2025 Chinese FA Cup

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|country = China

|dates = 14 March – 5 December 2025{{cite web|url=https://www.thecfa.cn/lstz/20241219/35419.html|title=中国足球协会公布2025赛季竞赛日历|website=thecfa.cn|date=19 December 2024|access-date=27 February 2025|language=zh}}

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The 2025 Chinese Football Association Cup ({{lang-zh|s=2025中国足球协会杯}}) will be the 27th edition of the Chinese FA Cup.

The defending champions are Chinese Super League side Shanghai Port.

Schedule

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! Round !! Draw date !! Match dates !! Clubs
remaining !! Clubs
involved !! Winners from
previous round !! New entries
this round !! New entries notes

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| First round

rowspan=3|27 February 202514–16 March 20256432none32

|align=left|12 winners from qualifying round
20 2025 China League Two teams

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| Second round

18–20 April 202548321616

|align=left|16 2025 China League One teams

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| Third round

20–21 May 202532321616

|align=left|16 2025 Chinese Super League teams

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| Fourth round

rowspan=4|20–22 June 2025161616none

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| Quarter-finals

22–23 July 2025888none

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| Semi-finals

19–20 August 2025444none

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| Final

5 December 2025222none

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First round

The draw for the first round took place on 27 February 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.dongqiudi.com/articles/4937012.html|title=官方:2025中国足协杯抽签仪式将于明日15点举行|publisher=Dongqiudi|date=27 February 2025|access-date=27 February 2025|language=zh}}{{cite web|url=https://www.dongqiudi.com/articles/4938559.html|title=官方:2025中国足协杯前三轮对阵抽签结果出炉|publisher=Dongqiudi|date=27 February 2025|access-date=27 February 2025|language=zh}}

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|+ Number of teams per tier still in competition

! width="15%"| Chinese Super League{{efn|name=CSL|Chinese Super League teams will join the competition in the third round.}}

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! width="15%"| Amateur

! width="15%"| Total

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Second round

The draw for the second round took place on 27 February 2025.

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|+ Number of teams per tier still in competition

! width="15%"| Chinese Super League{{efn|name=CSL|Chinese Super League teams will join the competition in the third round.}}

! width="15%"| China League One

! width="15%"| China League Two

! width="15%"| Amateur

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Third round

The draw for the third round took place on 27 February 2025.

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|+ Number of teams per tier still in competition

! width="15%"| Chinese Super League{{efn|name=CSL|Chinese Super League teams will join the competition in the third round.}}

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! width="15%"| China League Two

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Fourth round

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

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Notes

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References

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2025

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