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
CountryChina
Dates18 September – 19 December
Teams24
Final positions
ChampionsShandong Luneng Taishan (6th title)
Runner-upJiangsu Suning
AFC Champions LeagueShandong Luneng Taishan
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored76 (3.04 per match)
← 2019
2021 →

The defending champions, Chinese Super League side Shanghai Greenland Shenhua, were eliminated by Guangzhou R&F in the first round on 18 September.

Schedule

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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

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

18 September 2020 (2020-09-18) Jiangsu Suning (1) 2–0Shenzhen (1)Jinzhou Stadium, Dalian
15:30 UTC+8
Attendance: 0
Referee: Wang Di
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
Attendance: 0
Referee: Niu Minghui
Penalties
18 September 2020 (2020-09-18) Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (1) 2–0Henan Jianye (1)Dalian Youth Football Training Base Main Stadium, Dalian
19:35 UTC+8
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tang Shunqi
18 September 2020 (2020-09-18) Shandong Luneng Taishan (1) 4–0Dalian Pro (1)Jinzhou Stadium, Dalian
20:00 UTC+8
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ma Li
19 September 2020 (2020-09-19) Tianjin TEDA (1) 2–0Shijiazhuang Ever Bright (1)Kunshan Sports Centre Stadium, Kunshan
15:30 UTC+8
Attendance: 0
Referee: Shen Yinhao
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
Attendance: 0
Referee: Xia Jun
Penalties
19 September 2020 (2020-09-19) Beijing Sinobo Guoan (1) 2–1Qingdao Huanghai (1)Suzhou Sports Center, Suzhou
19:35 UTC+8
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ma Ning
19 September 2020 (2020-09-19) Shanghai SIPG (1) 3–2Chongqing Dangdai Lifan (1)Kunshan Sports Centre Stadium, Kunshan
20:00 UTC+8
Attendance: 0
Referee: Huang Yi

Second round

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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.

26 November 2020 (2020-11-26) Shanghai SIPG (1)0–4 Changchun Yatai (2) Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou
15:35 UTC+8 Referee: Huang Yi
26 November 2020 (2020-11-26) Kunshan (2) 3–0Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (1)Kunshan Sports Centre Stadium, Kunshan
19:35 UTC+8
Referee: Wan Tao
27 November 2020 (2020-11-27) Tianjin TEDA (1) 1–0Guizhou Hengfeng (2)Kunshan Sports Centre Stadium, Kunshan
15:35 UTC+8
Referee: Jia Zhiliang
27 November 2020 (2020-11-27) Jiangsu Suning (1) 7–2Meizhou Hakka (2)Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou
19:35 UTC+8
Referee: Dai Yige
28 November 2020 (2020-11-28) Wuhan Zall (1) 2–0Taizhou Yuanda (2)Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Changzhou
14:30 UTC+8
Referee: Zhang Lei
29 November 2020 (2020-11-29) Guangzhou R&F (1) 6–1Suzhou Dongwu (2)Jiangyin Stadium, Changzhou
15:35 UTC+8
Referee: He Kai

Quarter-finals

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

1 December 2020 (2020-12-01) Tianjin TEDA (1) 5–1Changchun Yatai (2)Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou
15:00 UTC+8
Referee: Wang Jing
1 December 2020 (2020-12-01) Kunshan (2)0–2 Jiangsu Suning (1) Kunshan Sports Centre Stadium, Kunshan
20:00 UTC+8
Referee: Jia Zhiliang
2 December 2020 (2020-12-02) Beijing Sinobo Guoan (1)0–3 Wuhan Zall (1) Kunshan Sports Centre Stadium, Kunshan
15:00 UTC+8 Referee: Dai Yige
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
Referee: Shi Zhenlu
Penalties

Semi-finals

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

1st leg

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5 December 2020 (2020-12-05) Jiangsu Suning (1) 1–1 Tianjin TEDA (1) Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou
19:35 UTC+8
Referee: Wan Tao
6 December 2020 (2020-12-06) Wuhan Zall (1) 0–5 Shandong Luneng Taishan (1) Suzhou Sports Center, Suzhou
20:00 UTC+8
Referee: Li Haixin

2nd leg

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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

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

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

Shandong Luneng Taishan won 6–0 on aggregate.

Final

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

Jiangsu Suning (1)0–2Shandong Luneng Taishan (1)
Match report
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

References

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  1. ^ 燕京啤酒冠名中国足协杯续约仪式在京举行
  2. ^ "中国足协关于2020赛季国内足球赛事延期开始的公告". Chinese Football Association (in Chinese). 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b "燕京啤酒2020中国足球协会杯将于9月18日开赛". Chinese Football Association (in Chinese). 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  4. ^ "足协杯赛制出炉:24队参赛9月18日打响,最多踢7场即可夺冠". 3g.163.com (in Chinese). 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d "燕京啤酒2020中国足协杯举行第二阶段抽签 8场超甲大战落位" (in Chinese). Chinese Football Association. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.