Hun Sen Cup

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[edit] History

Having been elected as President of the Football Federation of Cambodia in late 2006, H.E. Lt. Gen. Sao Sokha, who is also the Commander of the Cambodian National Gendarmeries, has initiated tremendous football development programme consisting of grassroots, education of coaches and referees, and competitions. Besides Youth competitions of certain levels, Samdech Hun Sen Cup and Cambodian National League (CPL) are the highest football competitions that the Football Federation of Cambodia organize every year.

The 1st Samdech Hun Sen Cup was organized in 2007. Twenty eight teams from most of the cities and provinces in the country participated. There were two stages - group and knock out. Sixteen teams which qualified from the group stage played in the knock out stage until the finals. Khemara FC was the Champion and Nagacorp FC was the runners up.

The 2nd Samdech Akkak Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen Cup 2008 has just been completed. The same numbers of teams participated, and the competition format was not changed. Phnom Penh Empire FC was the Champion and Royal Sword FC was the runners up.

A match was live every Saturday afternoon on TV3. The average number of spectators was around 5,000 match day.

The Competition has been sponsored by H.E. Kep Chutema, Mayor of Phnom Penh ad other local sposors. The Mayor has declared that he will sposor the Cup competition every year.

[edit] Cambodian Hun Sen Cup

No.	Season	Winner	Runner Up
2	2008	Phnom Penh Empire	Royal Sword FC
2	2007	Khemara FC	Nagacorp FC