The Football Association Cup schedule is as follows:

The 2022-2023 Chinese Football Association Cup will consist of six rounds.

Only all Chinese League One teams will participate in the first round.

Second round (32 out of 16): The competition is open to all Chinese Super League, Chinese League One (participating clubs that advance through the first round), Chinese League Two and Chinese Championship clubs that meet the regulations of the Football Association, and will be drawn by lot They will compete against the Chinese Super League teams respectively and compete for 16 places to advance to the next round through a single-round elimination competition.

Third round (quarterfinals): The 16 teams that advanced in the second round competed in a single-round elimination game, and the winning 8 teams advanced to the next round.

The fourth round (quarter-finals): The 8 teams that advanced in the third round will compete in a two-round elimination system, and the winning 4 teams will advance to the next round. wheel.

Fifth round (semi-finals): The four teams that advanced in the fourth round will compete in a single-round elimination game, and the two winning teams will advance to the next round.

Sixth round (final): The two teams that advanced to the fifth round semi-finals will compete in a single-round tiebreaker to determine the champion and runner-up of the event. The winning team will be the champion.

In a single-round elimination game, if the two teams have the same total number of goals after the 90 minutes of the game, the winner of the game will be determined by direct penalty kicks.

In double-leg elimination matches, the principle of winning by more away goals does not apply. If the two teams have the same total number of goals at the end of the 180-minute regular game time in both rounds, penalty kicks will be exchanged to determine the winner of the game.