2024–25 Hong Kong FA Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Dates | 2 February – 31 May 2025 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Defending champions | Eastern |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Eastern |
| Runners-up | Rangers |
| Champions League Two | Eastern |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 29 (3.63 per match) |
| Attendance | 9,607 (1,201 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Noah Baffoe (7 goals) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | Noah Baffoe |
The 2024–25 Hong Kong FA Cup (officially the 2024–25 Kwoon Chung Bus 60th Anniversary FA Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the 50th edition of the Hong Kong FA Cup. 9 teams entered this edition.[1] The competition is only open to clubs who participate in the 2024–25 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 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two group stage.[2]
The champions will also receive a prize of HK$350,000, while the runners-up will be awarded HK$150,000.[3]
Eastern successfully defended the title of the competition and became the champions for the seventh time after beating Rangers in the final.
Calendar
| Phase | Round | Draw Date | Date | Matches | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knockout phase | First Round | 15 January 2025 | 2 February 2025 | 1 | 9 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 1 – 2 March 2025 | 4 | 8 → 4 | ||
| Semi-finals | 19 – 20 April 2025 | 2 | 4 → 2 | ||
| Final | 31 May 2025 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
Bracket
| First Round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 2 March 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| HKFC | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Southern | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 19 April 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| HKFC | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Rangers | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 1 March 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Lee Man | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 2 February 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Rangers | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Rangers (a.e.t.) | 2* | |||||||||||||
| 31 May 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| North District | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Rangers | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Eastern | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 1 March 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Kitchee | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Tai Po (a.e.t.) | 3* | |||||||||||||
| 20 April 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Tai Po | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Eastern (a.e.t.) | 2* | |||||||||||||
| 2 March 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Eastern | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Kowloon City | 1 | |||||||||||||
Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score
Fixtures and results
Times are in Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00).
First round
| 2 February 2025 | Rangers | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | North District | Tai Po |
| 15:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground Attendance: 268 Referee: Wong Wai Lun |
Quarter-finals
| 1 March 2025 | Kitchee | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Tai Po | Mong Kok |
| 15:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,648 Referee: Lau Fong Hei |
| 1 March 2025 | Lee Man | 1–2 | Rangers | Tsing Yi |
| 18:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 394 Referee: Luk Kin Sun |
| 2 March 2025 | Eastern | 3–1 | Kowloon City | Sham Shui Po |
| 15:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 621 Referee: Poon Chun Kit |
| 2 March 2025 | HKFC | 2–0 | Southern | Tsing Yi |
| 18:30 | Report | Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 209 Referee: Tam Ping Wun |
Semi-finals
| 19 April 2025 | HKFC | 1–4 | Rangers | Mong Kok |
| 15:00 UTC+8 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 882 Referee: Poon Chun Kit |
| 20 April 2025 | Tai Po | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Eastern | Mong Kok |
| 15:00 UTC+8 |
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Report | Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 2,193 Referee: Yu Kin Fung |
Final
| 31 May 2025 | Rangers | 1–3 | Eastern | Mong Kok |
| 15:00 UTC+8 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 3,392 Referee: Tam Ping Wun |
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah Baffoe | Eastern | 7 |
| 2 | Chan Siu Kwan | Tai Po | 3 |
| Lau Chi Lok | Rangers | ||
| 4 | Léo | HKFC | 2 |
| 5 | 14 players | 1 | |
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