The teams
progressing to the latter stages of the FA Cup next season will be allowed to
field a fourth substitute in extra time, the English Football Association (FA)
announced on Wednesday.
The
International Football Association Board (IFAB), the game’s law-making body, is
carrying out a global study into a proposal for teams to make a fourth
replacement during extra time.
The FA said
as a trial for the study it would introduce the innovation for the quarter
finals, semi-finals and final of the FA Cup, subject to IFAB approval.
If the FA
gets the go-ahead from the IFAB, clubs that have used three substitutes from
the seven players named on their bench during the tournament’s final three
rounds will be allowed to introduce a fourth player in extra time.
The format
was first used in this year’s Copa America.
“With the
cup now adopting a straight knockout format from the quarter-finals onwards,
the introduction of a fourth substitute in extra time will bring extra intrigue
and interest,” FA chief executive Martin Glenn told the governing body’s
website.
“Also, from
a technical point of view, it will be interesting to see how managers use the
chance to make an additional substitution in such high-profile games and the
impact it has on the final result.
“Player
welfare and being mindful of the number of games people play at the elite level
has also been a consideration.”
The FA Cup
begins on August 5, with the final at Wembley in May 2017.
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