At 3:00 p.m. on August 15, a lively draw ceremony was held in the capital city, marking the start of the first round of the Yanjing Brewery 2022 Chinese Football Association Cup. Eighteen teams from the Central League will come together to play a thrilling single round robin battle in three war zones in Lianyungang, Tangshan and Nanjing over three days from August 20 to 22, with the winning team getting a chance to advance to the second round of the tournament this year.
The Yanjing Brewery 2022 Chinese Football Association Cup will bring together a total of 41 club teams from the Chinese Super League, Chinese First League, Chinese Second League and Chinese Championship League to compete in the tournament. In addition to the 18 teams from the first round of the competition, strong teams from other leagues will also emerge in the second round.
China Super League (soccer league)
The league's 18 strongest teams and the top three teams in this season's C.B. League will lock up direct tickets to the second round of the F.A.C. Cup.
It is worth mentioning that, based on the results of the 2021 Champions League Finals and the clubs' access rankings, in addition to the teams that have already been promoted or alternately promoted to the 2022 C.B. League, the two teams that have performed the most outstandingly in the current season and have been allowed to continue to participate in the final stage of the 2022 C.C. League will also be directly qualified to participate in the second round of the F.A.C. Cup.
Matches from the second to the sixth rounds are expected to be played between November 22, 2022 and January 8, 2023 on a home-and-away basis. The second round of 32 and the third round of eight finals will be played on a single-elimination basis, while the fourth round of quarterfinals and the fifth round of semifinals will be played on a double-elimination basis. As for the final, it will be a one-legged battle between the best of the best, to be played at the China
national soccer team
Association finalized. The draw for the round of 32 will also be held on September 1, when the fate of the teams will be revealed.
