The Chinese FA Cup (, abbreviated as CFA Cup) is the national knockout cup competition in China organized by the Chinese Football Association. The current holders are Beijing Guoan, having beaten Henan in 2025 for their sixth title.
History The competition started as the Chinese National Football Championship () in 1956.2016足协杯抽签揭晓 60周年历史辉煌. sports.163.com. 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2016-05-16. It was reorganized after the Cultural Revolution and used the name Chinese FA Cup for the first time in 1984. It was scrapped for the 6th National Games of China in 1987, and was reorganized again as the Chinese National Cup Winners' Cup () between 1990 and 1992 as the qualifiers for the Asian Cup Winners' Cup.
The current format of the FA Cup began in the 1995 season following the establishment of the professional football league in China. The cup was temporary scrapped in 2007 due to the Chinese Football Association's strategy for the 2008 Summer Olympics,足协最新决定出炉:为北京奥运让路 足协杯停办两年. sports.sina.com. 2006-09-30. Retrieved 2016-05-24. and returned in 2011.
Cup results Non-professional period SeasonWinnersScoreRunners-up1956Shanghai3–0Tianjin1960Tianjin1–0Guangdong1984Liaoning5–0Guangdong1985Beijing4–1Guangdong1986Liaoning1–0Beijing1990Bayi1–1 Dalian1991Shanghai1–0Guangzhou Baiyun1992Dalian1–1Guangdong
Professional period YearWinnersScoreRunners-upVenueAttendance1995Jinan Taishan2–0Shanghai ShenhuaWutaishan Stadium, Nanjing 20,0001996Beijing Guoan4–1Jinan Taishan JiangjunWorkers Stadium, Beijing 60,0001997Beijing Guoan2–1Shanghai ShenhuaWorkers Stadium, Beijing 60,0001998Shanghai Shenhua2–1 LiaoningJinzhou Stadium, DalianShanghai Shenhua2–1 LiaoningShanghai Stadium, ShanghaiShanghai Shenhua won 4–2 on aggregate.1999Shandong Luneng Taishan1–1 Dalian Wanda ShideJinzhou Stadium, DalianShandong Luneng Taishan3–2 Dalian Wanda ShideShandong Provincial Stadium, JinanShandong Luneng Taishan won 4–3 on aggregate.2000Chongqing Longxin0–1 Beijing GuoanWorkers Stadium, BeijingChongqing Longxin4–1 Beijing GuoanDatianwan Stadium, ChongqingChongqing Longxin won 4–2 on aggregate.2001Dalian Shide1–0 Beijing GuoanWorkers Stadium, Beijing8,000Dalian Shide2–1 Beijing GuoanDalian People's Stadium, Dalian25,000Dalian Shide won 3–1 on aggregate.2002Qingdao Hademen1–3 LiaoningWulihe Stadium, Shenyang31,000Qingdao Hademen2–0 LiaoningYizhong Stadium, Qingdao30,000Qingdao Hademen won 3–3 on away goals.2003Beijing Guoan3–0Dalian ShideWulihe Stadium, Shenyang 2004Shandong Luneng Taishan2–1Sichuan First CityHelong Stadium, Changsha 20,0002005Dalian Shide1–0Shandong Luneng TaishanTEDA Football Stadium, Tianjin 2006Shandong Luneng Taishan2–0Dalian ShideHelong Stadium, Changsha 2011Tianjin TEDA2–1Shandong Luneng TaishanHefei Olympic Sports Center, Hefei 19,8132012Guangzhou Evergrande1–1 Guizhou RenheGuiyang Olympic Sports Center, Guiyang45,210Guangzhou Evergrande4–2 Guizhou RenheTianhe Stadium, Guangzhou39,989Guangzhou Evergrande won 5–3 on aggregate.2013Guizhou Renhe2–0 Guangzhou EvergrandeGuiyang Olympic Sports Center, Guiyang47,893Guizhou Renhe1–2 Guangzhou EvergrandeTianhe Stadium, Guangzhou46,898Guizhou Renhe won 3–2 on aggregate.2014Shandong Luneng Taishan4–2 Jiangsu Guoxin SaintyLuneng Stadium, Jinan31,427Shandong Luneng Taishan1–2 Jiangsu Guoxin SaintyNanjing Olympic Sports Center, Nanjing51,262Shandong Luneng Taishan won 5–4 on aggregate.2015 Jiangsu Guoxin Sainty0–0 Shanghai Greenland ShenhuaNanjing Olympic Sports Center, Nanjing53,166Jiangsu Guoxin Sainty1–0 Shanghai Greenland ShenhuaHongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai25,332Jiangsu Guoxin Sainty won 1–0 on aggregate.2016Guangzhou Evergrande1–1 Jiangsu SuningTianhe Stadium, Guangzhou48,562Guangzhou Evergrande2–2 Jiangsu SuningNanjing Olympic Sports Center, Nanjing58,331Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao won 3–3 on away goals.2017Shanghai Greenland Shenhua1–0 Shanghai SIPGHongkou Football Stadium, Shanghai24,319Shanghai Greenland Shenhua2–3 Shanghai SIPGShanghai Stadium, Shanghai39,552Shanghai Greenland Shenhua won 3–3 on away goals.2018Beijing Sinobo Guoan1–1 Shandong Luneng TaishanWorkers Stadium, Beijing48,856Beijing Sinobo Guoan2–2 Shandong Luneng TaishanLuneng Stadium, Jinan45,666Beijing Sinobo Guoan won 3–3 on away goals.2019Shandong Luneng Taishan1–0 Shanghai Greenland ShenhuaJinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Jinan44,177Shanghai Greenland Shenhua3–0 Shandong Luneng TaishanHongkou Football Stadium, ShanghaiShanghai Greenland Shenhua won 3–1 on aggregate.2020Shandong Luneng Taishan2–0Jiangsu SuningSuzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou7,8292021Shandong Taishan1–0Shanghai PortPhoenix Hill Sports Park Football Stadium, Chengdu02022Shandong Taishan2–1ZhejiangSuzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou21,0792023Shanghai Shenhua1–0Shandong TaishanSuzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou31,4672024Shanghai Port3–1Shandong TaishanWenzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Wenzhou32,0222025Beijing Guoan3–0HenanSuzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou40,5582026Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou
Results by team Italics indicates years in the non-professional period. RankClubWinnersRunners-up1Shandong Taishan8 (1995, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2014, 2020, 2021, 2022)7 (1996, 2005, 2011, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024)2Shanghai Shenhua6 (1956, 1991, 1998, 2017, 2019, 2023)3 (1995, 1997, 2015)Beijing Guoan6 (1985, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2018, 2025)3 (1986, 2000, 2001)4Dalian Shide3 (1992, 2001, 2005)4 (1990, 1999, 2003, 2006)5 Liaoning2 (1984, 1986) 2 (1998, 2002)Guangzhou2 (2012, 2016)2 (1991, 2013)7Tianjin Jinmen Tiger2 (1960, 2011)1 (1956)8Jiangsu1 (2015) 3 (2014, 2016, 2020)9Shanghai Port1 (2024) 2 (2017, 2021)10Beijing Renhe1 (2013) 1 (2012)11Bayi1 (1990)0Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic1 (2000)0Qingdao Hainiu1 (2002)014Guangdong0 4 (1960, 1984, 1985, 1992)15Sichuan First City01 (2004)Zhejiang01 (2022)Henan01 (2025)
Awards Top goalscorer(s) SeasonTop scorerClubGoals1995 Tang XiaochengJinan Taishan61996 Hu YunfengBayi5 Li BingGuangdong Winnerway Song YumingJinan Taishan1997 Andrés OlivasBeijing Guoan4 Casiano Delvalle Nan Fang Riffi HaddaouiGuangzhou Apollo1998 Wang TaoDalian Wanda7 Zhang YuningLiaoning F.C.1999 Mark WilliamsChongqing Huandao62000 Milen GeorgievChongqing Longxin72001 OrlandoDalian Shide72002 John Jairo TréllezZhejiang Greentown4 Li JinyuLiaoning F.C. MarcosShenzhen Ping'an2003 Serhiy NahornyakShandong Luneng Taishan52004 Daniel NannskogSichuan Guancheng92005 Zou JieDalian Shide72006 Han PengShandong Luneng Taishan52011 MuriquiGuangzhou Evergrande42012 Rafa JordàGuizhou Renhe62013 Peter UtakaBeijing Guoan4足协杯射手榜:乌卡塔4球榜首 孔卡于海并列第22014 Xiao ZhiHenan Jianye52015 Demba BaShanghai Greenland Shenhua62016 Obafemi MartinsShanghai Greenland Shenhua6 Eran ZahaviGuangzhou R&F Alex TeixeiraJiangsu Suning2017 Obafemi MartinsShanghai Greenland Shenhua62018 Jonathan VieraBeijing Sinobo Guoan5
Most Valuable Player SeasonPlayerClub1995 Fan ZhiyiShanghai Shenhua1996 Su MaozhenJinan Taishan1997 Shen SiShanghai Shenhua1998 Hao HaidongDalian Wanda1999 Su MaozhenShandong Luneng Taishan2000 Wang TaoBeijing Guoan2011 Yu Dabao颁奖礼于大宝收获最佳球员 王新欣终举起冠军金樽Tianjin Teda2012 Lucas Barrios里皮最佳教练8024MVP奖东芝电视 鲁能公平竞赛奖Guangzhou Evergrande2013 Darío Conca足协杯奖项:孔卡MVP宫磊最佳教练 人和获公平竞赛Guangzhou Evergrande2014 Ryan McGowan武汉宏兴赢足协杯黑马奖奖金30万 高洪波最佳教练Shandong Luneng Taishan2015 Demba Ba足协杯官方奖项:新疆揽2大奖 佩帅登巴巴获最佳Shanghai Greenland Shenhua2016 Roger Martínez足协杯奖项:R马荣膺最佳球员 斯帅获最佳教练Jiangsu Suning2017 Cao Yunding足协杯曹赟定夺MVP马丁斯金靴 四强黑马夺两奖Shanghai Greenland Shenhua2018 Zhang XizheBeijing Sinobo Guoan
Best Coach SeasonCoachClub2012 Marcello LippiGuangzhou Evergrande2013 Gong LeiGuizhou Renhe2014 Gao HongboJiangsu Sainty2015 Dan PetrescuJiangsu Guoxin-Sainty2016 Luiz Felipe ScolariGuangzhou Evergrande Taobao2017No award2018
Fair Play Award SeasonClub2011Shandong Luneng Taishan2012Shandong Luneng Taishan2013Guizhou Renhe2014Qingdao Hainiu2015Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard2016Guangzhou R&F2017Shanghai Shenxin2018Sichuan Jiuniu
Dark Horse Award SeasonClub1995Guangzhou Matsunichi足协杯赛黑马属谁1996Shanghai Pudong1997Shanghai Yuyuan1998Liaoning FC1999Yunnan Hongta红塔喜获“黑马奖”2000Wuhan Hongtao K2014Wuhan Hongxing2015Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard2016Tianjin Quanjian2017Shanghai Shenxin2018Shenyang Urban
Sponsors
+ SponsorshipsSeasonSponsorAnnual valueOfficial name1995–2000PhilipsPhilips China FA Cup2001Mexin Doors ¥10 millionMexin Doors China FA Cup2002Fujifilm¥7 millionFujifilm China FA Cup2003 Blue Ribbon Beer¥8 millionBlue Ribbon Beer China FA Cup2004¥4.5 millionBlue Ribbon Beer China FA Cup2005–2006No sponsor2011–2013Toshiba¥10 millionToshiba CFA Cup2014–2022Yanjing Beer¥20 millionYanjing Beer CFA Cup
See also Football in China List of Chinese football champions
References
External links Official website Official website of the Chinese Football Association RSSSF.com – China List of Cup Winners