2022 FA Cup final

For the women's event, see 2022 Women's FA Cup final.

2022 FA Cup final
The match took place at Wembley Stadium.
Event2021–22 FA Cup
Chelsea Liverpool
0 0
After extra time
Liverpool won 6–5 on penalties
Date14 May 2022 (2022-05-14)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchLuis Díaz (Liverpool)[1]
RefereeCraig Pawson (Sheffield & Hallamshire)[2]
Attendance84,897
WeatherSunny
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The 2022 FA Cup final was an association football match played at Wembley Stadium in London, England, on 14 May 2022.[3] Chelsea and Liverpool were the finalists, the same as in the 2022 EFL Cup Final earlier in the season. This was the first time that the same pair of teams met in both the EFL Cup Final and the FA Cup Final of the same season since Arsenal and Sheffield Wednesday in 1993.[4] Organised by the Football Association (FA), it was the 141st final of the Football Association Challenge Cup (FA Cup) and the showpiece match of English football's primary cup competition. The match also marked 150 years since the first FA Cup Final was played in 1872. The match was televised live in the United Kingdom on free-to-air channels BBC One and ITV (the first time since 1988 that both channels have simultaneously broadcast an FA Cup Final). In the UK, live radio coverage was provided by BBC Radio 5 Live and Talksport.

Liverpool won the trophy on penalties after the game remained goalless after extra time; it was the first final to finish goalless since 2005 and the first to go to penalties since Liverpool's previous victory in 2006 and the first FA Cup final held at Wembley to be decided by spot-kicks. Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp became the first German-born manager to win the FA Cup.[5] Chelsea set a record by losing a third consecutive final, after defeats to Arsenal and Leicester City in the 2020 and 2021 finals, respectively.[6]

As current title holders, Liverpool qualified for the UEFA Champions League tournament by their position in the 2021–22 Premier League, the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League position went to the sixth-placed Premier League team, Manchester United.[7]

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  2. ^ "Match officials confirmed for the Emirates FA Cup and Vitality Women's FA Cup Finals". The Football Association. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  3. ^ Terry, Dylan (6 September 2021). "When and where is the 2022 FA Cup final?". The Independent.
  4. ^ McNulty, Phil (20 April 2022). "Chelsea 2–0 Crystal Palace: 'Blues again show ability to thrive amid chaos'". BBC Sport.
  5. ^ Da Silva, Michael (14 May 2022). "Jürgen Klopp maintains hex on Tuchel to make history in the FA Cup with Liverpool". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Liverpool win FA Cup after beating Chelsea again on penalties". Guardian. 14 May 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  7. ^ "European qualification for UEFA competitions explained". Premier League. Archived from the original on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2022.