FA Cup 2025-26 Facts & Trivia
The 2025-26 FA Cup was won by Manchester City. 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.
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1. Manchester City — champions
Manchester City beat Chelsea 1-0 to win the FA Cup.
2. Final scorer
Antoine Semenyo scored for Manchester City in the final.
3. Domestic cup double
Manchester City won both the FA Cup and the EFL Cup in the same season — a domestic cup double.
4. Port Vale's cup run
Port Vale, in from the 1st Round, went all the way to the Quarter-Final — a memorable run from the early rounds.
5. Erling Haaland's hat-trick
Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick for Manchester City in the Quarter-Final (4-0 v Liverpool) (11 hat-tricks were scored in all).
6. The heaviest win
The biggest win of the competition: Manchester City beat Exeter City 10-1 in the 3rd Round.
7. 11-goal thriller
Manchester City 10-1 Exeter City was the highest-scoring tie of the season with 11 goals.
8. Spot-kick marathon
Newcastle United and Bournemouth needed 13 penalties to settle their 3rd Round tie (7-6 on spot-kicks after 3-3).
9. Manchester City's road to glory
Manchester City beat Exeter City, Salford City, Newcastle United, Liverpool, Southampton and Chelsea on the way to the trophy — 6 ties won.
10. Sharpest shooters
Manchester City scored the most goals of any club in the competition this season, with 22.
11. Chelsea fall short
Chelsea reached the final but finished runners-up.
12. The last four
The semi-finalists were Chelsea, Leeds United, Manchester City and Southampton.