Hong Kong FA Cup

Hong Kong FA Cup
Founded1974; 50 years ago (1974)
RegionHong Kong Hong Kong
Number of teams11 (2023–24)
International cup(s)AFC Champions League Two
Current championsEastern (6th title)
Most successful club(s)South China
(10 titles)
Television broadcastersTVB
Websitehkfa.com/fa-cup
2023–24 Hong Kong FA Cup

Hong Kong FA Cup (Chinese: 香港足總盃) 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 45th edition of the event. 14 different 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 events. 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 First Division, Second Division and Third Division were allowed to enter the competition before through qualifying from the preliminary round. However, due to the huge difference in playing level between the Premier League and the lower levels below it, the cup has been limited to top-flight teams since the 2016–17 season.[1] The teams in the lower divisions are now competing in the FA Cup Junior Division.

The current FA Cup holders are Eastern.

Competition name due to sponsorship

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Season Name
1987–88 Goldlion Holdings FA Cup
1988–89 to 1990–91 Rank Xerox Hong Kong FA Cup
1991–92 to 1992–93 Regal Films FA Cup
1993–94 Esso FA Cup
1994–95 to 1995–96 San Miguel FA Cup
1996–97 to 1998–99 None
1999–2000 Smart-soccer.com FA Cup
2000–01 to 2002–03 None
2003–04 Dongguan Century City FA Cup
2004–05 Xiangxue Pharmaceutical FA Cup
2005–06 to 2007–08 LANWA International FA Cup
2008–09 Sheffield United FA Cup
2009–10 to 2015–16 None
2016–17 CODEX FA Cup
2017–18 to now None

Finals

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Key

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* 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  †2–2 † 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 3–0 Rangers
1983–84 Eastern 2–1 Zindabad
1984–85 South China 2–2 Harps
1984–85 (R) South China 3–1 Harps
1985–86 Seiko 2–1 South China
1986–87 South China 4–1 Happy Valley
1987–88 South China 2–0 Tsuen Wan
1988–89 Lai Sun Double Flower 2–0 Tsuen Wan Government Stadium 3,227
1989–90 South China 1–0 Lai Sun
1990–91 South China 2–1 Lai Sun
1991–92 Ernest Borel 1–0 Instant-Dict
1992–93 Eastern 1–0 Ernest Borel
1993–94 Eastern 4–1 Happy Valley
1994–95 Rangers 3–0 Eastern
1995–96 South China 4–1 Golden
1996–97 Instant-Dict  ^2–1 ^ Sing Tao
1997–98 Instant-Dict 3–1 South China
1998–99 South China  ^1–0 ^ Instant-Dict Hong Kong Stadium 6,430
1999–00 Happy Valley 7–2 Orient & Yee Hope Union Hong Kong Stadium 4,581
2000–01 Instant-Dict 2–0 South China Hong Kong Stadium 5,023
2001–02 South China 1–0 Sun Hei Hong Kong Stadium 3,359
2002–03 Sun Hei  ^2–1 ^ Rangers Mong Kok Stadium 1,522
2003–04 Happy Valley 3–1 Kitchee Hong Kong Stadium 2,478
2004–05 Sun Hei  *2–1 * Happy Valley Hong Kong Stadium 1,931
2005–06 Sun Hei 1–0 Happy Valley Mong Kok Stadium 2,101
2006–07 South China 3–1 Happy Valley Hong Kong Stadium 6,427
2007–08 Citizen 2–0 Tai Po Hong Kong Stadium 5,925
2008–09 Tai Po 4–2 Pegasus Hong Kong Stadium 4,042
2009–10 Pegasus 2–1 Citizen Hong Kong Stadium 3,115
2010–11 South China  *2–1 * Tai Po Hong Kong Stadium 3,829
2011–12 Kitchee  †3–3 † Pegasus Hong Kong Stadium 1,990
2012–13 Kitchee 1–0 Pegasus Hong Kong Stadium 2,963
2013–14 Eastern  *1–0 * Kitchee Hong Kong Stadium 4,383
2014–15 Kitchee  *2–0 * Eastern Mong Kok Stadium 4,348
2015–16 Pegasus  †1–1 † Yuen Long Hong Kong Stadium 4,190
2016–17 Kitchee 2–1 South China Mong Kok Stadium 5,038
2017–18 Kitchee 2–1 Tai Po Hong Kong Stadium 3,044
2018–19 Kitchee 2–0 Southern Hong Kong Stadium 3,655
2019–20 Eastern 2–0 China R&F Hong Kong Stadium 0[1]
2020–21 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong
2021–22
2022–23 Kitchee 7–1 Rangers Mong Kok Stadium 3,083
2023–24 Eastern  *3–2 * Sham Shui Po Mong Kok Stadium 3,437

Notes

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  1. ^
    Match was played behind closed doors due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong.[3]

Results by team

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Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence.

Team Wins Last final won Runners-up Last final lost
South China 10 2010–11 5 2016–17
Kitchee 7 2022–23 2 2013–14
Eastern 6 2023–24 2 2014–15
Seiko 6 1985–86 1 1978–79
Double Flower 4 2000–01 2 1998–99
Sun Hei 3 2005–06 2 2001–02
Happy Valley 2 2003–04 5 2006–07
Pegasus 2 2015–16 3 2012–13
Rangers 2 1994–95 4 2022–23
Bulova 2 1982–83 1 1979–80
Tai Po 1 2008–09 3 2017–18
Ernest Borel 1 1991–92 1 1992–93
Citizen 1 2007–08 1 2009–10
Yuen Long 1 1978–79 1 2015–16
Sea Bee – – 2 1981–82
Tsuen Wan – – 2 1988–89
Lai Sun – – 2 1990–91
Tung Sing – – 1 1976–77
Blake Garden – – 1 1977–78
Zindabad – – 1 1983–84
Harps – – 1 1984–85
Sing Tao – – 1 1996–97
Yee Hope – – 1 1999–00
Southern – – 1 2018–19
China R&F – – 1 2019–20
Sham Shui Po – – 1 2023–24

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 足總盃回顧(一), The Hong Kong Football Association website, 2007-04-16
  2. ^ Hongkong - List of FA Cup Winners, Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF)
  3. ^ Chan, Kin-wa. "No showers for players with Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground to host domestic games again behind closed doors". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
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