2019–20 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield

2019–20 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield is the 119th season of the Hong Kong Senior Shield. 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 2019–20 Hong Kong Premier League.

2019–20 Hong Kong Senior Shield

Tournament details
Country	Hong Kong China
Dates	21 September 2019 – 2 October 2020
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	Eastern (11th title)
Runner-up	Lee Man
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
Goals scored	33 (3.67 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Everton Camargo (4 goals)
Best player	Everton Camargo
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The champions received HK$150,000 in prize money while the runners up received HK$50,000. The MVP of the final received a HK$10,000 bonus.

The final of the Senior Shield was originally held on 9 February 2020, but was postponed to 2 October 2020 and was played behind closed doors due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong.

Kitchee were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the quarter-finals. Eastern became the champions for the 11th time after beating Lee Man in the final.

Calendar

Stage	Round	Draw Date	Date	Matches	Clubs
Knockout	First Round	12 September 2019 [1]	21 September 2019	2	10 → 8
	Quarter-finals		9–10 November 2019	4	8 → 4
	Semi-finals		25–26 December 2019	2	4 → 2
	Final		2 October 2020 at Mong Kok Stadium	1	2 → 1

Source: HKFA

Bracket

	First Round					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
							R&F	2
							Pegasus	1
		Happy Valley	0
		Pegasus	1
												R&F	3
												Eastern	5
							Eastern	1
							Southern	0
																	Eastern	2
																	Lee Man	0
							Kitchee	1
							Lee Man	5
		Yuen Long	0
		Lee Man	3
												Lee Man	3
												Tai Po	0
							Tai Po	5
							Rangers	1

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

Fixtures and results

First round

Happy Valley v Pegasus

21 September 2019	Happy Valley	0–1	Pegasus	Yuen Long Stadium
14:30 UTC+8		Report	Chan Hiu Fung 66'	Attendance: 218 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

Yuen Long v Lee Man

21 September 2019	Yuen Long	0–3	Lee Man	Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
17:30 UTC+8		Report	N'dri 60', 73' Acosta 71'	Attendance: 391 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

Quarter-finals

R&F v Pegasus

9 November 2019	R&F	2–1	Pegasus	Tsing Yi Sports Ground
14:30 UTC+8	Giovane 73', 90+5'	Report	Lokolingoy 83'	Attendance: 377 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

Eastern v Southern

9 November 2019	Eastern	1–0	Southern	Mong Kok Stadium
17:30 UTC+8	Everton 13'	Report		Attendance: 981 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

Kitchee v Lee Man

10 November 2019	Kitchee	1–5	Lee Man	Yuen Long Stadium
14:30 UTC+8	Bleda 52'	Report	Yu Pui Hong 12' Yu Wai Lim 31' Gil 33', 41' N'dri 90+2'	Attendance: 605 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

Tai Po v Rangers

10 November 2019	Tai Po	5–1	Rangers	Mong Kok Stadium
17:30 UTC+8	Yeung Chi Lun 36' Lugo 45+1' Sandro 62' Chan Man Fai 81' Michael Luk 88'	Report	Bazán 84' (pen.)	Attendance: 544 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

Semi-finals

R&F v Eastern

25 December 2019	R&F	3–5	Eastern	Mong Kok Stadium
16:00 UTC+8	Leonço 49' Sean Tse 60' Déblé 75'	Report	Everton 2', 90+6' Lam Ka Wai 14' Clayton 84' Emir 89'	Attendance: 1,889 Referee: Yu Kin Fung

Lee Man v Tai Po

26 December 2019	Lee Man	3–0	Tai Po	Mong Kok Stadium
16:00 UTC+8	Acosta 37' Gil 79' Shapoval 89'	Report		Attendance: 1,609 Referee: Tang Hing Fu

Final

Eastern v Lee Man

2 October 2020	Eastern	2–0	Lee Man	Mong Kok Stadium
15:00 UTC+8	Chen Hao-wei 76' Everton 87'	Report		Attendance: 0[1] Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

Notes

1. ^
   Match was played behind closed doors due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong.^[2]

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[3]
1	Everton Camargo	Eastern	4
2	Gil	Lee Man	3
	Michael N'dri	Lee Man
4	Jonathan Acosta	Lee Man	2
	Giovane	R&F

References

1. "2019-20 HKFA Senior Shield". HKFA. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
2. Chan, Kin-wa (2 March 2020). "No showers for players with Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground to host domestic games again behind closed doors". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
3. Shooter HKFA 2 October 2020

External links

• Senior Shield - Hong Kong Football Association