Shandong Taishan and Guangzhou teams are expected to meet in the second round in the draw of the Football Association Cup

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 29 The lottery ceremony of Yanjing Beer 2021 China Football Association Cup was held in Beijing on September 29. Xu Liang, a former international player, drew lots for 32 Chinese Super League, Chinese First League, Chinese Second League and Chinese Champions League teams who participated in the first round of the Football Association Cup.

This Football Association Cup will have 37 knockout matches in 5 rounds, in which 9 Chinese top teams, 6 Chinese second teams, 16 Chinese super teams and one winner in the championship will compete.

For the sake of epidemic prevention and control, the first four rounds of the Football Association Cup adopt a centralized competition system, and the finals are hosted. The first and second rounds (that is, 32 into 16 and 16 into 8) will be held in Changchun, Jinan, Dalian and Meizhou from October 13 to 20, with a total of 24 matches. Each competition area will decide two teams to advance to the top eight; The third and fourth rounds (i.e., two rounds of eight to four and two rounds of semi-finals) will be held in Dalian from October 23 to November 8, a total of 12 games. The two teams that won the final will enter the final; The FA Cup final will be held in the designated host area after the end of domestic leagues at all levels this season.

According to the draw, Shandong Taishan and Guangzhou teams in Jinan are expected to meet in the second round; Whether Beijing Guoan and Guangzhou City in Meizhou District can meet in the second round is also a big concern; Changchun competition area has gathered four CSL teams, Changchun Yatai, Shanghai Shenhua, Cangzhou Xiongshi and Shenzhen Team. According to the current performance of the four teams in the CSL, Yatai and Shenzhen are more likely to meet in the quarter finals; In Dalian area, Dalian people will play against the U20 national team in the first round at home. Shanghai Harbor is the most promising team in this area.