Yanjing Beer 2018 Chinese FA Cup () 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).燕京啤酒冠名中国足协杯续约仪式在京举行
Schedule The schedule was as follows.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 Round Dates Clubsremaining Clubsinvolved Winners fromprevious round New entriesthis 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 JulySecond leg 24–25 July 8 8 8 none Semi-finals First leg 21–23 AugustSecond 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.2018年足协杯主客场规则:1/4决赛起两回合淘汰 RoundsRulesFirst roundAccording to FA Cup draw.Second roundThird roundThe team in lower tier in 2018 season decides whether they play at home.Fourth roundFifth roundTeams 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-finalsTeams 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-finalsFinal
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. 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.
RankAssociationPointsTeams1Dalian FA1232Guangdong FA103Qingdao FA82Jiangsu FAZhejiang FA6Wuhan FA67Shenyang FA5Shandong FAShanghai FA10Guangxi FA311Changchun FA2RankAssociationPointsTeams11Shanxi FA22Nanjing FA14Hebei FA1Henan FANei Mongol FAXi'an FAHubei FA19Heilongjiang FA01Jilin FALiaoning FAYanbian FARankAssociationPointsTeams19Beijing FA01Tianjin FAGansu FANingxia FAQinghai FAShaanxi FAXinjiang FAChengdu FAGuangzhou FAHunan FAShenzhen FARankAssociationPointsTeams19Hainan FA01Anhui FAJiangxi FAFujian FAXiamen FAChongqing FAGuizhou FAYunnan FASichuan FATibet FAKunming 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.
North Group
South Group
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. Hangzhou Wuyue Qiantang, already qualified as top five teams in the south group, left a vacancy which was filled by Nanchang 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.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
First round Shenzhen Pengcheng and Sichuan Jiuniu replaced Qiqihaer Zhongjian Bituminous Concrete and Lhasa Urban Construction Investment who withdrew from 2018 China League Two in the original draw.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
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.
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Third round
Notes
Fourth round
Fifth round
Bracket (quarter-finals onwards)
Quarter-finals
First leg
Second leg
Dalian Yifang won 5–0 on aggregate.
Shandong Luneng Taishan won 3–0 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate. Beijing Sinobo Guoan won 5–4 on penalties.
Guangzhou R&F won 3–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
First leg
Second leg
Shandong Luneng Taishan won 4–0 on aggregate.
Beijing Sinobo Guoan won 8–1 on aggregate.
Final
First leg
GK 1 Hou SenRB 28 Jiang TaoCB 3 Yu YangCB 19 Yu Dabao (c)LB 4 Li LeiCM 5 Renato Augusto CM 6 Chi ZhongguoCM 8 Piao ChengAM 23 Jonathan Viera AM 10 Zhang XizheCF 17 Cédric BakambuSubstitutes:GK 25 Guo QuanboDF 15 Liu HuanDF 18 Jin TaiyanDF 24 Zhang YuDF 30 Lei Tenglong MF 26 Lü PengFW 7 Wei ShihaoManager: Roger Schmidt GK 20 Han RongzeRB 35 Dai LinCB 4 GilCB 6 Wang TongLB 5 Zheng ZhengRM 17 Wu Xinghan CM 22 Hao Junmin (c)CM 33 Jin JingdaoLM 13 Zhang ChiCF 19 Graziano Pellè CF 9 Diego Tardelli Substitutes:GK 1 Liu ZhenliDF 3 Liu JunshuaiDF 11 Liu Yang MF 7 Cui PengMF 16 Zhou Haibin MF 23 Song LongFW 29 Cheng YuanManager: 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)
Second leg
GK 20 Han RongzeRB 35 Dai Lin CB 4 GilCB 6 Wang TongLB 5 Zheng Zheng RM 17 Wu Xinghan CM 22 Hao Junmin (c)CM 33 Jin Jingdao LM 13 Zhang Chi CF 19 Graziano PellèCF 9 Diego Tardelli Substitutes:GK 1 Liu ZhenliDF 3 Liu Junshuai DF 11 Liu Yang MF 7 Cui Peng MF 16 Zhou HaibinMF 23 Song LongFW 29 Cheng YuanManager: Li Xiaopeng GK 1 Hou SenRB 28 Jiang TaoCB 3 Yu Yang CB 19 Yu Dabao (c) LB 4 Li LeiCM 5 Renato AugustoCM 6 Chi Zhongguo CM 8 Piao Cheng AM 23 Jonathan Viera AM 10 Zhang Xizhe CF 17 Cédric BakambuSubstitutes:GK 25 Guo QuanboDF 15 Liu HuanDF 18 Jin TaiyanDF 24 Zhang Yu DF 30 Lei Tenglong MF 26 Lü Peng FW 7 Wei ShihaoManager: 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) Most Valuable Player: Zhang Xizhe (Beijing Sinobo Guoan) Fair Play Award: Sichuan Jiuniu Dark Horse Award: Shenyang Urban
Most Valuable Player of The Round RoundMVPClubRef.1 Xia ShicongJinan Dayou2 Song ZhenyuShaanxi Chang'an Athletic3 Wang JingbinShanghai Shenxin4 Zhang WenzhaoGuangzhou Evergrande Taobao5 Yan JunlingShanghai SIPGQF Jonathan VieraBeijing Sinobo Guoan
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References
External links Regulations of 2018 Chinese FA Cup qualifying rounds