The 2013–14 Hong Kong FA Cup was the 40th edition of Hong Kong FA Cup. It was a knockout competition for all the teams of the 2013–14 Hong Kong First Division League. Unlike the previous season, the format changed back into a single-legged competition.
It was the first time since the 2008–09 edition that lower divisions teams were involved in the competition. 4 teams from the preliminary round were qualified for the proper round.
The winner guaranteed a place in the 2013–14 Hong Kong season play-off.
Teams Round Clubsremaining Clubsinvolved Winners fromprevious round New entriesthis round Leagues entering at this round Scheduledplaying date Preliminary first round 49 10 0 10 10 teams from Second Division, Third Division and Fourth Division 8 December 2013 Preliminary second round 44 32 5 27 Remaining teams from the Second Division, Third Division and Fourth Division 8 & 15 December 2013 Preliminary third round 28 16 16 0 None 22 December 2013 Preliminary quarter-finals 20 8 8 0 None 29 December 2013 Preliminary semi-finals 16 4 4 0 None 5 January 2014 Preliminary 3rd-place playoff1 16 2 0(2 losers) 0 None 12 January 2014 Preliminary final1 16 2 2 0 None 12 January 2014 First round proper 16 16 42 12 First Division TBC Quarter-finals 8 8 8 0 None 12 & 13 April 2014 Semi-finals 4 4 4 0 None 26 & 27 April 2014 Final 2 2 2 0 None 18 May 2014 at Hong Kong Stadium
Note: 1 4 teams that reach preliminary semi-finals are qualified for the proper round of the cup. Therefore, the 3rd place playoff and the final do not affect the number of clubs remaining. 2 These 4 winners are from preliminary semi-finals.
Preliminary round
Fixtures and results Bracket
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Scorer The scorers in the 2013–14 Hong Kong FA Cup are as follows:
2 goals
Detinho (Citizen) Dylan Macallister (Eastern Salon) Andrew Barisic (South China) Michel Lugo (Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei) Reinaldo (Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei) Zhang Jun (Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei)
1 goal
Chuck Yiu Kwok (Biu Chun Rangers) Luciano Silva (Biu Chun Rangers) Paulinho (Citizen) Liang Zicheng (Eastern Salon) Li Haiqiang (Eastern Salon) Wong Sheung Choi (Kwai Tsing) Ngan Lok Fung (Royal Southern) Saša Kajkut (South China) Cheung Kwok Ming (Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei) Yrel Cedrique Arnaud Bouet (Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei) Wong Chun Hin (Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei) Ju Yingzhi (Sun Pegasus) Jaimes McKee (Sun Pegasus) Kenji Fukuda (Yokohama FC Hong Kong)
References
External links FA Cup - Hong Kong Football Association