its competition proper stage, as first round draw made". thefa.com. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  10. ^ "THE SECOND ROUND PROPER DRAW FOR THE BUILDBASE FA VASE HAS NOW BEEN MADE". thefa.com. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  11. ^ "CLUB STATEMENT – Tavistock removed from the FA Vase". Tavistock A.F.C. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  12. ^ "THE DRAW FOR THE BUILDBASE FA VASE THIRD ROUND PROPER WAS MADE ON MONDAY". thefa.com. 23 November 2021.
  13. ^ "The draw for the fourth round proper of the Buildbase FA Vase has been made". thefa.com. 13 December 2021.
  14. ^ "FA issues update on Brockenhurst's FA Vase fifth-round tie with either Athletic Newham or Littlehampton Vase".
  15. ^ "The draws for both the Buildbase FA Trophy and FA Vase fifth round have been made". thefa.com. 13 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Draws have been completed for the Buildabase FA Trophy and FA Vase Quarter Finals". thefa.com. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  17. ^ "HAMWORTHY UTD 1 - 1 SOUTHALL". Hamworthy United FC.
  18. ^ "Both the Buildbase FA Trophy and FA Vase semi-final draws have been made". thefa.com. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.