The 2012–13 Hong Kong Junior Shield is the 85th season of the Hong Kong Junior Shield, a knock-out competition for Hong Kong's 40 football clubs playing below the top-tier division league. Wanchai are the defending champions, having beaten Happy Valley in the 2012 Final.
Schedule The schedule for the Hong Kong Junior Shield is as follows:
Round Main date Number of fixtures Clubs First round 16 Deceober 2012 8 40 → 32 Second round 23 December 2012 16 32 → 16 Third round 6 January 2013 8 16 → 8 Quarter-finals 13 January 2013 4 8 → 4 Semi-finals 20 January 2013 2 4 → 2 Final 27 January 2013 1 2 → 1
First round 16 teams out of 40 teams are randomly drawn and required to compete starting from the first round, while other 24 teams will start from the second round. The eight matches will all be played on 16 December 2012.
Second round The second round draw included 8 first round winners and 24 teams that is not required to play in the first round. All second round matches will be played on 23 December 2012.
Third round 16 second round winners will fight for 8 quarter-finals places on 6 January 2013.
Quarter-finals 8 third round winners will strive for 4 semi-finals places on 13 January 2013. All matches will be played at Po Kong Village Road Park. Yau Tsim Mong from Fourth Division is the lowest team still in the competition.
Semi-finals 4 quarter-finals winners will strive for 2 final places on 20 January 2013. All matches will be played at Po Kong Village Road Park. Kwai Tsing from Third Division is the lowest team still in the competition.
Final Yuen Long defeated Kwok Keung in the final and won the champions.
References
External links Junior Shield - Hong Kong Football Association