Hong Kong Football Association League Cup () is an annual football competition contested by clubs in the top-tier Hong Kong domestic football league. The cup had been abolished several times before being relaunched in a new format for the 2025–26 season.
The winners of the competition receive HK$80,000 in prize money, while the runners-up receive HK$40,000.
Format Past Format All teams in the Hong Kong First Division League (until 2013–14 season) or Hong Kong Premier League (until 2015–16 season) are divided into 2 groups (Group A & B) in the first stage. Each team plays against all other teams in the group once. The top two teams in each group qualify for the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, the first team in Group A plays against the second team in Group B while the first team in Group B plays against the second team in Group A. The winners of the semi-finals enter the final, which is usually held in Hong Kong Stadium or Mong Kok Stadium.
Current Format All teams in the Hong Kong Premier League enter the competition, with no limitation on foreign players.
Except final applies single knockout, other rounds apply double elimination, meaning teams will get a redemption opportunity after one defeat and will be eliminated after two defeats.
Except in the Final where a draw after normal time will lead to 30-minute extra time and a draw after extra time will lead to penalty shootout, for all other Matches a penalty shootout will follow right after a draw in normal time.
Finals Key *Match went to extra time^Match went to extra time with golden goal†Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
Results EditionSeasonWinnerScoreRunners-upVenueAttendance12000–01Happy Valley ^2–1 ^Sun HeiMong Kok Stadium3,07822001–02South China3–0RangersHong Kong Stadium3,28232002–03Sun Hei †2–2 †Happy Valley1,09342003–04Sun Hei4–2Happy Valley3,28452004–05Sun Hei1–0Happy Valley2,46862005–06Kitchee4–3Happy ValleyMong Kok Stadium1,68072006–07Kitchee2–1Happy Valley1,35582007–08South China4–2Kitchee4,63092008–09Sun Hei †2–2 †Pegasus2,684102010–11South China2–1PegasusYuen Long Stadium3,623112011–12Kitchee2–1PegasusMong Kok Stadium3,957122014–15Kitchee4–0South China5,082132015–16Kitchee3–0South China4,616142025–26Lee Man2–1Kitchee3,770152026–27
Results by team TeamWinnersRunners-upSeasons wonSeasons runner-upKitchee522005–06, 2006–07, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015–162007–08, 2025–26Sun Hei412002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2008–092000–01South China322000–01, 2007–08, 2010–112014–15, 2015–16Happy Valley152000–012002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07Lee Man1—2025–26—Pegasus—3—2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12Rangers—1—2001–02
See also The Hong Kong Football Association Hong Kong First Division League Hong Kong Premier League
References
External links Hong Kong Football RSSSF.com Hong Kong – List of League Cup Finalists