Editing FA Cup (section)

===Artificial turf===
The FA permitted [[artificial turf]] (3G) pitches in all rounds of the competition from the [[2014–15 FA Cup|2014–15 edition]] and beyond.<ref>{{Cite news|title=3G pitches allowed in all rounds of FA Cup from 2014–15|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26717348|access-date=13 February 2016|archive-date=30 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230185746/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26717348|url-status=live}}</ref> Under the 2015–16 rules, the pitch must be of FIFA One Star quality, or Two Star for ties if they involve one of the 92 professional clubs.<ref name=":12"/> This followed approval two years previously for their use in the qualifying rounds only – if a team with a 3G pitch progressed to the competition proper, they had to switch their tie to the ground of another eligible entrant with a natural grass pitch.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Artificial pitches given go-ahead for FA Cup qualifying rounds|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18833248|access-date=13 February 2016|archive-date=4 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180804203145/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18833248|url-status=live}}</ref> Having been strong proponents of the surface, the first match in the proper rounds to be played on a 3G surface was a televised first round replay at [[Maidstone United F.C.|Maidstone United]]'s [[Gallagher Stadium]] on 20 November 2014.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Maidstone United 2–1 Stevenage|publisher=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29999662|access-date=13 February 2016|archive-date=11 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111212443/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/29999662|url-status=live}}</ref>