2019–20 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield

2019–20 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield is the 118th 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
CountryHong Kong Hong Kong
China China
Dates21 September 2019 – 2 October 2020
Teams10
ChampionsEastern (11th title)
Runners-upLee Man
Matches played9
Goals scored33 (3.67 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Everton Camargo
(4 goals)
Best playerEverton Camargo

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
21 September 2019 Happy Valley0–1 Pegasus Yuen Long Stadium
14:30 UTC+8 Report Chan Hiu Fung 66' Attendance: 218
Referee: Lau Fong Hei
21 September 2019 Yuen Long0–3 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
9 November 2019 R&F 2–1PegasusTsing Yi Sports Ground
14:30 UTC+8 Giovane 73', 90+5' Report Lokolingoy 83' Attendance: 377
Referee: Yu Kin Fung
9 November 2019 Eastern 1–0SouthernMong Kok Stadium
17:30 UTC+8 Everton 13' Report Attendance: 981
Referee: Ho Wai Sing
10 November 2019 Kitchee1–5 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
10 November 2019 Tai Po 5–1RangersMong 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
25 December 2019 R&F3–5 Eastern Mong Kok Stadium
16:00 UTC+8
Report
Attendance: 1,889
Referee: Yu Kin Fung
26 December 2019 Lee Man 3–0Tai PoMong Kok Stadium
16:00 UTC+8
Report Attendance: 1,609
Referee: Tang Hing Fu

Final
2 October 2020 Eastern 2–0Lee ManMong 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 Brazil Everton Camargo Eastern 4
2 Brazil Gil Lee Man 3
France Michael N'dri Lee Man
4 Argentina Jonathan Acosta Lee Man 2
Hong Kong Giovane R&F

References
  1. "2019-20 HKFA Senior Shield". HKFA. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  2. Chan, Kin-wa. "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
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