# 2015 Chinese FA Cup

Yanjing Beer 2015 Chinese FA Cup (Chinese: 燕京啤酒2015中国足球协会杯) was the 17th edition of Chinese FA Cup.

## Schedule

| Round | Date | Matches | Clubs | New entries this round |
| Qualifying round | 1–3 January 2015 | 24 | 16 → 8 | 16 Local amateur league champions |
| First round | 21–22 March 2015 28–29 March 2015 | 16 | 8+12+12 → 16 | 12 China League Two teams (sign up and selected by FA) 12 2014 China Amateur Football League teams (sign up and selected by FA) |
| Second round | 15–16 April 2015 | 16 | 16+16 → 16 | 16 China League One teams |
| Third round | 12–13 May 2015 | 16 | 16+16 → 16 | 16 Chinese Super League teams |
| Fourth round | 7–8 July 2015 | 8 | 16 → 8 | |
| Fifth round | 19 August 2015 | 4 | 8 → 4 | |
| Semi-finals | 30 September 2015 21 October 2015 | 4 | 4 → 2 | |
| Final | 22 November 2015 29 November 2015 | 2 | 2 → 1 | |

## Qualifying rounds
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Suzhou Jinfu | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 9 |
| Guangxi Liuzhou Liuyue | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Zibo Zhangdian Iron & Steel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 |
| Nanjing Gold | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Guangzhou Haoxin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 |
| Dalianwan Qianguan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 |
| Dalian Ruiheng | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Inner Mongolia Lucheng | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |

#### Tiebreakers

* Guangzhou Haoxin, Dalianwan Qianguan and Dalian Ruiheng are ranked on head-to-head record.

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Shanxi Longcheng Zhisheng | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 7 |
| Qingdao Kunpeng | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 |
| Zibo Sunday | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Guangzhou Zhengyi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Hangzhou Zhipu | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 |
| Shanghai Jiading Boo King | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 5 |
| Guilin Tianlong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 3 |
| Wuhan Huachuang | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 1 |

## Semi-finals
### First leg
### Second leg

Shanghai Greenland Shenhua won 7–3 on aggregate.
Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty won 4–1 on aggregate.

## Final
### First leg

| Jiangsu | Shanghai |
Jiangsu: :
| GK | 1 | Deng Xiaofei |
| RB | 5 | Zhou Yun |
| CB | 23 | Ren Hang (c) |
| CB | 31 | Marius Constantin |
| LB | 24 | Ji Xiang |
| CM | 12 | Zhang Xiaobin |
| CM | 22 | Wu Xi |
| RM | 20 | Sun Ke | | 89' |
| LM | 16 | Sammir | | 85' |
| SS | 11 | Sergio Escudero |
| ST | 10 | Viðar Örn Kjartansson | | 77' |
| Substitutes: ||||
| GK | 25 | Jiang Hao |
| DF | 17 | Xu Youzhi |
| DF | 28 | Yang Xiaotian | 90+2' 90+3' | 77' |
| MF | 7 | Zhang Xinlin |
| MF | 13 | Tao Yuan | | 89' |
| FW | 50 | Ge Wei | | 85' |
| Coach: ||||
| Dan Petrescu ||||
Shanghai: :
| GK | 1 | Geng Xiaofeng |
| RB | 8 | Zhang Lu |
| CB | 3 | Li Jianbin |
| CB | 30 | Tao Jin |
| LB | 23 | Bai Jiajun |
| DM | 14 | Mohamed Sissoko | 41' |
| DM | 20 | Wang Yun |
| AM | 17 | Tim Cahill |
| RW | 10 | Giovanni Moreno (c) |
| LW | 28 | Cao Yunding |
| CF | 9 | Demba Ba |
| Substitutes: ||||
| GK | 22 | Qiu Shengjiong |
| DF | 2 | Xiong Fei |
| DF | 4 | Avraam Papadopoulos |
| DF | 19 | Zheng Kaimu |
| MF | 21 | Jiang Kun |
| MF | 29 | Fan Lingjiang |
| FW | 11 | Lü Zheng |
| Coach: ||||
| Francis Gillot ||||
Assistant referees: Huo Weiming Cao Yi Fourth official: Li Haihe
* ^1 Sölvi Ottesen withdrew during the warm-up with injury and was replaced by Sammir.

### Second leg

| Shanghai | Jiangsu |
Shanghai: :
| GK | 1 | Geng Xiaofeng |
| RB | 8 | Zhang Lu | | 112' |
| CB | 3 | Li Jianbin | 17' |
| CB | 30 | Tao Jin | | 65' |
| LB | 23 | Bai Jiajun | 90+5' |
| DM | 14 | Mohamed Sissoko |
| DM | 20 | Wang Yun | 80' |
| RM | 10 | Giovanni Moreno (c) | | 112' |
| LM | 28 | Cao Yunding |
| SS | 17 | Tim Cahill | 90+5' |
| CF | 9 | Demba Ba |
| Substitutes: ||||
| GK | 22 | Qiu Shengjiong |
| DF | 2 | Xiong Fei | 102' | 65' |
| DF | 4 | Avraam Papadopoulos |
| DF | 19 | Zheng Kaimu | | 112' |
| MF | 21 | Jiang Kun |
| MF | 29 | Fan Lingjiang |
| FW | 11 | Lü Zheng | | 112' |
| Coach: ||||
| Francis Gillot ||||
Jiangsu: :
| GK | 30 | Zhang Sipeng | 76' |
| RB | 5 | Zhou Yun | 53' |
| CB | 6 | Sölvi Ottesen | 90+5' | 107' |
| CB | 31 | Marius Constantin |
| LB | 23 | Ren Hang (c) | 90+4' |
| CM | 12 | Zhang Xiaobin |
| CM | 8 | Liu Jianye | | 72' |
| RM | 20 | Sun Ke | 120' |
| LM | 24 | Ji Xiang |
| AM | 22 | Wu Xi |
| ST | 10 | Viðar Örn Kjartansson | | 87' |
| Substitutes: ||||
| GK | 1 | Deng Xiaofei |
| DF | 2 | Li Ang | 120+2' | 107' |
| MF | 7 | Zhang Xinlin |
| MF | 13 | Tao Yuan |
| MF | 16 | Sammir | | 87' |
| FW | 11 | Sergio Escudero | | 72' |
| FW | 50 | Ge Wei |
| Coach: ||||
| Dan Petrescu ||||
Assistant referees: A Lamusi Zhong Yong Fourth official: Huang Yejun
Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty won 1–0 on aggregate.

## Awards

* Top Scorer(s): Demba Ba (Shanghai Greenland Shenhua) (6 goals)
* Most Valuable Player: Demba Ba (Shanghai Greenland Shenhua)
* Best Coach: Dan Petrescu (Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty)
* Fair Play Award: Xinjiang Dabancheng Nahuan
* Dark Horse Award: Xinjiang Dabancheng Nahuan

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Demba Ba | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 6 |
| 2 | Adi Rocha | Jiangxi Liansheng | 5 |
| 3 | Viðar Örn Kjartansson | Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty | 4 |
| 4 | Wang Yun | Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 3 |
| 4 | Yin Hongbo | Henan Jianye | 3 |
| 6 | Jiang Zhongxiao | Meizhou Kejia | 2 |
| 6 | Quan Heng | Dalian Transcendence | 2 |
| 6 | Si Jun | Wuhan New Era | 2 |
| 6 | Ricardo Santos | Guizhou Moutai | 2 |
| 6 | Cristian Dănălache | Xinjiang Dabancheng Nahuan | 2 |
| 6 | Danko Lazović | Beijing BG Yanjing | 2 |
| 6 | Aloísio | Shandong Luneng Taishan | 2 |
| 6 | Darío Conca | Shanghai SIPG | 2 |
| 6 | Wu Lei | Shanghai SIPG | 2 |
| 6 | Wu Xi | Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty | 2 |
| 6 | Sammir | Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty | 2 |