What is the Football Association Cup?

The Football Association Cup is the highest level domestic men’s football knockout football cup organized by the Chinese Football Association.

Chinese Football Association Cup: referred to as "Chinese Football Association Cup" is the highest level knockout football cup in domestic men's football organized by the Chinese Football Association. The predecessor was the National Football Championship held in 1956. After the league became professional, the new Football Association Cup started in 1995, was suspended from 2007 to 2010, and resumed in 2011.

In 2012, Chinese League Two teams and amateur teams began to become an important part of the teams participating in the Football Association Cup, truly realizing the participation of all people and football for all. In 2016, the Chinese Football Association Cup ushered in 60th birthday. Event Logo: Football This logo is based on a football circle, which is the core of the entire logo and has symbolic significance.

Five stars: The five-star image extracted from the five-star red flag not only symbolizes China, but also represents the elite power of the five football classes shining in Chinese football.

Five color bars: Five color bars with strong momentum, free and flexible, connected end to end, representing the Chinese Football Association Super League, Chinese Football Association League A, Chinese Football Association Level 2 League, Chinese Football Association The five-level leagues of the Amateur League and the China University Football League, the Baoyi Football Association Cup is a tournament for everyone.

2022 Chinese Football Association Cup schedule

Schedule: First round (Chinese Football Association Qualifying Tournament): August 20-22. Second round (1/16 finals): November 22-23. Third round (1/8 finals): December (exact date to be determined). Fourth round (quarter-finals): To be determined. Fifth round (semi-finals): TBD. Sixth round (final): January 8, 2023.