FA Cup Final 2011/2012

The current holders of the cup are Manchester City, who beat Stoke City 1-0 in the Final last season to win their first FA Cup since 1969. This year Man City will once again be going for gold and have a great advantage because of the size and quality of their squad. Roberto Mancini's men are currently among the favourites in the FA Cup 2011/12 Odds with the usual candidates Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal featuring high up in the betting.

The 2011/12 FA Cup Final will be played on Saturday 5th May 2012 with this the sixth year that the new Wembley Stadium will host the oldest football competition in the world. The winner of the Final, as well as earning a place in the Europa League next season, will also earn the £1,800,000 prize, with the losing team walking away with £900,000. This amount came as a welcome bonus for Portsmouth in 2009 as they were were going through financial difficulties at the time and were at the verge of going under.