# 2020 Latvian Football Cup

The 2020 Latvian Football Cup was the 26th edition of the football tournament. The competition began on 23 July 2020 and ended on 8 November 2020. RFS were the defending champions, having won the previous year's final over Jelgava 3–2 after extra time. The cup winners qualified for the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League 1st qualifying round.

## Format

47 teams took part in the competition. Each round was played over single leg and matches took place for 90 minutes, with two halves of 45 minutes. If tied after regular time, 30 minutes of extra time were played, consisting of two periods of 15 minutes. If the score was still leveled after this, the match was decided by a penalty shoot-out in order to decide the winner. No seeding was applied at any round.

## Participating teams

| Virslīga (1st tier) | 1. līga (2nd tier) | 2. līga (3rd tier) | 3. līga (4th tier) |
| BFC Daugavpils FK Ventspils FK Jelgava Riga FC FK Liepāja FK Spartaks Jūrmala RFS Valmiera FC FK Tukums 2000/TSS FK Metta | SK Super Nova Grobiņas SC JDFS Alberts Rēzeknes FA/BJSS FK Dinamo Rīga FC Lokomotiv Daugavpils Saldus SS/Leevon FK Auda FK Smiltene/BJSS | FK Priekuļi FK Limbaži FK Aliance Albatroz SC/FS Jelgava Mārupes SC SK Krimulda FK Staiceles Bebri FK Salaspils FK Karosta | FK Lielupe FK Kalupe Lubāna/Degumnieki/Madonas BJSS FK Alberts FK Valka SK Upesciems FK Cēsis Jēkabpils SC FK Pļaviņas DM FC Gauja FK Dobele Allegro Liepājas FS FK Jūrnieks Jūrmalas SS Tente/SFS DSVK Traktors Talsi/FK Laidze RTU FK Kauguri/Beitar |

## First round

The draw for the first round was held on 7 July, 2020. Teams from 2. līga and 3. līga only entered the competition at this point. Two teams: FK Valka and FK Alberts got byes to the second round. The matches were played between 23 July and 9 August 2020.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Dobele Allegro | 2–2 (4–3 p) | RTU |
| Pļaviņas DM | 4–2 | Cēsis |
| Liepājas FS | 1–4 | Jēkabpils |
| Madona/BJSS | 1–13 | Kalupe |
| Talsi/Laidze | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | DSVK Traktors |
| Upesciems | 1–3 | Limbaži |
| Tente | 4–1 | Krimulda |
| Karosta | 4–0 | Jūrmalas SS |
| Lielupe | 1–2 | Priekuļi |
| Kauguri | 6–1 | Aliance |
| Mārupe | 0–0 (1–4 p) | Albatroz |
| Salaspils | 4–1 | Jurnieks |
| Gauja | 2–3 | Staiceles Bebri |

## Second round

13 winners of the first round were joined by FK Valka and FK Alberts (both teams had byes to the second round) as well as nine teams from the 1. līga. The matches were played between 20 and 23 August 2020.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Albatroz | 5–1 | Kalupe |
| Jēkabpils | 0–3 | Rēzeknes FA/BJSS |
| Pļaviņas DM | 0–6 | Kauguri |
| Talsi/Laidze | 1–7 | Grobiņas SC |
| Lokomotiv Daugavpils | 7–0 | Dobele Allegro |
| Super Nova | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Salaspils |
| Tente | 0–2 | Auda |
| Valka | 2–5 | Karosta |
| Limbaži | 0–0 (5–6 p) | JDFS Alberts |
| Staiceles Bebri | 1–2 | Priekuļi |
| Dinamo Rīga | 7–0 | FK Alberts |
| Smiltene | 2–0 | Saldus SS/Leevon |

## Third round

12 winners of the second round took part in the third round. The matches were played between 5 and 9 September 2020.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Auda | 5–1 (a.e.t.) | Super Nova |
| Lokomotiv Daugavpils | 3–2 | Albatroz |
| Smiltene | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Dinamo Rīga |
| Rēzeknes FA/BJSS | 2–1 | JDFS Alberts |
| Grobiņas SC | 3–0 | Karosta |
| Priekuļi | 1–2 | Kauguri |

## Fourth round

6 winners of the third round are joined by 10 teams of Latvian Virslīga. The matches were played between 23 September and 1 October 2020.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Dinamo Rīga | 1–5 | Valmiera |
| Grobiņas SC | 2–5 (a.e.t.) | Spartaks Jūrmala |
| Lokomotiv Daugavpils | 0–4 | Ventspils |
| Rēzeknes FA/BJSS | 1–3 | Tukums |
| Liepāja | 1–0 | Daugavpils |
| Kauguri | 0–9 | Jelgava |
| Auda | 0–8 | RFS |
| Riga | 4–0 | Metta/LU |

## Quarter-finals

8 winners of the fourth round take part in the quarter-finals. The matches were played on 21 October 2020.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Jelgava | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Ventspils |
| Spartaks Jūrmala | 1–3 | Liepāja |
| Valmiera | 1–0 | Tukums |
| RFS | 3–2 | Riga |

## Semi-finals

4 winners of the quarter-finals take part in the semi-finals. The matches were played on 28 October 2020.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Ventspils | 1–0 | RFS |
| Liepāja | 2–0 | Valmiera |

## Final

The final was played on 8 November 2020.