2017–18 FA Trophy
The 2017–18 FA Trophy is the 49th season of the FA Trophy, an annual football competition for teams at levels 5-8 of the English National League System.
Calendar
The calendar for the 2017–18 FA Trophy, as announced by The Football Association.| Round | Main Date | Number of Fixtures | Clubs | New Entries This Round | Prize Money |
| Preliminary round | 7 October 2017 | 64 | 276 → 212 | 128 | £3,000 |
| First round qualifying | 28 October 2017 | 72 | 212 → 140 | 80 | £3,250 |
| Second round qualifying | 11 November 2017 | 36 | 140 → 104 | none | £4,000 |
| Third round qualifying | 25 November 2017 | 40 | 104 → 64 | 44 | £5,000 |
| First round proper | 16 December 2017 | 32 | 64 → 32 | 24 | £6,000 |
| Second round proper | 13 January 2018 | 16 | 32 → 16 | none | £7,000 |
| Third round proper | 3 February 2018 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none | £8,000 |
| Fourth round proper | 24 February 2018 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none | £10,000 |
| Semi-finals | 17 and 24 March 2018 | 2 | 4 → 2 | none | £20,000 |
| Final | 20 May 2018 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none | Runners-up £30,000 Winners £60,000 |
First round qualifying
A total of 144 teams took part in this stage of the competition including 64 winners from the preliminary round, 72 teams from football league system#The system|Level 7] of English football and eight teams from level 8, who get a bye in the previous round.Third round qualifying
A total of 80 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the second round qualifying and 44 clubs from Level 6 of English football.First round proper
A total of 64 teams took part in this stage of the competition, all winners from the third round qualifying and the clubs from Level 5 of English football.Semi-finals
Semi final fixtures are due to be played on 17 March and 24 March 2018, with the second leg going to extra time and penalties if required.First leg
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Brackley Town won 3–0 on aggregate----
''Bromley won 4-3 on aggregate''