2025–26 Hong Kong League Cup
14th edition of the Hong Kong League Cup
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The 2025–26 Hong Kong League Cup is the 14th edition of the Hong Kong League Cup. 10 teams entered this edition, with 2 games being played in the First Round before the quarter-finals stage. The competition was only open to teams that played in the 2025–26 Hong Kong Premier League.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Dates | 6 September 2025 – 7 April 2026 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Lee Man (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Kitchee |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 26 (2.89 per match) |
| Attendance | 9,114 (1,013 per match) |
| Top goal scorer | James Temelkovski (2 goals) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | Dostonbek Tursunov |
Lee Man became the champions for the first time after beating Kitchee in the final.
Calendar
| Stage | Round | Draw Date | Date | Matches | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knockout | First Round | 28 August 2025 | 6 September – 4 October 2025 | 2 | 10 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 11 October – 16 November 2025 | 4 | 8 → 4 | ||
| Semi-finals | 11 – 18 March 2026 | 2 | 4 → 2 | ||
| Final | 7 April 2026 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
Bracket
| First Round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 11 October 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Kitchee | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Rangers | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 18 March 2026 | ||||||||||||||
| Kitchee | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Kowloon City | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 12 October 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Kowloon City | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 4 October 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Eastern District | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Southern | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 7 April 2026 | ||||||||||||||
| Eastern District | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Kitchee | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Lee Man | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 16 November 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| North District | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Lee Man (a.e.t.) | 2* | |||||||||||||
| 11 March 2026 | ||||||||||||||
| Lee Man | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Tai Po | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 15 November 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| HKFC | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 6 September 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Tai Po | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Tai Po | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Eastern | 1 | |||||||||||||
Fixtures and results
First Round
| 6 September 2025 | Tai Po | 3–1 | Eastern | Tsing Yi Sports Ground |
| 16:00 |
|
Report | Attendance: 705 Referee: Poon Chun Kit |
| 4 October 2025 | Southern | 1–4 | Eastern District | Tai Po Sports Ground |
| 15:00 |
|
Report | Attendance: 272 Referee: Wong Wai Lun |
Quarter-finals
| 11 October 2025 | Kitchee | 3–0 | Rangers | Mong Kok Stadium |
| 15:00 |
|
Report | Attendance: 1,035 Referee: Poon Chun Kit |
| 12 October 2025 | Kowloon City | 2–1 | Eastern District | Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground |
| 15:00 | Report |
|
Attendance: 406 Referee: Tang Hing Fu |
| 15 November 2025 | HKFC | 0–3 | Tai Po | Mong Kok Stadium |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 404 Referee: Poon Chun Kit |
| 16 November 2026 | North District | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Lee Man | Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground |
| 15:00 |
|
Report |
|
Attendance: 482 Referee: Liu Kwok Man |
Semi-finals
| 11 March 2026 | Lee Man | 1–0 | Tai Po | Mong Kok Stadium |
| 20:00 |
|
Report | Attendance: 1,261 Referee: Tang Hing Fu |
| 18 March 2026 | Kitchee | 1–0 | Kowloon City | Mong Kok Stadium |
| 20:00 |
|
Report | Attendance: 779 Referee: Poon Chun Kit |
Final
| 7 April 2026 | Kitchee | 1–2 | Lee Man | Mong Kok Stadium |
| 15:00 |
|
Report | Attendance: 3,770 Referee: Tam Ping Wun |
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  James Temelkovski |
Tai Po | 2 |
| 2 | 23 players | 1 | |