Refer to the 2014 Chinese Football Association Cup Regulations

1. General ranking:

(1) The hierarchical ranking of relevant events is: Chinese Super League, Chinese League One League, Chinese League Two, Amateur League, Chinese Football Association Cup Qualifying Tournament;

(2) Chinese Super League, Chinese League One, and Chinese League Two will be determined based on the final rankings of last season, and Chinese Football Association Cup Qualifying Tournament will be determined based on this year’s qualifying results. Ranking;

(3) The teams promoted from the Chinese League A last season were ranked before the teams relegated from the Chinese Super League last season, and the teams promoted from the Chinese League B last season were ranked before the teams relegated from the Chinese League A last season.

2. The first round of competition: 12 teams from the Chinese League Two, 12 teams from the Amateur League, 8 teams from the Chinese Football Association Cup Qualifying Tournament and 32 teams participated. A draw will be used to determine the home field and opponent. This round of competition is a single elimination, with a total of 16 games, and the winning 16 teams will advance to the second round.

3. Second round: ***32 teams participated. The winning team in the first round will directly settle at home according to the established lottery, and the 16 teams in the Chinese League will draw lots to determine the opponent; this round is a single elimination, with 16 games played, and the winning 16 teams will enter Round three.

4. The third round: ***32 teams participated. The winning team in the second round will directly settle at home according to the established lottery, and the 16 Chinese Super League teams will draw lots to determine the opponent; this round is a single elimination, with 16 games played, and the winning 16 teams will advance to the first round. Four wheels.

Fourth round: The 16 winning teams in the previous round will directly determine their opponents according to the established lottery positions. They will be eliminated in a single game. There will be 8 games. The winning team will advance to the fifth round.

6. Fifth round: The 8 winning teams in the previous round will directly determine their opponents according to the established lottery positions. They will be eliminated in a single game. After 4 games, the winning team will advance to the sixth round.

7. Sixth round: The four winning teams in the previous round will advance to the semi-finals based on the established draws. The semi-finals are home and away knockout matches, with the winning team advancing to the seventh round.

8. Seventh round: The teams entering the finals will play home and away games to determine the champion and runner-up.

9. If a team is unable to participate in the competition due to special reasons, the opposing team will automatically enter the next round according to the draw.