Hong Kong FA Cup

Hong Kong FA Cup

Citizen AA players celebrate after win of Hong Kong Cup
Founded 1974
Region Hong Kong Hong Kong
Number of teams 10
Current champions Kitchee
Most successful club(s) South China
(10 times)
2015–16 Hong Kong FA Cup

Hong Kong FA Cup (Chinese: ) is a knockout cup competition in Hong Kong football, run by and named after The Hong Kong Football Association. The first edition of the competition was held in 1975, before then the cup was known as the Golden Jubilee Cup. The current season is the 33rd edition of the event. Until now, 11 teams have won the cup with 10-time champions South China being the most successful.

In the first three years, the semi-finals and the finals were two-legged event. If the aggregate result was drawn, there would be extra time after the second leg. Drawn ties after extra time would be settled by a replay. However, this practice was abandoned in 1977. Since 1978, all matches have become one-legged, draws are settled by extra time and penalty shootouts.

Moreover, teams from the Second Division and Third Division were allowed to enter the competition before. However, due to the huge difference in playing level between the First Division and the inferior levels below it, the cup has been limited to top-flight teams since 1981.[1]

The current HKFA Cup holders are Kitchee who defeated Eastern 2-0 in the 2015 final played on 17 May 2015, at Mongkok Stadium.

Competition name due to sponsorship

No. Season Name
29200203No sponsorship for the name
30200304Dongguan Century City FA Cup
31200405Xiangxue Pharmaceutical FA Cup
32200506LANWA International FA Cup
33200607LANWA International FA Cup
34200708LANWA International FA Cup
35200809Sheffield United FA Cup

Finals

Key

* Match went to extra time
^ Match went to extra time with golden goal
Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time

Results

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Season Winner Score Runners-up Venue Attendance
1974–75 (1) Seiko 0–1 Rangers Government Stadium 23,916
1974–75 (2) Seiko 5–1 Rangers Government Stadium 27,383
1975–76 (1) Seiko 2–1 South China Government Stadium 21,322
1975–76 (2) Seiko 1–0 South China Government Stadium 24,296
1976–77 (1) Rangers 3–1 Tung Sing Government Stadium 4,360
1976–77 (2) Rangers 0–1 Tung Sing Government Stadium 1,992
1977–78 Seiko 2–1 Blake Garden Government Stadium 4,780
1978–79 Yuen Long 22 † Seiko Government Stadium 16,626
1979–80 Seiko 3–2 Bulova Government Stadium 19,642
1980–81 Seiko 2–0 Sea Bee Government Stadium 18,816
1981–82 Bulova 4–1 Sea Bee Government Stadium 7,857
1982–83 Bulova 30 Rangers
1983–84 Eastern 21 Zindabad
1984–85 South China 2–2 Harps
1984–85 (R) South China 3–1 Harps
1985–86 Seiko 21 South China
1986–87 South China 41 Happy Valley
1987–88 South China 20 Tsuen Wan
1988–89 Lai Sun Double Flower 2–0 Tsuen Wan Government Stadium 3,227
1989–90 South China 10 Lai Sun
1990–91 South China 21 Lai Sun
1991–92 Ernest Borel 10 Instant-Dict
1992–93 Eastern 10 Ernest Borel
1993–94 Eastern 41 Happy Valley
1994–95 Rangers 30 Eastern
1995–96 South China 41 Golden
1996–97 Instant-Dict 21 ^ Sing Tao
1997–98 Instant-Dict 31 South China
1998–99 South China 10 ^ Instant-Dict Hong Kong Stadium 6,430
1999–00 Happy Valley 72 Orient & Yee Hope Union Hong Kong Stadium 4,581
2000–01 Instant-Dict 20 South China Hong Kong Stadium 5,023
2001–02 South China 10 Sun Hei Hong Kong Stadium 3,359
2002–03 Sun Hei 21 ^ Buler Rangers Mong Kok Stadium 1,522
2003–04 Happy Valley 31 Kitchee Hong Kong Stadium 2,478
2004–05 Sun Hei 21 * Happy Valley Hong Kong Stadium 1,931
2005–06 Xiangxue Sun Hei 10 Happy Valley Mong Kok Stadium 2,101
2006–07 South China 31 Happy Valley Hong Kong Stadium 6,427
2007–08 Citizen 20 Wofoo Tai Po Hong Kong Stadium 5,925
2008–09 NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po 42 TSW Pegasus Hong Kong Stadium 4,042
2009–10 TSW Pegasus 2–1 Citizen Hong Kong Stadium 3,115
2010–11 South China 21 * NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po Hong Kong Stadium 3,829
2011–12 Kitchee 33 † TSW Pegasus Hong Kong Stadium 1,990
2012–13 Kitchee 1–0 Sun Pegasus Hong Kong Stadium 2,963
2013–14 Eastern Salon 10 * Kitchee Hong Kong Stadium 4,383
2014–15 Kitchee 20 * Eastern Mong Kok Stadium 4,348

Results by team

Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence.

Team Wins Last final won Runners-up Last final lost
South China102010114200001
Seiko61985861197879
Double Flower42000012199899
Eastern42013142201415
Convoy Sun Hei32005062200102
Kitchee32014152201314
Happy Valley22003045200607
Rangers21994953200203
Bulova21982831197980
Sun Pegasus12009103201213
NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po12008092201011
Ernest Borel11991921199293
Citizen12007081200910
Yuen Long1197879
Sea Bee2198182
Tsuen Wan2198889
Lai Sun2199091
Tung Sing1197677
Blake Garden1197778
Zindabad1198384
Harps1198485
Sing Tao1199697
Orient & Yee Hope Union1199900

References

See also

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