Hong Kong Sapling Cup

Hong Kong Sapling Cup

Founded	2015
Region	Hong Kong
Number of teams	10
Current champions	Lee Man
Most successful club(s)	Kitchee Tai Po HK Pegasus Lee Man (1 title each)
2019–20 Hong Kong Sapling Cup

Hong Kong Sapling Cup (Chinese: 香港菁英盃) 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.

The champions receive HK$100,000 in prize money while the runners up receive HK$40,000. The MVP of the final will receive a HK$10,000 bonus.

Rules

2015–17: During the course of competition, each team must have on the pitch no fewer than two players under the age of 22 and no more than six foreign players at any time, or to send no more than four foreign players at any time.
2017–19: During the course of competition, each team must have on the pitch no fewer than two players under the age of 22 and no more than four foreign players at any time.
2019–present: During the course of competition, each team must have on the pitch no fewer than three players under the age of 22 and no more than four foreign players at any time.

Finals

Key

*	Match went to extra time
†	Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time

Results

Season	Winner	Score	Runners-up	Venue	Attendance
2015–16	Pegasus	1–1 †	South China	Mong Kok Stadium	2,150
2016–17	Tai Po	2–1	Pegasus	Mong Kok Stadium	2,956
2017–18	Kitchee	2–1	Tai Po	Hong Kong Stadium	2,165
2018–19	Lee Man	3–2 *	Yuen Long	Mong Kok Stadium	2,685

Performance by Clubs

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Winning years
Pegasus	1	1	2015–16
Kitchee	1	0	2017–18
Tai Po	1	1	2016–17
Lee Man	1	0	2018–19
Yuen Long	0	1
South China	0	1

See also

• The Hong Kong Football Association
• Hong Kong Premier League

External links

• FA Cup, The Hong Kong Football Association website.
• Hong Kong Football
• RSSSF.com Hongkong - List of FA Cup Winners