Hong Kong Senior Shield

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Hong Kong Senior Shield
Sport	Football
Founded	1896
No. of teams	10 (2007-08)
Country(ies)	Hong Kong
Most recent champion(s)	Eastern

Hong Kong Senior Shield (officially known as HKFA Choi Fung Hong Senior Shield in the 2006-07 season due to sponsorship deal) is oldest football knockout competition in Hong Kong. Usually only the teams in First Division would enter into the competition. However, sometimes teams in lower divisions (usually the champion of Junior Shield) are invited to increase the number of participating teams.

Contents 1 History 2 Trivia 3 Shield Finals 3.1 Teams ranked by number of titles 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] History

References: ^{[1] [2] [3]}
Hong Kong Senior Shield is a one-leg knockout cup competition which was established in 1896. The knockout format has been used except in 1982-1983 and 1996-1997 seasons. In 1982-1983, group matches format was used. In 1996-1997, a double knock-out system were used. Before 1978, a re-match would be played after a draw. After 1978, extra time and penalty kicks were used. Penalty shootouts have been used for 3 times in history (1988, 1994, 1995).

South China won the most number of trophies, including 9 times before WWII (1929,1931,1933,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1941) and 19 times after WWII (1949,1955,1957,1958,1959,1961,1962,1965,1972,1986,1988,1989,1991,1996,1997,1999,2000,2002). Other frequent winners are Seiko, Eastern, and Sing Tao (for other winning teams, refer to Teams ranked by number of titles).

Lee Kin Wo is the player who has won the most number of Senior Shield. He won it for 10 times between 1987 and 2005. (Eastern: 1987, 1993, 1994; South China: 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003; Sun Hei: 2005). Ho Yin Fan and Wu Kwok Hung have won the competition for 9 times.

There are 3 teams after World War II which won Senior Shield immediately after their promotions to First Division League. They are Rangers (1966), Jardines (1969) and Seiko (football)|Seiko]] (1973).

In 1987-1988, it was the first time to have external sponsor for the competition. Camel Paints sponsored the competition for 6 consecutive years. In 1993-1994, the sponsor was Emperor Financial Services Group. In 2003-2004 and 2004-2005, Sunray Cave was the sponsor and the most recent sponsor is Choi Fung Hong.

One of the most unexpected results in the competition history is a 6:5 win by Army against Happy Valley in 1965. At the time, Army was at the bottom of the First Division League and had to relegate to the Second Division next season while Happy Valley was the league Champion.

[edit] Trivia

In 1981-1982, Eastern has invited English football legend Bobby Moore to play in the final. The 40-year-old famous player played for 12 minutes only in the match, which Eastern won Rangers by 4-0.

[edit] Shield Finals

No.	Season	Winner	Scorers	Runner–up	Scorers	Score	Venue	Attendance
1	1896–97	HMS Centurion		Kowloon FC		2–1	Happy Valley	2,000–3,000
2	1897–98	"G" Coy., King's Own Regiment		25th Coy. S.D., R.A.		3–0
3	1898–99	Hong Kong FC		38th Coy. S.D., R.A.		1–0
44	1945–46	Royal Navy 'B'		1 Commandos
45	1946–47	Sing Tao		South China
46	1947–48	Sing Tao		Eastern
47	1948–49	South China A		Kitchee
48	1949–50	Kitchee		Saint Joseph's
49	1950–51	KMB		South China
50	1951–52	Sing Tao		Kitchee
51	1952–53	Eastern		South China
52	1953–54	Kitchee		KMB
53	1954–55	South China		Army
54	1955–56	Eastern	P. C. Lee (70) W. K. Chu (75)	Kitchee	S. Y. Lam (64)	2–1	Government Stadium
55	1956–57	South China		KMB
56	1957–58	South China		KMB
57	1958–59	South China		Tung Wah
58	1959–60	Kitchee		Tung Wah
59	1960–61	South China		Tung Wah
60	1961–62	South China		Police
61	1962–63	Kwong Wah		South China
62	1963–64	Kitchee		KMB
63	1964–65	South China		Yuen Long
64	1965–66	Rangers		Police
65	1966–67	Sing Tao		Happy Valley
66	1967–68	Yuen Long		Tung Sing
67	1968–69	Jardines		Police
68	1969–70	Sing Tao		Fire Services
69	1970–71	Rangers		South China
70	1971–72	South China		Eastern
71	1972–73	Seiko		Tung Sing
72	1973–74	Seiko		South China		3–1	Government Stadium
73	1974–75	Rangers		Urban Services
74	1975–76	Seiko		Rangers
75	1976–77	Seiko		South China
76	1977–78	Happy Valley		Seiko
77	1978–79	Seiko		South China
78	1979–80	Seiko		Bulova
79	1980–81	Seiko		Sea Bee
80	1981–82	Eastern		Rangers
81	1982–83	Happy Valley		Seiko		3–2
82	1983–84	Bulova		Happy Valley		0–0; 2–0(replayed)
83	1984–85	Seiko		Happy Valley		1–0
84	1985–86	South China		Sea Bee
85	1986–87	Eastern		Tsuen Wan		2–0
86	1987–88	South China		Happy Valley
87	1988–89	South China		Tsuen Wan		2–0
88	1989–90	Happy Valley		South China		2–1
89	1990–91	South China		Lai Sun
90	1991–92	Sing Tao		Instant–Dict		1–1; 2–1(replayed)
91	1992–93	Eastern		South China		4–0
92	1993–94	Eastern		Instant–Dict
93	1994–95	Rangers		Happy Valley		2–2 3–2 pens
94	1995–96	South China		Golden		2–1
95	1996–97	South China		Instant-Dict		3–1
	2nd leg	South China		Instant-Dict		1–0
96	1997–98	Happy Valley		Sing Tao		1–0
97	1998–99	South China		Sing Tao		2–0
98	1999–00	South China		Happy Valley		4–3
99	2000–01	O&YH Union		Instant-Dict		1–0
100	2001–02	South China		Sun Hei		3–2
101	2002–03	South China	Putiray (30) K. W. Lee (113)	Happy Valley	S. C. Cheng (80)	2–1 aet	Mong Kok Stadium
102	2003–04	Happy Valley	Jancula (45) K. K. Sham (65) Y. C. Poon (pen 73)	Sun Hei	-	3–0	Mong Kok Stadium	1,977
103	2004–05	Sun Hei	Cornelius (21, 77) André (35) Akosah (90)	Happy Valley	Gerard (81) Márcio (83)	4–2	Hong Kong Stadium	1,493
104	2005–06	Kitchee	Keith (45, 90) Jević (86)	Happy Valley	-	3–0	Mong Kok Stadium	2,217
105	2006–07	South China	C. Y. Wong (68) Schütz (pen 90)	Xiangxue Sun Hei	C. K. Lo (39)	2–1	Hong Kong Stadium	4,980
106	2007–08	Eastern	Fábio (13) Rodrigo (72, 90)	Kitchee	K. Y. Lo (26)	3–1	Hong Kong Stadium	2,493

[edit] Teams ranked by number of titles

Rank	Team	Winning Times	Runners–up Times	Last Winning Season
1	South China	20	10	2006–07
2	Seiko	8	2	1984–85
3	Eastern	7	2	2007–08 (current holder)
4	Sing Tao	6	2	1991–92
5	Happy Valley	5	9	2003–04
6	Kitchee	5	4	2005–06
7	Rangers	4	2	1994–95
8	KMB	1	4	1950–51
8	Sun Hei / Golden	1	4	2004–05
10	Bulova	1	1	1983–84
10	Yuen Long	1	1	1967–68
12	Jardines	1	0	1968–69
12	Kwong Wah	1	0	1962–63
12	Orient & Yee Hope Union	1	0	2000–01
12	Royal Navy 'B'	1	0	1945–46

[edit] See also

• The Hong Kong Football Association
• Hong Kong First Division League

[edit] References

1. ^ 高級組銀牌賽回顧(一)
2. ^ 高級組銀牌賽回顧(二)
3. ^ 高級組銀牌賽回顧(三)

[edit] External links

• HKFA website
• RSSSF.com Hong Kong - List of Senior Shield Finalists

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