The 2017–18 FAW Women's Cup is the 26th edition of the FAW Women's Cup, the premier knock-out cup competition for women's association football teams in Wales.
Swansea City won the final 2–1 over Cardiff City.
Format The tournament is a single-elimination knock-out tournament, with eight teams entering in the qualifying round and the remaining 28 receiving a bye to the first round proper.
Calendar Round Main Date Number of Fixtures Clubs Qualifying round 17 September 2017 4 36 → 32 First round 8 October 2017 16 32 → 16 Second round 12 November 2017 8 16 → 8 Quarter-finals 4 February 2018 4 8 → 4 Semi-finals 4 March 2018 2 4 → 2 Final 15 April 2018 1 2 → 1
Results Qualifying round The draw for the qualifying round took place at the FAW's headquarters in Cardiff on 12 July. All four matches were originally scheduled to take place on Sunday 17 September 2017. Tie Date Home team Result Away teamNorthern section1 1 October Kinmel Bay 0–1 Bangor CitySouthern section2 17 September Merthyr Town 5–0 Rhiwbina3 17 September Cwmbran Celtic 2–0 Splott Albion4 1 October Llangyfelach H-W Abertillery Belles
First round The first round draw was held on 18 September, again at the FAW's headquarters in Cardiff. The ties were all played on Sunday 8 October 2017, except the Caerphilly Castle v Newcastle Emlyn and Abergavenny v Penybont games, which were both cancelled and the wins awarded to the home teams. Tie Date Home team Result Away teamNorthern section1 8 October Bethel 4–1 Caernarfon Town2 8 October Aberystwyth Town 0–1 Rhyl3 8 October Llanfair United 2–5 Llandudno4 8 October Northop Hall 14–0 Amlwch Town5 8 October Airbus 3–4 Denbigh Town6 8 October Bangor City 4–2 PenrhyncochSouthern section7 8 October AFC Tredegar 0–4 Llangyfelach8 8 October Abergavenny W-O Penybont9 8 October Dafen 1–4 Cardiff City10 8 October Cardiff Met 6–0 Cascade11 8 October Port Talbot Town 14–0 Aberdare12 8 October Barry Town United 5–0 Merthyr Town13 8 October Swansea City 15–0 AFC Porth14 8 October Caerphilly Castle W-O Newcastle Emlyn15 8 October Cyncoed Ladies 5–0 Briton Ferry Llansawel16 8 October Caldicot Town 6–2 Cwmbran Celtic
Second round Drawn on 10 October. Tie Date Home team Result Away teamNorthern section1 12 November Northop Hall 4–1 Bethel2 19 November Denbigh Town 1–6 Rhyl3 12 November Bangor City 2–4 LlandudnoSouthern section4 12 November Swansea City H–W Caldicot Town5 12 November Cyncoed Ladies 23–0 Llangyfelach6 12 November Abergavenny 11–0 Barry Town United7 12 November Port Talbot Town 11–1 Caerphilly Castle8 12 November Cardiff City 1–2 Cardiff Met
Quarter-finals The draw was made on 13 November live on the FAW Facebook page. Tie Date Home team Result Away team14 February Abergavenny 0–1 Cardiff Met24 February Northop Hall 0–7 Cyncoed Ladies34 February Llandudno 1–4 Swansea City44 February Port Talbot Town 3–1 Rhyl
Semi-finals The draw was made on 5 February, with matches originally scheduled to be played on 4 March at neutral venues. Cardiff City and Abergavenny both were reinstated into the competition, having originally been eliminated by Cardiff Met in the second round and quarter-final respectively, after it had emerged that The Archers had fielded two under-aged players in the game against Cardiff City. City then beat Abergavenny in a replayed quarter final to take a place in the semi-finals.
Final
References
External links FAW Cups on the Football Association of Wales website. Video of the qualifying round draw, published on YouTube by the Football Association of Wales.