The 2021 Chinese Football Association Cup, officially known as the Yanjing Beer 2021 Chinese FA Cup () for sponsorship reasons,燕京啤酒冠名中国足协杯续约仪式在京举行 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 Clubsremaining Clubsinvolved Winners fromprevious round New entriesthis round New Entries Notes First round 20 July 2021 31 July–1 August 2021 59 24 none 2424 teams from 2021 China League Two Second round 3–4 August 2021 47 12 12 none Third round 18–20 August 2021 41 18 none 1818 teams from 2021 China League One Fourth round 13–14 October 2021 32 32 6+9 1716 teams from 2021 Chinese Super League1 team from 2021 Chinese Champions League Fifth round 18–19 October 2021 16 16 16 none First Leg: 23–24 October 2021 8 8 8 none Semi-finals First Leg: 2–3 November 2021Second Leg: 6–7 November 2021 4 4 4 none Final 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.
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals The draw for the semi-finals was held on 29 September 2021.
First leg
Second leg
Final The final was played on 9 January 2022 in Chengdu.
GK 14 Wang DaleiCB 4 JadsonCB 27 Shi KeCB 5 Zheng ZhengRWB8 Xu Xin LWB28 Son Jun-ho RM 37 Ji XiangCM 25 Marouane Fellaini (c)CM 10 MoisésLM 11 Liu Yang CF 7 Guo Tianyu Substitutes:GK 1 Li GuanxiGK 18 Han RongzeDF 6 Wang TongDF 15 Qi Tianyu DF 20 Chen ZhechaoDF 31 Zhao JianfeiDF 35 Dai LinDF 39 Song LongMF 19 Pedro DelgadoMF 33 Jin Jingdao MF 36 Duan Liuyu FW 21 Liu BinbinManager: Hao Wei GK 1 Yan JunlingCB 25 Mirahmetjan Muzepper CB 28 He Guan CB 4 Wang ShenchaoRM 15 Li ShenyuanCM 16 Zhang Huachen CM 19 Aaron MooyLM 21 Yu Hai RF 8 Oscar (c)CF 39 Hu JinghangLF 11 Lü WenjunSubstitutes:GK 12 Chen WeiGK 22 Du JiaDF 2 Li Ang DF 23 Fu HuanDF 27 Zhang WeiMF 6 Cai HuikangMF 18 Zhang YiMF 20 Yang Shiyuan MF 26 Chen ChunxinMF 36 Ablahan HaliqFW 14 Li Shenglong FW 33 Liu Zhurun Manager: Ivan Leko
Assistant referees: Wang Dexin Shi Xiang Fourth official: Zhang Lei Video assistant referee: Shi Zhenlu Assistant video assistant referees: Tang Shunqi
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