When is the 2025/26 FA Cup third round draw? | OneFootball

Everything you need to know ahead of the third round draw for the 2025/26 FA Cup...

City will be one of 44 teams from the Premier League and EFL Championship joining the competition at this stage, alongside 20 victorious sides from the second round.

In total, we have won the competition seven times – in 1903/04, 1933/34, 1955/56, 1968/69, 2010/11, 2018/19 and 2022/23.

Our last triumph, in 2022/23, came as part of our Treble success alongside the Premier League and UEFA Champions League.

We’ve also reached the final in each of the last two campaigns.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the next draw...

When is the third round draw?

The draw for the third round of the 2025/26 FA Cup will take place on the evening of Monday 8 December 2025.

Starting at approximately 18:40 (UK), it will be conducted from Brackley Town before their second round tie with Burton Albion.

How can I follow the draw?

As always, we’ll have full coverage of City’s opponents and an announcement of our fixture time and date on mancity.com and our official app first.

UK viewers will be able to see it on TNT Sports 1 and discovery+, while it will also be available on the TNT Sports YouTube channel.

Darren Fletcher and Ally McCoist will present the coverage, and the draw will be made by Joe Cole and Peter Crouch.

What ball number are City?

We’re number 22 in the draw.

1. AFC Bournemouth

2. Arsenal FC

3. Aston Villa FC

4. Birmingham City FC

5. Blackburn Rovers FC

6. Brentford FC

7. Brighton & Hove Albion FC

8. Bristol City FC

9. Burnley FC

10. Charlton Athletic FC

11. Chelsea FC

12. Coventry City FC

13. Crystal Palace FC

14. Derby County FC

15. Everton FC

16. Fulham FC

17. Hull City AFC

18. Ipswich Town FC

19. Leeds United AFC

20. Leicester City FC

21. Liverpool FC

22. Manchester City FC

23. Manchester United FC

24. Middlesbrough FC

25. Millwall FC

26. Newcastle United FC

27. Norwich City FC

28. Nottingham Forest FC

29. Oxford United FC

30. Portsmouth FC

31. Preston North End FC

32. Queens Park Rangers FC

33. Sheffield United FC

34. Sheffield Wednesday FC

35. Southampton FC

36. Stoke City FC

37. Sunderland AFC

38. Swansea City FC

39. Tottenham Hotspur FC

40. Watford FC

41. West Bromwich Albion FC

42. West Ham United FC

43. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

44. Wrexham AFC

45. Slough Town FC or Macclesfield FC

46. Grimsby Town FC or Wealdstone FC

47. Sutton United FC or Shrewsbury Town FC

48. Swindon Town FC or Bolton Wanderers FC

49. Chelmsford City FC or Weston Super Mare FC

50. Peterborough United FC or Barnsley FC

51. Boreham Wood FC or Newport County AFC

52. Milton Keynes Dons FC or Oldham Athletic AFC

53. Wigan Athletic FC or Barrow AFC

54. Fleetwood Town FC or Luton Town FC

55. Salford City FC or Leyton Orient FC

56. Accrington Stanley FC or Mansfield Town FC

57. Stockport County FC or Cambridge United FC

58. Brackley Town FC or Burton Albion FC

59. Blackpool FC or Carlisle United AFC

60. Gateshead FC or Walsall FC

61. Exeter City FC or Wycombe Wanderers FC

62. Cheltenham Town FC or Buxton FC

63. Chesterfield FC or Doncaster Rovers FC

64. Port Vale FC or Bristol Rovers FC

When will the ties take place?

The Third Round will be played around the weekend of Saturday 10 January 2026.

Our fixture date will be confirmed on mancity.com and our official app in the days after the draw is made.