The Chinese FA Cup (, abbreviated as CFA Cup) is the national knockout cup competition in China organized by the Chinese Football Association. Its current holders are

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, having beaten Shanghai Port in

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for a record seventh title.

History

It was started as Chinese National Football Championship () in 1956. The tournament was reorganized after the Culture Revolution and used name Chinese FA Cup for the first time in 1984. It was scrapped for the 6th National Games of China in 1987. It was reorganized again as Chinese National Cup Winners' Cup () between 1990 and 1992 as the qualification of

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. Its current format started in the 1995 season after professional football league was established in China. It was temporary scrapped in 2007 for Chinese Football Association 2008 Summer Olympic strategy,足协最新决定出炉：为北京奥运让路足协杯停办两年
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was announced after a long hiatus. Amateur teams were first introduced in the 2012 Chinese FA Cup according to the new slogan ''Game For All''.

Cup results

Non-professional club period

Professional club period

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Results by team

Awards

Top goalscorer(s)

Most Valuable Player

Best Coach

Fair Play Award

Dark Horse Award

References

External links

Official website

Official website of the Chinese Football Association

Chinese FA Cup summary
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