2000–01 Hong Kong League Cup

Hong Kong League Cup 2000–01 is the 1st staging of the Hong Kong League Cup.

The 8 teams in Hong Kong First Division League participated in the competition and Happy Valley won the first title of this competition by winning 2-1 against Sun Hei under golden goal rule. It received a HK$125,000 champion prize.

Format

The teams were drawn into 2 groups (4 teams in a group). Each team plays 2 matches against the other teams in its group. The top two teams in each group qualified for the semi-finals while the bottom two teams entered the 5th to 8th-place position matches.

Group stage

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Sun Hei 13 6 4 1 1 10 6 4
Happy Valley 12 6 4 0 2 10 6 4
Orient & Yee Hope Union 7 6 2 1 3 8 9 -1
Po Chai Pills 3 6 1 0 5 2 9 3
Orient & Yee Hope Union1 – 2Sun Hei
Attendance: 893
Happy Valley3 – 0Po Chai Pills
Attendance: 893
Happy Valley2-1Orient & Yee Hope Union
Orient & Yee Hope Union3-2Happy Valley
Po Chai Pills1-2Sun Hei
Po Chai Pills0 – 1Happy Valley
Ritchie
Attendance: 661
Sun Hei2 – 2Orient & Yee Hope Union
John Moore
Lau Chi Keung 		Chan Ho Man 83'
Leandro 87'
Attendance: 1,825
Orient & Yee Hope Union0-1Po Chai Pills
Happy Valley2 – 1Sun Hei
Ritchie
Chan Chi Hong 		Cornelius 1'
Sun Hei2 – 0Po Chai Pills
Ricardo 6'
Cornelius 46'
Sun Hei1 – 0Happy Valley
Moore 72'
Attendance: 828
Po Chai Pills0 – 1Orient & Yee Hope Union
Watson 55'
Attendance: 828

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
South China 16 6 5 1 0 19 6 13
Instant-Dict 9 6 2 3 1 14 9 5
Rangers 4 6 1 1 4 5 17 -12
Kitchee 3 6 0 3 3 6 12 -6
Instant-Dict1 – 1Kitchee
Tam Siu Wai 40' (pen.) Ho Chi Wing 3'
Instant-Dict3-1Rangers
Kitchee0-2South China
Kitchee0 – 1Rangers
Law Chun Bong 90+'
Attendance: 973
Instant-Dict3 – 3South China
Putiray 45+' 51'
Cheung Yiu Lun 70'		 Zinho 7'
Au Wai Lun 23' 53'
Attendance: 973
Kitchee1 – 1Instant-Dict
Lo Chi Fung Cheng Siu Chung
Attendance: 661
Rangers0 – 2South China
Gavrilović
Attendance: 1,825
Rangers0-6Instant-Dict
South China5 – 2Kitchee
Au Wai Lun
Yeung Ching Kwong
Leung Chi Kui 88'		 Ho Chi Wing
Chow Man Ho
South China4 – 1Rangers
Zinho 36'
Gavrilović 		Chan Wai Ho 44'
Rangers2 – 2Kitchee
Attendance: 1,299
South China3 – 0Instant-Dict
Zinho
Ornelas
Attendance: 1,299

Knockout stage

All times are Hong Kong Time (UTC+8).

5th to 8th place position matches

Orient & Yee Hope Union2 – 1Kitchee
Rangers1 – 1 (a.e.t.)Po Chai Pills
Penalties
5 – 3

Semi-finals

Sun Hei0 – 0 (a.e.t.)Instant-Dict
[1]
Penalties
Moore soccer ball with check mark 4 – 2 soccer ball with red X Kim Pan-Gon
soccer ball with red X Ng Wai Chiu
Attendance: 4,939
Happy Valley1 – 0South China
Ritchie 54' [2]
Attendance: 4,939

Seventh-place match

Kitchee1 – 0Po Chai Pills
Cheung Yiu Chung 3' (o.g.) [3]

Fifth-place match

Orient & Yee Hope Union3 – 0Rangers
Poon Man Chun 2'
Roddie 13'
Luk Koon Pong 18'

Third-place match

Instant-Dict3 – 1South China
Attendance: 3,078

Final

Happy Valley2 – 1 (a.e.t.)Sun Hei
Carlos 90+'
Chan Chi Hong gold-colored soccer ball 100'		 [4] Lo Chi Kwan 49'
Attendance: 3,078

Results

Position Team
1st Happy Valley
2nd Sun Hei
3rd Instant-Dict
4th South China
5th Orient & Yee Hope Union
6th Rangers
7th Kitchee
8th Po Chai Pills

References

  1. ^ [經典香港足球] 晨曦4:2(0:0)快譯通 (00-01 聯賽盃準決賽)
  2. ^ [經典香港足球] 南華0:1愉園 (00-01 聯賽盃準決賽)
  3. ^ 東聯二合大破流浪, Sing Tao Diary
  4. ^ 愉園夠運捧聯賽盃, Sing Tao Diary