HKFA League Cup

HKFA League Cup
Founded2000
Abolished2016
Region Hong Kong
Number of teams9
Last championsKitchee (5th title)
Most successful club(s)Kitchee
(5 times)
2015–16 Hong Kong League Cup

Hong Kong Football Association League Cup (Chinese: 香港足球總會聯賽盃) was an annual football competition contested by clubs in the top-tier Hong Kong domestic football league. The cup was relaunched for the 2014–15 season after being discontinued in the 2012–13 season. However, it was discontinued again after the 2015–16 season.

Format

  • All teams in the Hong Kong First Division League (until 2013–14 season) or Hong Kong Premier League (until 2015–16 season) are divided into 2 groups (Group A & B) in the first stage. Each team plays against all other teams in the group once. The top two teams in each group qualify for the semi-finals.
  • In the semi-finals, the first team in Group A plays against the second team in Group B while the first team in Group B plays against the second team in Group A.
  • The winners of the semi-finals enter the final, which is usually held in Hong Kong Stadium or Mong Kok Stadium.

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

Season Winner Score Runners-up Venue Attendance
2000–01 Happy Valley  ^2–1 ^ Sun Hei Mong Kok Stadium 3,078
2001–02 South China 3–0 Rangers Hong Kong Stadium 3,282
2002–03 Sun Hei  †2–2 † Happy Valley Hong Kong Stadium 1,093
2003–04 Sun Hei 4–2 Happy Valley Hong Kong Stadium 3,284
2004–05 Sun Hei 1–0 Happy Valley Hong Kong Stadium 2,468
2005–06 Kitchee 4–3 Happy Valley Mong Kok Stadium 1,680
2006–07 Kitchee 2–1 Happy Valley Mong Kok Stadium 1,355
2007–08 South China 4–2 Kitchee Mong Kok Stadium 4,630
2008–09 Sun Hei  †2–2 † Pegasus Mong Kok Stadium 2,684
2010–11 South China 2–1 Pegasus Yuen Long Stadium 3,623
2011–12 Kitchee 2–1 Pegasus Mong Kok Stadium 3,957
2014–15 Kitchee 4–0 South China Mong Kok Stadium 5,082
2015–16 Kitchee 3–0 South China Mong Kok Stadium 4,616

Results by team

Team Winners Runners-up Seasons won Seasons runner-up
Kitchee 5 1 2005–06, 2006–07, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–16 2007–08
Sun Hei 4 1 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2008–09 2000–01
South China 3 2 2000–01, 2007–08, 2010–11 2014–15, 2015–16
Happy Valley 1 5 2000–01 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07
Pegasus — 3 — 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12
Rangers — 1 — 2001–02

See also

References


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