Hong Kong FA Cup


Hong Kong FA Cup is a knockout cup competition in Hong Kong football, run by and named after The Hong Kong Football Association. The first edition of the competition was held in 1975, before then the cup was known as the Golden Jubilee Cup. The current season is the 45th edition of the event. 14 different teams have won the cup with 10-time champions South China being the most successful.
In the first three years, the semi-finals and the finals were two-legged events. If the aggregate result was drawn, there would be extra time after the second leg. Drawn ties after extra time would be settled by a replay. However, this practice was abandoned in 1977. Since 1978, all matches have become one-legged, draws are settled by extra time and penalty shootouts.
Moreover, teams from the First Division, Second Division and Third Division were allowed to enter the competition before through qualifying from the Preliminary Round. However, due to the huge difference in playing level between the Premier League and the lower levels below it, the cup has been limited to top-flight teams since the 2016–17 season. The teams in the lower divisions are now competing in the FA Cup Junior Division.
The current FA Cup holders are Kitchee.

Competition name due to sponsorship

Finals

Key

Results

SeasonWinnerScoreRunners-upVenueAttendance
1974–75 Seiko0–1RangersGovernment Stadium23,916
1974–75 Seiko5–1RangersGovernment Stadium27,383
1975–76 Seiko2–1South ChinaGovernment Stadium21,322
1975–76 Seiko1–0South ChinaGovernment Stadium24,296
1976–77 Rangers3–1Tung SingGovernment Stadium4,360
1976–77 Rangers0–1Tung SingGovernment Stadium1,992
1977–78Seiko2–1Blake GardenGovernment Stadium4,780
1978–79Yuen Long †2-2 †SeikoGovernment Stadium16,626
1979–80Seiko3–2BulovaGovernment Stadium19,642
1980–81Seiko2–0Sea BeeGovernment Stadium18,816
1981–82Bulova4–1Sea BeeGovernment Stadium7,857
1982–83Bulova3-0Rangers
1983–84Eastern2-1Zindabad
1984–85South China2–2Harps
1984–85 South China3–1Harps
1985–86Seiko2-1South China
1986–87South China4-1Happy Valley
1987–88South China2-0Tsuen Wan
1988–89Lai Sun Double Flower2–0Tsuen WanGovernment Stadium3,227
1989–90South China1-0Lai Sun
1990–91South China2-1Lai Sun
1991–92Ernest Borel1-0Instant-Dict
1992–93Eastern1-0Ernest Borel
1993–94Eastern4-1Happy Valley
1994–95Rangers3-0Eastern
1995–96South China4-1Golden
1996–97Instant-Dict ^2-1 ^Sing Tao
1997–98Instant-Dict3-1South China
1998–99South China ^1-0 ^Instant-DictHong Kong Stadium6,430
1999–00Happy Valley7-2Orient & Yee Hope UnionHong Kong Stadium4,581
2000–01Instant-Dict2-0South ChinaHong Kong Stadium5,023
2001–02South China1-0Sun HeiHong Kong Stadium3,359
2002–03Sun Hei ^2-1 ^Buler RangersMong Kok Stadium1,522
2003–04Happy Valley3-1KitcheeHong Kong Stadium2,478
2004–05Sun Hei *2-1 *Happy ValleyHong Kong Stadium1,931
2005–06Xiangxue Sun Hei1-0Happy ValleyMong Kok Stadium2,101
2006–07South China3-1Happy ValleyHong Kong Stadium6,427
2007–08Citizen2-0Wofoo Tai PoHong Kong Stadium5,925
2008–09NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po4-2TSW PegasusHong Kong Stadium4,042
2009–10TSW Pegasus2–1CitizenHong Kong Stadium3,115
2010–11South China *2-1 *Tai PoHong Kong Stadium3,829
2011–12Kitchee †3-3 †TSW PegasusHong Kong Stadium1,990
2012–13Kitchee1–0Sun PegasusHong Kong Stadium2,963
2013–14Eastern Salon *1-0 *KitcheeHong Kong Stadium4,383
2014–15Kitchee *2-0 *EasternMong Kok Stadium4,348
2015–16Hong Kong Pegasus †1-1 †Yuen LongHong Kong Stadium4,190
2016–17Kitchee2–1South ChinaMong Kok Stadium5,038
2017–18Kitchee2–1Tai PoHong Kong Stadium3,044
2018–19Kitchee2–0SouthernHong Kong Stadium3,655

Results by team

Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence.
TeamWinsLast final wonRunners-upLast final lost
South China102010-1152016-17
Seiko61985-8611978-79
Kitchee62018-1922013-14
Double Flower42000-0121998-99
Eastern42013-1422014-15
Sun Hei32005-0622001-02
Happy Valley22003-0452006-07
Pegasus22015-1632012-13
Rangers21994-9532002-03
Bulova21982-8311979-80
Tai Po12008-0932017-18
Ernest Borel11991-9211992-93
Citizen12007-0812009-10
Yuen Long11978-7912015-16
Sea Bee––21981-82
Tsuen Wan––21988-89
Lai Sun––21990-91
Tung Sing––11976-77
Blake Garden––11977-78
Zindabad––11983-84
Harps––11984-85
Sing Tao––11996-97
Yee Hope––11999-00
Southern––12018-19