<P> The first FA Cup Final to go to extra time and a replay was the 1875 final, between the Royal Engineers and the Old Etonians . The initial tie finished 1--1 but the Royal Engineers won the replay 2--0 in normal time . The last replayed final was the 1993 FA Cup Final, when Arsenal and Sheffield Wednesday fought a 1--1 draw . The replay saw Arsenal win the FA Cup, 2--1 after extra time . </P> <P> The last quarter - final to go to a replay was Manchester United vs West Ham United in the 2015--16 FA Cup . The original game at Old Trafford ended in a 1--1 draw, while Manchester United won the replay at the Boleyn Ground, 2--1 . It was also the last FA Cup game ever played at the Boleyn Ground . </P> <P> The FA Cup winners qualify for the following season's UEFA Europa League (formerly named the UEFA Cup; from its launch in 1960 until 1998, they entered the now - defunct UEFA Cup Winners' Cup instead). This European place applies even if the team is relegated or is not in the English top flight . In the past, if the FA Cup winning team also qualified for the following season's Champions League or Europa League through their league position, then the losing FA Cup finalist were given this European berth instead . FA Cup winners enter the Europa League at the group stage . Losing finalists, if they haven't qualified for Europe via the league, began earlier, at the play - off or third qualifying round stage . From the 2015--16 UEFA Europa League season, however, UEFA does not allow the runners - up to qualify for the Europa League through the competition . If the winner--and until 2015, the runner - up--has already qualified for Europe through their league position (with the exception of the UEFA Cup until 1998), the FA Cup berth is then given to the highest - place team in the league who has not yet qualified . </P> <P> The FA Cup winners also qualify for the following season's single - match FA Community Shield, the traditional season opener played against the previous season's Premier League champions (or the Premier League runners - up if the FA Cup winners also won the league--the double). </P>

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