Hong Kong Senior Shield

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Hong Kong Senior Shield
Sport	Football
Founded	1902
No. of teams	10 (2006-07)
Country	Hong Kong
Current champions	South China AA

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 2006-07 4 Past Winners 4.1 Final matches results 4.2 Teams ranked by number of titles 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

[edit] History

References: ^{[1] [2] [3]}
Hong Kong Senior Shield is an one-leg knockout cup competition which was established in 1902. 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 Seriko, 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 WWII which won Senior Shield immediately after their promotions to First Division League. They are Rangers (1966), Jardines (1969) and Seriko (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, SunRayCave Corporation Limited was the sponsor and the most recent sponsor is Choi Fung Hong Limited.

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 reglate 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] 2006-07

Main article: Hong Kong Senior Shield 2006-07

[edit] Past Winners

[edit] Final matches results

Season	Winners	Score	Runners-Up
1945-46	Royal Navy 'B'		1 Commandos
1946-47	Sing Tao		South China
1947-48	Sing Tao		Eastern
1948-49	South China		Kitchee FC
1949-50	Kitchee FC		Saint Joseph's
1950-51	Kowloon Motor Bus Co.		South China
1951-52	Sing Tao		Kitchee FC
1952-53	Eastern		South China
1953-54	Kitchee FC		Kowloon Motor Bus Co.
1954-55	South China		Army
1955-56	Eastern		Kitchee FC
1956-57	South China		Kowloon Motor Bus Co.
1957-58	South China		Kowloon Motor Bus Co.
1958-59	South China		Tung Wah
1959-60	Kitchee FC		Tung Wah
1960-61	South China		Tung Wah
1961-62	South China		Police
1962-63	Kwong Wah		South China
1963-64	Kitchee FC		Kowloon Motor Bus Co.
1964-65	South China		Yuen Long
1965-66	Rangers		Police
1966-67	Sing Tao		Happy Valley
1967-68	Yuen Long		Tung Sing
1968-69	Jardines		Police
1969-70	Sing Tao		Fire Services
1970-71	Rangers		South China
1971-72	South China		Eastern
1972-73	Seiko		Tung Sing
1973-74	Seiko		South China
1974-75	Rangers		Urban Services
1975-76	Seiko		Rangers
1976-77	Seiko		South China
1977-78	Happy Valley		Seiko
1978-79	Seiko		South China
1979-80	Seiko		Bulova
1980-81	Seiko		Sea Bee
1981-82	Eastern		Rangers
1982-83	Happy Valley	3-2	Seiko
1983-84	Bulova	0-0; 2-0(replayed)	Happy Valley
1984-85	Seiko	1-0	Happy Valley
1985-86	South China		Sea Bee
1986-87	Eastern	2-0	Tsuen Wan
1987-88	South China		Happy Valley
1988-89	South China	2-0	Tsuen Wan
1989-90	Happy Valley	2-1	South China
1990-91	South China		Lai Sun
1991-92	Sing Tao	1-1; 2-1(replayed)	Instant-Dict
1992-93	Eastern	4-0	South China
1993-94	Eastern		Instant-Dict
1994-95	Rangers	2-2 (3-2 pen)	Happy Valley
1995-96	South China	2-1	Golden
1996-97	South China	3-1; 1-0 (extra match played due to double elimination system)	Instant-Dict
1997-98	Happy Valley	1-0	Sing Tao
1998-99	South China	2-0	Sing Tao
1999-00	South China	4-3	Happy Valley
2000-01	Orient & Yee Hope Union	1-0	Instant-Dict
2001-02	South China	3-2	Sun Hei
2002-03	South China	2-1 (extra time)	Happy Valley
2003-04	Happy Valley	3-0	Sun Hei
2004-05	Sun Hei	4-2	Happy Valley
2005-06	Kitchee FC	3-0	Happy Valley
2006-07	South China	2-1	Xiangxue Sun Hei

[edit] Teams ranked by number of titles

Rank	Team	Winning Times	Runners-up Times	Last Winning Season
1	South China	20	10	2006-07 (current holder)
2	Seiko	8	2	1984-85
3	Eastern / Lai Sun	6	3	1993-94
4	Sing Tao	6	2	1991-92
5	Happy Valley	5	9	2003-04
6	Kitchee	5	3	2005-06
7	Rangers	4	2	1994-95
8	Kowloon Motor Bus Co.	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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