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FA Cup: How are the ball numbers decided for draws?

This system is used throughout the competition at various stages, but with a couple of exceptions.

For the third-round draw, when 44 Premier League and Championship clubs enter, teams take numbers one to 44 in alphabetical order.

The remaining 20 ball numbers are given to the winners of the previous ties, so the winner of tie number one in the FA Cup second round is ball number 45, for example.

This also happens in the first-round draw when teams from League One and League Two enter the competition. Those 48 teams take numbers one to 48 in alphabetical order and the remaining spots are selected in tie number order.

This article is the latest from BBC Sport’s Ask Me Anything team.


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