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) |
| Runners-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 was the 48th 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 qualified 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
| 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
| First Round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Lee Man | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| HK U23 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rangers | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rangers | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tai Po | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rangers | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kitchee | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| HKFC | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Resources Capital | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| HKFC (a.e.t.) | 2* | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kitchee (a.e.t.) | 2* | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kitchee | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sham Shui Po | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score
Fixtures and results
Times are in Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00).
First round
| 2 October 2022 | Resources Capital | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | HKFC | Mong Kok |
| 15:00 | Harima 87' | Report | Merkies 35' McMillan 116' |
Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 766 Referee: Yu Kin Fung |
| 8 October 2022 | Southern | 6–1 | HK U23 | Mong Kok |
| 18:00 | Lee Ka Yiu 23' 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
| 3 December 2022 | Kitchee | 4–1 | Sham Shui Po | Mong Kok |
| 18:00 | Damjanović 42' Poon Pui Hin 47' Fernando 70' Cleiton 90+4' |
Report | Lai Kak Yi 52' | Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 497 Referee: Luk Kin Sun |
| 10 December 2022 | Lee Man | 0–2 | Southern | Tsing Yi |
| 18:00 | Report | Pereira 53' Awal 65' |
Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 431 Referee: Yu Kin Fung |
| 17 December 2022 | Rangers | 1–0 | Tai Po | Tsing Yi |
| 15:00 | Juninho 24' | Report | Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 298 Referee: Liu Kwok Man |
| 7 January 2023 | Eastern | 3–0 | HKFC | Mong Kok |
| 18:00 | Sun Ming Him 12' Kozubayev 41' Wu Chun Ming 62' |
Report | Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 644 Referee: Wong Wai Lun |
Semi-finals
| 29 April 2023 | Southern | 1–2 | Rangers | Mong Kok |
| 15:00 | Pereira 55' | Report | Kim Min-kyu 66' Juninho 87' (pen.) |
Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,251 Referee: Liu Kwok Man |
| 1 May 2023 | Eastern | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Kitchee | Mong Kok |
| 15:00 | Bertomeu 14' (pen.) | Report | Alex 67' Mikael 116' (pen.) |
Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 2,780 Referee: Luk Kin Sun |
Final
| 13 May 2023 | Rangers | 1–7 | Kitchee | Mong Kok |
| 15:00 UTC+8 | Park Jong-bum 42' | Report | Scott 30', 60' Cleiton 39', 72', 76' Poon Pui Hin 45+2' Mikael 58' |
Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 3,083 Referee: Liu Kwok Man |
Final
| Rangers | 1–7 | Kitchee |
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| Park Jong-bum 42' | Report | Scott 30', 60' Cleiton 39', 72', 76' Poon Pui Hin 45+2' Mikael 58' |
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Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | Cleiton | Kitchee | 4 |
| 2 | Mahama Awal | Southern | 3 |
| 3 | Shu Sasaki | Southern | 2 |
| Stefan Pereira | Southern | ||
| Juninho | Rangers | ||
| Mikael | Kitchee | ||
| Poon Pui Hin | Kitchee | ||
| Charlie Scott | Kitchee |