The 2020–21 Czech Cup, known as the MOL Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th season of the annual knockout football tournament of the Czech Republic. It began with the first round on 11 August 2020 and ended with the final on 20 May 2021. The winner of the cup gained the right to play in the third qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League.
Teams Round Clubsremaining Clubsinvolved Winners fromprevious round New entriesthis round Leagues entering at this round First round 103 86 0 86 FK PardubiceCzech 2. LigaBohemian Football LeagueMoravian–Silesian Football League Second round 59 54 42 12 Czech First League – teams not playing in UEFA competitions except FK Pardubice Third round 32 32 27 5 Czech First League – teams entered into UEFA competitions Fourth round 16 16 16 none none Quarter-finals 8 8 8 none none Semi-finals 4 4 4 none none Final 2 2 2 none none
Preliminary round No preliminary round was held.
First round
Second round 12 First League teams not playing in European competitions, except Pardubice, joined 42 of the first round winners in the second round of competition. First round winner SK Uničov was not in the draw. The official date for second round matches is 16 September. Dukla Prague and Hradec Kralové received walkovers to the third round as their scheduled opponents, Aritma Prague and Olympie Březová, decided not to follow the required coronavirus testing protocols.
Third round
Fourth round
Quarter-finals The match between SK Sigma Olomouc and SK Slavia Prague was postponed due to Slavia Prague's participation in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League quarter-finals.
Semi-finals
Final
See also 2020–21 Czech First League 2020–21 Czech National Football League
References
External links Season on soccerway.com