FA Youth Cup 2008–09
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| Tournament details | |
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| Dates | 08 Sep 2008 – 26 May 2009 |
| Teams | 474 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  |
Arsenal (7th title) |
Runner-up  |
Liverpool |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 474 |
The FA Youth Cup sponsored by E.ON 2008–09 is the 57th edition of the FA Youth Cup. A record 474 clubs participated in the competition. The competition started in September 2008 with the preliminary round and will conclude in May 2009 with the final.
Arsenal knocked out holders Manchester City on route to the final, where they beat 2006 and 2007 winners Liverpool 6–2 on aggregate to lift the FA Youth Cup for the 7th time.
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[edit] Calendar
Qualifying ties played in the week commencing; proper ties played by the closing date.
| Round | Date | Fixture(s) | Clubs | New entries |
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| Preliminary round | 2008-09-08 | 119 | 474 → 355 | 238 |
| 1st round qualifying | 2008-09-15 | 132 | 355 → 223 | 145 |
| 2nd round qualifying | 2008-10-06 | 66 | 223 → 157 | |
| 3rd round qualifying | 2008-10-20 | 33 | 157 → 124 | |
| 1st round | 2008-11-11 | 40 | 124 → 84 | 47 |
| 2nd round | 2008-11-26 | 20 | 84 → 64 | |
| 3rd round | 2008-12-15 | 32 | 64 → 32 | 44 |
| 4th round | 2009-01-20 | 16 | 32 → 16 | |
| 5th round | 2009-03-07 | 8 | 16 → 8 | |
| Quarter-finals | 2009-03-16 | 4 | 8 → 4 | |
| Semi-finals 1st leg | 2009-04-16 | 2 | 4 | |
| Semi-finals 2nd leg | 2009-04-22 | 2 | 4 → 2 | |
| Final 1st leg | 2009-05-22 | 1 | 2 | |
| Final 2nd leg | 2009-05-26 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
[edit] First round
The League One and League Two teams will enter at this round except Notts County which did not apply, along with the winners of the previous round.
[edit] Second round
The winners from the first round matches will progress to second round.
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[edit] Third round
The 20 Premier League and 24 Championship teams enter at this stage, along with the winners of the second round.
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[edit] Fourth round
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
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| 1 | Ipswich Town | 4 – 2(AET) | Crystal Palace |
| 2 | Arsenal | 3 – 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| 3 | Preston North End | 0 – 1(AET) | Sunderland |
| 4 | Chelsea | 5 – 1 | Walsall |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 1 – 3 | Newcastle United |
| 6 | Norwich City | 1 – 1(P4–2) | Stoke City |
| 7 | Southampton | 0 – 1 | Watford |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 – 2 | Millwall |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 2 – 2(P2–4) | Liverpool |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 – 0 | Hull City |
| 11 | Burnley | 1 – 3 | Everton |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 1 – 2 | Nottingham Forest |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 0 – 3 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 3 – 2 | Crewe Alexandra |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 0 – 1 | Manchester City |
| 16 | Cardiff City | 0 – 0(P5–4) | Tranmere Rovers |
[edit] Fifth round
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
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| 1 | Ipswich Town | 2 – 3(AET) | Watford |
| 2 | Liverpool | 1 – 0 | Chelsea |
| 3 | Sunderland | 0 – 4 | Arsenal |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 0 – 3 | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 5 | Everton | 1 – 1(P1–3) | Norwich City |
| 6 | Manchester City | 4 – 2 | Newcastle United |
| 7 | Nottingham Forest | 0 – 2 | Bolton Wanderers |
| 8 | Cardiff City | 0 – 2 | Birmingham City |
[edit] Quarter-finals
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Report |
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| 1 | Birmingham City | 1 – 0 | Watford | Report |
| 2 | Manchester City | 1 – 0 | Norwich City | Report |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 – 3 | Arsenal | Report |
| 4 | Liverpool | 4 – 2 | Bolton Wanderers | Report |
[edit] Semi-finals
[edit] First leg
| 2009-03-18 19:00 GMT |
Manchester City | 1 – 2 | Arsenal | City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester Attendance: 2,615 Referee: Andy Penn (West Midlands) |
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Alex Nimely-Tchuimeni  41' |
Report | Jay Emmanuel-Thomas 71' Gilles Sunu 82' |
| 2009-04-16 19:00 BST |
Birmingham City | 0 – 3 | Liverpool | St Andrew's, Birmingham Attendance: 4,238 Referee: Mark Haywood (West Yorkshire) |
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| Report | Lauri Dalla Valle 12' 28' David Amoo 24' |
[edit] Second leg
| 2009-04-22 19:00 BST |
Arsenal | 4 – 1 | Manchester City | Emirates Stadium, London Attendance: 9,266[1] Referee: Keith Woolmer (Northamptonshire) |
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| Sanchez Watt 1' 31' Jack Wilshere 20' (pen.)Kyle Bartley 29' |
Report | Ahmad Benali 45' |
Arsenal won 6–2 on aggregate.
| 2009-04-24 19:45 BST |
Liverpool | 3 – 1 | Birmingham City | Anfield, Liverpool Attendance: TBA Referee: Clive W. Oliver (Northumberland) |
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| Lauri Dalla Valle 17' 58' Alexander Kacaniklic 53' |
Report | Ashley Sammons 44' |
Live on Setanta Sports. Liverpool won 6–1 on aggregate.
[edit] Final
[edit] Route to the final
| Liverpool | Round | Arsenal | ||
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| Leeds United A 2–1 |
Thomas Ince 14' Lauri Dalla Valle 59' |
3rd round | Aston Villa A 3–2 |
Rhys Murphy 14' 74' Jay Emmanuel-Thomas 79' |
| Bristol Rovers A 1–1 AET 2–2 Pen 4–2 |
Lauri Dalla Valle 54' 92' Steven Irwin Lauri Dalla Valle Nathan Eccleston Joe Kennedy |
4th round | Wolverhampton Wanderers H 3–1 |
Gilles Sunu 41' 58' 74' |
| Chelsea H 1–0 |
David Amoo 17' |
5th round | Sunderland A 4–0 |
Henri Lansbury 5' (pen.) 38' (pen.) Jay Emmanuel-Thomas 65'Benik Afobe 79' |
| Bolton Wanderers H 4–2 |
Nathan Eccleston 25' David Amoo 31'Steven Irwin 42' 78' |
6th round | Tottenham Hotspur A 3–1 |
Kyle Bartley 54' Jay Emmanuel-Thomas 90'Rhys Murphy 90+1' |
| Birmingham City A 3–0 |
Lauri Dalla Valle 12' 28' David Amoo 24' |
Semi-finals 1st leg |
Manchester City A 2–1 |
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas 71' Gilles Sunu 82' |
| Birmingham City H 3–1 (Agg 6–1) |
Lauri Dalla Valle 17' 58' Alexander Kacaniklic 53' |
2nd leg | Manchester City H 4–1 (Agg 6–2) |
Sanchez Watt 1' 31' Jack Wilshere 20' (pen.)Kyle Bartley 29' |
[edit] First leg
- Live on Setanta Sports.
| 2009-05-22 20:00 BST |
Arsenal | 4 – 1 | Liverpool | Emirates Stadium, London Attendance: 33,662 Referee: Lee Mason (Lancashire) |
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| Gilles Sunu 21' Jack Wilshere 35' (pen.)Sanchez Watt 57'Jay Emmanuel-Thomas 66' |
Report | Alexander Kacaniklic 37' |
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[edit] Second leg
- Live on Setanta Sports.
| 2009-05-26 19:45 BST |
Liverpool | 1 – 2 | Arsenal | Anfield, Liverpool Attendance: 7,792 Referee: Lee Mason (Lancashire) |
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| Lauri Dalla Valle 52' |
Report | Sanchez Watt 25' Daniel Sanchez Ayala 70' (o.g.) |
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Arsenal won 6–2 on aggregate.
| FA Youth Cup 2008–09 winners |
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| Arsenal 7th title |
[edit] See also
- Premier Academy League 2008–09
- Premier Reserve League 2008–09
- FA Cup 2008–09
- 2008–09 in English football
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- The FA Youth Cup at The Football Association official website
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