First Weekend of the 1st Rd of the CFA Cup occurred this past weekend and there were no upsets. Shanghai Jiading City Development was the only CAFL side to advance, but they played another CAFL side (Liuzhou Ranko). The remaining 11 matches will occur this weekend.
Second weekend of Round 1 completed and with all games done, there were no upsets! CAFL Dalian Tongshun came close in yesterday's final game, but lost 4-3 in penalties after a 1-1 draw. Round Two begins April 18 with the lone CAFL team remaining and 15 remaining CL2 sides all hosting CL1 sides (unless they choose to flip it).
First day of the 2nd Rd today with 1 game only and already an upset with CL2 side Heilongjiang Lava Spring beating the CL1's Baoding Yingli Yitong 1-0!
Day 2 of 3 of the 2nd Rd today with 12 games and several upsets today. Of the CL2 sides to win over CL1 sides, the biggest was Jilin Baijia travelling to Zhengjiang Yiteng (all of the other CL2/CAFL sides were at home, but this games got swapped for some reason) and getting a 5-4 penalty kick win after a 1-1 draw. Other upsets were Shanghai Sunfun over Xinjiang 2-0, Jiangxi Liansheng over Beijing BG 1-0, and Suzhou Dongwu over Meizhou Hakka 2-0. CL1 sides Nei Mongol, Shenzhen FC, Shijiazhuang Ever Bright, Yunnan Lijiang, Beijing Renhe, Hangzhou Greentown, Shanghai Shenxin, and Qingdao Huanghai all were able to advance with away wins over their CL2 opponents with no team winning by more than 2 goals.
Today was the final day of the 2nd Rd with 3 games and 2 upsets! CAFL side Shanghai Jiading City Development beat Wuhan Zall 2-1 and Meizhou Meixian Techand beat Dalian Transcendence 4-1, which was the largest margin of victory in the entire round. CL1 side Dalian Yifang escaped Yancheng with a 5-4 Penalty Kick win over Jiangsu Yancheng Dingli after a scoreless draw.
In Day 1 of 2 of the 3rd Round, we had 3 upsets, with CL1 sides Nei Mongol Zhongyou beating Changchun Yatai 2-1 and Hangzhou Greentown winning 4-3 over Liaoning FC, but the biggest upset was CL2 side Suzhou Dongwu advancing 3-2 in PKs after a 1-1 over Yanbian. CSL sides Shandong, Shenhua, Evergrande, Hebei, Jiangsu, Tianjin, and Guangzhou R&F all advanced as well.
Final day of Rd. 3, 6 games and 2 upsets. CL2 side Heilongjiang Lava Spring beat Chongqing Lifan 1-0 in Harbin and CL1 side Shanghai Shenxin won 5-3 over Guizhou. CSL sides Henan, Beijing Guoan, Tianjin, and Shanghai SIPG all advanced as well.