2019–20 Hong Kong Sapling Cup

The 2019–20 Hong Kong Sapling Cup was the 5th edition of the 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]

2019–20 Hong Kong Sapling Cup
Country Hong Kong
China
Dates18 September 2019 – TBC
Teams10
Defending championsLee Man
Matches played40
Goals scored156 (3.9 per match)
2020–21 →
All statistics correct as of 29 February 2020.

Lee Man were the defending champions.

Calendar
PhaseRoundDraw DateDateMatchesClubs
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 TBC at Mong Kok Stadium 1 2 → 1

Group stage

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kitchee (A) 8 6 1 1 20 6 +14 19 Advance to Final
2 Eastern (E) 8 5 1 2 14 5 +9 16
3 Pegasus (E) 8 4 0 4 19 20 −1 12
4 Lee Man (E) 8 2 1 5 17 22 −5 7
5 Rangers (E) 8 1 1 6 10 27 −17 4
Source: Hong Kong Football Association
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; (E) Eliminated.
Rangers0–3
Awarded[N 1]		Eastern
Bazán  20' Report Moser  6'
Attendance: 511
Referee: Wong Po Sing
Kitchee2–2Lee Man
Wellingsson  30'
Buddle  47'		 Report N'dri  11'
Ngan Lok Fung  80'
Attendance: 627
Referee: Tang Hing Fu
Rangers1–2Pegasus
Au Yeung Yiu Chung  38' (pen.) Report Méndez  45+2', 58'
Attendance: 448
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok
Eastern2–0Lee Man
Diego  87'
Everton  90+3'		 Report
Attendance: 382
Referee: Luk Kin Sun
Eastern2–1Kitchee
Harima  32'
Eduardo  86'		 Report Barak  79'
Attendance: 721
Referee: Ho Wai Sing
Lee Man1–3Pegasus
Jordi  43' Report Lazari  37'
Sasaki  60'
Lui Kit Ming  83'
Attendance: 430
Referee: Law Bik Chi
Pegasus1–4Kitchee
Lee Oi Hin  4' Report Bleda  1', 60'
Fernando  84', 90+3'
Attendance: 306
Referee: Yu Kin Fung
Lee Man6–0Rangers
Diogo  30'
N'dri  42'
Shapoval  60'
Gil  71'
Acosta  74'
Jordi  87'		 Report
Attendance: 405
Referee: Tang Hing Fu
Rangers0–1Kitchee
Report Wellingsson  11'
Attendance: 407
Referee: Woo Chun Sing
Pegasus2–1Eastern
Sasaki  37'
Chang Hei Yin  88'		 Report Eduardo  18'
Mongkok Stadium, Mongkok
Attendance: 877
Referee: Tang Hing Fu
Kitchee3–0Rangers
Cleiton  53'
Buddle  56'
Bleda  82'		 Report
Attendance: 0[N 5]
Referee: Wong Kei Hoi
Pegasus2–3Lee Man
Chan Siu Ki  59'
Glassrock  80'		 Report N'dri  35', 45+2'
Jordi  90+2'
Attendance: 0[N 5]
Referee: Liu Kwok Man
Kitchee1–0Eastern
Fernando  89' Report
Attendance: 0[N 5]
Referee: Yu Kin Fung
Pegasus9–3Rangers
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'
Attendance: 0[N 5]
Referee: Law Bik Chi
Lee Man1–3Eastern
Jordi  58' Report Lucas  21', 82'
Everton  50'
Attendance: 0[N 5]
Referee: Tam Ping Wun
Kitchee4–0Pegasus
Wellingsson  61', 70'
Bleda  72'
Li Ngai Hoi  85'		 Report
Attendance: 0[N 5]
Referee: Ng Chiu Kok
Rangers6–3Lee Man
Pereira  22', 36', 45'
Bazán  58', 62', 90+6'		 Report Acosta  41'
Cheng Siu Kwan  57'
Jordi  67'
Attendance: 0[N 5]
Referee: Woo Chun Sing
Eastern3–0Pegasus
Chen Hao-wei  1'
Chung Wai Keung  57', 67'		 Report
Attendance: 0[N 5]
Referee: Law Pik Chi
Eastern0–0Rangers
Report
Attendance: 759
Referee: Wong Kei Hoi
Lee Man1–4Kitchee
Shapoval  72' (pen.) Report Fernando  4', 44'
Wellingsson  39'
Chan Shinichi  64'
Attendance: 783
Referee: Luk Kin Sun

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Southern (A) 8 4 3 1 8 5 +3 15 Advance to Final
2 R&F (E) 8 4 1 3 18 12 +6 13
3 Yuen Long (E) 8 3 3 2 19 17 +2 12
4 Happy Valley (E) 8 2 2 4 13 17 −4 8
5 Tai Po (E) 8 1 3 4 18 25 −7 6
Source: Hong Kong Football Association
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; (E) Eliminated.
R&F 0–1Southern
Report Chan Siu Kwan  23'
Mongkok Stadium, Mongkok
Attendance: 545
Referee: Wong Kei Hoi
Happy Valley0–3Yuen Long
Report Fábio  20'
Wang Ruei  59'
Tang Tsz Kwan  84'
Mongkok Stadium, Mongkok
Attendance: 349
Referee: Luk Kin Sun
Tai Po3–5 R&F
Sandro  11'
Dudu  34'
Kim Min-ki  45'		 Report Yuen Chun Sing  30'
Adriel Chan  50'
Emmersón  56', 80'
Déblé  90+1'
Mongkok Stadium, Mongkok
Attendance: 469
Referee: Lau Fong Hei
Southern1–0Happy Valley
Major  13' Report
Attendance: 583
Referee: Luk Kin Sun
Yuen Long2–2 R&F
Mikael  55'
Kessi  88'		 Report Sean Tse  50'
Mak Fu Shing  89'
Attendance: 448
Referee: Tam Ping Wun
Southern1–0Tai Po
Major  76' Report
Attendance: 578
Referee: Woo Chun Sing
Southern0–0Yuen Long
Report
Attendance: 169
Referee: Tam Ping Wun
Happy Valley4–2Tai Po
Gavilán  35', 78'
Chu Wai Kwan  37'
Van Meurs  72' (o.g.)		 Report Ho Chun Ting  8'
Kim Min-ki  53'
Attendance: 233
Referee: Woo Chun Sing
Yuen Long6–3Tai Po
Mikael  4', 35'
Juninho  61'
Santana  67', 75', 79'		 Report Kim Min-ki  8'
Hui Ka Lok  81'
Chan Man Fai  87'
Attendance: 401
Referee: Law Pik Chi
R&F 0–1Happy Valley
Report Luciano  90+3'
Mongkok Stadium, Mongkok
Attendance: 352
Referee: Wong Wai Lun
Happy Valley0–0Southern
Report
Attendance: 449
Referee: Wong Po Sing
R&F 5–1Yuen Long
Giovane  26', 88'
Leung Nok Hang  41'
Mak Fu Shing  47'
Leonço  67'		 Report Bai He  90+2' (o.g.)
Mongkok Stadium, Mongkok
Attendance: 453
Referee: Law Pik Chi
Tai Po4–4Happy Valley
Michael Luk  5', 90+2' (pen.)
Ho Chun Ting  80'
Nakamura  85'		 Report Gavilán  15', 28', 36'
Luciano  70'
Attendance: 0[N 5]
Referee: Wong Ka Ho
Southern1–2 R&F
Dhiego  7' (pen.) Report Déblé  34', 72'
Attendance: 0[N 5]
Referee: Ho Wai Sing
Tai Po2–2Yuen Long
Juninho  40'
Lai Kak Yi  57'		 Report Mbome  71'
Kim Seung-yong  88' (pen.)
Attendance: 0[N 5]
Referee: Wong Po Sing
Happy Valley1–3 R&F
Gavilán  79' Report Sartori  37', 55'
Déblé  68'
Attendance: 0[N 5]
Referee: Woo Chun Sing
Tai Po2–2Southern
Sun Ming Him  9', 63' Report Major  28'
Rehman  86'
Attendance: 0[N 5]
Referee: Poon Chun Kit
Yuen Long4–3Happy Valley
Tang Tsz Kwan  15'
Santana  20'
Mikael  56', 87'		 Report Wong Chi Hong  25', 32'
Gavilán  45+1' (pen.)
Attendance: 0[N 5]
Referee: Ho Wai Sing
Yuen Long1–2Southern
Lai Kak Yi  57' Report Major  5'
Kawase  85'
Attendance: 0[N 5]
Referee: Woo Chun Sing
R&F 1–2Tai Po
Giovane  59' Report Kim Seung-yong  39' (pen.), 77'
Attendance: 0[N 5]
Referee: Wong Wai Lun

Final

The final will take place at Mong Kok Stadium, time TBC.[2] [N 4] [N 5]

KitcheeRescheduledSouthern

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals[3]
1 Manuel Gavilán Happy Valley 7
2 Fernando Kitchee 5
Mikael Yuen Long
Wellingsson Kitchee
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
    1. ^
      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.
      2. [4]
    2. ^
      The previously scheduled football match, which was originally held at 8:00pm, will be rescheduled due to the request made by both teams.
      3. [5]
    3. ^
      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.
      4. [6]
    4. ^
      The previously scheduled football matches in 2019-20 Sapling Cup were rescheduled due to public events and transportation arrangement, and requests of clubs earlier.
      5. [7]
    5. ^
      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).
      6. [8]

    References
    1. Fixtures of 2019-20 Sapling Cup HKFA 11 September 2019
    2. Sapling Cup HKFA 11 September 2019
    3. Shooter HKFA 25 February 2020
    4. BC Rangers’s Violation of Competition Regulation in Sapling Cup Group A Match HKFA 15 October 2019
    5. 2019-20 Sapling Cup Group A Change of Kick-off Time for Kitchee vs Lee Man HKFA 21 October 2019
    6. Rescheduling of 2019-20 Sapling Cup Group Matches HKFA 28 November 2019
    7. Rescheduling of 2019-20 BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League, Sapling Cup and other matches HKFA 31 December 2019
    8. Rescheduling of 2019-20 BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League, Sapling Cup and other matches HKFA 6 February 2020
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