Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield

Hong Kong Senior Shield
Founded1895 (as Hong Kong Football Cup)
1896 (as Hong Kong Challenge Shield)
Region Hong Kong
Number of teams9
Current championsKitchee
(9th title)
Most successful club(s)South China
(31 titles)
2024–25 Hong Kong Senior Shield

The Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield (Chinese: 香港高級組銀牌), known commonly as the Senior Shield, is the football knockout inter-club competition held in Hong Kong and the fourth oldest football tournament in Asia. Traditionally, only teams that play in the Hong Kong Premier League take part in the competition. However, sometimes teams in the lower divisions, usually the champions of the Junior Shield, are invited in order to increase the number of participating teams.

The current Senior Shield holders are Kitchee.

History

Hong Kong Football Cup was a knockout cup competition which was established in 1895.[1] It had been renamed to Hong Kong Challenge Shield due to the changes of the trophy. It had been divided in Senior Shield and Junior Shield since 1922–23 season. The knockout format has been used except in 1982–83 and 1996–97 seasons.[2] In 1982–83, group matches format was used. In 1996-1997, a double knock-out system were used.[3] Before 1978, a re-match would be played after a draw. After 1978, extra time and penalty kicks were used. Penalty shoot-out has been used for 3 times in the final in history (1988, 1994, 1995). But starting from 2011, Hong Kong Challenge Shield is a two-legged home-and-away ties competition.

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 Ying 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), Jardine (1969) and 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.

Trivia

In 1981–82, Eastern 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 beat Rangers by 4–0.

Finals

Key

(R) Replay
(1) First leg
(2) Second leg
* Match went to extra time
^ Match went to extra time with golden goal
† Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time

Results

Season Winner Score Runners-up Venue Attendance
1895–96 Kowloon 3–0 HMS Centurion Happy Valley
1896–97 HMS Centurion 2–1 Kowloon Happy Valley 2,000–3,000
1897–98 "G" Coy., King's Own Regiment 3–0 25th Coy. S.D., R.A.
1898–99 HKFC 1–0 38th Coy. S.D., R.A.
1899–1900 Royal Welch Fus.Co. G 3–1 Royal Welch Fus.Co. H
1900–01 R.G.A. 6–0 Royal Welch Fus.Co. H
1901–02 Royal Welch Fus. 3–2 HMS Glory
1902–03 HMS Glory 2–1 Argonauts ~5,000
1903–04 HMS Albion 3–0 HMS Cressy
1904–05 Royal West Kent Regt. 2–0 HMS Glory ~4,000
1905–06 HMS Diadem 2–0 HKFC
1906–07 R.G.A. 3–2 HKFC
1907–08 HKFC 2–1 HMS Bedford
1908–09 HMS Bedford 4–3 Buffs
1909–10 Buffs 4–1 Naval Yard
1910–11 Naval Yard 2–0 K.O.Y.L.I.
1911–12 K.O.Y.L.I. 5–0 Naval Yard
1912–13 Royal Engineers 5–0 D.C.L.I.
1913–14 R.G.A. 13–1 HMS Hampshire
1914–15 Royal Engineers 2–0 HKFC
1915–16 HKFC 1–0 Royal Engineers
1918–19 HKFC 1–0 South China
1919–20 Police 3–1 St. Joseph's
1920–21 HMS Titania 4–2 R.G.A.
1921–22 HKFC 2–0 R.G.A.
1922–23 Kowloon 2–1 The King's Liverpool Regiment
1923–24 East Surrey Regiment 3–1 Kowloon
1924–25 Kowloon 4–2 Police
1925–26 Kowloon 3–2 East Surrey Regiment
1926–27 The King's Own Borderers 2–0 Kowloon
1927–28 Kowloon 2–1 Police
1928–29 South China 5–0 Kowloon
1929–30 Somerset Light Infantry 2–1 Royal Navy
1930–31 South China 6–1 South Wales Borderers
1931–32 South Wales Borderers 3–2 HKFC
1932–33 South China 3–1 South Wales Borderers
1933–34 South Wales Borderers 3–0 South China
1934–35 South China B 2–1 Police
1935–36 South China A 2–1 Police
1936–37 South China 2–0 Wiltshire Regiment
1937–38 South China A 3–0 South China B
1938–39 South China 5–3 Police
1939–40 Eastern 3–2 South China A
1940–41 South China 2–0 Royal Navy
1945–46 Royal Navy B  *3–3 * No. 1 Commando Causeway Bay
1945–46 (R) Royal Navy B  *4–3 * No. 1 Commando Causeway Bay
1946–47 Sing Tao 4–1 South China Causeway Bay
1947–48 Sing Tao 1–0 Eastern
1948–49 South China A 5–3 Kitchee
1949–50 Kitchee 1–0 St. Joseph's
1950–51 KMB 2–1 South China
1951–52 Sing Tao 1–0 Kitchee
1952–53 Eastern 2–1 South China
1953–54 Kitchee 3–2 KMB
1954–55 South China 6–1 Army
1955–56 Eastern 2–1 Kitchee Government Stadium 24,500
1956–57 South China 6–2 KMB
1957–58 South China 3–0 KMB
1958–59 South China 4–2 Tung Wah
1959–60 Kitchee 5–3 Tung Wah
1960–61 South China 4–0 Tung Wah
1961–62 South China 3–0 Police
1962–63 Kwong Wah 2–1 South China
1963–64 Kitchee 1–0 KMB
1964–65 South China 4–2 Yuen Long
1965–66 Rangers 1–0 Police
1966–67 Sing Tao 2–0 Happy Valley
1967–68 Yuen Long 2–0 Tung Sing
1968–69 Jardine 4–2 Police
1969–70 Sing Tao 2–0 Fire Services
1970–71 Rangers 3–2 South China
1971–72 South China 2–1 Eastern
1972–73 Seiko 2–1 Tung Sing
1973–74 Seiko 3–1 South China Government Stadium
1974–75 Rangers 2–0 Urban Services
1975–76 Seiko 2–0 Rangers Government Stadium 28,258
1976–77 Seiko 2–1 South China Government Stadium 28,137
1977–78 Happy Valley 3–2 Seiko
1978–79 Seiko 4–2 South China
1979–80 Seiko 3–1 Bulova
1980–81 Seiko 4–2 Sea Bee
1981–82 Eastern 4–0 Rangers
1982–83 Happy Valley 3–2 Seiko
1983–84 Bulova 0–0 Happy Valley
1983–84 (R) Bulova 2–0 Happy Valley
1984–85 Seiko 1–0 Happy Valley
1985–86 South China 3–0 Sea Bee
1986–87 Eastern 2–0 Tsuen Wan
1987–88 South China 5–2 Happy Valley
1988–89 South China 2–0 Tsuen Wan
1989–90 Happy Valley 2–1 South China
1990–91 South China 1–0 Lai Sun Government Stadium 21,915
1991–92 Sing Tao 1–1 Instant-Dict
1991–92 (R) Sing Tao 2–1 Instant-Dict
1992–93 Eastern 4–0 South China
1993–94 Eastern 6–5 Instant-Dict
1994–95 Rangers  †2–2 † Happy Valley
1995–96 South China 2–1 Sun Hei
1996–97 (1) South China 3–1 Instant-Dict
1996–97 (2) South China 1–0 Instant-Dict
1997–98 Happy Valley 1–0 Sing Tao
1998–99 South China 2–0 Sing Tao
1999–2000 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 ^ Happy Valley Mong Kok Stadium
2003–04 Happy Valley 3–0 Sun Hei Mong Kok Stadium 1,977
2004–05 Sun Hei 4–2 Happy Valley Hong Kong Stadium 1,493
2005–06 Kitchee 3–0 Happy Valley Mong Kok Stadium 2,217
2006–07 South China 2–1 Sun Hei Hong Kong Stadium 4,980
2007–08 Eastern 3–1 Kitchee Hong Kong Stadium 2,493
2008–09 Pegasus 3–0 Sun Hei Hong Kong Stadium 2,828
2009–10 South China 4–2 Kitchee Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground 2,760
2010–11 Citizen  †3–3 † South China Hong Kong Stadium 4,694
2011–12 Sun Hei  †1–1 † South China Hong Kong Stadium 6,234
2012–13 Tai Po  †2–2 † Citizen Hong Kong Stadium 3,294
2013–14 South China 2–1 Pegasus Hong Kong Stadium 6,820
2014–15 Eastern 3–2 Kitchee Hong Kong Stadium 6,133
2015–16 Eastern 2–0 Southern Hong Kong Stadium 4,558
2016–17 Kitchee 2–1 Eastern Hong Kong Stadium 6,216
2017–18 Yuen Long 3–0 Eastern Hong Kong Stadium 3,711
2018–19 Kitchee 3–2 Tai Po Hong Kong Stadium 3,399
2019–20 Eastern 2–0 Lee Man Mong Kok Stadium 0[1]
2020–21 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong
2021–22
2022–23 Kitchee  †1–1 † Eastern Hong Kong Stadium 7,192
2023–24 Kitchee  *2–1 * Eastern Mong Kok Stadium 4,570

Notes

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

Results by team

Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence in Hong Kong football league system.

Club Winners Last Final Won Runners-up Last Final Lost
South China 31 2013–14 16 2011–12
Eastern 11 2019–20 6 2023–24
Kitchee 9 2023–24 6 2014–15
Seiko 8 1984–85 2 1982–83
Sing Tao 6 1991–92 2 1998–99
Happy Valley 5 2003–04 10 2005–06
HKFC 5 1921–22 4 1931–32
Kowloon 5 1927–28 4 1928–29
Rangers 4 1994–95 2 1981–82
R.G.A. 3 1913–14 1 1921–22
Sun Hei 2 2011–12 5 2008–09
Royal Welch Fus. 2 1901–02 2 1900–01
South Wales Borderers 2 1933–34 2 1932–33
Royal Engineers 2 1914–15 1 1915–16
Yuen Long 2 2017–18 1 1964–65
Police 1 1919–20 8 1968–69
KMB 1 1950–51 4 1963–64
HMS Glory 1 1902–03 2 1904–05
Naval Yard 1 1910–11 2 1911–12
Royal Navy 1 1945–46 2 1940–41
HMS Centurion 1 1896–97 1 1895–96
HMS Bedford 1 1908–09 1 1907–08
Buffs 1 1909–10 1 1908–09
K.O.Y.L.I. 1 1911–12 1 1910–11
East Surrey Regiment 1 1923–24 1 1925–26
Bulova 1 1983–84 1 1979–80
Citizen 1 2010–11 1 2012–13
Pegasus 1 2008–09 1 2013–14
Tai Po 1 2012–13 1 2018–19
"G" Coy., King's Own Regiment 1 1897–98 – –
HMS Albion 1 1903–04 – –
Royal West Kent Regt. 1 1904–05 – –
HMS Diadem 1 1905–06 – –
HMS Titania 1 1920–21 – –
The King's Own Borderers 1 1926–27 – –
Somerset Light Infantry 1 1929–30 – –
Kwong Wah 1 1962–63 – –
Jardine 1 1968–69 – –
Yee Hope 1 2000–01 – –
Instant-Dict – – 4 2000–01
Tung Wah – – 3 1960–61
St. Joseph's – – 2 1949–50
Tung Sing – – 2 1972–73
Sea Bee – – 2 1985–86
Tsuen Wan – – 2 1988–89
25th Coy. S.D., R.A. – – 1 1897–98
38th Coy. S.D., R.A. – – 1 1898–99
Argonauts – – 1 1902–03
HMS Cressy – – 1 1903–04
D.C.L.I. – – 1 1912–13
HMS Hampshire – – 1 1913–14
The King's Liverpool Regiment – – 1 1922–23
Wiltshire Regiment – – 1 1936–37
No. 1 Commando – – 1 1945–46
Army – – 1 1954–55
Fire Services – – 1 1969–70
Urban Services – – 1 1974–75
Lai Sun – – 1 1990–91
Southern – – 1 2015–16
Lee Man – – 1 2019–20

See also

References

  1. ^ "高級組銀牌賽回顧(三)".
  2. ^ "高級組銀牌賽回顧(二)".
  3. ^ "高級組銀牌賽回顧(一)".
  4. ^ 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.