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2024–25 Hong Kong Sapling Cup

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2024–25 JC Sapling Cup
Tournament details
CountryHong Kong
Dates12 October 2024 – 1 May 2025
Teams9
Defending championsRangers

The 2024–25 Hong Kong Sapling Cup (named as JC Sapling Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the 10th edition of the Hong Kong Sapling Cup. The competition is contested by the 9 teams in the 2024–25 Hong Kong Premier League. Each team is required to field a minimum of three players born on or after 1 January 2003 (U-22) and a maximum of six foreign players during every whole match.[1]

Rangers are the defending champions.

Details

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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.[2]

Format

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The participating teams were divided into two groups for a single round-robin tournament. Top two teams in each group advance to the semi-finals.

Calendar

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Phase Draw Date Date Matches Clubs
Group stage 23 September 2024 12 October 2024 – 23 March 2025 16 9 → 4
Semi-finals 2025 2 4 → 2
Final 1 May 2025 1 2 → 1

Fixtures and results

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Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Eastern 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Semi-finals
2 HKFC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Kitchee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 North District 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Tai Po 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: 香港足球總會
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play points;
13 October 2024 (2024-10-13) Tai Po Eastern Tai Po, New Territories
15:00 Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground
13 October 2024 (2024-10-13) HKFC North District Diamond Hill, Kowloon
15:00 Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground
16 November 2024 (2024-11-16) Eastern HKFC Tsing Yi, New Territories
18:00 Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground
8 December 2024 (2024-12-08) Kitchee HKFC Diamond Hill, Kowloon
15:00 Stadium: Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground
15 December 2024 (2024-12-15) Kitchee Tai Po Tsing Yi, New Territories
18:00 Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground
22 March 2025 (2025-03-22) HKFC Tai Po Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong Island
15:00 Stadium: Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground
22 March 2025 (2025-03-22) Eastern Kitchee Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong Island
18:00 Stadium: Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kowloon City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Semi-finals
2 Lee Man 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Southern 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: 香港足球總會
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play points;
12 October 2024 (2024-10-12) Rangers Lee Man Mong Kok, Kowloon
15:00 Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
12 October 2024 (2024-10-12) Southern Kowloon City Tsing Yi, New Territories
18:00 Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground
17 November 2024 (2024-11-17) Rangers Kowloon City Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong Island
15:00 Stadium: Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground
17 November 2024 (2024-11-17) Lee Man Southern Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong Island
18:00 Stadium: Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground
15 December 2024 (2024-12-15) Kowloon City Lee Man Sham Shui Po, Kowloon
15:00 Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
23 March 2025 (2025-03-23) Southern Rangers Tai Po, New Territories
15:00 Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground

Semi-finals

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Final

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Top scorers

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Awards

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Best U-22 Player

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References

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  1. ^ 袁志浩 (2024-09-23). "菁英盃減場次 足總爭取馬會延續贊助 港足東亞錦外圍賽或遇朝鮮". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2024-09-23.
  2. ^ "賽馬會菁英盃 分組賽改踢單循環 10.12展開". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2024-09-23. Retrieved 2024-09-23.