UKFA Cup (UKatWC)

The UKFA Cup is a competition that is held in the  every year, contested by football clubs from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.

History
The UKFA Cup began in 1968, after the discontinuation of the due to low attendance and lack of interest from the Scottish clubs. Initially the had attempted to create a combined Cup competition for teams from Scotland and Northern Ireland, however the  and  had also shown interest, and eventually the United Kingdom Football Association created the UKFA Cup. The competition replaced the, and , and was open to teams from the.

Format
The competition is open to all clubs in the, , , , , , , , , and. The Premiership and Scottish Premiership teams are given a bye into the third round, with the remaining clubs playing in knockout games to qualify. The initial games are played locally within the member association, and the second round games drawn nationally. Games are played at the home ground of the smaller club. The final four and final two play over two legs, home and away. Since 1998 the losing semi-finalists have had a playoff to determine the third and fourth placed teams.