2015–16 Hong Kong Sapling Cup

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| title = Hong Kong Sapling Cup

| year = 2015–16

| image =

| imagesize =

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| country = Hong Kong

| dates = 10 October 2015 – 18 May 2016

| num_teams = 9

| champions = Pegasus

| count = 1

| runner-up = South China

| matches = 19

| attendance = {{#expr: (+465 + 2196 + 293 + 679 + 728 + 251 + 1324 + 226 + 426 + 484 + 353 + 418 + 444 + 385 + 750 + 127 + 2671 + 425 + 2150)}}

| goals = 46

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| prevseason =

| nextseason = 2016–17

| updated = 18 May 2016

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2015–16 Hong Kong Sapling Cup (officially the 2015–16 Henderson Sapling Cup for sponsorship reasons) is the 1st 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 is 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.{{cite news |language=en |url=http://www.hkfa.com/news_details/13193 |title=HKFA Announcing new cup competition "Sapling Cup" and full match schedule |publisher=Hong Kong Football Association |date=2 October 2015 |accessdate=25 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126182136/http://www.hkfa.com/news_details/13193 |archive-date=26 November 2015 |url-status=dead }}

Pegasus won the title on 18 May 2016.

Calendar

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! Stage !! Draw Date !! Date !! Matches !! Clubs

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| Group Stage

| rowspan=3| 2 October 2015

| 10 October 2015 – 24 February 2016

| 16

| 9 → 4

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| Semi-finals

| 28 – 29 March 2016

| 2

| 4 → 2

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| Final

| 18 May 2016 at Mong Kok Stadium

| 1

| 2 → 1

Results

=Group stage=

==Group A==

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|class_rules=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

|source=[http://www.hkfa.com/en/leaguerank?leagueid=873&year=2015-2016 Hong Kong Football Association]

|update=complete

|name_KIT=Kitchee

|name_EAA =Eastern

|name_KCS=Southern

|name_BCR=Rangers

|name_YLF=Yuen Long

|short_KIT=KIT

|short_EAA=EAA

|short_KCS=KCS

|short_BCR=BCR

|short_YLF=YLF

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|round = M01

|date = {{start date|2015|10|10|df=yes}}

|time = 14:30 UTC+8

|team1 = Southern

|score = 2–1

|team2 = Yuen Long

|report = [http://www.hkfa.com/en/match/18662/ Report]

|goals1 = Garrido {{goal|70}}
Spitz {{goal|90+3}}

|goals2 = Cruz {{goal|90+4}}

|stadium = Mong Kok Stadium

|location = Mong Kok, Hong Kong

|attendance = 465

|referee = Tong Kui Sum

}}

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|round = M02

|date = {{start date|2015|10|21|df=yes}}

|time = 14:30 UTC+8

|team1 = Eastern

|score = 1–1

|team2 = Kitchee

|report = [http://www.hkfa.com/en/match/18663/ Report]

|goals1 = Lee Hong Lim {{goal|40}}

|goals2 = Sham Kwok Keung {{goal|38}}

|stadium = Mong Kok Stadium

|location = Mong Kok, Hong Kong

|attendance = 2,196

|referee = Ng Chiu Kok

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|round = M03

|date = {{start date|2015|10|28|df=yes}}

|time = 20:00 UTC+8

|team1 = Kitchee

|score = 4–1

|team2 = Yuen Long

|report = [http://www.hkfa.com/en/match/18664/ Report]

|goals1 = Sandro {{goal|10||34|pen.|86}}
Alex {{goal|47}}

|goals2 = Yuan Yang {{goal|39}}

|stadium = Kowloon Bay Park

|location = Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong

|attendance = 293

|referee = Liu Kwok Man

}}

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|round = M04

|date = {{start date|2015|11|20|df=yes}}

|time = 20:00 UTC+8

|team1 = Rangers

|score = 1–3

|team2 = Eastern

|report = [http://www.hkfa.com/en/match/18665/ Report]

|goals1 = Ling {{goal|90}}

|goals2 = Giovane {{goal|45||80}}
Lee Hong Lim {{goal|67}}

|stadium = Kowloon Bay Park

|location = Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong

|attendance = 679

|referee = Tang Hing Fook

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = M06

|date = {{start date|2015|12|09|df=yes}}

|time = 20:00 UTC+8

|team1 = Southern

|score = 0–0

|team2 = Kitchee

|report = [http://www.hkfa.com/en/match/18666/ Report]

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Kowloon Bay Park

|location = Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong

|attendance = 251

|referee = Tong Kui Sum

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|round = M07

|date = {{start date|2015|12|20|df=yes}}

|time = 14:30 UTC+8

|team1 = Yuen Long

|score = 1–3

|team2 = Eastern

|report = [http://www.hkfa.com/en/match/18667/ Report]

|goals1 = Yuan Yang {{goal|69}}

|goals2 = Cheng King Ho {{goal|8}}
Giovane {{goal|47}}
Cruz {{goal|88|o.g.}}

|stadium = Mong Kok Stadium

|location = Mong Kok, Hong Kong

|attendance = 1,324

|referee = Ching Oi Cho

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = M09

|date = {{start date|2015|12|25|df=yes}}

|time = 14:30 UTC+8

|team1 = Yuen Long

|score = 1–1

|team2 = Rangers

|report = [http://www.hkfa.com/en/match/18668/ Report]

|goals1 = Luciano {{goal|8}}

|goals2 = Cheng Siu Kwan {{goal|43}}

|stadium = Yuen Long Stadium

|location = Yuen Long, Hong Kong

|attendance = 426

|referee = Liu Kwok Man

}}

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|round = M12

|date = {{start date|2016|01|13|df=yes}}

|time = 20:00 UTC+8

|team1 = Kitchee

|score = 0–2

|team2 = Rangers

|report = [http://www.hkfa.com/en/match/18669/ Report]

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Chuck Yiu Kwok {{goal|50}}
Hui Wang Fung {{goal|51}}

|stadium = Mong Kok Stadium

|location = Mong Kok, Hong Kong

|attendance = 418

|referee = Tang Hing Fu

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = M16

|date = {{start date|2016|02|17|df=yes}}

|time = 20:00 UTC+8

|team1 = Eastern

|score = 3–2

|team2 = Southern

|report = [http://www.hkfa.com/en/match/18671/ Report]

|goals1 = Nägelein {{goal|14}}
Giovane {{goal|26||53}}

|goals2 = Luk {{goal|45+1}}
Spitz {{goal|52}}

|stadium = Mong Kok Stadium

|location = Mong Kok, Hong Kong

|attendance = 750

|referee = Ng Kai Lam

}}

{{football box collapsible

|round = M15

|date = {{start date|2016|02|24|df=yes}}

|time = 20:00 UTC+8

|team1 = Rangers

|score = 2–0

|team2 = Southern

|report = [http://www.hkfa.com/en/match/19781/ Report]

|goals1 = Beto {{goal|41|pen.}}
Ernesto {{goal|83}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground

|location = Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong

|attendance = 127

|referee = Tong Kui Sum

}}

==Group B==

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|teamwidth=210 |match_col_width=35

|class_rules=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

|source=[http://www.hkfa.com/en/leaguerank?leagueid=874&year=2015-2016 Hong Kong Football Association]

|team1=PEG |team2=SCA |team3=WTS |team4=DMG

|update=complete

|name_PEG=Pegasus

|name_DMG =Dreams Metro Gallery

|name_WTS=Wong Tai Sin

|name_SCA=South China

|short_PEG=PEG

|short_DMG =DMG

|short_WTS=WTS

|short_SCA=SCA

|res_col_header=Q