2023–24 HKPLC Cup explained

HKPLC Cup
Year:2023–24
Edition:1
Country:Hong Kong
Num Teams:4
Dates:28 December 2023 – 1 January 2024
Winners:Kitchee
Second:Lee Man
Attendance:5,415
Matches:4
Goals:17
Scoring Leader:Gil

The 2023–24 Hong Kong Premier League Committee Cup is the inaugural Hong Kong Premier League Committee Cup, top four teams from last edition of Hong Kong Premier League entered this competition.[1] The competition will start on 28 December 2023, and the third-place match and finals will be staged on 1 January 2024. All matches will be staged at Mong Kok Stadium.[2]

The champions of the HKPLC Cup will receive HKD$80,000 in prize money, while the runner-up will receive HKD$40,000. In addition, the third-place team will receive HK$20,000 while the fourth place team will receive HK$10,000.

Qualifications

Top four teams from last edition of Hong Kong Premier League entered the stage.

TeamAccess
Kitchee2022–23 Hong Kong Premier League champion
Lee Man2022–23 Hong Kong Premier League runner-up
Rangers2022–23 Hong Kong Premier League third-place
Eastern2022–23 Hong Kong Premier League fourth-place

Format

Top four teams from last edition of Hong Kong Premier League entered this edition. All teams compete in a compete in a single-elimination format. If the scores are level after 90 minutes, the teams play a penalty shootout.

The number of foreign players teams can register is unlimited. Each team can register no more than 6 foreign or local guest players for the tournament.[3]

Guest players

Teamwidth=200pxPlayer 1width=200pxPlayer 2width=200pxPlayer 3width=200pxPlayer 4
Kitchee Ngan Cheuk Pan
Lee Man Yung Hui To
Rangers Yang Bailin Au Yeung Yiu Chung Makoto Rindo John Umeofia
Eastern Bosley Yu

Bracket

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

Fixtures and results

Final

Final

width=25!width=25
GK 88 Yuen Ho Chun
LB 4 Ryoya Tachibana
CB 5 Yu Wai Lim
AM 7
CF 9
DM 16 Ngan Lok Fung (c)
RW 20 Paulinho Simionato
RB 26
CB 32 Dudu
DM 33
LW 91
Substitutes:
GK 1 Ko Chun
GK 25 Poon Sheung Hei
GK 28 Chan Ka Ho
AM 10
RW 11 Cheng Siu Kwan
DM 18 Zachary Hui
LB 19 Yu Pui Hong
RB 21 Wong Long Kaa
CB 22 Jim Ho Chun
LB 31 Yung Hui To
Head coach:
Tsang Chiu Tat
width=25!width=25
GK 1 Wang Zhenpeng
DM 4
LW 7 Ruslan Mingazow
RW 8 Igor Sartori
CM 10
RB 11 Ibrahim Kurban
CB 15 Roberto (c)
CM 17 Mikael
CB 26 Andy Russell
LB 77 Fernando
CF 89
Substitutes:
GK 13 Enikar Mehmud
GK 91 Tuscany Shek
CF 9 Kim Shin-wook
DM 19
CM 24 Ngan Cheuk Pan
CF 27
AM 28 Cheng Chin Lung
LW 31 Chen Ngo Hin
AM 32 Yuen Chun Him
CB 74 Kam Chi Kin
CF 96 Matthew Slattery
Head Coach:
Kim Dong-jin
Player of the Match:

Assistant Referees


Fok Pong Shing
Cheng Kam Wing
Fourth Official


Yu Kin Fung

Match rules

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 GilLee Man3
2 Henri AnierLee Man2
Ruslan MingazowKitchee
Sherzod TemirovKitchee
John UmeofiaRangers
6 Au Yeung Yiu ChungRangers1
Lau Chi LokRangers
Leung Hoi ChunRangers
MikaelKitchee
Andy RussellKitchee
Charlie ScottKitchee

References

  1. Web site: 首屆港超聯賽會盃月尾開戰 上季聯賽頭四角逐 . on.cc東網 . 23 December 2023 . 23 December 2023.
  2. Web site: 港超聯賽會盃︱前列大激鬥 新賽制不限外援 元旦旺角場雙料娛樂 . 香港01 . 23 December 2023 . 23 December 2023.
  3. Web site: 【港超】港腳備戰亞洲盃豁免參賽 首屆「港超聯賽會盃」不限外援 . 體路 Sportsroad . 23 December 2023 . 23 December 2023.