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The FA Cup
Final
Early FA
Cup Finals were held at
several
locations, which were
usually in or around
London. During the
years
between 1923 until 2000,
the final has been held at
Wembley Stadium, which
is once again English
football's national stadium.
From 2001 until 2005, the
final was hosted at the
Millennium Stadium in Cardiff
This was due to the
demolition and
reconstruction of Wembley
Stadium. The Millennium
Stadium had
to be used one last time in
2006 due to construction
delays in opening the
new Wembley
Stadium.
Up
until the year 1993, if the final
could
not be decided in a single
match, the game would be
replayed. After only six
replays since 1923, The
Football Association (English
football’s ruling
body) then decided that all
future FA Cup finals would be
decided 'on the
day', putting an end to FA
Cup Final replays once and
for all. This meant
that a draw at the end of
90 minutes would be followed
by 30 minutes of
extra time. If the score
remained level after this
period, there would be a
penalty shoot-out to
determine the winner of the
competition. Only two FA
Cup Finals have been
decided by a penalty
shootout. It happened in
successive finals during
2005 and 2006.
Portsmouth were
the eventual victors in
this fixture last season,
after narrowly beating Cardiff
City, in a hard fought 1-0
Wembley final.
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