2021–22 FA Trophy
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The 2021–22 FA Trophy (known for sponsorship reasons as the Buildbase FA Trophy) was the 53rd season of the FA Trophy, an annual football competition for teams at levels 5-8 of the English National League System. The competition consisted of three qualifying rounds, and seven proper rounds. Teams from level 8 entered into the first qualifying round and second qualifying round, level 7 into the third qualifying round, level 6 (the National League North and National League South) into round 2, and level 5 (the National League) into round 3.[citation needed]
Football Association Trophy | |
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Tournament details | |
Country | England Wales |
Dates | Qualifying rounds: 25 September 2021 – 3 November 2021 Competition Proper: 13 November 2021 – 22 May 2022 |
Teams | Qualifying rounds: 244 Competition Proper: 66 + (78 from Qualifying) Total Teams: 310 |
Defending champions | Hornchurch |
Final positions | |
Champions | Bromley (1st title) |
Runner-up | Wrexham |
All matches were in a single-match knockout format, with the winner decided by penalties if the match was drawn after 90 minutes, apart from the Final where the winner was decided by extra-time and penalties if the match was drawn.[citation needed] This was the same format as the 2020–21 season which was a change from previous seasons where replays were used and where the semi-finals were scheduled as two-legged.[citation needed]