On September 5, the draw ceremony for the second round of the 2022 China Football Association Cup under the title of Yanjing Brewery kicked off in the capital. At the event, former national team leader Zheng Zhi and Executive Vice President of Yanjing Brewery, Shen Changliang, were on hand to witness the momentous occasion.
It is worth mentioning that Qiu Ziqian, a soccer player, also attended the ceremony as a representative of the Seed Program's charity activities. Previously, his elementary school had benefited from soccer balls donated by Seed Project. Now, the young soccer enthusiast is representing Beijing Huifen Middle School in the U13 Boys' Final of the first National Youth Soccer League.
The top 32 teams in this round include not only the 18 strongest teams from the Chinese Super League, but also the 9 Chinese First Division teams that emerged victorious in the first round. In addition, there are also the top three teams from the 2022 season of the Central B League and the two winning teams from the 2021 season of the Central Championship League.
The top 32 teams are divided into the upper and lower halves, and based on their performances in the 2021 F.A.C. Cup and the Chinese Super League, Shandong Taishan, Shanghai Seaport, Guangzhou, and Changchun Yatai stand out as the four seeded teams in this season's F.A.C. Cup. Shandong Taishan and Shanghai Seaport, as the winners and runners-up of the last AFC Cup, were seeded in the top and bottom half of the draw. In the draw process, 2 Chinese Super League teams, 9 Chinese First Division teams, 3 Chinese Second Division teams and 2 Chinese Championship teams as the home team to take the lead in the draw, followed by 12 Chinese Super League teams as the visiting team in turn, the final 4 seeded teams of the signing has also been finalized.
From the results of the draw, the two Chinese Super League (CSL) team matchups of interest for this round of financing have fallen into the bottom half of the zone, namely Chengdu Rongcheng versus Hebei and Dalian Ren versus Zhejiang. Wuhan Sanzhen, Shandong Taishan, Henan Songshan Longmen and Shanghai Shenhua, currently ranked among the top four teams in the Chinese Super League (CSL), will compete in the first half of the zone. The situation in the lower half of the harbor is relatively clear. Sichuan Jiuniu, the winner of the previous AFC Cup's "Dark Horse Award", will face Guangzhou in the second round.
Since the CFF Cup and Yanjing Brewery joined hands nine years ago, the two sides have jointly promoted the vigorous development of "soccer for all", and initiated the establishment of the "Dark Horse Award" and the "Seed Program". They have also initiated the establishment of the "Dark Horse Award" and launched the "Seed Program" public welfare activities, which have won unanimous praise from all sectors of society.
The Yanjing Brewery 2022 CFA Cup Second Round of 32 and Third Round of Eight are based on a single-elimination system, while the Fourth Round of Quarter-Finals and Fifth Round of Semi-Finals are based on a double-elimination system. The final is a single-leg tie-breaker. No extra time will be played in all rounds except the final. If both teams have the same number of goals at the end of 90 minutes in a single round or 180 minutes in a double round, the winner will be decided by a penalty shootout. If the final match is tied within 90 minutes of regulation time, there will be 15 minutes of extra time in each half. If the match is still tied in extra time, the final match will be decided by penalty kicks.
