FA Cup Round of 16 Draw: Yunnan Yukun vs Chengdu Rongcheng! Port FC vs Shenzhen, Taishan meets Three Towns, Guoan faces a China League Two team

The FA Cup Round of 16 draw took place on June 25th Beijing time. Former national team players Ma Mingyu, Fan Xiaodong, and ex-China head coach Milutinovic participated in the draw. All fixtures and home/away designations for the round of 16 were finalized. The defending champions Guoan will challenge China League Two's Dalian Kewei away, while Port FC faces Shenzhen Xinpengcheng, Yunnan Yukun meets Chengdu Rongcheng, Taishan takes on Three Towns, and Shenhua clashes with Qingdao Hainiu.

The specific draw results are as follows (home team listed first):

Shanghai Shenhua vs Qingdao Hainiu

Henan vs Dalian Yingbo

Yunnan Yukun vs Chengdu Rongcheng

Chongqing Tonglianglong vs Qingdao West Coast

Dalian Kewei vs Beijing Guoan

Lanzhou Longyuan Athletic vs Shaanxi Union

Shanghai Port vs Shenzhen Xinpengcheng

Wuhan Three Towns vs Shandong Taishan

[Complete Round of 16 Squad]

Dalian Kewei (China League Two), Qingdao West Coast, Shanghai Port, Shaanxi Union (China League One), Shenzhen Xinpengcheng, Dalian Yingbo, Lanzhou Longyuan Athletic (China League Two), Beijing Guoan, Henan, Wuhan Three Towns, Chongqing Tonglianglong, Qingdao Hainiu, Chengdu Rongcheng, Shanghai Shenhua, Shandong Taishan, Yunnan Yukun

[Schedule]

The FA Cup fifth round (Round of 16) is scheduled for July 21-22, the quarterfinals on September 1-2, the semifinals on November 21-22, and the final on the evening of December 6 at Suzhou Olympic Sports Center.

The tournament will continue to use a single-elimination format. From the fifth round to the eighth round (final), the team that scores more goals during regular time in each match wins.

If the total number of goals is the same or neither team scores after 90 minutes of regular time, extra time of two 15-minute halves will be played. If the scores remain level or no goals are scored after extra time, a penalty shootout will decide the winner.