FA Cup: cards, rarity and popularity
FA Cup is a football competition (United Kingdom).
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Recent roll of honour: Manchester United F.C. in 2023, Manchester City F.C. in 2022, Liverpool F.C. in 2021, Leicester City F.C. in 2020 and Arsenal F.C. in 2019. The catalogue lists 60 editions, from 1909 to 2023.
How it works: one card per year, with a rarity set by that year's real-world popularity, measured on Wikipedia.
The cards, year by year
FA Cup has 12 cards in the game, from 2015 to 2026. The set includes 9 epic and 3 rare. The standout is the 2023 card, an epic one minted on a median of 171,752 views a month. Once minted, a card is frozen - the rarity of its year stays with it for good.
- 2015Rarity: Rare63K views/month
- 2016Rarity: Rare72K views/month
- 2017Rarity: Rare78K views/month
- 2018Rarity: Epic83K views/month
- 2019Rarity: Epic82K views/month
- 2020Rarity: Epic128K views/month
- 2021Rarity: Epic118K views/month
- 2022Rarity: Epic162K views/month
- 2023Rarity: Epic172K views/month
- 2024Rarity: Epic90K views/month
- 2025Rarity: Epic91K views/month
- 2026Rarity: Epic120K views/month
Popularity year by year
Popularity is the monthly median of views of its Wikipedia page, year by year. It peaked in 2023 (171,752 views a month) and was lowest in 2015 (63,319). In 2025, the median reached 90,848 views a month, steady compared with 2024. Over the last twelve months: 119,541 views a month.
| Year | Views per month (median) | Card of the year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026last 12 months | 119,541 | Rarity: Epic |
| 2025 | 90,848 | Rarity: Epic |
| 2024 | 90,219 | Rarity: Epic |
| 2023 | 171,752 | Rarity: Epic |
| 2022 | 162,412 | Rarity: Epic |
| 2021 | 117,729 | Rarity: Epic |
| 2020 | 127,909 | Rarity: Epic |
| 2019 | 82,452 | Rarity: Epic |
| 2018 | 83,303 | Rarity: Epic |
| 2017 | 77,605 | Rarity: Rare |
| 2016 | 72,339 | Rarity: Rare |
| 20156 months measured | 63,319 | Rarity: Rare |
Mini quiz
3 questions to test what you know.
1.FA Cup: in what year was this competition founded?
2.FA Cup: who organises this competition?
3.FA Cup: how many teams take part?
Profile
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Organiser
- The Football Association
- Founded
- 1871
- Teams
- 747
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Editions
- 2023–24 FA Cup · winner: Manchester United F.C.2023
- 2022–23 FA Cup · winner: Manchester City F.C.2022
- 2021–22 FA Cup · winner: Liverpool F.C.2021
- 2020–21 FA Cup · winner: Leicester City F.C.2020
- 2019–20 FA Cup · winner: Arsenal F.C.2019-2020
- 2018–19 FA Cup · winner: Manchester City F.C.2018-2019
- 2017–18 FA Cup · winner: Chelsea F.C.2017-2018
- 2016–17 FA Cup · winner: Arsenal F.C.2016-2017
- 2015–16 FA Cup · winner: Manchester United F.C.2015-2016
- 2014–15 FA Cup · winner: Arsenal F.C.2014-2015
- 2013–14 FA Cup · winner: Arsenal F.C.2013-2014
- 2012–13 FA Cup · winner: Wigan Athletic F.C.2012-2013
- 2011–12 FA Cup · winner: Chelsea F.C.2011-2012
- 2009–10 FA Cup · winner: Chelsea F.C.2009-2010
- 2008–09 FA Cup · winner: Chelsea F.C.2008
- 2006–07 FA Cup · winner: Chelsea F.C.2006-2007
- 2005–06 FA Cup · winner: Liverpool F.C.2005
- 1995–96 FA Cup · winner: Manchester United F.C.1995-1996
- 1980–81 FA Cup · winner: Tottenham Hotspur F.C.1980-1981
- 1978–79 FA Cup · winner: Arsenal F.C.1978-1979
- 1958–59 FA Cup · winner: Nottingham Forest F.C.1958-1959
- 1957–58 FA Cup · winner: Bolton Wanderers F.C.1957-1958
- 1956–57 FA Cup · winner: Aston Villa F.C.1956-1957
- 1955–56 FA Cup · winner: Manchester City F.C.1955-1956
- 1954–55 FA Cup · winner: Newcastle United F.C.1954-1955
- 1953–54 FA Cup · winner: West Bromwich Albion F.C.1953-1954
- 1952–53 FA Cup · winner: Blackpool F.C.1952-1953
- 1951–52 FA Cup · winner: Newcastle United F.C.1951-1952
- 1950–51 FA Cup · winner: Newcastle United F.C.1950-1951
- 1949–50 FA Cup · winner: Arsenal F.C.1949-1950
- 1948–49 FA Cup · winner: Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.1948-1949
- 1947–48 FA Cup · winner: Manchester United F.C.1947-1948
- 1946–47 FA Cup · winner: Charlton Athletic F.C.1946-1947
- 1945–46 FA Cup · winner: Derby County F.C.1945-1946
- 1938–39 FA Cup · winner: Portsmouth F.C.1938-1939
- 1937–38 FA Cup · winner: Preston North End F.C.1937-1938
- 1936–37 FA Cup · winner: Sunderland A.F.C.1936-1937
- 1935–36 FA Cup · winner: Arsenal F.C.1935-1936
- 1934–35 FA Cup · winner: Sheffield Wednesday F.C.1934-1935
- 1933–34 FA Cup · winner: Manchester City F.C.1933-1934
- 1932–33 FA Cup · winner: Everton F.C.1932-1933
- 1931–32 FA Cup · winner: Newcastle United F.C.1931-1932
- 1930–31 FA Cup · winner: West Bromwich Albion F.C.1930-1931
- 1929–30 FA Cup · winner: Arsenal F.C.1929-1930
- 1928–29 FA Cup · winner: Bolton Wanderers F.C.1928-1929
- 1927–28 FA Cup · winner: Blackburn Rovers F.C.1927-1928
- 1926–27 FA Cup · winner: Cardiff City F.C.1926-1927
- 1925–26 FA Cup · winner: Bolton Wanderers F.C.1925-1926
- 1924–25 FA Cup · winner: Sheffield United F.C.1924-1925
- 1923–24 FA Cup · winner: Newcastle United F.C.1923-1924
- 1922–23 FA Cup · winner: Bolton Wanderers F.C.1922-1923
- 1921–22 FA Cup · winner: Huddersfield Town A.F.C.1921-1922
- 1920–21 FA Cup · winner: Tottenham Hotspur F.C.1920-1921
- 1919–20 FA Cup · winner: Aston Villa F.C.1919-1920
- 1914–15 FA Cup · winner: Sheffield United F.C.1914-1915
- 1913–14 FA Cup · winner: Burnley F.C.1913-1914
- 1912–13 FA Cup · winner: Aston Villa F.C.1912-1913
- 1911–12 FA Cup · winner: Barnsley F.C.1911-1912
- 1910–11 FA Cup · winner: Bradford City A.F.C.1910-1911
- 1909–10 FA Cup · winner: Newcastle United F.C.1909-1910
Frequently asked questions
What is the rarest FA Cup card?
The 2023 card, which is epic: that year the subject's Wikipedia page drew a median of 171,752 views a month.
How many FA Cup cards are there?
12 cards, one per year of fame, from 2015 to 2026: 9 epic and 3 rare.
Which was FA Cup's most popular year?
2023, with a median of 171,752 views a month on its Wikipedia page - the 2023 card is epic.
Who won the latest edition of FA Cup?
Manchester United F.C., in 2023.
How do I get a FA Cup card?
By opening packs of 5 cards: 3 packs are free when you sign up, then packs refill for free. Cards can also be traded with friends, or on the market for in-game coins.
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