The Bezza Cup is the most prestigious of our 4 cup competitions and the later rounds usually take place in line with English FA Cup matches, however, the first 2 rounds this season will take place on selected league weeks (shown below) using your normal league predictions, as there isn’t enough FA Cup rounds to squeeze our cup competition in. Everyone is entered into this cup but you don’t need to do anything out of the ordinary for Round 1 & 2.
As in other cup comps, if you have a tied match with your opponent then it will initially come down to who scored the most amount of correct scores, if this is the same then it will be decided on the dreaded goals predicted rule (the closest amount of goals predicted to the actually goals scored in the selected matches), our version of the penalty shootout.
Predictions submitted for cup games is only for the 90 minutes. Extra time and penalties do not count.
Round 1 – Everyone is automatically entered into the cup when you submit your normal league predictions on Weeks 18 & 19. A draw will be made to see who you face head-to-head, your points from your predictions against your opponent over 2 legs. The winners of each tie over the 2 weeks will go through to round 2. (Normal league predictions required)
Round 2 – 64 people, 2 legs. A draw will be made to see who you face head-to-head, your points from your predictions against your opponent. The person with the highest score from weeks 20 & 21 move on to round 3. (Normal league predictions required)
Round 3 – 32 people, A draw will be made to see who you face head-to-head, your points from your predictions against your opponent. The person with the highest score moves on. (Bezza Cup predictions required – FA Cup 3rd round, 10th January 2026)
Round 4 – 16 people, A draw will be made to see who you face head-to-head, your points from your predictions against your opponent. The person with the highest score moves on. (Bezza Cup predictions required – FA Cup 4th round, 14th February 2026)
Quarter Final – 8 people, A draw will be made to see who you face head-to-head, your points from your predictions against your opponent. The person with the highest score moves on. (Bezza Cup predictions required – FA Cup 5th round, 7th March 2026)
Semi Final – 4 people, A draw will be made to see who you face head-to-head, your points from your predictions against your opponent. The person with the highest score moves on. (Bezza Cup predictions required – FA Cup Quarter Finals, 4th April 2026)
Final – 2 people, Your points from your predictions against your opponent. The person with the highest score wins the Bezza Cup. (Bezza Cup predictions required – FA Cup Semi Finals, 25th April 2026)