# 2021 Chinese FA Cup

The 2021 Chinese Football Association Cup, officially known as the Yanjing Beer 2021 Chinese FA Cup (Chinese: 燕京啤酒2021中国足球协会杯) for sponsorship reasons, was the 23rd edition of the Chinese FA Cup.
The defending champions were Chinese Super League side Shandong Taishan. They retained the trophy, beating Shanghai Port 1–0 in the final.

## Schedule

| Round | Draw date | Match dates | Clubs remaining | Clubs involved | Winners from previous round | New entries this round | New Entries Notes |
| First round | 20 July 2021 | 31 July–1 August 2021 | 59 | 24 | none | 24 | 24 teams from 2021 China League Two |
| Second round | 20 July 2021 | 3–4 August 2021 | 47 | 12 | 12 | none | |
| Third round | 20 July 2021 | 18–20 August 2021 | 41 | 18 | none | 18 | 18 teams from 2021 China League One |
| Fourth round | 29 September 2021 | 13–14 October 2021 | 32 | 32 | 6+9 | 17 | 16 teams from 2021 Chinese Super League 1 team from 2021 Chinese Champions League |
| Fifth round | 29 September 2021 | 18–19 October 2021 | 16 | 16 | 16 | none | |
| Quarter-finals | 29 September 2021 | First Leg: 23–24 October 2021 Second Leg: 28–29 October 2021 | 8 | 8 | 8 | none | |
| Semi-finals | 29 September 2021 | First Leg: 2–3 November 2021 Second Leg: 6–7 November 2021 | 4 | 4 | 4 | none | |
| Final | 29 September 2021 | 9 January 2022 | 2 | 2 | 2 | none | |

## First round

The draw for the first round was held on 20 July 2021. The winners of the first round advanced to the second round.

## Second round

The draw for the second round was held on 20 July 2021. The winners of the second round advanced to the third round.

## Third round

The draw for the third round was held on 20 July 2021. The winners of the third round advanced to the fourth round.

## Fourth round

32 teams qualified to this round. The draw for the fourth round was held on 29 September 2021.

## Fifth round

The draw for the fifth round was held on 29 September 2021.

## Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 29 September 2021.

### Second leg
## Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 29 September 2021.

### Second leg
## Final

The final was played on 9 January 2022 in Chengdu.
Wang Dalei :
| CB | 4 | Jadson |
| CB | 27 | Shi Ke |
| CB | 5 | Zheng Zheng |
| RWB | 8 | Xu Xin | | 63' |
| LWB | 28 | Son Jun-ho | 38' |
| RM | 37 | Ji Xiang |
| CM | 25 | Marouane Fellaini (c) |
| CM | 10 | Moisés |
| LM | 11 | Liu Yang | | 63' |
| CF | 7 | Guo Tianyu | | 88' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 1 | Li Guanxi |
| GK | 18 | Han Rongze |
| DF | 6 | Wang Tong |
| DF | 15 | Qi Tianyu | | 63' |
| DF | 20 | Chen Zhechao |
| DF | 31 | Zhao Jianfei |
| DF | 35 | Dai Lin |
| DF | 39 | Song Long |
| MF | 19 | Pedro Delgado |
| MF | 33 | Jin Jingdao | | 63' |
| MF | 36 | Duan Liuyu | | 88' |
| FW | 21 | Liu Binbin |
| Manager: |||
| Hao Wei |||
Yan Junling :
| CB | 25 | Mirahmetjan Muzepper | 69' |
| CB | 28 | He Guan | 90' |
| CB | 4 | Wang Shenchao |
| RM | 15 | Li Shenyuan |
| CM | 16 | Zhang Huachen | 69' |
| CM | 19 | Aaron Mooy |
| LM | 21 | Yu Hai | 26' |
| RF | 8 | Oscar (c) |
| CF | 39 | Hu Jinghang |
| LF | 11 | Lü Wenjun |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 12 | Chen Wei |
| GK | 22 | Du Jia |
| DF | 2 | Li Ang | 26' |
| DF | 23 | Fu Huan |
| DF | 27 | Zhang Wei |
| MF | 6 | Cai Huikang |
| MF | 18 | Zhang Yi |
| MF | 20 | Yang Shiyuan | 69' |
| MF | 26 | Chen Chunxin |
| MF | 36 | Ablahan Haliq |
| FW | 14 | Li Shenglong | 90' |
| FW | 33 | Liu Zhurun | 69' |
| Manager: |||
| Ivan Leko |||
* Assistant referees:
* Wang Dexin
* Shi Xiang
* Fourth official:
* Zhang Lei
* Video assistant referee:
* Shi Zhenlu
* Assistant video assistant referees:
* Tang Shunqi