2006–07 FA Cup
The 2006–07 FA Cup (known as The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON for sponsorship reasons) was the 126th staging of the world's oldest football knockout competition; the FA Cup. This season's edition was the first to be sponsored by E.ON.
Chelsea celebrating their 4th FA Cup title | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | England Wales |
| Teams | 687 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Chelsea (4th title) |
| Runner-up | Manchester United |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Frank Lampard (6 goals) |
The competition started on 18 August 2006 with the first of the record number of 687 teams entering in the Extra preliminary round and concluded on 19 May 2007 with the final, held at the new Wembley Stadium.
For information on the matches played from the Extra preliminary round to the final qualifying round, see FA Cup 2006-07 qualifying rounds.
Chelsea claimed this season's FA Cup with a hard-fought 1–0 victory over Manchester United, with Didier Drogba scoring the winning goal in the dying minutes of extra-time. Manchester United had played against top-flight opponents in each round, as they had when they won the Cup in 1948.
This was the last FA Cup (to date) at which the semi-finals were played at neutral club venues; since 2008 all FA Cup semi-finals have been played at Wembley Stadium.