The 2023–24 Hong Kong Sapling Cup (named as JC Sapling Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the 9th edition of the
Hong Kong Sapling Cup. The competition is contested by the 11 teams in the
2023–24 Hong Kong Premier League
The 2023–24 Hong Kong Premier League (also known as the BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the tenth season of the Hong Kong Premier League, the top division of Hong Kong football. The video assistant referee (VAR) re ...
. Each team is required to field a minimum of three players born on or after 1 January 2002 (U-22) and a maximum of six foreign players during every whole match.
Southern
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Businesses
* China Southern Airlines, airline based in Guangzhou, China
* Southern Airways, defunct US airline
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are the defending champions, but were eliminated in the semi-finals.
Rangers
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became the champions for the first time after beating
Kitchee
Kitchee Sports Club (; ; ) is a Hong Kong professional Association football, football club based in Kowloon. It was founded in 1931 and currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League.
The club has won championships in Hong Kong 11 times, in ...
in the final.
The champions of the JC Sapling Cup will receive HKD$120,000 in prize money, and HKD$100,000 donation to the champions' specified organization. Meanwhile, the runner-up will receive HKD$60,000, and HKD$50,000 donation to the runner-up's specified organization. In addition, the two losing teams in the semi-finals will receive HK$30,000 while the remaining teams will receive HK$15,000.
In addition, the best U-22 player in each team will receive a prize of HKD$3,000. The most outstanding U-22 player among the selected best U-22 players from each team will receive an additional HKD$5,000 for being the best of all the U-22 players.
Format
The participating teams were divided into two groups for a double round-robin tournament. Top two teams in each group advance to the semi-finals.
Calendar
Fixtures and results
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Semi-finals
Final
Top scorers
Awards
Best U-22 Player
References
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2023–24 domestic association football cups
Sapling Cup
Hong Kong Football Association Sapling Cup (), more commonly known as Sapling Cup (), is a Hong Kong domestic football competition contested by all the teams in the Hong Kong Premier League. The objective of the Cup is to provide more playing opp ...
2023–24 Asian domestic association football cups
Hong Kong Sapling Cup