2019–20 Hong Kong FA Cup

The 2019–20 Hong Kong FA Cup was the 45th edition of the Hong Kong FA Cup. 10 teams entered this edition, with 2 games played in the First Round before the quarter-final stage. The competition was only open to clubs who participated in the 2019–20 Hong Kong Premier League, with lower division sides entering the Junior Division, a separate competition. ^{[1] [2]}

2019–20 Hong Kong FA Cup

Tournament details
Country	Hong Kong China
Dates	7 March 2020 – 28 September 2020
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	Eastern (5th title)
Runner-up	R&F
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
Goals scored	45 (5 per match)
Attendance	0 (0 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Jean Moser Sandro Everton Camargo (4 goals)
Best player	Everton Camargo
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The champion received HK$100,000 in prize money and the runners up received HK$40,000. The MVP of the final received a HK$10,000 bonus.

Kitchee were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the quarter-finals. Eastern became the champions for the fifth time after beating R&F in the final.

Calendar

Stage	Round	Draw Date	Date	Matches	Clubs
Knockout	First Round	6 February 2020 [3]	7–8 March 2020	2	10 → 8
	Quarter-finals		12–13, 15–16 March 2020	4	8 → 4
	Semi-finals		21–22 March 2020	2	4 → 2
	Final		28 September 2020 at Hong Kong Stadium	1	2 → 1

Bracket

	First Round					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
							Kitchee	0
							Eastern	2
		Rangers	2
		Eastern	8
												Eastern	5
												Pegasus	0
							Yuen Long	4
							Pegasus (a.e.t.)	5*
																	Eastern	2
																	R&F	0
							Southern	1
							Tai Po	4
		Lee Man	2 (3)
		Tai Po (p)	2 (4)
												Tai Po	2 (3)
												R&F (p)	2 (5)
							R&F	4
							Happy Valley	0

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

Fixtures and results

First round

Rangers v Eastern

7 March 2020	Rangers	2–8	Eastern	Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
14:30 UTC+8	Leguizamón 32' Pereira 85'	Report	Sandro 10' Bazán 17' (o.g.) Lucas 20', 53' Chen Hao-wei 34' Diego 56' Wong Wai 81', 90+1'	Attendance: 0[1] Referee: Lau Fong Hei

Lee Man v Tai Po

8 March 2020	Lee Man	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Tai Po	Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
14:30 UTC+8	Cheng Siu Kwan 8' N'dri 45+1' (pen.)	Report	Kim Min-ki 1' Dudu 10'	Attendance: 0[1] Referee: Luk Kin Sun
	Penalties
	Shapoval Tse Long Hin Pinheiro Leong Ka Hang N'dri		Kim Seung-yong Nakamura Lugo Luk

Quarter-finals

Yuen Long v Pegasus

12 March 2020	Yuen Long	4–5 (a.e.t.)	Pegasus	Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
14:30 UTC+8	Kessi 28' Mikael 54', 57' Santana 118'	Report	Sasaki 35' Moser 44', 90+2' (pen.), 93', 99'	Attendance: 0[1] Referee: Luk Kin Sun

R&F v Happy Valley

13 March 2020	R&F	4–0	Happy Valley	Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
14:30 UTC+8	Giovane 35', 47', 62' Sartori 83'	Report		Attendance: 0[1] Referee: Tang Hing Fu

Kitchee v Eastern

15 March 2020	Kitchee	0–2	Eastern	Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
14:30 UTC+8		Report	Sandro 56' Everton 83'	Attendance: 0[1] Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

Southern v Tai Po

16 March 2020	Southern	1–4	Tai Po	Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
14:30 UTC+8	Chan Kong Pan 23'	Report	Dudu 13' Luk 17' Nakamura 55' Kim Seung-yong 85'	Attendance: 0[1] Referee: Liu Kwok Man

Semi-finals

Eastern v Pegasus

21 March 2020	Eastern	5–0	Pegasus	Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
14:30 UTC+8	Sandro 4', 70' Everton 50' (pen.), 90' Clayton 86'	Report		Attendance: 0[1] Referee: Yu Kin Fung

Tai Po v R&F

22 March 2020	Tai Po	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)	R&F	Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
14:30 UTC+8	Dudu 90+5' Lugo 98'	Report	Satori 67' Leonço 107'	Attendance: 0[1] Referee: Ho Wai Sing
	Penalties
	Nakamura Chan Man Fai Lugo Luk		Satori Leonço Lo Kwan Yee Leung Nok Hang Matt Lam

Final

Eastern v R&F

28 September 2020	Eastern	2–0	R&F	Hong Kong Stadium
15:00 UTC+8	Clayton 50' Everton 78'	Report		Attendance: 0[1] Referee: Yu Kin Fung

Notes

1. ^
   Match was played behind closed doors due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong.^[4]

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals[5]
1	Jean Moser	Pegasus	4
	Sandro	Eastern
	Everton Camargo	Eastern
4	Giovane	R&F	3
	Dudu	Tai Po
6	Lucas Silva	Eastern	2
	Wong Wai	Eastern
	Mikael	Yuen Long
	Igor Sartori	R&F
	Clayton	Eastern

References

1. "Matches rearrangement of Sapling Cup, Senior Shield, FA Cup and BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League". HKFA. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
2. "Matches rearrangement of FA Cup and BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League". HKFA. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
3. "FA Cup（2019–2020）". HKFA. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
4. 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.
5. Shooter HKFA 21 March 2020