Non-English football clubs in the FA Cup Non-English football clubs in the FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout competition in English association football. It is the oldest football competition in the world, having commenced in 1871. Although the competition is the national cup of England, numerous clubs from outside England have participated in the tournament, with some still doing so as of 2016. Although St. Martins and Vale Recreation have competed in the FA Vase, Guernsey FC are the only club from the Bailiwick of Guernsey to have competed in the FA Cup. Formed in 2011, they
Chinese FA Cup was established in China. It was temporary scrapped in 2007 for Chinese Football Association 2008 Summer Olympic strategy, and made its return when the 2011 Chinese FA Cup was announced after a long hiatus. Amateur teams were first introduced in the 2012 Chinese FA Cup according to the new slogan "Game For All". Chinese FA Cup The Chinese FA Cup () is the national knockout cup competition in China organized by the Chinese Football Association. It was started as Chinese National Football Championship () in 1956. The tournament was reorganized after the Culture Revolution and used name Chinese FA Cup