Welsh Cup draws on 29 September: how to watch and who enters
Archive article. Published on Wed 23 Sept, 13:13. Conditions may have changed since this reporting.
The men’s FAW Welsh Cup second-round draw and the Bute Energy Welsh Cup second qualifying-round draw will be shown on Cymru Football TV at 8pm on Tuesday 29 September. Supporters need to create a free account to watch.
Men’s second-round draw
- Clubs
- 64
- Northern section
- 30
- Southern section
- 34
Men’s draw: top-flight clubs enter
The 44 first-round winners are joined by 16 Cymru Premier clubs and four clubs given byes: Newtown, Bala Town, Caerau Ely and Llanelli Town. That makes 64 clubs, split into 30 in the northern section and 34 in the southern section. Ties are scheduled for 16–17 October.
Women’s draw
The Bute Energy Welsh Cup second qualifying-round fixtures are scheduled for Sunday 18 October. The FAW says one northern club will receive a bye to round one. Its announcement gives conflicting club totals, so we are not reproducing a reconciled field size until that is clarified.
Correction and update, 23 September 2026
This page previously listed Friday 25 September at 6.30pm. The FAW’s current announcement specifies Tuesday 29 September at 8pm. We have corrected the date and time and removed the earlier women’s regional totals and Carmarthen Town allocation, which are not supported by the current announcement.
Background and supporting figures
Where this sits
Men: 44 first-round winners compared with 20 bye clubs; total 64.
Northern section has 30 clubs compared with 34 southern clubs; ties 16–17 October.