2023–24 Hong Kong FA Cup

2023–24 Hong Kong FA Cup
Tournament details
CountryHong Kong
Dates14 October 2023 – 1 June 2024
Teams11
Defending championsKitchee
Final positions
ChampionsEastern
Runner-upSham Shui Po
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored30 (3 per match)
Attendance8,428 (843 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Noah Baffoe
(4 goals)
Best playerLi Yat Chun

The 2023–24 Hong Kong FA Cup is the 49th edition of the Hong Kong FA Cup. 11 teams entered this edition.[1] The competition is only open to clubs who participate in the 2023–24 Hong Kong Premier League,[2] with lower division sides entering the Junior Division, a separate competition. The winners of this year's FA Cup qualified for the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Two group stage.

Kitchee was the defending champions of the competition, but were eliminated in the semi-finals.

Eastern became the champions for the sixth time after beating Sham Shui Po in the final.

Calendar

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Phase Round Draw Date Date Matches Clubs
Knockout phase First Round 11 October 2023[3] 14 October – 25 November 2023 3 11 → 8
Quarter-finals 2 December 2023 – 9 March 2024 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals 11 – 12 May 2024 2 4 → 2
Final 1 June 2024 1 2 → 1

Bracket

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First RoundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
9 March 2024
 
 
Kitchee2
 
 
HKFC0
 
 
12 May 2024
 
 
Kitchee1
 
 
Eastern2
 
 
16 December 2023
 
 
Eastern1
 
25 November 2023
 
Resources Capital0
 
Tai Po0
 
1 June 2024
 
Resources Capital1
 
Eastern (a.e.t.)3*
 
 
Sham Shui Po2
 
 
2 December 2023
 
 
Rangers3
 
21 October 2023
 
Lee Man4
 
North District1
 
11 May 2024
 
Lee Man4
 
Lee Man1
 
 
Sham Shui Po2
 
 
9 December 2023
 
 
Southern1 (4)
 
14 October 2023
 
Sham Shui Po (p)1 (5)
 
Sham Shui Po1
 
 
HK U230
 

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

Fixtures and results

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Times are in Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00).

First round

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14 October 2023 (2023-10-14) Sham Shui Po 1–0HK U23Mong Kok
15:00
Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 230
Referee: Luk Kin Sun
21 October 2023 (2023-10-21) North District1–4 Lee Man Tsing Yi
15:00
Report
Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground
Attendance: 294
Referee: Tam Ping Wun
25 November 2023 (2023-11-25) Tai Po0–1 Resources Capital Mong Kok
15:00 Report
  • Lee Ching 3'
Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 393
Referee: Ho Wai Sing

Quarter-finals

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2 December 2023 (2023-12-02) Rangers3–4 Lee Man Mong Kok
15:00
Report
  • Paulinho 18' (pen.), 21'
  • Gil 27'
  • Park Jong-bum 55' (o.g.)
Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 1,010
Referee: Tam Ping Wun
9 December 2023 (2023-12-09) Southern1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Sham Shui Po Tai Po
15:00
  • Goiano 41'
Report
  • Song Ju-ho 90+3'
Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground
Attendance: 202
Referee: Ho Wai Sing
Penalties
16 December 2023 (2023-12-16) Eastern 1–0Resources CapitalMong Kok
15:00 Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 554
Referee: Lau Fong Hei
9 March 2024 (2024-03-09) Kitchee 2–0HKFCMong Kok
15:00 Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 463
Referee: Poon Chun Kit

Semi-finals

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11 May 2024 (2024-05-11) Lee Man1–2 Sham Shui Po Aberdeen
15:00 Report
  • N. Benavides 53'
  • Dunga 73'
Stadium: Aberdeen Sports Ground
Attendance: 450
Referee: Wong Wai Lung
12 May 2024 (2024-05-12) Kitchee1–2 Eastern Mong Kok
16:30
Report
Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 1,395
Referee: Tam Ping Wun

Final

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1 June 2024 (2024-06-01) Eastern 3–2 (a.e.t.)Sham Shui PoMong Kok
15:30 UTC+8
Report
  • N. Benavides 103'
  • Dunga 105+5'
Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 3,437
Referee: Yu Kin Fung

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 Spain Noah Baffoe Eastern 4
2 Brazil Paulinho Simionato Lee Man 3
3 Hong Kong Nicolas Benavides Sham Shui Po 2
Kenya Ismael Dunga Sham Shui Po
Ghana Nassam Ibrahim Rangers
Hong Kong Wong Wai Lee Man
7 16 players 1

References

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  2. ^ "足總盃 10.14開波!深水埗香港U23打頭陣". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2023-10-11. Archived from the original on 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  3. ^ [1] Archived 2023-10-25 at the Wayback Machine HKFA 11 October 2023