Editing FA Trophy (section)

{{short description|Association football tournament in England}}
{{About|England's top non-league cup competition|England's top league cup see [[FA Cup]]. For other uses|}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox football tournament
| current              = [[2024–25 FA Trophy]]
| logo                 = The-isuzu-fa-trophy.png
| imagesize            = 140
| founded              = 1969
| number of teams      = 320
| region               = England
| current champions    = [[Aldershot Town F.C.|Aldershot Town]] (1st title)
| most successful club = [[Scarborough F.C.|Scarborough]]<br/>[[Woking F.C.|Woking]]<br/>[[Telford United F.C.|Telford United]]<br/>(3 titles each)
| broadcasters         = [[TNT Sports (United Kingdom)|TNT Sports]] <br/> (final only)
| website              = {{URL|https://www.thefa.com/competitions/fa-trophy|thefa.com/fa-trophy}}
}}
'''The Football Association Challenge Trophy''', also known as the '''[[Isuzu]] FA Trophy''' for sponsorship reasons, is a men's [[association football|football]] [[Single-elimination tournament|knockout]] cup competition run by and named after [[The Football Association]] (the FA) and competed by mainly  [[National League (football)|National League]] teams.  The competition was introduced in 1969.

Eligibility rules have changed over time, but from 2008 onwards the competition has been open to clubs playing in Steps 1–4 of the [[National League System]], equivalent to tiers 5–8 of the overall [[English football league system]]. This covers the [[National League (English football)|National League]], the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]], [[Isthmian League]], and [[Northern Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Rules for the FA Challenge Trophy |url=https://www.thefa.com/-/media/thefacom-new/files/competitions/2022-23/fa-trophy/rules-of-the-fa-challenge-trophy-2022-23.ashx |website=thefa.com |publisher=The Football Association |access-date=21 August 2022 |archive-date=21 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821165555/https://www.thefa.com/-/media/thefacom-new/files/competitions/2022-23/fa-trophy/rules-of-the-fa-challenge-trophy-2022-23.ashx |url-status=live }}</ref>

The final of the competition was held at the original [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] from the tournament's instigation until the stadium closed in 2000. The final has been played at the new [[Wembley Stadium]] since its opening in 2007. The record for the most FA Trophy wins is shared by [[Woking F.C.|Woking]] and two defunct clubs, [[Scarborough F.C.|Scarborough]] and [[Telford United F.C.|Telford United]], with three victories each.

The Trophy is currently held by [[Aldershot Town F.C.|Aldershot Town]], who beat [[Spennymoor Town F.C.|Spennymoor Town]] in the [[2025 FA Trophy final|2025 final]] held on 11 May 2025.