2008–09 Hong Kong FA Cup (officially named Sheffield United F.A. Cup due to sponsorship from Chengdu Blades F.C. Ltd, — a Chinese club owned at the time by the English football club) was the 35th season of the Hong Kong FA Cup.
NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po won the title, and qualified for the 2010 AFC Cup as TSW Pegasus won the 2008–09 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield but was not eligible to compete in Asian competitions as not a full member of the Hong Kong Football Association.
Calendar Round Date Matches Clubs First Round 12 May 2009–17 May 2009 7 15 → 8 Quarter-finals 26 May 2009–28 May 2009 4 8 → 4 Semi-finals 30 May 2009–31 May 2009 2 4 → 2 Final 6 June 2009 1 2 → 1
Bracket The draw was made on 17 April 2009.2008/09 HKFA Sheffield United FA Cup
First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
TSW PEGASUS: GK23 Li JianRB6 Luk Koon PongCB5 Wisdom Fofo Agbo (c)CB2 BetoLB4 Deng JinghuangRM11 ItaparicaCM10 Eugene MbomeCM16 Louis Berty Ayock LM17 Lee Hong Lim SS19 Cheng Siu Wai CF30 Yuto NakamuraSubstitutes:GK12 Leung Cheuk CheungDF21 Lai Man FeiMF13 Cheung Kin Fung MF15 Yuen Kin Man MF20 Yip Chi HoMF26 Lai Yiu CheongFW8 Masayuki Okano Coach: RicardoNT REALTY WOFOO TAI PO: GK1 Li Hon HoRB3 Chan Sze WingCB10 Lui Chi HingCB21 Chan Yuk Chi (c)LB14 Kwok Wing SunDM5 JúniorRM9 Lee Wai Lim LM17 So Loi KeungAM11 Sze Kin Wai CF15 Christian AnnanCF25 Caleb Ekwenugo Substitutes:GK33 Pang Tsz KinDF4 Chiu Chun Kit DF19 Wong Tak HoMF8 So Hong Shing MF22 Sin Shing ChunFW23 Ye JiaFW31 Li Shu SanCoaches: Chan Ho Yin Cheung Po Chun MATCH OFFICIALS Assistant referees: Wong Po On Poon Ming Fai Fourth official: Lui Siu ChuenMATCH RULES 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes Maximum of 3 substitutions.
Scorers The scorers in the 2008–09 Hong Kong FA Cup are as follows:
6 goals Chan Siu Ki (South China)
4 goals Itaparica (TSW Pegasus)
3 goals Detinho (South China) Ling Cong (Happy Valley) Edson Minga (Fourway) Caleb Ekwenugo (NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po)
2 goals Wu Jiarui (Sheffield United) Carlos Cáceres (Kitchee) Kwok Kin Pong (South China) Christian Annan (NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po) Lee Wai Lim (NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po) Lee Hong Lim (TSW Pegasus) Paulo (Fourway)
1 goal Hao Shuang (Sheffield United) Lu Di (Sheffield United) Paul Ngue (Kitchee)
Luis Cupla (Kitchee) Yau Kam Leung (Fourway) Cheng Siu Wai (TSW Pegasus) Eugene Mbome (TSW Pegasus) Yuto Nakamura (TSW Pegasus) Diego (Happy Valley) Gerard Ambassa Guy (Happy Valley) Chao Pengfei (Happy Valley) Fagner (Happy Valley) Poon Man Tik (Happy Valley) So Loi Keung (NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po) Sze Kin Wai (NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po) Ye Jia (NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po) Victor Inegbenoise (Mutual) Wong Wing Sum (Sham Shui Po) Fong Pak Lun (Sham Shui Po) Hung Jing Yip (Sham Shui Po) Ju Yingzhi (Citizen) Xu Deshuai (Citizen) Au Yeung Yiu Chung (South China)
Own goals Lo Kong Wai (Sham Shui Po)
Prizes Top Scorer AwardPlayer of the Tournament Chan Siu Ki (South China) Lee Wai Lim (NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po)
References
External links FA Cup - Hong Kong Football Association