2016–17 Hong Kong Sapling Cup

2016–17 Hong Kong Sapling Cup (officially the 2016–17 R&F Properties Sapling Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 2nd edition of the Sapling Cup. The Cup is contested by the 9 teams in the 2016–17 Hong Kong Premier League.

2016–17 Hong Kong Sapling Cup

Tournament details
Country	Hong Kong China
Dates	23 November 2016 – 3 May 2017
Teams	11
Final positions
Champions	Tai Po (1st title)
Runners-up	Pegasus
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	36 (3.6 per match)
Attendance	8,472 (847 per match)
← 2015–16 2017–18 → All statistics correct as of 3 May 2017.

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 1995 (U22) and six foreign players at most during every whole match, or send at most four foreign players during every whole match.^[1]

Tai Po won the title on 3 May 2017.

Calendar

Stage	Date	Matches	Clubs
First Round	23 November 2016 – 18 January 2017	3	11 → 8
Quarter-finals	11 – 12 February 2017	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	10 – 11 March 2017	2	4 → 2
Final	3 May 2017 at Mong Kok Stadium	1	2 → 1

Results

First round

Tai Po v Kitchee

18 January 2017 (2017-01-18) M01	Tai Po	1–0	Kitchee	Tsing Yi, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8	Lucas 51'	Report		Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 344 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

HKFC v Southern

23 November 2016 (2016-11-23) M02	HKFC	0–2	Southern	Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong
14:30 UTC+8		Report	Ha 23' Dhiego 52'	Stadium: Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground Attendance: 80 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

Yuen Long v Biu Chun Glory Sky

30 November 2016 (2016-11-30) M03	Yuen Long	1–3	Biu Chun Glory Sky	Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8	Pang Chiu Yin 45+3'	Report	Yeung Chi Lun 19' Everton 71', 72'	Stadium: Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground Attendance: 85 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

Quarter-finals

South China v Tai Po

11 February 2017 (2017-02-11) M04	South China	1–4	Tai Po	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
14:30 UTC+8	Tse 18'	Report	Lucas 10' Dudu 25' Itaparica 66' Tan Chun Lok 85'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,192 Referee: Tong Kui Sum

Rangers v Southern

11 February 2017 (2017-02-11) M05	Rangers	2–4	Southern	Tsing Yi, Hong Kong
17:30 UTC+8	Clayton 28' Hui Ka Lok 119'	Report	Lau Hok Ming 82' Wellingsson 97' Dieguito 103' Ha 118'	Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 322 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

Eastern v R&F

12 February 2017 (2017-02-12) M06	Eastern	7–1	R&F	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
14:30 UTC+8	Lugo 23', 56', 84' Giovane 38', 61' Cheng Siu Wai 72' Li Ka Chun 75'	Report	Zhong Ke 51'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 955 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

Pegasus v Biu Chun Glory Sky

12 February 2017 (2017-02-12) M07	Pegasus	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Biu Chun Glory Sky	Tsing Yi, Hong Kong
17:30 UTC+8		Report		Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 372 Referee: Tong Kui Sum
	Penalties
	Emir Eduardo Dhiego Siu Chun Ming Major		Everton Teodorović Liu Pui Fung Yoon Dong-hun Miović

Semi-finals

Pegasus v Eastern

10 March 2017 (2017-03-10) M08	Pegasus	2–1	Eastern	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8	Major 72', 120'	Report	Giovane 65'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 930 Referee: Tong Kui Sum

Southern v Tai Po

11 March 2017 (2017-03-11) M09	Southern	0–3	Tai Po	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
15:00 UTC+8		Report	Tan Chun Lok 45+3' Lucas 67', 84'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,236 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

Final

Tai Po v Pegasus

3 May 2017 (2017-05-03) M10	Tai Po	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Pegasus	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
15:00 UTC+8	Lucas 75' Lima 105'	Report	Chan Siu Ki 45+2'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 2,956 Referee: Luk Kin Sun

External links

• Hong Kong Sapling Cup - Hong Kong Football Association