It was postponed following the COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China.
[2] On 2 September 2020, Chinese Football Association announced that Chinese FA Cup would resume on 18 September 2020.
[3] The defending champions, Chinese Super League side Shanghai Greenland Shenhua, were eliminated by Guangzhou R&F in the first round on 18 September.
Shandong Luneng Taishan won 6–0 on aggregate.
[5] Assistant referees: Song Xiangyun Wang Dexin Fourth official: Wang Jing Video assistant referee: Zhang Lei Assistant video assistant referees: Yang Delin