Hong Kong League Cup

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Hong Kong League Cup
Sport	Football
Founded	2000
No. of teams	10 (2006-07)
Country(ies)	Hong Kong
Most recent champion(s)	South China

The Hong Kong League Cup is an annual football competition contested by clubs in Hong Kong.

Contents 1 Format 2 Finals 3 Past Winners 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Format

• All teams in Hong Kong First Division League are divided in the 2 groups (Group A & B) in first round stage. Each team plays against all other other teams in the group once. The top two teams in each group qualify into the semi-finals.
• In the semi-finals, the first team in Group A plays against second team in Group B while the first team in Group B plays against second team in Group A.
• The winner of the semi-finals enter the final, which is usually held in Hong Kong Stadium.

[edit] Finals

Season	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Venue (Attendance)
2000/01	Happy Valley	2 - 1 (golden goal)	Sun Hei
2001/02	South China	3 - 0	Buler Rangers
2002/03	Sun Hei	2 - 2 (extra time) 4-2 pen	Happy Valley
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)

[edit] Past Winners

Rank	Team	Winning Times	Runners-up Times	Last Winning Season
1	Xiangxue Sun Hei/Sun Hei	3	1	2004/05
2	Kitchee	2	1	2006/07
3	South China	2	0	2007/08(Current Holder)
4	Happy Valley	1	5	2000/01

[edit] See also

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

[edit] External links

• RSSSF.com Honkong - List of League Cup Finalists

Hong Kong League Cup seasons v • d • e
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Football in Hong Kong v • d • e
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