2020 Chinese FA Cup

The 2020 Chinese Football Association Cup, officially known as the Yanjing Beer 2020 Chinese FA Cup (Chinese: 燕京啤酒2020中国足球协会杯) for sponsorship reasons,^[1] was the 22nd edition of the Chinese FA Cup. It was postponed following the COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China.^[2] On 2 September 2020, Chinese Football Association announced that Chinese FA Cup would resume on 18 September 2020.^[3]

2020 Chinese FA Cup

CFA Cup
Tournament details
Country	China
Dates	18 September – 19 December
Teams	24
Final positions
Champions	Shandong Luneng Taishan (6th title)
Runners-up	Jiangsu Suning
AFC Champions League	Shandong Luneng Taishan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	25
Goals scored	76 (3.04 per match)
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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.^[4]

Round	Draw date	Match dates	Clubs remaining	Clubs involved	Winners from previous round	New entries this round	New Entries Notes
First round	2 September	18–19 September	24	16	–	16	16 2020 Chinese Super League teams
Second round	30 October	26–29 November	16	16	8	8	2020 China League One top 8 teams
Quarter-finals		1–2 December	8	8	8	none
Semi-finals		First Leg 5–6 December Second Leg 12–13 December	4	4	4	none
Final		19 December	2	2	2	none

First round

The draw for the first round took place on 2 September 2020.^[3]

Jiangsu Suning (1) v Shenzhen (1)

18 September 2020 (2020-09-18)	Jiangsu Suning (1)	2–0	Shenzhen (1)	Jinzhou Stadium, Dalian
15:30 UTC+8	Santini 31' Li Ang 73'			Attendance: 0 Referee: Wang Di

Shanghai Greenland Shenhua (1) v Guangzhou R&F (1)

18 September 2020 (2020-09-18)	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua (1)	1–1 (3–5 p)	Guangzhou R&F (1)	Dalian Sports Center, Dalian
18:00 UTC+8	Yang Xu 47' (pen.)		Zhang Gong 81'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Niu Minghui
	Penalties
	N'Doumbou Peng Xinli Zhu Chenjie Jiang Shenglong		Saba Lu Lin Huang Zhengyu Zhang Gong Tang Miao

Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (1) v Henan Jianye (1)

18 September 2020 (2020-09-18)	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (1)	2–0	Henan Jianye (1)	Dalian Youth Football Training Base Main Stadium, Dalian
19:35 UTC+8	Tan Kaiyuan 32' Aloísio 64'			Attendance: 0 Referee: Tang Shunqi

Shandong Luneng Taishan (1) v Dalian Pro (1)

18 September 2020 (2020-09-18)	Shandong Luneng Taishan (1)	4–0	Dalian Pro (1)	Jinzhou Stadium, Dalian
20:00 UTC+8	Chen Kerui 8' Róger Guedes 56' Guo Tianyu 61' Liu Yang 75'			Attendance: 0 Referee: Ma Li

Tianjin TEDA (1) v Shijiazhuang Ever Bright (1)

19 September 2020 (2020-09-19)	Tianjin TEDA (1)	2–0	Shijiazhuang Ever Bright (1)	Kunshan Sports Centre Stadium, Kunshan
15:30 UTC+8	Xiao Zhi 27' (pen.) Piao Taoyu 64'			Attendance: 0 Referee: Shen Yinhao

Wuhan Zall (1) v Hebei China Fortune (1)

19 September 2020 (2020-09-19)	Wuhan Zall (1)	1–1 (4–3 p)	Hebei China Fortune (1)	Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou
18:00 UTC+8	Zhao Yuhao 72' (o.g.)		Turay 44'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Xia Jun
	Penalties
	Yao Hanlin Hu Jinghang Cong Zhen Chen Ao Zhou Tong		Paulinho Gao Huaze Feng Gang Liao Wei Luo Senwen

Beijing Sinobo Guoan (1) v Qingdao Huanghai (1)

19 September 2020 (2020-09-19)	Beijing Sinobo Guoan (1)	2–1	Qingdao Huanghai (1)	Suzhou Sports Center, Suzhou
19:35 UTC+8	Alan 45+2' (pen.), 69'		Cléo 31' (pen.)	Attendance: 0 Referee: Ma Ning

Shanghai SIPG (1) v Chongqing Dangdai Lifan (1)

19 September 2020 (2020-09-19)	Shanghai SIPG (1)	3–2	Chongqing Dangdai Lifan (1)	Kunshan Sports Centre Stadium, Kunshan
20:00 UTC+8	Oscar 34' Yu Hai 45+1' Li Shenglong 74'		Marcinho 52' Dong Honglin 54'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Huang Yi

Second round

The draw for the second round took place on 30 October 2020.^[5] The eight CSL clubs which advanced to this round face the top eight clubs of the 2020 China League One.

Shanghai SIPG (1) v Changchun Yatai (2)

26 November 2020 (2020-11-26)	Shanghai SIPG (1)	0–4	Changchun Yatai (2)	Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou
15:35 UTC+8			Yang Chaosheng 30' Tan Long 40' Serginho 56' Memet-Raim Memet-Ali 75'	Referee: Huang Yi

Kunshan (2) v Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (1)

26 November 2020 (2020-11-26)	Kunshan (2)	3–0	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (1)	Kunshan Sports Centre Stadium, Kunshan
19:35 UTC+8	Adeniji 7' Tu Dongxu 20' Pereira 60'			Referee: Wan Tao

Tianjin TEDA (1) v Guizhou Hengfeng (2)

27 November 2020 (2020-11-27)	Tianjin TEDA (1)	1–0	Guizhou Hengfeng (2)	Kunshan Sports Centre Stadium, Kunshan
15:35 UTC+8	Zheng Kaimu 79'			Referee: Jia Zhiliang

Jiangsu Suning (1) v Meizhou Hakka (2)

27 November 2020 (2020-11-27)	Jiangsu Suning (1)	7–2	Meizhou Hakka (2)	Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou
19:35 UTC+8	Zhang Cheng 20', 58' Xie Pengfei 32', 41' Feng Boyuan 63' Li Ang 77' Zhang Lingfeng 89'		Shi Liang 54' Guo Yi 85'	Referee: Dai Yige

Wuhan Zall (1) v Taizhou Yuanda (2)

28 November 2020 (2020-11-28)	Wuhan Zall (1)	2–0	Taizhou Yuanda (2)	Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Changzhou
14:30 UTC+8	Yao Hanlin 25' Wang Dalong 90+1' (o.g.)			Referee: Zhang Lei

Beijing Sinobo Guoan (1) v Chengdu Better City (2)

28 November 2020 (2020-11-28)	Beijing Sinobo Guoan (1)	1–0	Chengdu Better City (2)	Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Changzhou
19:35 UTC+8	Xie Longfei 8'			Referee: Ma Ning

Guangzhou R&F (1) v Suzhou Dongwu (2)

29 November 2020 (2020-11-29)	Guangzhou R&F (1)	6–1	Suzhou Dongwu (2)	Jiangyin Stadium, Changzhou
15:35 UTC+8	Renatinho 25', 43' Zivkovic 31', 54' Song Wenjie 50', 68'		Tang Chuang 90+1'	Referee: He Kai

Shandong Luneng Taishan (1) v Zhejiang Energy Greentown (2)

29 November 2020 (2020-11-29)	Shandong Luneng Taishan (1)	2–0	Zhejiang Energy Greentown (2)	Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Changzhou
19:35 UTC+8	Fellaini 53' Duan Liuyu 70'			Referee: Wang Jing

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals took place on 30 October 2020.^[5]

Tianjin TEDA (1) v Changchun Yatai (2)

1 December 2020 (2020-12-01)	Tianjin TEDA (1)	5–1	Changchun Yatai (2)	Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou
15:00 UTC+8	Soares 16', 40' Qiu Tianyi 28' Lima 66', 73'		Yang Chaosheng 77'	Referee: Wang Jing

Kunshan (2) v Jiangsu Suning (1)

1 December 2020 (2020-12-01)	Kunshan (2)	0–2	Jiangsu Suning (1)	Kunshan Sports Centre Stadium, Kunshan
20:00 UTC+8			Wu Xi 40' Zhang Lingfeng 87'	Referee: Jia Zhiliang

Beijing Sinobo Guoan (1) v Wuhan Zall (1)

2 December 2020 (2020-12-02)	Beijing Sinobo Guoan (1)	0–3	Wuhan Zall (1)	Kunshan Sports Centre Stadium, Kunshan
15:00 UTC+8			Hu Jinghang 4' Dong Xuesheng 12' Jiang Zilei 38'	Referee: Dai Yige

Guangzhou R&F (1) v Shandong Luneng Taishan (1)

2 December 2020 (2020-12-02)	Guangzhou R&F (1)	2–2 (4–5 p)	Shandong Luneng Taishan (1)	Suzhou Sports Center, Suzhou
20:00 UTC+8	Zivkovic 90+1' Renatinho 90+2'		Róger Guedes 28', 32'	Referee: Shi Zhenlu
	Penalties
	Ye Chugui Li Tixiang Huang Zhengyu Zivkovic Tang Miao		Fellaini Moisés Zheng Zheng Chen Kerui Liu Yang

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals took place on 30 October 2020.^[5]

1st leg

Jiangsu Suning (1) v Tianjin TEDA (1)

5 December 2020 (2020-12-05)	Jiangsu Suning (1)	1–1	Tianjin TEDA (1)	Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou
19:35 UTC+8	Liu Yang 73' (o.g.)		Acheampong 49'	Referee: Wan Tao

Wuhan Zall (1) v Shandong Luneng Taishan (1)

6 December 2020 (2020-12-06)	Wuhan Zall (1)	0–5	Shandong Luneng Taishan (1)	Suzhou Sports Center, Suzhou
20:00 UTC+8			Moisés 5' Róger Guedes 14', 27', 67' (pen.) Fellaini 71'	Referee: Li Haixin

2nd leg

Tianjin TEDA (1) v Jiangsu Suning (1)

12 December 2020 (2020-12-12)	Tianjin TEDA (1)	0–0 (2–4 p)	Jiangsu Suning (1)	Suzhou Sports Center, Suzhou
15:00 UTC+8				Referee: Xing Qi
	Penalties
	Soares Su Yuanjie Song Yue Liu Yang		Ji Xiang Tian Yinong Xie Pengfei Feng Boyuan Li Ang

1–1 on aggregate. Jiangsu Suning won 4–2 on penalties.

Shandong Luneng Taishan (1) v Wuhan Zall (1)

13 December 2020 (2020-12-13)	Shandong Luneng Taishan (1)	1–0	Wuhan Zall (1)	Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou
15:00 UTC+8	Fellaini 72'			Referee: Zhang Lei

Shandong Luneng Taishan won 6–0 on aggregate.

Final

The draw for the final took place on 30 October 2020.^[5]

19 December 2020 (2020-12-19)

15:00 UTC+8

Jiangsu Suning (1)	0–2	Shandong Luneng Taishan (1)
	Match report	Wang Tong 49' Graziano Pellè 77'

Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou

Referee: Shi Zhenlu

GK 1 Gu Chao RB 20 Abduhamit Abdugheni CB 30 Ye Chongqiu  60' CB 27 Yang Boyu LB 2 Li Ang RM 24 Ji Xiang (c) CM 3 Tian Yinong CM 12 Zhang Xiaobin  90+2' LM 11 Xie Pengfei  60' CF 32 Huang Zichang CF 7 Luo Jing  71' Substitutes: GK 19 Zhang Yan GK 35 Huang Zihao GK 42 Qi Yuxi DF 37 Zhu Jiahao MF 16 Gao Tianyi MF 18 Zhang Lingfeng  60' MF 22 Wu Xi MF 31 Xie Xiaofan MF 38 Xie Zhiwei  90+2' MF 41 Li Jiawei FW 8 Feng Boyuan  60' Manager: Cosmin Olăroiu

GK 18 Han Rongze RB 6 Wang Tong  79' CB 35 Dai Lin  79' CB 5 Zheng Zheng LB 39 Song Long CM 22 Hao Junmin (c)  46' CM 25 Marouane Fellaini RM 36 Duan Liuyu AM 10 Moisés LM 23 Róger Guedes CF 9 Graziano Pellè Substitutes: GK 1 Li Guanxi GK 14 Wang Dalei DF 3 Liu Junshuai DF 4 Tamás Kádár DF 11 Liu Yang  79' DF 15 Qi Tianyu MF 17 Wu Xinghan  46' MF 21 Liu Binbin MF 28 Chen Kerui  79' MF 34 Huang Cong FW 7 Guo Tianyu FW 32 Tian Xin Manager: Hao Wei

Assistant referees: Song Xiangyun Wang Dexin Fourth official: Wang Jing Video assistant referee: Zhang Lei Assistant video assistant referees: Yang Delin