HKFA League Cup explained
Hong Kong Football Association League Cup was an annual football competition contested by clubs in the top-tier Hong Kong domestic football league. The cup was relaunched for the 2014–15 season after being discontinued in the 2012–13 season. However, it was discontinued again after the 2015–16 season.
Format
- All teams in the Hong Kong First Division League (until 2013–14 season) or Hong Kong Premier League (until 2015–16 season) are divided into 2 groups (Group A & B) in the first stage. Each team plays against all other teams in the group once. The top two teams in each group qualify for the semi-finals.
- In the semi-finals, the first team in Group A plays against the second team in Group B while the first team in Group B plays against the second team in Group A.
- The winners of the semi-finals enter the final, which is usually held in Hong Kong Stadium or Mong Kok Stadium.
Finals
Key
Results
Season | Winner | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Attendance |
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2000–01 | Happy Valley | bgcolor=gold align=center | ^2 - 1 ^ | Sun Hei | Mong Kok Stadium | 3,078 |
2001–02 | South China | 3 - 0 | Rangers | Hong Kong Stadium | 3,282 |
2002–03 | Sun Hei | bgcolor=#CEDFF2 align=center | †2 - 2 † | Happy Valley | Hong Kong Stadium | 1,093 |
2003–04 | Sun Hei | 4 - 2 | Happy Valley | Hong Kong Stadium | 3,284 |
2004–05 | Sun Hei | 1 - 0 | Happy Valley | Hong Kong Stadium | 2,468 |
2005–06 | Kitchee | 4 - 3 | Happy Valley | Mong Kok Stadium | 1,680 |
2006–07 | Kitchee | 2 - 1 | Happy Valley | Mong Kok Stadium | 1,355 |
2007–08 | South China | 4 - 2 | Kitchee | Mong Kok Stadium | 4,630 |
2008–09 | Sun Hei | bgcolor=#CEDFF2 align=center | †2 - 2 † | Pegasus | Mong Kok Stadium | 2,684 |
2010–11 | South China | 2 - 1 | Pegasus | Yuen Long Stadium | 3,623 |
2011–12 | Kitchee | 2 - 1 | Pegasus | Mong Kok Stadium | 3,957 |
2014–15 | Kitchee | 4 - 0 | South China | Mong Kok Stadium | 5,082 |
2015–16 | Kitchee | 3 - 0 | South China | Mong Kok Stadium | 4,616 | |
Results by team
Team | Winners | Runners-up | Seasons won | Seasons runner-up |
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Kitchee | 5 | 1 | 2005 - 06, 2006 - 07, 2011 - 12, 2014 - 15, 2015 - 16 | 2007 - 08 |
Sun Hei | 4 | 1 | 2002 - 03, 2003 - 04, 2004 - 05, 2008 - 09 | 2000 - 01 |
South China | 3 | 2 | 2000 - 01, 2007 - 08, 2010 - 11 | 2014 - 15, 2015 - 16 |
Happy Valley | 1 | 5 | 2000 - 01 | 2002 - 03, 2003 - 04, 2004 - 05, 2005 - 06, 2006 - 07 |
Pegasus | — | 3 | — | 2008 - 09, 2010 - 11, 2011 - 12 |
Rangers | — | 1 | — | 2001 - 02 | |
See also
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