The 92 teams from the EFL and Premier League received direct entry to the competition proper.
The remaining 644 teams, from the National League System (levels 5–10 of the English football league system), entered into the qualifying competition consisting of six rounds of preliminary (2) and qualifying (4) knockout matches.
The calendar for the 2019–20 Emirates FA Cup qualifying rounds, as announced by The Football Association.
However, Grays Athletic was removed from the competition on 20 September 2019 for fielding an ineligible player in an earlier round.
[3] Their opponent in the most recent round, March Town from Level 10, advanced instead, making them the lowest ranked team remaining in the competition.
The 40 winners from the third qualifying round were joined by the 24 clubs at level 5 for 32 ties.
The qualifying rounds are not covered by the FA Cup's broadcasting contracts held by BBC Sport and BT Sport, although one game per round will be broadcast by the BBC on its media platforms.