List of FA Cup broadcasters

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The FA Cup is broadcast live in the United Kingdom by BBC Sport and ITV Sport from the 2021-22 season and around the world by the respective broadcasting rights holders. This broadcast package is included in The FA package (FA Cup only for BBC Sport), which contains: FA Community Shield (aired before the FA Cup seasons starts).

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Summary of FA Cup broadcasters

United Kingdom

Both of these broadcasters will air the tournament until 2024-25 season.

BroadcasterSummary
BBC Sport 18 Live matches per season, with highlights of the FA Community Shield. [1] BBC Sport has second and third picks of matches in the Second Round, Fourth Round and the Quarter Finals, as well as first and fourth pick of matches the First, Third and Fifth Rounds, and first pick of the Semi-finals.

BBC also have rights to stream Qualifying Round matches on their digital services, though this is restricted to usually one match per round

ITV Sport At least 20 live matches per season, plus live coverage of the FA Community Shield. [2] ITV has first pick and fourth pick of matches in the Second Round, Fourth Round and the Quarter Finals, as well as second and third picks for the First, Third and Fifth Rounds and second pick of the Semi-finals.

Additional matches featuring Welsh clubs may feature on BBC Wales or on Welsh language channel S4C.

From 2025-26 season, the tournament (including Community Shield) will move again to TNT Sports.

Worldwide

These broadcasters will air the tournament until 2021- 2024 season.

Country or RegionBroadcaster
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania SuperSport [3]
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra DAZN [4] [5]
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia TBA
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Network 10, Paramount+ Sports
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Sport Klub
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil ESPN
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei Astro SuperSport
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Diema Sport
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Sportsnet
Flag of Anguilla.svg Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Flag of Aruba.svg Flag of Barbados.svg Flag of Belize.svg Flag of Bonaire.svg Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Flag of Curacao.svg Flag of Dominica.svg Flag of Grenada.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of Haiti.svg Flag of Jamaica.svg Flag-of-Martinique.svg Flag of Montserrat.svg Flag of Saba.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Flag of France.svg Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg Flag of Sint Maarten.svg Flag of the Bahamas.svg Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg Caribbean ESPN
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Bilibili [6]
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Cytavision Sports
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Nova Sport
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
Flag of France.svg France beIN Sports
Flag of Algeria.svg Flag of Bahrain.svg Flag of Chad.svg Flag of the Comoros.svg Flag of Djibouti.svg Flag of Egypt.svg Flag of Iran.svg Flag of Iraq.svg Flag of Jordan.svg Flag of Kuwait.svg Flag of Lebanon.svg Flag of Libya.svg Flag of Mauritania.svg Flag of Morocco.svg Flag of Oman.svg Flag of Palestine.svg Flag of Qatar.svg Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Flag of Somalia.svg Flag of Sudan.svg Flag of Syria.svg Flag of Tunisia.svg Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Flag of Yemen.svg MENA
Flag of Cambodia.svg Flag of Indonesia.svg Flag of Laos.svg Flag of the Philippines.svg Flag of Thailand.svg Southeast Asia [7]
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Viaplay
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia TBA
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Cosmote Sport
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong TVB [8]
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Spíler TV
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Stöð 2 Sport
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Flag of Bhutan.svg Flag of India.svg Flag of Maldives.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Indian subcontinent Sony Ten
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Premier Sports
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Sport1
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Qazsport
Flag of Argentina.svg Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Flag of Chile.svg Flag of Colombia.svg Flag of Costa Rica.svg Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Flag of Ecuador.svg Flag of El Salvador.svg Flag of Guatemala.svg Flag of Honduras.svg Flag of Mexico.svg Flag of Nicaragua.svg Flag of Panama.svg Flag of Paraguay.svg Flag of Peru.svg Flag of Uruguay.svg Flag of Venezuela.svg Latin America ESPN
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Viaplay
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Viaplay
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau Macau Cable TV
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta TSN
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova Setanta Sports
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia Premier Sports
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar SKYNET Sports
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Ziggo Sport
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Sky Sport
Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of Finland.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Sweden.svg Nordic Viasat Sport
Flag of Denmark.svg 6'eren
Eurosport
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Pro TV [9]
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Flag of Fiji.svg Flag of Kiribati.svg Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Flag of Nauru.svg Flag of Niue.svg Flag of Palau.svg Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Flag of Samoa.svg Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Flag of Tonga.svg Flag of Tuvalu.svg Flag of Vanuatu.svg Pacific Digicel
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Ten Sports HD [10]
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Eleven Sports
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Sport TV
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico ESPN
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Match TV
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore mio Sports

Channel 5, MeWatch (23/24 Semifinals and Finals Only)

Flag of Angola.svg Flag of Benin.svg Flag of Botswana.svg Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Flag of Burundi.svg Flag of Cameroon.svg Flag of Cape Verde.svg Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Flag of Chad.svg Flag of the Comoros.svg Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Flag of Djibouti.svg Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Flag of Eritrea.svg Flag of Eswatini.svg Flag of Ethiopia.svg Flag of Gabon.svg Flag of The Gambia.svg Flag of Ghana.svg Flag of Guinea.svg Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Flag of Kenya.svg Flag of Lesotho.svg Flag of Liberia.svg Flag of Madagascar.svg Flag of Malawi.svg Flag of Mali.svg Flag of Mauritania.svg Flag of Mauritius.svg Flag of Mozambique.svg Flag of Namibia.svg Flag of Niger.svg Flag of Nigeria.svg Flag of Rwanda.svg Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg Flag of Senegal.svg Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Flag of Somalia.svg Flag of South Africa.svg Flag of South Sudan.svg Flag of Sudan.svg Flag of Seychelles.svg Flag of Tanzania.svg Flag of Togo.svg Flag of Uganda.svg Flag of Zambia.svg Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Sub-Saharan Africa SuperSport
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea SPOTV
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan ELTA
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan TV Varzish
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Tivibu Spor
Flag of the United States.svg  United States ESPN
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam FPT, MyTV [11]

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