2000–01 Hong Kong League Cup Explained

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

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
Sun Hei1364111064
Happy Valley1264021064
Orient & Yee Hope Union7621389-1
Po Chai Pills36105293

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Group B

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
South China16651019613
Instant-Dict962311495
Rangers46114517-12
Kitchee36033612-6
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Knockout stage

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

5th to 8th place position matches

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Semi-finals

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Final

Results

PositionTeam
1stHappy Valley
2ndSun Hei
3rdInstant-Dict
4thSouth China
5thOrient & Yee Hope Union
6thRangers
7thKitchee
8thPo Chai Pills

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