Hong Kong FA Cup () is a

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cup competition in

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, run by and named after

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. The first edition of the competition was held in 1975, before then the cup was known as the Golden Jubilee Cup. The

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season is the 45th edition of the event. 14 different teams have won the cup with 10-time champions

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being the most successful. In the first three years, the semi-finals and the finals were two-legged events. If the aggregate result was drawn, there would be

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after the second leg. Drawn ties after

would be settled by a replay. However, this practice was abandoned in 1977. Since 1978, all matches have become one-legged, draws are settled by

and penalty shootouts. Moreover, teams from the First Division,

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and Third Division were allowed to enter the competition before through qualifying from the Preliminary Round. However, due to the huge difference in playing level between the

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and the lower levels below it, the cup has been limited to top-flight teams since the 2016–17 season. The teams in the lower divisions are now competing in the FA Cup Junior Division. The current FA Cup holders are

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Competition name due to sponsorship

Finals

Key

Results

Hongkong - List of FA Cup Winners
Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF)

Notes

Results by team

Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence.

References

External links

FA Cup

website.
Hong Kong Football
at the

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{{National football Cups (AFC region) Football cup competitions in Hong Kong