On July 17, in the round of 16 of the FA Cup, Qingdao West Coast faced off against Shandong Taishan. The official starting lineups for both teams were announced prior to the match:
Qingdao West Coast’s starting lineup: 28-Yejieti Yierzhati, 4-Jin Yangyang, 5-Liu Pujin, 6-Ge Zhen, 15-Maierdanjiang Abudukelimu, 32-Chen Yuhaoyu, 8-Zhang Xiwei, 13-Tan Kaiyuan, 22-Abudu Helili Wusimanjiang, 16-Chen Xiangyu, 19-Rangdavid Biwuqier
Shandong Taishan’s starting lineup: 1-Yu Jinyong, 33-Gao Zhunyi, 35-Huang Zhengyu, 11-Liu Yang, 13-Zhang Chi, 16-Jia Feifan, 28-Maiwulang Mijiti, 29-Chen Pu, 30-Abdurushiti Abduraim, 9-Kresan, 10-Kazayishvili