2022–23 Hong Kong FA Cup explained

Hong Kong FA Cup
Year:2022–23
Country:Hong Kong
Num Teams:10
Dates:2 October 2022 – 13 May 2023
Champions:Kitchee (7th title)
Runner-Up:Rangers
Attendance:10177
Matches:9
Goals:35
Top Goal Scorer:Cleiton
(4 goals)
Player:Cleiton
Prevseason:2021–22
Nextseason:2023–24

The 2022–23 Hong Kong FA Cup is the 48th edition of the Hong Kong FA Cup. 10 teams entered this edition. The competition is only open to clubs who participate in the 2022–23 Hong Kong Premier League, with lower division sides entering the Junior Division, a separate competition. The winners of this year's FA Cup will qualify for the 2023–24 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off.

Since the previous edition of the FA Cup was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong, Eastern, the champions of the 2019–20 Hong Kong FA Cup remain the defending champions of the competition, but were eliminated in the semi-finals.

Kitchee became the champions for the seventh time after beating Rangers in the final.

As the 2022–23 Hong Kong Premier League title holders, Kitchee has qualified for the 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage as league winners. The 2023–24 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off position went to the third-placed HKPL team Rangers.

Calendar

Phase Round Draw Date Date Matches Clubs
Knockout phaseFirst Round20 August 2022[1] 2 – 8 October 2022210 → 8
Quarter-finals3 December 2022 – 7 January 202348 → 4
Semi-finals29 April 2023 – 1 May 202324 → 2
Final13 May 202312 → 1

Bracket

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, = penalty shootout score

Fixtures and results

Times are in Hong Kong Time .

Final

Final

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GK 11 Leung Hing Kit
CB 4 Kim Min-kyu
CB 6 Park Jong-bum
CM 10 Lam Ka Wai (c)
RB 12 Lo Kwan Yee
CM 16
LB 19
CF 21
RM 44 Yumemi Kanda
CB 55
CF 90 Juninho
Substitutes:
GK 1 Lo Siu Kei
DF 2 Yeung Hok Man
CF 7
CF 9 Lam Hok Hei
CM 14
DF 17 Loong Tsz Hin
MF 18 Yeung Dik Lun
DF 23
MF 25 Ma Man Ching
MF 29 Lui Cheuk Kan
DF 33
DF 94
Co-head coaches:
Chiu Chung Man
Wong Chin Hung
Lai Ka Fai
Poon Man Chun
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GK 86 Paulo César
RW 2
DM 4 Charlie Scott
CB 5 Hélio (c)
LW 8
CM 10
RB 15
CM 17 Mikael
CB 18 Oliver Gerbig
LB 77 Fernando
CF 99
Substitutes:
GK 1 Wang Zhenpeng
RB 11
DM 19 Huang Yang
AM 20 Sohgo Ichikawa
RB 22
LB 23 Jordon Brown
CM 24
CB 26
AM 28
RW 30 Chang Kwong Yin
CF 33 Kim Shin-wook
CF 88 Alex Akande
Head Coach:
Chu Chi Kwong
Player of the Match:
Cleiton (Kitchee)

Assistant Referees


Chow Chun Kit
Lam Nai Kei
Fourth Official


Tam Ping Wun

Match rules
  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 CleitonKitchee4
2 Mahama AwalSouthern3
3 Shu SasakiSouthern2
Stefan PereiraSouthern
JuninhoRangers
MikaelKitchee
Poon Pui HinKitchee
Charlie ScottKitchee

Notes and References

  1. https://www.hkfa.com/news_details2/19198