2018 The Chinese Football Association Cup

CFA Cup
Tournament details
Country	China
Dates	11 November 2017–30 November 2018
Teams	64
Final positions
Champions	Beijing Sinobo Guoan (4th title)
Runner-up	Shandong Luneng Taishan
AFC Champions League	Beijing Sinobo Guoan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	78
Goals scored	210 (2.69 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Jonathan Viera (5 goals)
Best player	Zhang Xizhe
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Yanjing Beer 2018 Chinese FA Cup (Chinese: 燕京啤酒2018中国足球协会杯) was the 20th edition of the Chinese FA Cup. On 29 December 2017, Yanjing Beer extended their sponsorship contract for another four years (2018–2021).^[1]

Schedule

The schedule was as follows.^[2][3][4]

Round	Dates	Clubs remaining	Clubs involved	Winners from previous round	New entries this round	New Entries Notes
Preliminary round	11–18 November 2017	92	16	none	16
Qualifying round	30 December 2017 – 7 January 2018	84	24	8	16
First round	17–18 March	72	16	8	8	last 8 teams from the 2018 China League Two and last 8 teams from the qualifying round
Second round	24–25 March	64	32	8	24	top 20 teams from the 2018 China League Two and top 4 teams from the qualifying round
Third round	10–12 April	48	32	16	16	16 2018 China League One teams
Fourth Round	24–25 April	32	32	16	16	16 2018 Chinese Super League teams
Fifth Round	1–2 May	16	16	16	none
Quarter-finals	First leg 9 June and 7–8 July Second leg 24–25 July	8	8	8	none
Semi-finals	First leg 21–23 August Second leg 25–27 September	4	4	4	none
Final	First leg 24–25 November Second leg 1–2 December	2	2	2	none

Home Advantage Decision

According to Chinese FA Cup Procedure, in each round, home team advantages are decided as follows.^[5]

Rounds	Rules
First round	According to FA Cup draw.
Second round
Third round	The team in lower tier in 2018 season decides whether they play at home.
Fourth round
Fifth round	Teams in different tiers: The team in lower tier in 2018 season decides whether they play at home. Teams in the same tier: The team ranked higher in 2017 season decides whether they play at home.
Quarter-finals	Teams in different tiers: The team in higher tier in 2018 season will hold the 1st leg and the other team hold the 2nd leg. Teams in the same tier: The team ranked lower in 2017 season will hold the 1st leg and the other team hold the 2nd leg.
Semi-finals
Final

Qualifying rounds

Association ranking

For the 2018 Chinese FA Cup preliminary round, the local football associations are allocated places according to the total number of FA Cup matches of all amateur clubs associated to local FAs from 2011 to 2016.^[6] Shanghai Jiading Boji, who advanced to the third round of 2017 Chinese FA Cup, and the champions and the runners-up of 2017 "I Love Football" Chinese Football Nongovernmental Championships would join the qualifying round directly.^[6]

Rank Association Points Teams 1 Dalian FA 12 3 2 Guangdong FA 10 3 Qingdao FA 8 2 Jiangsu FA Zhejiang FA 6 Wuhan FA 6 7 Shenyang FA 5 Shandong FA Shanghai FA 10 Guangxi FA 3 11 Changchun FA 2

Rank Association Points Teams 11 Shanxi FA 2 2 Nanjing FA 14 Hebei FA 1 Henan FA Nei Mongol FA Xi'an FA Hubei FA 19 Heilongjiang FA 0 1 Jilin FA Liaoning FA Yanbian FA

Rank Association Points Teams 19 Beijing FA 0 1 Tianjin FA Gansu FA Ningxia FA Qinghai FA Shaanxi FA Xinjiang FA Chengdu FA Guangzhou FA Hunan FA Shenzhen FA

Rank Association Points Teams 19 Hainan FA 0 1 Anhui FA Jiangxi FA Fujian FA Xiamen FA Chongqing FA Guizhou FA Yunnan FA Sichuan FA Tibet FA Kunming FA

Preliminary round

29 teams registered to participate in the qualifying rounds of the 2018 Chinese FA Cup. Teams ranked 9–13 in the north group and Teams ranked 6–17 in the south group participated in this round.^[2]

North Group

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