FA Cup schedule
Definition
The timetable or fixture list for matches in the FA Cup (Football Association Challenge Cup), the world's oldest national football tournament, featuring knockout rounds among teams from England and Wales.
A published calendar detailing draw dates, match kickoff times, venues, and competing clubs in the annual FA Cup competition, often sparking underdog dreams and scheduling nightmares.
Examples
I marked my calendar with the FA Cup schedule, but my team's first-round exit was penciled in by halftime.
The FA Cup schedule dropped like confetti at a funeral – glamorous ties for the big boys, Tuesday night slogs for the rest.
Forget spreadsheets; decoding the FA Cup schedule is the real office sport, complete with replays and righteous indignation.
With the FA Cup schedule out, pubs nationwide are already booking extra screens for that inevitable giant-killing miracle.