2015–16 Hong Kong Sapling Cup Explained

Hong Kong Sapling Cup
Year:2015–16
Country:Hong Kong
Dates:10 October 2015 – 18 May 2016
Num Teams:9
Champions:Pegasus
Count:1
Runner-Up:South China
Matches:19
Goals:46
Nextseason:2016–17
Updated:18 May 2016

2015–16 Hong Kong Sapling Cup (officially the 2015–16 Henderson Sapling Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the 1st edition of the Sapling Cup. The Cup is contested by the 9 football teams in the 2015–16 Hong Kong Premier League.

The objective of the Cup is to create more potential playing opportunities for youth players. In this Cup competition, each team must play a minimum of two players born on or after 1 January 1994 (U22) and six foreign players at most during every whole match, or send at most four foreign players during every whole match.[1]

Pegasus won the title on 18 May 2016.

Calendar

Stage Draw Date Date Matches Clubs
Group Stage2 October 201510 October 2015 – 24 February 2016169 → 4
Semi-finals28 – 29 March 201624 → 2
Final18 May 2016 at Mong Kok Stadium12 → 1

Results

Group stage

Group B

Final

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: en . HKFA Announcing new cup competition "Sapling Cup" and full match schedule . . 2 October 2015 . 25 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151126182136/http://www.hkfa.com/news_details/13193 . 26 November 2015 . dead .