2020 Chinese FA Cup


The 2020 Chinese Football Association Cup, officially known as the Yanjing Beer 2020 Chinese FA Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 22nd edition of the Chinese FA Cup. It was postponed following the COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China. On 2 September 2020, Chinese Football Association announced that Chinese FA Cup would resume on 18 September 2020.
The defending champions, Chinese Super League side Shanghai Greenland Shenhua, were eliminated by Guangzhou R&F in the first round on 18 September.

Schedule

The schedule is as follows.
RoundDraw dateMatch datesClubs
remaining
Clubs
involved
Winners from
previous round
New entries
this round
New Entries Notes
First round2 September18–19 September24161616 2020 Chinese Super League teams
Second round30 October26–29 November1616882020 China League One top 8 teams
Quarter-finals30 October1–2 December888none
Semi-finals30 OctoberFirst Leg 5–6 December
Second Leg 12–13 December
444none
Final30 October19 December222none

First round

The draw for the first round took place on 2 September 2020.

Second round

The draw for the second round took place on 30 October 2020. The eight CSL clubs which advanced to this round face the top eight clubs of the 2020 China League One.

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals took place on 30 October 2020.

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals took place on 30 October 2020.

2nd leg

1–1 on aggregate. Jiangsu Suning won 4–2 on penalties.
''Shandong Luneng Taishan won 6–0 on aggregate.''

Final

The draw for the final took place on 30 October 2020.