Aside from the 72 Premier League games , there will be plenty of opportunities to watch the local clubs in several cup competitions this season. Compared to last year, the HKFA added one more tournament , which follows a mode similar to the current League Cup (Group Stage + Knockout).
In total there will be no less than 133 competitive games in the 2015/16 season. All cup finals will take place in Mong Kok Stadium leaving the oversized Hong Kong Stadium with just a handful of Premier League home games by the Pegasus squad. In addition to the regular grounds, some of the earlier cup fixtures will also take place at Tsing Yi Sports Ground, which currently doesn’t have any club assigned to it.
The first trophy will be the Community Cup (similar to European supercup games ahead of the season), in which league champion Kitchee face last year’s season playoff winner South China on September 20th. Next in line is the prestigious Senior Shield, which will start in late September and will be decided on January 24th at Mong Kok Stadium. Somewhat parallel, the local clubs will also compete in both the (yet-to-be-named) newly established cup as well as the League Cup, with the finals taking place on April 9th and 10th.
After the end of the Premier League season in early May, there will still be two competitions left: The FA Cup final will be played out on May 15th at Mong Kok Stadium. The following Season Playoff will eventually see all the cup winners (or the best-ranked league teams) to fight for a place in the 2017 AFC Cup Group Stage. This mini-tournament will end on May 28th.
Community Cup (League Champion vs Playoff Winner)
20 Sep – Kitchee vs South China, 17:30 at Mong Kok Stadium
Senior Shield
Round 1: 23 Sep 2015 – TBC vs TBC, 20:00 at Kowloon Bay Park
QF: 3 Oct 2015 – TBC vs TBC, 14:30 at Mong Kok Stadium
QF: 3 Oct 2015 – TBC vs TBC, 17:30 at Tsing Yi Sports Ground
QF: 4 Oct 2015 – TBC vs TBC, 14:30 at Mong Kok Stadium
QF: 4 Oct 2015 – TBC vs TBC, 17:30 at Tsing Yi Sports Ground
SF: 26 Dec 2015 – TBC vs TBC, 15:00 at Mong Kok Stadium
SF: 27 Dec 2015 – TBC vs TBC, 15:00 at Mong Kok Stadium
FINAL: 24 Jan 2016 – TBC vs TBC, 15:00 at Mong Kok Stadium
“New” Cup (official name to be confirmed)
Group Stage: 10 Oct 2015 – TBC vs TBC, 14:30 at Mong Kok Stadium
Group Stage: 21 Oct 2015 – TBC vs TBC, 14:30 at Mong Kok Stadium
Group Stage: 28 Oct 2015 – TBC vs TBC, 14:30 at Mong Kok Stadium
Group Stage: 20 Nov 2015 – TBC vs TBC, 20:00 at Kowloon Bay Park
Group Stage: 21 Nov 2015 – TBC vs TBC, 14:30 at Kowloon Bay Park
Group Stage: 9 Dec 2015 – TBC vs TBC, 20:00 at Kowloon Bay Park
Group Stage: 19 Dec 2015 – TBC vs TBC, 14:30 at Mong Kok Stadium
Group Stage: 19 Dec 2015 – TBC vs TBC, 17:30 at Kowloon Bay Park
Group Stage: 25 Dec 2015 – TBC vs TBC, 14:30 at Yuen Long Stadium
Group Stage: 25 Dec 2015 – TBC vs TBC, 17:30 at Mong Kok Stadium
Group Stage: 6 Jan 2016 – TBC vs TBC, 20:00 at Kowloon Bay Park
Group Stage: 13 Jan 2016 – TBC vs TBC, 20:00 at Mong Kok Stadium
Group Stage: 22 Jan 2016 – TBC vs TBC, 20:00 at Mong Kok Stadium
Group Stage: 23 Jan 2016 – TBC vs TBC, 14:30 at Mong Kok Stadium
Group Stage: 23 Jan 2016, TBC vs TBC, 17:30 at Kowloon Bay Park
Group Stage: 17 Feb 2016, TBC vs TBC, 20:00 at Mong Kok Stadium
SF: 28 Mar 2016, TBC vs TBC, 15:00 at Mong Kok Stadium
SF: 29 Mar 2016, TBC vs TBC, 20:00 at Mong Kok Stadium
FINAL: 10 Apr 2016, TBC vs TBC, 15:00 at Mong Kok Stadium
League Cup
Group Stage: 23 Oct 2015, TBC vs TBC, 20:00 at Mong Kok Stadium
Group Stage: 24 Oct 2015, TBC vs TBC, 14:30 at Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
Group Stage: 25 Oct 2015, TBC vs TBC, 14:30 at Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
Group Stage: 25 Oct 2015, TBC vs TBC, 17:30 at Kowloon Bay Park
Group Stage: 21 Nov 2015, TBC vs TBC, 17:30 at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Group Stage: 22 Nov 2015, TBC vs TBC, 17:30 at Tsing Yi Sports Ground
Group Stage: 5 Dec 2015, TBC vs TBC, 14:30 at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Group Stage: 5 Dec 2015, TBC vs TBC, 17:30 at Tsing Yi Sports Ground
Group Stage: 6 Dec 2015, TBC vs TBC, 14:30 at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Group Stage: 6 Dec 2015, TBC vs TBC, 17:30 at Tsing Yi Sports Ground
Group Stage: 20 Dec 2015, TBC vs TBC, 14:30 at Mong Kok Stadium
Group Stage: 20 Dec 2015, TBC vs TBC, 17:30 at Kowloon Bay Park
Group Stage: 13 Feb 2016, TBC vs TBC, 14:30 at Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
Group Stage: 13 Feb 2016, TBC vs TBC, 17:30 at Tsing Yi Sports Ground
Group Stage: 14 Feb 2016, TBC vs TBC, 14:30 at Sham Shui Po Sports Ground
Group Stage: 14 Feb 2016, TBC vs TBC, 17:30 at Tsing Yi Sports Ground
SF: 19 Mar 2016, TBC vs TBC, 15:00 at Mong Kok Stadium
SF: 20 Mar 2016, TBC vs TBC, 15:00 at Mong Kok Stadium
FINAL: 9 Apr 2016, TBC vs TBC, 15:00 at Mong Kok Stadium
FA Cup
Round 1: 3 Feb 2016, TBC vs TBC, 20:00 at Kowloon Bay Park
Round 1: 4 Feb 2016, TBC vs TBC, 20:00 at Kowloon Bay Park
Round 1: 5 Feb 2016, TBC vs TBC, 20:00 at Kowloon Bay Park
Round 1: 6 Feb 2016, TBC vs TBC, 14:30 at Kowloon Bay Park
QF: 16 Apr 2016, TBC vs TBC, 14:30 at Mong Kok Stadium
QF: 16 Apr 2016, TBC vs TBC, 17:30 at Tsing Yi Sports Ground
QF: 17 Apr 2016, TBC vs TBC, 14:30 at Mong Kok Stadium
QF: 17 Apr 2016, TBC vs TBC, 17:30 at Tsing Yi Sports Ground
SF: 30 Apr 2016, TBC vs TBC, 15:00 at Mong Kok Stadium
SF: 1 May 2016, TBC vs TBC, 15:00 at Mong Kok Stadium
FINAL: 15 May 2016, TBC vs TBC, 15:00 at Mong Kok Stadium
Season Playoff
SF: 21 May 2016, TBC vs TBC, 15:00 at Mong Kok Stadium
SF: 22 May 2016, TBC vs TBC, 15:00 at Mong Kok Stadium
FINAL: 28 May 2016, TBC vs TBC, 15:00 at Mong Kok Stadium