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
Country Hong Kong
China
Dates21 September 2019 – 2 October 2020
Teams10
Defending championsKitchee
ChampionsEastern
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 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. "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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