FA Cup 2016-17 Facts & Trivia
The 2016-17 FA Cup was won by Arsenal. Below are the facts, records and trivia from that cup run — the final, the giant-killings, the biggest wins, the hat-tricks and the shootouts.
See the full FA Cup 2016-17 bracket and results. Or read the EFL Cup 2016-17 facts.
1. Arsenal — champions
Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-1 to win the FA Cup.
2. Final scorers
Alexis Sánchez and Aaron Ramsey scored for Arsenal in the final.
3. Millwall's cup run
Millwall, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the Quarter-Final — a memorable run from the early rounds.
4. Luke Berry's haul
Luke Berry scored 4 for Cambridge United in the 2nd Round (4-0 v Coventry City) (9 hat-tricks were scored in all).
5. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Braintree Town beat Eastbourne Borough 7-0 in the 1st Round.
6. 9-goal thriller
Dartford 3-6 Sutton United was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 9 goals.
7. Arsenal's road to glory
Arsenal beat Preston North End, Southampton, Sutton United, Lincoln City, Manchester City and Chelsea on the way to the trophy — 6 ties won.
8. Sharpest shooters
Arsenal scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 18.
9. Chelsea fall short
Chelsea reached the final but finished runners-up.
10. The last four
The semi-finalists were Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.
11. By the numbers
123 ties across 156 matches produced 490 goals in the FA Cup this season.