2015–16 Hong Kong Sapling Cup

Hong Kong Sapling Cup 2015–16 Hong Kong 10 October 2015 – 18 May 2016 9 Pegasus 1 South China 19 46 2016–17 18 May 2016 2015–16 Hong Kong Sapling Cup (officially the 2015–16 Henderson Sapling Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the inaugural edition of the Sapling Cup. The Cup is contested by the 9 football teams in the 2015–16 Hong Kong Premier League. The objective of the Cup was to create more potential playing opportunities for youth players. In this Cup competition, each team must play a minimum of two players born on or after 1 January 1994 (U22) and six foreign players at most during every whole match, or send at most four foreign players during every whole match.en http://www.hkfa.com/news_details/13193 HKFA Announcing new cup competition "Sapling Cup" and full match schedule Hong Kong Football Association 2 October 2015 25 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151126182136/http://www.hkfa.com/news_details/13193 26 November 2015 dead Pegasus won the title on 18 May 2016. Calendar Stage Draw Date Date Matches Clubs Group Stage 2 October 2015 10 October 2015 – 24 February 2016 16 9 → 4 Semi-finals 28 – 29 March 2016 2 4 → 2 Final 18 May 2016 at Mong Kok Stadium 1 2 → 1 Results Group stage Group A main WDL 210 35 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; 8) Drawing lots Hong Kong Football Association EAA BCR KIT KCS YLF complete 3 1 0 10 5 1 2 1 5 4 1 1 2 4 6 2 1 1 6 4 0 1 3 4 10 Kitchee Eastern Southern Rangers Yuen Long KIT EAA KCS BCR YLF Q SF SF green1 Advance to semi-finals M01 2015 10 10 yes 14:30 UTC+8 Southern 2–1 Yuen Long Report Garrido 70 Spitz 90+3 Cruz 90+4 Mong Kok Stadium Mong Kok, Hong Kong 465 Tong Kui Sum M02 2015 10 21 yes 14:30 UTC+8 Eastern 1–1 Kitchee Report Lee Hong Lim 40 Sham Kwok Keung 38 Mong Kok Stadium Mong Kok, Hong Kong 2,196 Ng Chiu Kok M03 2015 10 28 yes 20:00 UTC+8 Kitchee 4–1 Yuen Long Report Sandro 10 34 pen. 86Alex 47 Yuan Yang 39 Kowloon Bay Park Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong 293 Liu Kwok Man M04 2015 11 20 yes 20:00 UTC+8 Rangers 1–3 Eastern Report Ling 90 Giovane 45 80Lee Hong Lim 67 Kowloon Bay Park Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong 679 Tang Hing Fook M06 2015 12 09 yes 20:00 UTC+8 Southern 0–0 Kitchee Report Kowloon Bay Park Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong 251 Tong Kui Sum M07 2015 12 20 yes 14:30 UTC+8 Yuen Long 1–3 Eastern Report Yuan Yang 69 Cheng King Ho 8 Giovane 47 Cruz 88 o.g. Mong Kok Stadium Mong Kok, Hong Kong 1,324 Ching Oi Cho M09 2015 12 25 yes 14:30 UTC+8 Yuen Long 1–1 Rangers Report Luciano 8 Cheng Siu Kwan 43 Yuen Long Stadium Yuen Long, Hong Kong 426 Liu Kwok Man M12 2016 01 13 yes 20:00 UTC+8 Kitchee 0–2 Rangers Report Chuck Yiu Kwok 50Hui Wang Fung 51 Mong Kok Stadium Mong Kok, Hong Kong 418 Tang Hing Fu M16 2016 02 17 yes 20:00 UTC+8 Eastern 3–2 Southern Report Nägelein 14Giovane 26 53 Luk 45+1Spitz 52 Mong Kok Stadium Mong Kok, Hong Kong 750 Ng Kai Lam M15 2016 02 24 yes 20:00 UTC+8 Rangers 2–0 Southern Report Beto 41 pen.Ernesto 83 Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong 127 Tong Kui Sum Group B main WDL 210 35 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; 8) Drawing lots Hong Kong Football Association PEG SCA WTS DMG complete 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 2 3 0 1 2 1 4 2 0 1 5 4 Pegasus Dreams Metro Gallery Wong Tai Sin South China PEG DMG WTS SCA Q SF SF green1 Advance to semi-finals M05 2015 11 21 yes 17:30 UTC+8 Pegasus 2–0 South China Report Adrović 48Emir 53 Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong 728 Liu Kwok Man M08 2015 12 20 yes 17:30 UTC+8 Pegasus 0–0 Dreams Metro Gallery Report Kowloon Bay Park Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong 226 Tang Hing Fu M10 2015 12 25 yes 17:30 UTC+8 Dreams Metro Gallery 0–1 Wong Tai Sin Report Nakamura 68 Mong Kok Stadium Mong Kok, Hong Kong 484 Lau Fong Hei M11 2016 01 06 yes 20:00 UTC+8 Wong Tai Sin 1–2 South China Report Yoon Dong-hun 53 Lam Hok Hei 47 67 Kowloon Bay Park Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong 353 Liu Kwok Man M13 2016 01 22 yes 20:00 UTC+8 South China 3–1 Dreams Metro Gallery Report Carlos 13Awal 20Griffiths 65 Li Ka Chun 37 Mong Kok Stadium Mong Kok, Hong Kong 444 Ng Kai Lam M14 2016 01 23 yes 14:30 UTC+8 Wong Tai Sin 0–1 Pegasus Report Dhiego 17 Mong Kok Stadium Mong Kok, Hong Kong 385 Tang Hing Fu Semi-finals M17 2016 03 28 yes 15:00 UTC+8 Eastern 0–3 South China Report Liang Zicheng 19Borja 29Griffiths 59 Mong Kok Stadium Mong Kok, Hong Kong 2,671 Chan Ming Siu M18 2016 03 29 yes 20:00 UTC+8 Pegasus 1–0 Rangers Report Mauricio 26 o.g. Mong Kok Stadium Mong Kok, Hong Kong 425 Liu Kwok Man Final M19 2016 5 18 yes 20:00 UTC+8 South China 1–1 yes 1–3 Pegasus Report Sean Tse 90+4 Adrović 90+3 Griffiths Awal Law Hiu Chung Mora Adrović Dhiego Eduardo Cheng Lai Hin Mong Kok Stadium Mong Kok, Hong Kong 2,150 Liu Kwok Man External links Hong Kong Sapling Cup - Hong Kong Football Association References Category:2015–16 in domestic association football cups Lea Category:Hong Kong Sapling Cup