Sapling Cup

Sapling Cup
Founded 2015–16
Region Hong Kong Hong Kong
Number of teams 10
Current champions Kitchee
Most successful club(s) Kitchee &
Tai Po &
HK Pegasus
(1 title each)
2017–18 Sapling Cup

Sapling Cup (Chinese: 菁英盃) is a Hong Kong domestic football competition contested by the all teams in the Hong Kong Premier League.

The objective of the Cup is to create more potential playing opportunities for youth players. In this Cup competition, each team must play a minimum of two players of the age of Under 22) and all six foreign players at most during every whole match, or to send at most four foreign players during every whole match.[1]

HK Pegasus won the first edition on 18 May 2016.

Finals

Results

Season Winner Score Runners-up Venue
2015–16 HK Pegasus 1–1 (3-1 on penalties) South China Mong Kok Stadium
2016–17 Tai Po 2–1 HK Pegasus Mong Kok Stadium
2017–18 Kitchee 2–1 Tai Po Hong Kong Stadium

Performance by Clubs

Club Winners Runners-up Winning years
HK Pegasus
1
1
 2015-16
Kitchee
1
0
 2017-18
Tai Po
1
0
 2016-17
South China
0
1

See also

References

  1. ↑ "HKFA Announcing new cup competition "Sapling Cup" and full match schedule". Hong Kong Football Association. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
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