FA Women's National League Plate
The WPL Plate was introduced in 2014 following a restructuring of women's football in England.All 72 WPL teams are drawn in this round, with the winners of each match continuing in the Cup and the losers being entered into the Plate.[2] As there are 36 losing teams in the determining round, a preliminary round of the Plate is held between a small number of teams to bring the number of participants down to 32, allowing a normal knock-out tournament to be held.The winners of each game proceed to the next stage, while the losers are eliminated from the tournament.All games are played over a single leg, with draws being settled by extra time and penalty kicks where required, and the final is held at a neutral venue.