2018 Chinese FA Cup

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]

2018 The Chinese Football Association Cup

CFA Cup
Country	China
Dates	11 November 2017–30 November 2018
Teams	64
Champions	Beijing Sinobo Guoan
Runners-up	Shandong Luneng Taishan
AFC Champions League	Beijing Sinobo Guoan
Matches played	78
Goals scored	210 (2.69 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Jonathan Viera (5 goals)
Best player	Zhang Xizhe
← 2017 2019 →

Schedule

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

Round	Date	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 joined 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

11 November 2017	Baotou Fanmeng (A)	5–0	Yuncheng Old Fellows (A)	Baotou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium, Baotou
15:00

12 November 2017	Qingdao Kunpeng (A)	4–0	Chifeng Hongshan Shire (A)	Qingdao Tiantai Stadium, Qingdao
14:30

South Group

11 November 2017	Ningbo Yinbo (A)	2–0	Nanjing Genimous 1Fusion (A)	Ningbo Fubang Stadium, Ningbo
14:00

11 November 2017	Hunan Sports Lottery (A)	5–3	Guiyang Hongrun (A)	Changsha Yanghu Wetland Soccer Park, Changsha
15:00

12 November 2017	Nanjing Shaye (A)	5–0	Wuhan Dongfeng Honda (A)	Hohai University Stadium, Nanjing
14:30

12 November 2017	Hainan Dingli Feihu (A)	2–1	Xiamen Nanxun (A)	Wanning Middle School Attached to Beijing Normal University Field, Wanning
15:00

12 November 2017	Chongqing High Wave (A)	2–0	Suzhou Zhongyuan (A)	Chayuan Shengdi Football Park, Chongqing
15:00	Liu Bochao Wang Guoxi

18 November 2017	Nanchang Honggutan Teneng (A)	0–2	Guangzhou Haoxin (A)	Nanchang International Sports Center, Nanchang
15:00

Qualifying Round

Teams ranked 1–8 in the north group, teams ranked 1–5 in the south group, 8 preliminary round winners, Shanghai Huajiao and Hangzhou Wuyue Qiantang, the champions and the runners-up of 2017 "I Love Football" Chinese Football Nongovernmental Championships and Shanghai Jiading Boji, who advanced to the third round of 2017 Chinese FA Cup will participate in this round.[2] Hangzhou Wuyue Qiantang, already qualified as top five teams in the south group, left a vacancy which was filled by Nanchang Honggutan Teneng. Shenyang West Winner, already qualified as top eight teams in the north group, withdrew and replaced by Chifeng Hongshan Shire.

Format

Format of Qualifying Round was a variation of Double-elimination tournament with three rounds as follows.

• Round 1: Team 1 VS Team 2; Team 3 VS Team 4
• Round 2: Winners from the Round 1 would compete against each other and the winner would qualify and be ranked the 1st; Losers from the Round 1 would compete against each other and the loser would be eliminated and ranked the 4th.
• Round 3: The remaining two teams would compete against each other and the winner would qualify and be ranked the 2nd while the loser would be eliminated and ranked the 3rd.[2]

Group A

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round
	1	Dalian Tongshun	1(6)
	2	Guangzhou Haoxin	1(7)
						W1	Guangzhou Haoxin (Q)	3
						W2	Liuzhou Ranko	1
	3	Liuzhou Ranko	4
	4	Hunan Sports Lottery	3
											L3	Liuzhou Ranko	0
											W4	Dalian Tongshun (Q)	5
						L1	Dalian Tongshun	2
						L2	Hunan Sports Lottery	0

30 December 2017	Dalian Tongshun (A)	1–1 (6–7 p)	Guangzhou Haoxin (A)	Yudong Football Training Base Field 1, Haikou
10:00	Yu Xiang	Report	Li Jiayi  60'	Referee: Ma Yunkun
	Penalties
	He Zehao Liu Peng Zhang Zhibin Zhang Qing Qi Hang Yang Dong Liang Shuai		Zhang Yunlong Li Qiang Chen Junjie Li Jiayi Zhang Yongrui Wei Huiping Xu Guanbin

30 December 2017	Liuzhou Ranko (A)	4–3	Hunan Sports Lottery (A)	Yudong Football Training Base Field 1, Haikou
15:00	Wei Xinkuan  6', 33' Sun Junhao  50' Xue Yuzhen  59'	Report	Zhu Xiuyuan , 75' Tang Yuxuan  64'	Referee: Ren Tong

31 December 2017	Dalian Tongshun (A)	2–0	Hunan Sports Lottery (A)	Yudong Football Training Base Field 1, Haikou
10:00	Liu Peng  53' Liu Xin  64' (o.g.)	Report		Referee: Xu Qiangqiang

31 December 2017	Guangzhou Haoxin (A)	3–1	Liuzhou Ranko (A)	Yudong Football Training Base Field 1, Haikou
15:00	Chen Junjie  4' Diao Binbin  22' Li Jiayi  48'	Report	Xue Yuzhen  59'	Referee: Dai Yige

1 January 2018	Dalian Tongshun (A)	5–0	Liuzhou Ranko (A)	Yudong Football Training Base Field 1, Haikou
15:00	Wang Bin  10' He Zehao  55', 63' Zhang Zhibin  72' Liu Xingyong	Report		Referee: Liang Caiwei

Group B

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round
	1	Wuhan Chufeng Heli	4
	2	Nanjing Shaye	1
						W1	Wuhan Chufeng Heli (Q)	5
						W2	Baotou Fanmeng	1
	3	Shenyang City Public	2
	4	Baotou Fanmeng	3
											L3	Baotou Fanmeng	0
											W4	Nanjing Shaye (Q)	5
						L1	Nanjing Shaye	1
						L2	Shenyang City Public	0

30 December 2017	Wuhan Chufeng Heli (A)	4–1	Nanjing Shaye (A)	Yudong Football Training Base Field 2, Haikou
10:00	Qi Chongxi  9' Pan Chi  15' Zhu Wei  33' Guo Yuantong  50'	Report	Yu Zengpin  90+1'	Referee: Yan Lifu

30 December 2017	Shenyang City Public (A)	2–3	Baotou Fanmeng (A)	Yudong Football Training Base Field 2, Haikou
15:00	Tao Junfeng  62', 64'	Report	Hu Hengwei  70' Zhan Keqiang  76' (pen.), 80'	Referee: Liu Chentao

31 December 2017	Nanjing Shaye (A)	1–0	Shenyang City Public (A)	Yudong Football Training Base Field 2, Haikou
10:00	Zhao Zeyu  8'	Report		Referee: Sun Shengyu

31 December 2017	Wuhan Chufeng Heli (A)	5–1	Baotou Fanmeng (A)	Yudong Football Training Base Field 2, Haikou
15:00	Zhang Minjie  12' Deng Sheng  15' Guo Yuantong  20' Qi Chongxi  53' Li Yi  72'	Report	Pan Hao  70'	Referee: Liu Wei

1 January 2018	Nanjing Shaye (A)	5–0	Baotou Fanmeng (A)	Yudong Football Training Base Field 2, Haikou
15:00	Jiang Peng  39' Cao Yiwen  54', 69' Yu Zengpin  66', 75'	Report		Referee: Yang Kaizi

Group C

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round
	1	Changzhou Tianshan	1
	2	Nanchang Honggutan Teneng	0
						W1	Changzhou Tianshan	0
						W2	Ningbo Yinbo (Q)	4
	3	Qingdao Elite United	0
	4	Ningbo Yinbo	3
											L3	Changzhou Tianshan (Q)	5
											W4	Nanchang Honggutan Teneng	0
						L1	Nanchang Honggutan Teneng	1(3)
						L2	Qingdao Elite United	1(1)

30 December 2017	Changzhou Tianshan (A)	1–0	Nanchang Honggutan Teneng (A)	Hainan Sport School Stadium, Haikou
10:00	Xu Rui  21'	Report		Referee: Ma Teng

30 December 2017	Qingdao Elite United (A)	0–3	Ningbo Yinbo (A)	Hainan Sport School Stadium, Haikou
15:00		Report	Wang Xinpeng  19' (o.g.) Zeng Yan  69' Li Yongkui  81'	Referee: Xiao Nan

31 December 2017	Nanchang Honggutan Teneng (A)	1–1 (3–1 p)	Qingdao Elite United (A)	Hainan Sport School Stadium, Haikou
10:00	Sun Bin  52'	Report	Wang Lei  19' (pen.)	Referee: He Xiaochun
	Penalties
	Cai Enhuai Yang Weinan Zou Yaojian		Gao Yang Wang Xinpeng Zhang Peng Zhang Baoliang

31 December 2017	Changzhou Tianshan (A)	0–4	Ningbo Yinbo (A)	Hainan Sport School Stadium, Haikou
15:00		Report	Zeng Yan  40', 61' Song Yiyang  73' Li Zheng  90'	Referee: Jia Zhiliang

1 January 2018	Nanchang Honggutan Teneng (A)	0–5	Changzhou Tianshan (A)	Hainan Sport School Stadium, Haikou
15:00		Report	Hu Mingpeng  5' Zhu Feixiang  43' Xu Junjie  45+1' (pen.) Xu Rui  47', 86'	Referee: Qiu Zhaojun

Group D

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round
	1	Hubei Huachuang	0(3)
	2	Chongqing High Wave	0(0)
						W1	Hubei Huachuang	0
						W2	Dalianwan Qianguan (Q)	2
	3	Dalianwan Qianguan	1(5)
	4	Qingdao Kunpeng	1(3)
											L3	Hubei Huachuang	1
											W4	Qingdao Kunpeng (Q)	2
						L1	Chongqing High Wave	4
						L2	Qingdao Kunpeng	5

5 January 2018	Hubei Huachuang (A)	0–0 (3–0 p)	Chongqing High Wave (A)	Yudong Football Training Base Field 1, Haikou
10:00		Report		Referee: Peng Bo
	Penalties
	Chen Lulong Liu Jie An Bing		Zhang Xin Gao Zhijun Li Mingxing

5 January 2018	Dalianwan Qianguan (A)	1–1 (5–3 p)	Qingdao Kunpeng (A)	Yudong Football Training Base Field 1, Haikou
15:00	Li Jisheng  62'	Report	Ma Lin  33'	Referee: Niu Minghui

6 January 2018	Chongqing High Wave (A)	4–5	Qingdao Kunpeng (A)	Yudong Football Training Base Field 1, Haikou
10:00				Referee: Zhang Xiaochen

6 January 2018	Hubei Huachuang (A)	0–2	Dalianwan Qianguan (A)	Yudong Football Training Base Field 1, Haikou
15:00			Jia Chao  9' Zang Yongji  80'	Referee: Huang Yi

7 January 2018	Qingdao Kunpeng (A)	2–1	Hubei Huachuang (A)	Yudong Football Training Base Field 1, Haikou
15:00	Sun Kai  67', 83'	Report	Chen Lulong  33'	Referee: Ding Chao

Group E

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round
	1	Hainan Dingli Feihu	3(4)
	2	Chifeng Hongshan Shire	3(3)
						W1	Hainan Dingli Feihu	1
						W2	Shanghai Jiading Boji (Q)	6
	3	Shanghai Jiading Boji	9
	4	Changzhi Popeye	2
											L3	Hainan Dingli Feihu	0
											W4	Chifeng Hongshan Shire (Q)	1
						L1	Chifeng Hongshan Shire	4
						L2	Changzhi Popeye	0

5 January 2018	Hainan Dingli Feihu (A)	3–3 (4–3 p)	Chifeng Hongshan Shire (A)	Yudong Football Training Base Field 2, Haikou
10:00	Li Tianyu  21', 65' Wang Cunde  82'	Report	Bai Fan  16' Leng Bing  77' Xia Wenshuai  85'	Referee: Su Zihao
	Penalties
	Yang Tishan Wang Cunde Yang Zuliang		Liu Peng Wang Ruijie Leng Bing Zhou Guoqing Gao Yong

5 January 2018	Shanghai Jiading Boji (A)	9–2	Changzhi Popeye (A)	Yudong Football Training Base Field 2, Haikou
15:00	Wang Zi  10', 16', 20' (pen.) Xu Bin  21', 31', 42' He Yuqing  39' Sun Yue  53' Xi Sunbin  59'	Report	Ji Chenguang  14' Li Menglong  61'	Referee: Ning Zhaobing

6 January 2018	Chifeng Hongshan Shire (A)	4–0	Changzhi Popeye (A)	Yudong Football Training Base Field 2, Haikou
10:00	Xu Longbo  31', 76' Bai Fan  54' Zhou Jianming  79'			Referee: Wang Wei

6 January 2018	Hainan Dingli Feihu (A)	1–6	Shanghai Jiading Boji (A)	Yudong Football Training Base Field 2, Haikou
15:00	Ye Guodong  41'		Sun Yue  3', 17' Zheng Bin  62', 89' Xi Sunbin  82' Sun Yao  90+4'	Referee: Zhen Wei

7 January 2018	Chifeng Hongshan Shire (A)	1–0	Hainan Dingli Feihu (A)	Yudong Football Training Base Field 2, Haikou
15:00	Bai Fan  17'	Report

Group F

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round
	1	Jinan Dayou	1
	2	Dalian Ruiheng	2
						W1	Dalian Ruiheng	1(2)
						W2	Hangzhou Wuyue Qiantang (Q)	1(4)
	3	Hangzhou Wuyue Qiantang	2
	4	Shanghai Huajiao	1
											L3	Dalian Ruiheng	0
											W4	Jinan Dayou (Q)	3
						L1	Jinan Dayou	1
						L2	Shanghai Huajiao	0

5 January 2018	Jinan Dayou (A)	1–2	Dalian Ruiheng (A)	Hainan Sport School Stadium, Haikou
10:00	Wang Guangyu  90+2'	Report	Wang Shuo  11' Li Peng  23'	Referee: Zhang Chao

5 January 2018	Hangzhou Wuyue Qiantang (A)	2–1	Shanghai Huajiao (A)	Hainan Sport School Stadium, Haikou
15:00	Qin Qiang  45+2' Deng Tao  68'	Report	Wang Zhewei  35'	Referee: He Xin

6 January 2018	Jinan Dayou (A)	1–0	Shanghai Huajiao (A)	Hainan Sport School Stadium, Haikou
10:00	Tian Xin  27'			Referee: Wu Kai

6 January 2018	Dalian Ruiheng (A)	1–1 (2–4 p)	Hangzhou Wuyue Qiantang (A)	Hainan Sport School Stadium, Haikou
15:00	Liu Zhuang  90+1'		Wang Yongxin  37'	Referee: Wang Wei
	Penalties
	Wang Shuo Liu Zhiqiang Liu Zhuang Li Peng		Wang Fei Bao Wei Du Shaobin Wang Yongxin Zhang Xian

7 January 2018	Jinan Dayou (A)	3–0	Dalian Ruiheng (A)	Hainan Sport School Stadium, Haikou
15:00	Tian Xin  8' Wang Guangyu  25' Yu Fei  63'	Report

First round

Shenzhen Pengcheng and Sichuan Jiuniu replaced Qiqihar Zhongjian and Lhasa Urban Construction Investment who withdrew from 2018 China League Two in the original draw.[7]

17 March 2018	Jinan Dayou (A)	2–3	Yanbian Beiguo (3)	Shandong Provincial Stadium, Jinan
14:30	Xia Shicong  17', 29'		Xu Bo  60', 90' Song Jian  81'	Referee: Yan Xu

17 March 2018	Qingdao Kunpeng (A)	2–3	Shenyang Dongjin (3)	Qingdao Sino - German Ecopark Football Base, Qingdao
15:00	A Xu  9' Dong Xiao  32'		Yu Zhen  16', 55' Xia Deqiang  81'	Referee: Li Pengda

17 March 2018	Anhui Hefei Guiguan (3)	2–1	Hangzhou Wuyue Qiantang (A)	Anqing Sports Centre, Anqing
15:00	Zhang Tianhan  43' Chen Zewen  54'		Wang Fei  37'	Referee: Ding Chao

17 March 2018	Nanjing Shaye (A)	1–0	Dalianwan Qianguan (A)	Youth Olympic Games Sport Park Stadium, Nanjing
15:00	Yuan Zheng  46'			Attendance: 302 Referee: Han Lei

17 March 2018	Changzhou Tianshan (A)	1–2	Hainan Boying (3)	Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Changzhou
19:35	Yu Zhicheng  1'		Liu Haidong  5' Hu Yangyang  34'	Referee: Bai Bin

18 March 2018	Zhenjiang Huasa (3)	3–1	Chifeng Hongshan Shire (A)	Zhenjiang Sports and Exhibition Center, Zhenjiang
15:00	Guo Ziyin  27', 45' Luo Jiacheng  69'		Guo Guangsen  62'	Referee: Xiang Yao

18 March 2018	Shenzhen Pengcheng (3)	0–1	Sichuan Jiuniu (3)	Xixiang Sports Center, Shenzhen
15:00			Ruan Jun  70'	Referee: Zhang Lu

18 March 2018	Zibo Sunday (3)	3–0	Dalian Tongshun (A)	Qidu Cultural Sports City, Zibo
15:30	Shen Tong  20' Feng Yang  48' Liu Mengyang  54'			Referee: Wu Kai

Second round

Baotou Nanjiao and Fujian Tianxin replaced Chengdu Qbao and Shanghai JuJu Sports who withdrew from 2018 China League Two in the original draw.[7]

24 March 2018	Wuhan Chufeng Heli (A)	1–0	Zhenjiang Huasa (3)	Tazi Lake Sports Centre, Wuhan
15:00	Huang Lei  79' (pen.)			Referee: Yang Kaizi

24 March 2018	Hunan Billows (3)	2–1	Shenzhen Ledman (3)	Yiyang Stadium, Yiyang
15:00	Zhuang Jiajie  87', 88'		Hu Weiwei  69'	Referee: Liu Xindong

24 March 2018	Nantong Zhiyun (3)	4–0	Fujian Tianxin (3)	Rudong Olympic Sports Center, Nantong
15:00	Ji Jun  11' Hu Ming  31'  35' (o.g.) Ren Xinlong  83'			Referee: Li Peng

24 March 2018	Anhui Hefei Guiguan (3)	1–0	Nanjing Shaye (A)	Anqing Sports Centre, Anqing
15:00	Tang Ge  45'			Referee: Yan Xu

24 March 2018	Suzhou Dongwu (3)	3–0	Shenyang Dongjin (3)	Changshu Stadium, Changshu
15:30	Wu Yufan  12', 45' Zheng Yi  24'			Referee: Xiang Yao

24 March 2018	Hainan Boying (3)	2–0	Jiangxi Liansheng (3)	Hainan Sport School Stadium, Haikou
16:00	Liu Haidong  29', 50' (pen.)			Referee: Gan Shuran

24 March 2018	Baoding Yingli Yitong (3)	10–1	Yunnan Flying Tigers (3)	Hebei University Stadium, Baoding
16:00	Hou Zhe  3', 5', 64', 85' Wang Hanbing  6' Di You  44', 71' (pen.) Yang Hao  57' Wang Xinyu  74' Cong Minhang  90'		He Yaqi  33'	Referee: Wu Kai

25 March 2018	Shenyang Urban (3)	2–2 (4–3 p)	Baotou Nanjiao (3)	Shenyang Urban Construction University Stadium, Shenyang
14:00	Yang Jian  37' Zhang Xingbo  89'		Almjan Abdugheni  6', 80'	Referee: Hao Pengbo

25 March 2018	Qingdao Jonoon (3)	3–0	Guangzhou Haoxin (A)	Jimo Powerise District Sports Center, Qingdao
14:00	Li Kai  18' Zhang Huanan  72', 88'			Referee: Zhuang Chunxiang

25 March 2018	Ningbo Yinbo (A)	1–2	Yanbian Beiguo (3)	Ningbo Fubang Stadium, Ningbo
14:00	Chen Lie  10'		Zheng Yongjie  51', 60'	Referee: Geng Maoxiang

25 March 2018	Dalian Boyoung (3)	1–0	Beijing BIT (3)	Jinzhou Stadium, Dalian
14:30	Xu Xin  37'			Referee: Deng Peng

25 March 2018	Shanghai Sunfun (3)	1–4	Jilin Baijia (3)	Kangqiao Football Base, Shanghai^[A]
14:30	Pan Jiyuan  39'		Li Xin  7', 9' Li Xun  32' Li Yuankun  64'	Referee: Li Pengda

25 March 2018	Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic (3)	1–1 (4–2 p)	Hebei Elite (3)	Shaanxi Province Stadium, Xi'an
15:00	Yang He  48'		Luo Heng  29'	Referee: Chen Dong
	Penalties
	Yan Feng Wang Erzhuo Zou You Du Junpeng		Cui Hao Luo Heng Shi Jun Yuan Ye

25 March 2018	Sichuan Longfor (3)	1–1 (4–3 p)	Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli (3)	Dujiangyan Phoenix Stadium, Dujiangyan
16:00	Zhang Zhichao  56'		Xue Chen  60'	Referee: Liu Xinyu

25 March 2018	Sichuan Jiuniu (3)	1–1 (3–0 p)	Zibo Sunday (3)	Nanhu Sports Center, Zigong
16:00	Wu Weijian  4'		Li Zhuangfei  49'	Referee: Han Lei

25 March 2018	Shanghai Jiading City Development (A)	1–3	Yinchuan Helanshan (3)	Jiading Stadium, Shanghai
19:30	Xu Bin  17'		Ötkür Hesen  46' Song Bo  68' Chen Bo  78'	Referee: Li Haixin

Notes

1. ^
   Jilin Baijia was given home advantage according to the rules, but the match was later switched to be hosted by Shanghai Sunfun.

Third round

10 April 2018	Dalian Boyoung (3)	1–1 (3–0 p)	Zhejiang Yiteng (2)	Jinzhou Stadium, Dalian
15:00	Wang Xin  41'		Wei Jiawei  49'	Attendance: 363 Referee: Liu Di

10 April 2018	Shenyang Urban (3)	1–1 (4–3 p)	Yanbian Funde (2)	Shenyang Urban Construction University Stadium, Shenyang
15:00	Wu Dingmao  25'		Cui Ren  45'	Attendance: 1,648 Referee: Shan Dan'ao

10 April 2018	Hunan Billows (3)	1–3	Shanghai Shenxin (2)	Yiyang Stadium, Yiyang
15:00	Liu Shuai  66'		Wang Jingbin  2' Pan Chaoran  45' Xu Junmin  67'	Attendance: 421 Referee: Gan Shuran

10 April 2018	Qingdao Jonoon (3)	0–1	Heilongjiang Lava Spring (2)	Jimo Powerise District Sports Center, Qingdao
15:00			Tan Liwei  58'	Attendance: 261 Referee: Ning Zhaobing

10 April 2018	Baoding Yingli Yitong (3)	0–1	Liaoning F.C. (2)	Hebei University Stadium, Baoding
15:00			Wang Hao  54'	Attendance: 1,101 Referee: Chen Chao

10 April 2018	Wuhan Zall (2)	2–0	Jilin Baijia (3)	Tazi Lake Sports Centre, Wuhan^[B]
15:30	Huang Xiyang  45' Liu Yun  52'			Attendance: 0 Referee: Liu Xinyu

10 April 2018	Suzhou Dongwu (3)	2–1	Shenzhen FC (2)	Changshu Stadium, Changshu
15:30	Liu Huan  35' Bian Jun  44'		Wang Tong  13'	Attendance: 258 Referee: Yan Xu

10 April 2018	Sichuan Jiuniu (3)	3–1	Dalian Transcendence (2)	Nanhu Sports Center, Zigong
16:00	Zhao Jun  46' Li Endian  53' Ruan Jun  57'		Wang Xiaoxing  30'	Attendance: 3,613 Referee: Liu Xindong

11 April 2018	Yanbian Beiguo (3)	1–0	Meizhou Meixian Techand (2)	Hunchun People's Stadium, Hunchun
15:00	Song Jian  85'			Attendance: 689 Referee: Geng Maoxiang

11 April 2018	Yinchuan Helanshan (3)	1–0	Beijing Enterprises (2)	Helan Mountain Stadium, Yinchuan
15:30	Song Bo  13'			Attendance: 3,847 Referee: Xu Qiangqiang

11 April 2018	Sichuan Longfor (3)	3–0	Qingdao Huanghai (2)	Dujiangyan Phoenix Stadium, Dujiangyan
16:00	Qu Cheng  68', 81' Shang Yin  74'			Attendance: 1,046 Referee: Zhu Wenbin

11 April 2018	Hainan Boying (3)	0–0 (3–1 p)	Meizhou Hakka (2)	Hainan Sport School Stadium, Haikou
16:00				Attendance: 1,220 Referee: Ding Chao

11 April 2018	Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic (3)	1–0	Zhejiang Greentown (2)	Shaanxi Province Stadium, Xi'an
19:30	Du Junpeng  33'			Attendance: 22,869 Referee: Niu Minghui

11 April 2018	Nantong Zhiyun (3)	1–0	Nei Mongol Zhongyou (2)	Rudong Olympic Sports Center, Nantong
19:35	Ji Jun  49'			Attendance: 11,806 Referee: Hao Pengbo

11 April 2018	Anhui Hefei Guiguan (3)	1–0	Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard (2)	Anqing Sports Centre, Anqing
19:35	Qiu Shi  77'			Attendance: 485 Referee: Zhuang Chunxiang

12 April 2018	Wuhan Chufeng Heli (A)	1–1 (3–0 p)	Shijiazhuang Ever Bright (2)	Xinhua Road Sports Center, Wuhan
15:00	Huang Lei  85' (pen.)		Yang Yiming  33'	Attendance: 236 Referee: Huang Yi

Notes

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   Jilin Baijia was given home advantage according to the rules, but the match was later switched to be hosted by Wuhan Zall.

Fourth round

24 April 2018	Wuhan Chufeng Heli (A)	0–2	Guangzhou R&F (1)	Xinhua Road Sports Center, Wuhan
15:00			Lu Lin  45' Xiao Zhi  88'	Attendance: 216 Referee: Tang Kun

24 April 2018	Dalian Boyoung (3)	0–3	Tianjin Quanjian (1)	Jinzhou Stadium, Dalian
15:30			Su Yuanjie  2', 17' Pei Shuai  89'	Attendance: 800 Referee: He Xin

24 April 2018	Shenyang Urban (3)	2–1	Henan Jianye (1)	Shenyang Urban Construction University Stadium, Shenyang
15:30	Li Zhibin  14', 45'		Du Changjie  76'	Attendance: 2,628 Referee: Xu Qiangqiang

24 April 2018	Liaoning F.C. (2)	1–4	Dalian Yifang (1)	Tiexi New District Sports Center, Shenyang
15:30	Yang Shuai  36'		Sun Guowen  13' Liu Yingchen  29' Zhao Xuebin  32' (pen.) Zhang Hui  82'	Attendance: 1,527 Referee: Yang Kaizi

24 April 2018	Sichuan Jiuniu (3)	1–1 (4–3 p)	Changchun Yatai (1)	Nanhu Sports Center, Zigong
16:00	Xiao Yufeng  43' (o.g.)		Tan Tiancheng  60' (pen.)	Attendance: 4,832 Referee: Qin Xiaohan
	Penalties
	Yang Xinxin Shan Xialu Zhao Jun Hao Shuang Ruan Jun He Shuang		Tan Tiancheng Zhou Dadi Yan Zhiyu Cao Ziheng Wu Yake Han Zilong

24 April 2018	Suzhou Dongwu (3)	0–4	Hebei China Fortune (1)	Changshu Stadium, Changshu
19:30			Luo Senwen  2' Ren Hang  18' Zhang Chengdong  30' Wang Qiuming  70'	Attendance: 1,580 Referee: Gao Peng

25 April 2018	Yanbian Beiguo (3)	0–6	Shandong Luneng Taishan (1)	Hunchun People's Stadium, Hunchun
14:00			Cheng Yuan  30', 68', 80' Li Songyi  39', 78' Qi Tianyu  63'	Attendance: 8,123 Referee: Huang Yi

25 April 2018	Hainan Boying (3)	2–2 (3–5 p)	Beijing Renhe (1)	Hainan Sport School Stadium, Haikou
15:30	Zhou Shichao  3' Zhang Kaiming  90+2'		Wang Chu  43', 76'	Attendance: 1,561 Referee: Dai Yige
	Penalties
	Liu Haidong Zhang Kaiming Zhang Ao Hu Yangyang		Chen Jie Cao Yongjing Wang Chu Nizamdin Ependi Luo Xin

25 April 2018	Wuhan Zall (2)	2–2 (5–6 p)	Tianjin Teda (1)	Tazi Lake Sports Centre, Wuhan
15:30	Ai Zhibo  33' Song Zhiwei  48'		Mao Haoyu  63' Johnathan  66'	Attendance: 517 Referee: Niu Minghui
	Penalties
	Huang Xiyang Song Zhiwei Ni Bo Zhou Tong Kang Zhenjie Li Zhichao		Johnathan Bastians Yang Fan Qiu Tianyi Li Yuanyi Tan Wangsong

25 April 2018	Heilongjiang Lava Spring (2)	1–2	Guizhou Hengfeng (1)	Harbin ICE Center Stadium, Harbin
15:30	Gueye  66'		Tang Xin  10' Zhang Yuan  83'	Attendance: 6,878 Referee: Xing Qi

25 April 2018	Shanghai Shenxin (2)	0–1	Beijing Sinobo Guoan (1)	Jinshan Sports Centre, Shanghai
18:00			Soriano  87'	Attendance: 6,530 Referee: Liu Wei

25 April 2018	Sichuan Longfor (3)	0–1	Jiangsu Suning (1)	Dujiangyan Phoenix Stadium, Dujiangyan
19:35			Chen Shaoqin  90' (o.g.)	Attendance: 6,876 Referee: Zhang Chao

25 April 2018	Yinchuan Helanshan (3)	0–1	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (1)	Helan Mountain Stadium, Yinchuan
19:35			Zhang Wenzhao  25'	Attendance: 26,723 Referee: Zhang Xiaochen

25 April 2018	Nantong Zhiyun (3)	3–2	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua (1)	Rudong Olympic Sports Center, Nantong
19:35	Eddy Francis  58' (o.g.) Hu Ming  62' Ji Jun  85'		Gao Di  11' Wang Yun  31' (pen.)	Attendance: 13,806 Referee: Shan Dan'ao

25 April 2018	Anhui Hefei Guiguan (3)	0–2	Chongqing Dangdai Lifan (1)	Anqing Sports Centre, Anqing
19:35			Sui Donglu  73' Feng Jing  90+2'	Attendance: 1,387 Referee: Sun Lei

25 April 2018	Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic (3)	0–1	Shanghai SIPG (1)	Shaanxi Province Stadium, Xi'an
20:00			Wu Lei  36'	Attendance: 39,636 Referee: Maimaitijiang

Fifth Round

1 May 2018	Tianjin Quanjian (1)	2–2 (7–8 p)	Jiangsu Suning (1)	Haihe Educational Football Stadium, Tianjin
19:35	Mi Haolun  89' Witsel  90+3'		Teixeira  54', 68' (pen.)	Attendance: 10,062 Referee: Shi Zhenlu
	Penalties
	Modeste Wang Yongpo Zhao Xuri Kwon Kyung-won Witsel Wang Xiaolong Mi Haolun Sun Ke Chu Jinzhao		Teixeira Li Ang Gao Tianyi Ji Xiang Paletta Yang Xiaotian Tian Yinong Zhang Xiaobin Huang Zichang

2 May 2018	Shenyang Urban (3)	1–2	Guangzhou R&F (1)	Shenyang Urban Construction University Stadium, Shenyang
15:00	Xu Bo  12'		Zhang Jiaqi  45+3' Lu Lin  59'	Attendance: 869 Referee: Hei Xiaohu

2 May 2018	Hebei China Fortune (1)	2–3	Shandong Luneng Taishan (1)	Langfang Stadium, Langfang
16:00	Mascherano  78' Hernanes  81' (pen.)		Gil  28' Cissé  82', 86'	Attendance: 5,323 Referee: Ma Ning

2 May 2018	Shanghai SIPG (1)	0–0 (4–3 p)	Beijing Renhe (1)	Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
19:30				Attendance: 17,575 Referee: Jin Jingyuan
	Penalties
	Elkeson Lü Wenjun Hulk Wu Lei Shi Ke		Moukandjo Nizamdin Chen Jie Ivo Fernández

2 May 2018	Nantong Zhiyun (3)	1–1 (7–8 p)	Sichuan Jiuniu (3)	Rudong Olympic Sports Center, Nantong
19:35	Zhu Zhengrong  70'		Cao Yiyao  28'	Attendance: 11,805 Referee: Liu Lin
	Penalties
	Zhu Zhengrong Ji Jun Yu Jianfeng Hu Ming Wang Kai Qian Changjie Song Yue Nan Yunqi Wang Yongxin		Yang Xinxin Hao Shuang He Shuang Zhao Jun Wu Weijian Shan Xialu Cao Yiyao Zheng Yu Li Endian

2 May 2018	Chongqing Dangdai Lifan (1)	0–1	Dalian Yifang (1)	Chongqing Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing
19:35			Sun Bo  90+2'	Attendance: 10,856 Referee: Wang Di

2 May 2018	Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao (1)	2–2 (1–4 p)	Guizhou Hengfeng (1)	Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
19:50[note 1]	Tang Shi  22' Alan  53' (pen.)		Zheng Kaimu  44' Liang Xueming  87'	Attendance: 18,739 Referee: Guan Xing
	Penalties
	Alan Deng Yubiao Deng Hanwen		Chery Li Yingjian Min Junlin Zhu Zhengyu

2 May 2018	Beijing Sinobo Guoan (1)	1–0	Tianjin Teda (1)	Workers' Stadium, Beijing
20:00	Soriano  68'			Attendance: 32,017 Referee: Wang Jing

Bracket (quarter-finals onwards)

	Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Final
	Jiangsu Suning (1)	0	2	2
	Guangzhou R&F (1)	0	3	3
							Guangzhou R&F (1)	1	0	1
							Beijing Sinobo Guoan (1)	5	3	8
	Shanghai SIPG (1)	1	2	3 (4)
	Beijing Sinobo Guoan (1) (p)	2	1	3 (5)
													Beijing Sinobo Guoan (1)	1	2	3
													Shandong Luneng Taishan (1)	1	2	3
	Guizhou Hengfeng (1)	0	0	0
	Shandong Luneng Taishan (1)	0	3	3
							Shandong Luneng Taishan (1)	1	3	4
							Dalian Yifang (1)	0	0	0
	Sichuan Jiuniu (3)	0	0	0
	Dalian Yifang (1)	3	2	5

Quarter-Finals

1st Leg

9 June 2018	Beijing Sinobo Guoan (1)	2–1	Shanghai SIPG (1)	Workers' Stadium, Beijing
19:35	Viera  14' Soriano  63' (pen.)		Hulk  34'	Attendance: 40,769 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

7 July 2018	Dalian Yifang (1)	3–0	Sichuan Jiuniu (3)	Dalian Sports Center Stadium, Dalian
19:35	Zhu Ting  44' Wang Jiong  52' (o.g.) Zhao Xuebin  80'			Attendance: 10,208 Referee: Ai Kun

8 July 2018	Jiangsu Suning (1)	0–0	Guangzhou R&F (1)	Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre, Nanjing
19:00				Attendance: 29,416 Referee: Wang Jing

8 July 2018	Guizhou Hengfeng (1)	0–0	Shandong Luneng Taishan (1)	Guiyang Olympic Sports Center, Guiyang
19:35				Attendance: 12,627 Referee: Shen Yinhao

2nd Leg

24 July 2018	Sichuan Jiuniu (3)	0–2	Dalian Yifang (1)	Chengdu Longquanyi Football Stadium, Chengdu
19:35			Qin Sheng  41' (pen.) Cui Ming'an  52'	Attendance: 9,116 Referee: Fu Ming

Dalian Yifang won 5–0 on aggregate.

25 July 2018	Shandong Luneng Taishan (1)	3–0	Guizhou Hengfeng (1)	Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Jinan
18:00	Liu Junshuai  19' Gil  59' Zhang Chi  90+2'			Attendance: 20,128 Referee: Ma Ning

Shandong Luneng Taishan won 3–0 on aggregate.

25 July 2018	Shanghai SIPG (1)	2–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Beijing Sinobo Guoan (1)	Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
19:35	Yu Hai  18' Cai Huikang  39'		Viera  90+4'	Attendance: 21,813 Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
	Penalties
	Elkeson Lü Wenjun Oscar Wang Shenchao Wu Lei		Soriano Viera Zhang Xizhe Wei Shihao Augusto

3–3 on aggregate. Beijing Sinobo Guoan won 5–4 on penalties.

25 July 2018	Guangzhou R&F (1)	3–2	Jiangsu Suning (1)	Yuexiushan Stadium, Guangzhou
20:00	Zhang Chenlong  21' Zahavi  42', 90+7' (pen.)		Ji Xiang  18' Xie Pengfei  55'	Attendance: 9,386 Referee: Shi Zhenlu

Guangzhou R&F won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semi-Finals

1st Leg

21 August 2018	Dalian Yifang (1)	0–1	Shandong Luneng Taishan (1)	Dalian Sports Center Stadium, Dalian
19:35			Jin Jingdao  14'	Attendance: 13,829 Referee: Gu Chunhan

22 August 2018	Beijing Sinobo Guoan (1)	5–1	Guangzhou R&F (1)	Workers' Stadium, Beijing
19:35	Bakambu  14', 90+1' Viera  48', 56' Zhang Xizhe  82'		Lu Lin  25'	Attendance: 30,619 Referee: Ma Ning

2nd Leg

25 September 2018	Shandong Luneng Taishan (1)	3–0	Dalian Yifang (1)	Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Jinan
18:30	Liu Yang  48' Jin Jingdao  52' Tardelli  65' (pen.)			Attendance: 15,369 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

Shandong Luneng Taishan won 4–0 on aggregate.

26 September 2018	Guangzhou R&F (1)	0–3	Beijing Sinobo Guoan (1)	Yuexiushan Stadium, Guangzhou
19:35			Bakambu  17' Wei Shihao  85', 88'	Attendance: 7,808 Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop (South Korea)

Beijing Sinobo Guoan won 8–1 on aggregate.

Final

1st Leg

25 November 2018

19:35

Beijing Sinobo Guoan (1)	1–1	Shandong Luneng Taishan (1)
Bakambu  51' (pen.)		Tardelli  31' (pen.)

Workers' Stadium, Beijing

Attendance: 48,856

Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

	GK 1 Hou Sen RB 28 Jiang Tao CB 3 Yu Yang CB 19 Yu Dabao (c) LB 4 Li Lei CM 5 Renato Augusto  90+1' CM 6 Chi Zhongguo CM 8 Piao Cheng AM 23 Jonathan Viera  90+4' AM 10 Zhang Xizhe CF 17 Cédric Bakambu Substitutes: GK 25 Guo Quanbo DF 15 Liu Huan DF 18 Jin Taiyan DF 24 Zhang Yu DF 30 Lei Tenglong  90+1' MF 26 Lü Peng FW 7 Wei Shihao Manager: Roger Schmidt	GK 20 Han Rongze RB 35 Dai Lin CB 4 Gil CB 6 Wang Tong LB 5 Zheng Zheng RM 17 Wu Xinghan  40'  54' CM 22 Hao Junmin (c) CM 33 Jin Jingdao LM 13 Zhang Chi CF 19 Graziano Pellè  45' CF 9 Diego Tardelli  84' Substitutes: GK 1 Liu Zhenli DF 3 Liu Junshuai DF 11 Liu Yang  76'  54' MF 7 Cui Peng MF 16 Zhou Haibin  84' MF 23 Song Long FW 29 Cheng Yuan Manager: Li Xiaopeng

Assistant referees: Abdukhamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan) Jakhongir Saidov (Uzbekistan) Fourth official: Li Haixin (Guangzhou FA) Video assistant referee: Gu Chunhan (Wuhan FA) Assistant video assistant referees: Zhang Long (Xi'an FA)

2nd Leg

30 November 2018

19:35

Shandong Luneng Taishan (1)	2–2	Beijing Sinobo Guoan (1)
Gil  31' Tardelli  89'		Viera  16' Zhang Xizhe  81'

Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Jinan

Attendance: 45,666

Referee: Matthew Conger (New Zealand)

	GK 20 Han Rongze RB 35 Dai Lin  62'  90+5' CB 4 Gil CB 6 Wang Tong LB 5 Zheng Zheng  56' RM 17 Wu Xinghan  29' CM 22 Hao Junmin (c) CM 33 Jin Jingdao  84' LM 13 Zhang Chi  65' CF 19 Graziano Pellè CF 9 Diego Tardelli  57' Substitutes: GK 1 Liu Zhenli DF 3 Liu Junshuai  84' DF 11 Liu Yang  65' MF 7 Cui Peng  71'  29' MF 16 Zhou Haibin MF 23 Song Long FW 29 Cheng Yuan Manager: Li Xiaopeng	GK 1 Hou Sen RB 28 Jiang Tao CB 3 Yu Yang  64' CB 19 Yu Dabao (c)  38' LB 4 Li Lei CM 5 Renato Augusto CM 6 Chi Zhongguo  90+4' CM 8 Piao Cheng  90+6' AM 23 Jonathan Viera  90+3' AM 10 Zhang Xizhe  87' CF 17 Cédric Bakambu Substitutes: GK 25 Guo Quanbo DF 15 Liu Huan DF 18 Jin Taiyan DF 24 Zhang Yu  90+4' DF 30 Lei Tenglong  87' MF 26 Lü Peng  90+6' FW 7 Wei Shihao Manager: Roger Schmidt

Assistant referees: Tevita Makasini (Tonga) Mark Rule (New Zealand) Fourth official: Jin Jingyuan (Chongqing FA) Video assistant referee: Ma Ning (Jiangsu FA) Assistant video assistant referees: Wang Di (Shanghai FA)

3–3 on aggregate. Beijing Sinobo Guoan won on away goals.

Awards

• Top Scorer: Jonathan Viera (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) (5 goals)[8]
• Most Valuable Player: Zhang Xizhe (Beijing Sinobo Guoan)[8]
• Fair Play Award: Sichuan Jiuniu[8]
• Dark Horse Award: Shenyang Urban[8]

Most Valuable Player of The Round

Round MVP Club Ref. 1 Xia Shicong Jinan Dayou 2 Song Zhenyu Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic [9] 3 Wang Jingbin Shanghai Shenxin 4 Zhang Wenzhao Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 5 Yan Junling Shanghai SIPG QF Jonathan Viera Beijing Sinobo Guoan Notes The match, originally scheduled for 19:35 local time, was delayed 15 minutes due to thunderstorm. References 燕京啤酒冠名中国足协杯续约仪式在京举行 "2018年中国足球协会杯资格赛规程". Archived from the original on 2018-06-10. Retrieved 2017-10-31. 2018赛季竞赛日历出炉：中超3月2日揭幕 2018足协杯参赛名单及抽签方法 中超第四轮出战 2018年足协杯主客场规则:1/4决赛起两回合淘汰 "2018赛季足协杯资格赛报名启动 抽签预计9月底进行". Sina. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017. 关于递补中乙联赛球队参加"燕京啤酒2018中国足协杯赛"的通知 Archived 2018-03-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese) 足协杯颁奖:张稀哲拿下最佳球员 中乙队获黑马奖 (in Chinese). sports.sina.com. 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2018-11-30. 足协杯次轮最佳球员揭晓 "圣朱雀"门神实力当选 (in Chinese). sports.sina.com. 2018-04-08. Retrieved 2018-04-09. External links Regulations of 2018 Chinese FA Cup Qualifying Rounds (in Chinese)