2019–20 Hong Kong Sapling Cup
Tournament details | |
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Country | Hong Kong China |
Dates | 18 September 2019 – 27 September 2020 |
Teams | 10 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Kitchee (2nd title) |
Runner-up | Southern |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 41 |
Goals scored | 160 (3.9 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Manuel Gavilán (7 goals) |
Best player | Shinichi Chan |
All statistics correct as of 27 September 2020. |
The 2019–20 Hong Kong Sapling Cup was the 5th edition of the Hong Kong Sapling Cup, and was the second time in history without name sponsorship. The Cup was contested by the 10 teams in the 2019–20 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 three players born on or after 1 January 1998 (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]
Lee Man were the defending champions, but were eliminated after failing to progress further from group stage. Kitchee became the champions for the second time after beating Southern in the final.
Calendar
[edit]Phase | Round | Draw Date | Date | Matches | Clubs |
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Group stage | Matchday 1 | 11 September 2019 | 18, 24 September 2019 23 October 2019 6 November 2019 |
40 | 10 → 2 |
Matchday 2 | 22, 26–27 October 2019 | ||||
Matchday 3 | 26–27, 29 October 2019 11 January 2020 | ||||
Matchday 4 | 5–6, 14–15 December 2019 | ||||
Matchday 5 | 29 December 2019 4 January 2020 | ||||
Matchday 6 | 5 January 2020 1, 3 February 2020 | ||||
Matchday 7 | 2, 4, 22 February 2020 | ||||
Matchday 8 | 22–23 February 2020 3 March 2020 | ||||
Matchday 9 | 7–8 March 2020 | ||||
Matchday 10 | 10, 12 January 2020 14–15 March 2020 | ||||
Knockout phase | Final | 27 September 2020 at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground | 1 | 2 → 1 |
Group stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Kitchee (A) | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 19 | Advance to Final |
2 | Eastern | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 16 | |
3 | Pegasus | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 12 | |
4 | Lee Man | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 7 | |
5 | Rangers | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 27 | −17 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
Kitchee | 2–2 | Lee Man |
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Wellingsson 30' Buddle 47' |
Report | N'dri 11' Ngan Lok Fung 80' |
Rangers | 0–1 | Kitchee |
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Report | Wellingsson 11' |
Pegasus | 2–3 | Lee Man |
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Chan Siu Ki 59' Glassrock 80' |
Report | N'dri 35', 45 2' Jordi 90 2' |
Pegasus | 9–3 | Rangers |
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Awal 14', 51' Lee Oi Hin 60' Chan Siu Ki 71', 73' Sasaki 75' Chan Wai Ho 79', 84' Law Hiu Chung 90 1' (pen.) |
Report | Pereira 20', 31' Bazán 56' |
Lee Man | 1–3 | Eastern |
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Jordi 58' | Report | Lucas 21', 82' Everton 50' |
Kitchee | 4–0 | Pegasus |
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Wellingsson 61', 70' Bleda 72' Li Ngai Hoi 85' |
Report |
Rangers | 6–3 | Lee Man |
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Pereira 22', 36', 45' Bazán 58', 62', 90 6' |
Report | Acosta 41' Cheng Siu Kwan 57' Jordi 67' |
Eastern | 3–0 | Pegasus |
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Chen Hao-wei 1' Chung Wai Keung 57', 67' |
Report |
Lee Man | 1–4 | Kitchee |
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Shapoval 72' (pen.) | Report | Fernando 4', 44' Wellingsson 39' Chan Shinichi 64' |
Group B
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Southern (A) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 15 | Advance to Final |
2 | R&F | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 13 | |
3 | Yuen Long | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 12 | |
4 | Happy Valley | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 8 | |
5 | Tai Po | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
R&F | 0–1 | Southern |
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Report | Chan Siu Kwan 23' |
Happy Valley | 0–3 | Yuen Long |
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Report | Fábio 20' Wang Ruei 59' Tang Tsz Kwan 84' |
Tai Po | 3–5 | R&F |
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Sandro 11' Dudu 34' Kim Min-ki 45' |
Report | Yuen Chun Sing 30' Adriel Chan 50' Emmersón 56', 80' Déblé 90 1' |
Southern | 1–0 | Happy Valley |
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Major 13' | Report |
Happy Valley | 4–2 | Tai Po |
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Gavilán 35', 78' Chu Wai Kwan 37' Van Meurs 72' (o.g.) |
Report | Ho Chun Ting 8' Kim Min-ki 53' |
Yuen Long | 6–3 | Tai Po |
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Mikael 4', 35' Juninho 61' Santana 67', 75', 79' |
Report | Kim Min-ki 8' Hui Ka Lok 81' Chan Man Fai 87' |
R&F | 0–1 | Happy Valley |
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Report | Luciano 90 3' |
R&F | 5–1 | Yuen Long |
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Giovane 26', 88' Leung Nok Hang 41' Mak Fu Shing 47' Leonço 67' |
Report | Bai He 90 2' (o.g.) |
Tai Po | 4–4 | Happy Valley |
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Michael Luk 5', 90 2' (pen.) Ho Chun Ting 80' Nakamura 85' |
Report | Gavilán 15', 28', 36' Luciano 70' |
Tai Po | 2–2 | Yuen Long |
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Juninho 40' Lai Kak Yi 57' |
Report | Mbome 71' Kim Seung-yong 88' (pen.) |
Happy Valley | 1–3 | R&F |
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Gavilán 79' | Report | Sartori 37', 55' Déblé 68' |
Tai Po | 2–2 | Southern |
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Sun Ming Him 9', 63' | Report | Major 28' Rehman 86' |
Yuen Long | 4–3 | Happy Valley |
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Tang Tsz Kwan 15' Santana 20' Mikael 56', 87' |
Report | Wong Chi Hong 25', 32' Gavilán 45 1' (pen.) |
Yuen Long | 1–2 | Southern |
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Lai Kak Yi 57' | Report | Major 5' Kawase 85' |
R&F | 1–2 | Tai Po |
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Giovane 59' | Report | Kim Seung-yong 39' (pen.), 77' |
Final
[edit]The final will take place on 27 September 2020 at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground.[2] [N 4] [N 5] [N 6]
Top scorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals[3] |
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1 | Manuel Gavilán | Happy Valley | 7 |
2 | Wellingsson | Kitchee | 6 |
3 | Fernando | Kitchee | 5 |
Mikael | Yuen Long | ||
Jordi Tarrés | Lee Man | ||
Stefan Pereira | Rangers | ||
Leandro Bazán | Rangers | ||
8 | Maicon Santana | Yuen Long | 4 |
Travis Major | Southern | ||
Michaël N'dri | Lee Man | ||
Manolo Bleda | Kitchee | ||
Serges Déblé | R&F |
Remarks
[edit]- ^ Since Rangers violated Sapling Cup’s Competition Regulation Article 13 “A minimum of 3 local youth players (born in 1 January 1998 or after) must be fielded at any one time of a Sapling Cup match. A player being sent-off by referee (red card or two yellow cards) shall be deemed to be a player on the field.” The Disciplinary Committee of HKFA had resolved to declare a 0–3 victory for Eastern. [4]
- ^ The previously scheduled football match, which was originally held at 8:00pm, will be rescheduled due to the request made by both teams. [5]
- ^ The previously scheduled football matches in 2019-20 Sapling Cup – Hong Kong Pegasus vs Kitchee and Kwoon Chung Southern vs Best Union Yuen Long, which were originally held at 8pm on 6 December and 2:30pm on 7 December at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground, will be rescheduled in order to accommodate the Hong Kong Representative Team to prepare for the EAFF E-1 Football Championship 2019 Final in Korea Republic. [6]
- ^ The previously scheduled football matches in 2019-20 Sapling Cup were rescheduled due to public events and transportation arrangement, and requests of clubs earlier. [7]
- ^ Further to the public health situation and temporary suspension of the venues of Leisure and Culture Services Department (LCSD), the matches of Sapling Cup will be rearranged. All matches held at Jockey Club HKFA Football Training Centre (FTC) will be played behind closed doors (Only authorized team players, staff, guests and media are allowed to enter). [8]
- ^ Regarding the remaining matches of BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League, Sapling Cup Final, FA Cup Final and Senior Shield Final, Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA) has received official confirmation from Home Affairs Bureau today that 6 participated teams would be allowed to resume the remaining matches under required hygiene measures. [9]
References
[edit]- ^ Fixtures of 2019-20 Sapling Cup HKFA 11 September 2019
- ^ Sapling Cup HKFA 11 September 2019
- ^ Shooter HKFA 25 February 2020
- ^ BC Rangers’s Violation of Competition Regulation in Sapling Cup Group A Match HKFA 15 October 2019
- ^ 2019-20 Sapling Cup Group A Change of Kick-off Time for Kitchee vs Lee Man HKFA 21 October 2019
- ^ Rescheduling of 2019-20 Sapling Cup Group Matches HKFA 28 November 2019
- ^ Rescheduling of 2019-20 BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League, Sapling Cup and other matches HKFA 31 December 2019
- ^ Rescheduling of 2019-20 BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League, Sapling Cup and other matches HKFA 6 February 2020
- ^ Arrangement on resuming matches for 2019–2020 BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League, Sapling Cup, FA Cup HKFA 17 September 2020