FA Cup Final 2027: date, Wembley tickets and how to get there

What we know so far about the FA Cup final 2027

The Football Association has slotted the final into the last stretch of the domestic season. Here is what is settled and what is still open.

• Date: Saturday 22 May 2027.
• Venue: Wembley Stadium, London (capacity around 90,000).
• Kick-off: to be confirmed.
• Finalists: to be confirmed once the semi-finals are completed.
• Prices for 2027: to be confirmed.

The date falls a week before the final round of Premier League matches on Sunday 30 May 2027, so the cup final is no longer squeezed into the dead space after the league ends. For anyone tracking several fixtures, our big matches calendar lays the run-in out side by side.

Why the FA Cup final still matters

The FA Cup is the oldest national knockout competition in world football, first played in the 1870s, and its draw throws together Premier League giants and non-league part-timers in the early rounds. By May only two clubs remain, but the romance of the earlier rounds hangs over the final itself. A day out at Wembley is a big deal for supporters of any club, and for smaller sides it can be a once-in-a-generation trip.

That is precisely why tickets are scarce. Demand comes almost entirely from the two sets of fans, and both clubs will have far more applicants than seats.

How FA Cup final tickets are distributed

There is no big open public sale for the final. The bulk of the seats are handed to the two finalist clubs, which then sell them to their own supporters. A further share goes to the wider football family, including county associations and grassroots clubs, and to Club Wembley members who hold long-term seat licences.

Each club sets its own rules, but the pattern is usually similar:

1. Season-ticket holders and members are served first, often ranked by loyalty points built up over the season.
2. Remaining tickets roll down to lower membership tiers, sometimes via a ballot.
3. Sales normally require an active club account, so make sure your details and membership are up to date well before the semi-finals.

If you do not belong to either club, your realistic options are slim. The safest route is through the official club or FA channels if any general allocation appears. Our email alert will tell you the moment the finalists publish their sales windows.

A word of caution on FA Cup resale

Resale platforms exist and listings for the final will appear long before the teams are known. Be careful. Cup final tickets are typically tied to the buyer's club account, and Wembley's terms prohibit unauthorised resale; tickets bought outside official channels can be cancelled, leaving you locked out on the day. Some clubs run their own official exchange where members can pass on seats at face value, which is far safer than an unofficial listing.

We are an independent guide, not linked to the FA or to any club, and we never present a resale price as official.

Getting to Wembley for the FA Cup final

Wembley sits in north-west London and is well served by public transport, which is the only sensible way to travel on a cup final day.

• Underground: Wembley Park station (Jubilee and Metropolitan lines) is the main gateway, a short walk along Olympic Way.
• Rail: Wembley Stadium station has services from London Marylebone, and Wembley Central connects with the Bakerloo line and London Overground.
• Driving: parking near the stadium is very limited on event days and must be booked in advance.

Visitors from the United States or Europe will find London airports well connected to central London, from where Wembley is roughly half an hour away. Book accommodation early: a May weekend in London is busy even without a cup final.

Planning your spring around the FA Cup final

The FA Cup final is one of several big English dates in 2027. The Carabao Cup final comes first, on Sunday 21 March, at the same stadium. Late May is then crowded with European finals: the Europa League final in Frankfurt on 26 May and the Champions League final in Madrid on 5 June. If your club is chasing several trophies, budget for more than one trip and keep your membership current.

Across the Channel, the Coupe de France final takes place a week earlier, on 15 May, at the Stade de France.

Watching the FA Cup final on TV, and kick-off timings

Kick-off will be announced by the FA and its broadcast partners, usually once the finalists are known, so treat any time you see quoted now as provisional. American fans should note the time difference: an afternoon kick-off in London lands in the late morning on the East Coast and early morning on the West Coast. Once the time is official, we will update this page and notify alert subscribers.