Competition dates for the 2023/24 Emirates FA Cup and Isuzu FA Trophy have been confirmed.
Dale’s FA Cup campaign will get underway in the fourth qualifying round, which takes place on the weekend of Saturday 14th October.
Should Dale proceed to the competition proper, the first round will take place across the weekend of Saturday 4th November.
Following our relegation to the National League, we will enter the FA Trophy at the third round stage, which will take place across the weekend of Saturday 9th December.
Our National League fixtures will be released on Wednesday 5th July at 1pm.
Full dates for both cup competitions can be found below.
EMIRATES FA CUP
Extra Preliminary Round - Saturday 5 August 2023
Preliminary Round - Saturday 19 August 2023
First Round Qualifying - Saturday 2 September 2023
Second Round Qualifying - Saturday 16 September 2023
Third Round Qualifying - Saturday 30 September 2023
Fourth Round Qualifying - Saturday 14 October 2023
First Round Proper - Saturday 4 November 2023
Second Round Proper - Saturday 2 December 2023
Third Round Proper - Saturday 6 January 2024
Fourth Round Proper - Saturday 27 January 2024
Fifth Round Proper - Wednesday 28 February 2024
Quarter-final - Saturday 16 March 2024
Semi-final - Saturday 20 April 2024
The Final - Saturday 25 May 2024
ISUZU FA TROPHY
First Round Qualifying - Saturday 9 September 2023
Second Round Qualifying - Saturday 23 September 2023
Third Round Qualifying - Saturday 7 October 2023
First Round Proper - Saturday 28 October 2023
Second Round Proper - Saturday 18 November 2023
Third Round Proper - Saturday 9 December 2023
Fourth Round Proper - Saturday 13 January 2024
Fifth Round Proper - Saturday 10 February 2024
Sixth Round Proper - Saturday 9 March 2024
Semi Final - Saturday 6 April 2024
The Final - Saturday 11 or Sunday 12 May 2024