Hong Kong FA Cup

infobox football tournament
name = Hong Kong FA Cup


caption =
current = Hong Kong FA Cup 2008-09
founded = 1974
number of teams = 15
current champions = Citizen
region = HKG
most successful club = South China
(9 times)

Hong Kong FA Cup (zh-t|t=linktext|香|港|足|總|盃) 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 33th edition of the event. Until now, 11 teams have won the cup with 9-time champions South China being the most successful.

In the first three years, the semi-finals and the finals were two-legged event. If the aggregate result was drawn, there would be extra time after the second leg. Drawn after the extra time would be settled by a replay. However, this practice was abandoned in 1977. Since 1978, all the matches have become one-legged, drawn is settled by extra time and penalty shootouts.

Moreover, teams from the Second Division and Third Division was allowed to enter the competition before. However, due to the huge difference in playing level between the First Division and the inferior levels below it, the cup has been limited to top flight teams since 1981. [ [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=4858 足總盃回顧(一)] , The Hong Kong Football Association website, 2007-04-16]

The current HKFA Cup holders are Citizen who beat Wofoo Tai Po by a 2-0 win in the 2008 final played on 18 May, 2008 at the Hong Kong Stadium. The match was part of the fund raising activities for the 2008 Sichuan earthquake happened on 12 May [ [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=5898 HKFA Website] , Lanwa International FA CUP Final & Donation for the earthquake victims] .

Competition name due to sponsorship

References

ee also

*The Hong Kong Football Association
*Hong Kong First Division League

External links

* [http://www.hkfa.com/en/match_cups.php?league_id=6 FA Cup] , The Hong Kong Football Association website.
* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesh/hkfacuphist.html RSSSF.com Hongkong - List of FA Cup Winners]