2019–20 Sanaman Federation Cup

Format

	Teams entering this round	Teams advancing from previous round
Preliminary round	512 cantonal berths divided based on number of registered players
First qualification round	256 from Regional Division 2	256 winners from the preliminary round
Second qualification round		256 winners from the first qualification round
Third qualification round		128 winners from the second qualification round
Fourth qualification round		64 winners from the third qualification round
Fifth qualification round	128 teams from the Regional League	32 winners from the fourth qualification round
First round	72 teams from League Two	80 winners from the fifth qualification round
Second round	36 teams from League One	76 winners from the first round
Third round		56 winners from the second round
Fourth round	36 teams from the Premier League and the National League	28 winners from the third round
Fifth round		32 winners from the fourth round
Sixth round		16 winners from the fifth round
Quarter-final		8 winners from the sixth round
Semi-final		4 winners from the quarter-final
Final		2 winners from the semi-final