Football tournament season
2018–19 Hong Kong Sapling Cup Country Hong Kong ChinaDates 24 November 2018 – 27 April 2019 Teams 10 Defending champions Kitchee Champions Lee Man (1st title)Runners-up Yuen Long Matches played 23 Goals scored 90 (3.91 per match) Attendance 15,180 (660 per match) Top goal scorer(s) Fran González (6 goals)2019–20 →
All statistics correct as of 19 May 2019.
The 2018–19 Hong Kong Sapling Cup was the 4th edition of the Sapling Cup , and was the first time in history without name sponsorship. The Cup was contested by the 10 teams in the 2018–19 Hong Kong Premier League . The objective of the Cup was to create more potential playing opportunities for youth players. Each team were required to field a minimum of two players born on or after 1 January 1997 (U-22) and a maximum of six foreign players during every whole match, with no more than four foreign players on the pitch at the same time. [1]
Kitchee were the defending champions, but they were eliminated after failing to get out of group stage. Lee Man became the champions for the first time after beating Yuen Long in the final. This is also Lee Man's first title in club history.
Calendar [ ]
Phase
Round
Draw Date
Date
Matches
Clubs
Group stage
Matchday 1
5 November 2018
24–25 November 2018
20
10 → 4
Matchday 2
16, 30 December 2018 1 January 2019
Matchday 3
2–3 February 2019
Matchday 4
10–11 February 2019
Matchday 5
2–3 March 2019
Knockout phase
Semi-finals
13 – 14 April 2018
2
4 → 2
Final
27 April 2018 at Mong Kok Stadium
1
2 → 1
Group stage [ ]
Group A [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Yuen Long
4
3
0
1
10
7
+3
9
Advance to Semi-finals
2
Dreams FC
4
2
1
1
5
5
0
7
3
R&F
4
2
1
1
6
4
+2
7
4
Tai Po
4
1
0
3
5
8
−3
3
5
Eastern AA
4
0
2
2
4
6
−2
2
Source:
Hong Kong Football Association Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored.
Group B [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Lee Man
4
3
0
1
13
7
+6
9
Advance to Semi-finals
2
HK Pegasus
4
3
0
1
10
7
+3
9
3
Southern
4
2
1
1
8
6
+2
7
4
Kitchee
4
1
1
2
10
7
+3
4
5
Hoi King
4
0
0
4
4
18
−14
0
Source:
Hong Kong Football Association Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored.
Semi-finals [ ]
The two semi-finals took place on 13–14 April 2019 at Mong Kok Stadium . [2]
Final [ ]
The final took place on 27 April 2019 at Mong Kok Stadium .[2]
Top scorers [ ]
References [ ]
^ 「2018-19年度菁英盃」賽程公佈 (in Chinese), Hong Kong Football Association , 5 November 2018, retrieved 5 November 2018
^ a b 菁英盃 (in Chinese), Hong Kong Football Association, 13 April 2019, retrieved 27 April 2019
^ 菁英盃 射手榜 (in Chinese), Hong Kong Football Association, retrieved 28 May 2019
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