Hong Kong FA Cup (traditional 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 33rd edition of the event. Until now, 11 teams have won the cup with 9-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 after the extra time would be settled by a replay. However, this practice was abandoned in 1977. Since 1978, all the matches have become one-legged, drawn is settled by extra time and penalty shootouts.
Moreover, teams from the Second Division and Third Division was 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 Citizen who beat Wofoo Tai Po by a 2-0 win in the 2008 final played on 18 May 2008 at the Hong Kong Stadium. The match was part of the fund raising activities for the 2008 Sichuan earthquake happened on 12 May[2].
| No. |
Season |
Name |
| 29 |
2002–03 |
No sponsorship for the name |
| 30 |
2003–04 |
Dongguan Century City FA Cup |
| 31 |
2004–05 |
Xiangxue Pharmaceutical FA Cup |
| 32 |
2005–06 |
LANWA International FA Cup |
| 33 |
2006–07 |
LANWA International FA Cup |
| 34 |
2007–08 |
LANWA International FA Cup |
| 35 |
2008–09 |
Sheffield United FA Cup |
Finals
Key
Results[3]
| Season |
Winner |
Score |
Runners-up |
Venue |
Attendance |
| 1974–75 |
Seiko |
|
Rangers |
|
|
| 1975–76 |
Seiko |
|
South China |
|
|
| 1976–77 |
Rangers |
|
Tung Sing |
|
|
| 1977–78 |
Seiko |
|
Blake Garden |
|
|
| 1978–79 |
Yuen Long |
†6–4 † |
Seiko |
|
|
| 1979–80 |
Seiko |
|
Bulova |
|
|
| 1980–81 |
Seiko |
|
Sea Bee |
|
|
| 1981–82 |
Bulova |
|
Sea Bee |
|
|
| 1982–83 |
Bulova |
3–0 |
Rangers |
|
|
| 1983–84 |
Eastern |
2–1 |
Zindabad |
|
|
| 1984–85 |
South China |
2–2;
3–1 (replayed) |
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 |
|
|
| 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 ^ |
Buler 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 |
Xiangxue 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 |
Wofoo Tai Po |
Hong Kong Stadium |
5,925 |
| 2008–09 |
NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po |
4–2 |
TSW Pegasus |
Hong Kong Stadium |
4,042 |
Results by team
Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence.
References
See also
External links
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