When does the FA Cup begin?

Shandong Luneng and Tianjin TEDA reached the finals respectively, and the final location of the FA Cup finals also surfaced. The two teams will eventually compete for this year's FA Cup title in the neutral city and the capital Beijing, and the final FA Cup champion will also qualify for the AFC Champions League next year. Until the semi-final, the FA Cup Competition Department has not announced the final venue. In fact, several plans have been made before, the most important of which is that the FA Cup final will be held in Beijing, which was done as early as the quarter-finals. Toshiba, the main sponsor of the FA Cup, also very much hopes that the FA Cup final will be held in Beijing, preferably in the Bird's Nest. However, after Guoan reached the semi-finals, new problems appeared. If the final venue is arranged in Beijing, it will undoubtedly be the home of Yu Guoan, which seems to violate the principle of fairness. So before the semi-final, the FA Cup Competition Department had been meeting to discuss other plans, and finally decided that if Guoan was eliminated, the final venue would be arranged in Beijing; If Guoan enters the finals, then choose other neutral cities, such as Shanghai; Or discuss with the two clubs that entered the finals whether they can draw lots to choose the home court. In the end, Guoan and Shenhua were eliminated, and the final venue of the FA Cup can also be carried out according to the first plan originally studied. Luneng and TEDA will compete for the FA Cup in Beijing on1October119th, but the specific venue will be the Bird's Nest or Workers' Stadium.