Hong Kong Viceroy Cup () was a
football
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competition in Hong Kong held by
British American Tobacco. Started in 1969, it was the first football competition in Hong Kong which allowed commercial
sponsorship
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. Together with
First Division League 1st Division may refer to:
Military
Airborne divisions
*1st Parachute Division (Germany)
*1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom)
*1st Airmobile Division (Ukraine)
* 1st Guards Airborne Division
Armoured divisions
* 1st Armoured Division (Austra ...
,
FA Cup
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and
Senior Shield
The Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield (), known commonly as the Senior Shield, is the Association football, football Single-elimination tournament, knockout inter-club competition held in Hong Kong and the List of oldest football competitions, fo ...
, they were considered as "Big Four" competitions in Hong Kong football circle. Since July 1999, the Hong Kong government has forbidden the sponsorship of sports events by tobacco firms, although the Chinese name of it suggests "
Governor
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", which was the leader of
British Hong Kong
Hong Kong was a colony and later a dependent territory of the British Empire from 1841 to 1997, apart from a period of occupation under the Japanese Empire from 1941 to 1945 during the Pacific War. The colonial period began with the Briti ...
colony before
Hong Kong Handover
Sovereignty of Hong Kong was transferred from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China (PRC) at midnight on 1 July 1997. This event ended 156 years of British rule in the former colony. Hong Kong was established as a special admini ...
in 1997. The 29th and the last competition was held in 1998.
Finals
Results
External links
Hongkong – List of Viceroy Cup Finalists
{{Football in Hong Kong
Football cup competitions in Hong Kong
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company