2012–13 Hong Kong Junior Challenge Shield

2012–13 Hong Kong Junior Challenge Shield
Junior Challenge Shield
Country  Hong Kong
Teams 40
Matches played 39
Goals scored 181 (4.64 per match)
← 2011–12

The 2012–13 Hong Kong Junior Challenge Shield is the 85th season of the Hong Kong Junior Challenge Shield, a knock-out competition for Hong Kong's 40 football clubs playing below the top-tier division league. Wanchai are the defending champions, having beaten Happy Valley in the 2012 Final.

Schedule

The schedule for the Hong Kong Junior Challenge Shield is as follows:[1]

RoundMain dateNumber of fixturesClubs
First round16 Deceober 2012840 → 32
Second round23 December 20121632 → 16
Third round6 January 2013816 → 8
Quarter-finals13 January 201348 → 4
Semi-finals20 January 201324 → 2
Final27 January 201312 → 1

First round

16 teams out of 40 teams are randomly drawn and required to compete starting from the first round, while other 24 teams will start from the second round. The eight matches will all be played on 16 December 2012.

Second round

The second round draw included 8 first round winners and 24 teams that is not required to play in the first round. All second round matches will be played on 23 December 2012.

Third round

16 second round winners will fight for 8 quarter-finals places on 6 January 2013.

Quarter-finals

8 third round winners will strive for 4 semi-finals places on 13 January 2013. All matches will be played at Po Kong Village Road Park. Yau Tsim Mong from Fourth Division is the lowest team still in the competition.

Semi-finals

4 quarter-finals winners will strive for 2 final places on 20 January 2013. All matches will be played at Po Kong Village Road Park. Kwai Tsing from Third Division is the lowest team still in the competition.

Final

Yuen Long defeated Kwok Keung in the final and won the champions.

References

  1. "Junior Shield - Hong Kong Football Association". hkfa.com. The Hong Kong Football Association. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
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