▁ 2 0 1 3 – 1 4 ▁FA ▁Cup ▁qual ifying ▁r ounds ▁opened ▁the ▁ 1 3 3 rd ▁season ▁of ▁competition ▁in ▁England ▁for ▁' The ▁Football ▁Association ▁Challenge ▁Cup ' ▁( FA ▁Cup ), ▁the ▁world ' s ▁oldest ▁association ▁football ▁single ▁knock out ▁competition . ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 7 3 7 ▁clubs ▁were ▁accepted ▁for ▁the ▁competition , ▁down ▁ 2 1 ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁season ' s ▁ 7 5 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁clubs ▁entering ▁the ▁tournament ▁from ▁lower ▁down ▁( Level s ▁ 5 ▁through ▁ 1 0 ) ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁football ▁py ram id ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁competition ▁started ▁with ▁six ▁r ounds ▁of ▁pre lim inary ▁( 2 ) ▁and ▁qual ifying ▁( 4 ) ▁knock outs ▁for ▁these ▁non - Le ague ▁teams . ▁The ▁ 3 2 ▁winning ▁clubs ▁from ▁Four th ▁Round ▁Qual ifying ▁progress ed ▁to ▁the ▁First ▁Round ▁Pro per , ▁where ▁League ▁teams ▁tier ed ▁at ▁Level s ▁ 3 ▁and ▁ 4 ▁entered ▁the ▁competition . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁ever ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁FA ▁Cup , ▁a ▁club ▁from ▁Gu ern sey ▁entered ▁the ▁competition , ▁Gu ern sey ▁F . C .. ▁This ▁Level ▁ 8 ▁club , ▁from ▁the ▁Ist hm ian ▁League , ▁entered ▁the ▁competition ▁in ▁the ▁Pre lim inary ▁Round . ▁ ▁Calendar ▁and ▁pri zes ▁The ▁calendar ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 – 1 4 ▁FA ▁Cup ▁qual ifying