2022–23 Hong Kong FA Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Dates | 2 October 2022 – 13 May 2023 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Defending champions | Eastern |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Kitchee (7th title) |
| Runner-up | Rangers |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 35 (3.89 per match) |
| Attendance | 10,177 (1,131 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Cleiton (4 goals) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | Cleiton |
The 2022–23 Hong Kong FA Cup is the 49th edition of the Hong Kong FA Cup. 10 teams entered this edition. The competition is only open to clubs who participate in the 2022–23 Hong Kong Premier League, with lower division sides entering the Junior Division, a separate competition. The winners of this year's FA Cup will qualify for the 2023–24 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off.
Since the previous edition of the FA Cup was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong, Eastern, the champions of the 2019–20 Hong Kong FA Cup remain the defending champions of the competition, but were eliminated in the semi-finals.
Kitchee became the champions for the seventh time after beating Rangers in the final.
As the 2022–23 Hong Kong Premier League title holders, Kitchee has qualified for the 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage as league winners. The 2023–24 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off position went to the third-placed HKPL team Rangers.
Calendar
[edit ]| Phase | Round | Draw Date | Date | Matches | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knockout phase | First Round | 20 August 2022[1] | 2 – 8 October 2022 | 2 | 10 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 3 December 2022 – 7 January 2023 | 4 | 8 → 4 | ||
| Semi-finals | 29 April 2023 – 1 May 2023 | 2 | 4 → 2 | ||
| Final | 13 May 2023 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
Bracket
[edit ]Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score
Fixtures and results
[edit ]Times are in Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00).
First round
[edit ]McMillan 116' Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 766
Referee: Yu Kin Fung
Chan Yun Tung 34' (o.g.)
Awal 53', 73'
Sasaki 62' (pen.), 85' Report Law Hiu Chung 41' Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 427
Referee: Liu Kwok Man
Quarter-finals
[edit ]Poon Pui Hin 47'
Fernando 70'
Cleiton 90+4' Report Lai Kak Yi 52' Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 497
Referee: Luk Kin Sun
Awal 65' Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground
Attendance: 431
Referee: Yu Kin Fung
Kozubayev 41'
Wu Chun Ming 62' Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 644
Referee: Wong Wai Lun
Semi-finals
[edit ]Juninho 87' (pen.) Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 1,251
Referee: Liu Kwok Man
Final
[edit ]Cleiton 39', 72', 76'
Poon Pui Hin 45+2'
Mikael 58' Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 3,083
Referee: Liu Kwok Man
Final
[edit ]| Rangers | 1–7 | Kitchee |
|---|---|---|
| Park Jong-bum 42' | Report | Scott 30', 60' Cleiton 39', 72', 76' Poon Pui Hin 45+2' Mikael 58' |
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Player of the Match:
Cleiton (Kitchee)
Assistant Referees:
Chow Chun Kit
Lam Nai Kei
Fourth Official:
Tam Ping Wun
Match rules
- 90 minutes
- 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
- Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
- Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time
Top scorers
[edit ]| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil Cleiton | Kitchee | 4 |
| 2 | Hong Kong Mahama Awal | Southern | 3 |
| 3 | Japan Shu Sasaki | Southern | 2 |
| Brazil Stefan Pereira | Southern | ||
| Brazil Juninho | Rangers | ||
| Brazil Mikael | Kitchee | ||
| Hong Kong Poon Pui Hin | Kitchee | ||
| England Charlie Scott | Kitchee |