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Founded | 1895 (as Hong Kong Football Cup) 1896 (as Hong Kong Challenge Shield) |
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Region | ![]() |
Number of teams | 11 |
Current champions |
Kitchee (9th title) |
Most successful club(s) |
South China (31 titles) |
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The Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield ( Chinese: ι¦ζΈ―ι«η΄η΅ιη), 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.
Hong Kong Football Cup was a knockout cup competition which was established in 1895. 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 1922β23 season. The knockout format has been used except in 1982β83 and 1996β97 seasons. In 1982β83, 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 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 1987β1988, it was the first time to have external sponsor for the competition. Camel Paints sponsored the competition for 6 consecutive years. In 1993β1994, the sponsor was Emperor Financial Services Group. In 2003β2004 and 2004β2005, 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 6β5 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.
In 1981β82, 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 4β0.
(R) | Replay |
(1) | First leg |
(2) | Second leg |
* | Match went to extra time |
^ | Match went to extra time with golden goal |
β | Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time |
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 | 2013β14 | 16 | 2011β12 |
Eastern | 11 | 2019β20 | 6 | 2023β24 |
Kitchee | 9 | 2023β24 | 6 | 2014β15 |
Seiko | 8 | 1984β85 | 2 | 1982β83 |
Sing Tao | 6 | 1991β92 | 2 | 1998β99 |
Happy Valley | 5 | 2003β04 | 10 | 2005β06 |
HKFC | 5 | 1921β22 | 4 | 1931β32 |
Kowloon | 5 | 1927β28 | 4 | 1928β29 |
Rangers | 4 | 1994β95 | 2 | 1981β82 |
R.G.A. | 3 | 1913β14 | 1 | 1921β22 |
Sun Hei | 2 | 2011β12 | 5 | 2008β09 |
Royal Welch Fus. | 2 | 1901β02 | 2 | 1900β01 |
South Wales Borderers | 2 | 1933β34 | 2 | 1932β33 |
Royal Engineers | 2 | 1914β15 | 1 | 1915β16 |
Yuen Long | 2 | 2017β18 | 1 | 1964β65 |
Police | 1 | 1919β20 | 8 | 1968β69 |
KMB | 1 | 1950β51 | 4 | 1963β64 |
HMS Glory | 1 | 1902β03 | 2 | 1904β05 |
Naval Yard | 1 | 1910β11 | 2 | 1911β12 |
Royal Navy | 1 | 1945β46 | 2 | 1940β41 |
HMS Centurion | 1 | 1896β97 | 1 | 1895β96 |
HMS Bedford | 1 | 1908β09 | 1 | 1907β08 |
Buffs | 1 | 1909β10 | 1 | 1908β09 |
K.O.Y.L.I. | 1 | 1911β12 | 1 | 1910β11 |
East Surrey Regiment | 1 | 1923β24 | 1 | 1925β26 |
Bulova | 1 | 1983β84 | 1 | 1979β80 |
Citizen | 1 | 2010β11 | 1 | 2012β13 |
Pegasus | 1 | 2008β09 | 1 | 2013β14 |
Tai Po | 1 | 2012β13 | 1 | 2018β19 |
"G" Coy., King's Own Regiment | 1 | 1897β98 | β | β |
HMS Albion | 1 | 1903β04 | β | β |
Royal West Kent Regt. | 1 | 1904β05 | β | β |
HMS Diadem | 1 | 1905β06 | β | β |
HMS Titania | 1 | 1920β21 | β | β |
The King's Own Borderers | 1 | 1926β27 | β | β |
Somerset Light Infantry | 1 | 1929β30 | β | β |
Kwong Wah | 1 | 1962β63 | β | β |
Jardine | 1 | 1968β69 | β | β |
Yee Hope | 1 | 2000β01 | β | β |
Instant-Dict | β | β | 4 | 2000β01 |
Tung Wah | β | β | 3 | 1960β61 |
St. Joseph's | β | β | 2 | 1949β50 |
Tung Sing | β | β | 2 | 1972β73 |
Sea Bee | β | β | 2 | 1985β86 |
Tsuen Wan | β | β | 2 | 1988β89 |
25th Coy. S.D., R.A. | β | β | 1 | 1897β98 |
38th Coy. S.D., R.A. | β | β | 1 | 1898β99 |
Argonauts | β | β | 1 | 1902β03 |
HMS Cressy | β | β | 1 | 1903β04 |
D.C.L.I. | β | β | 1 | 1912β13 |
HMS Hampshire | β | β | 1 | 1913β14 |
The King's Liverpool Regiment | β | β | 1 | 1922β23 |
Wiltshire Regiment | β | β | 1 | 1936β37 |
No. 1 Commando | β | β | 1 | 1945β46 |
Army | β | β | 1 | 1954β55 |
Fire Services | β | β | 1 | 1969β70 |
Urban Services | β | β | 1 | 1974β75 |
Lai Sun | β | β | 1 | 1990β91 |
Southern | β | β | 1 | 2015β16 |
Lee Man | β | β | 1 | 2019β20 |
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Founded | 1895 (as Hong Kong Football Cup) 1896 (as Hong Kong Challenge Shield) |
---|---|
Region | ![]() |
Number of teams | 11 |
Current champions |
Kitchee (9th title) |
Most successful club(s) |
South China (31 titles) |
![]() |
The Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield ( Chinese: ι¦ζΈ―ι«η΄η΅ιη), 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.
Hong Kong Football Cup was a knockout cup competition which was established in 1895. 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 1922β23 season. The knockout format has been used except in 1982β83 and 1996β97 seasons. In 1982β83, 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 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 1987β1988, it was the first time to have external sponsor for the competition. Camel Paints sponsored the competition for 6 consecutive years. In 1993β1994, the sponsor was Emperor Financial Services Group. In 2003β2004 and 2004β2005, 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 6β5 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.
In 1981β82, 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 4β0.
(R) | Replay |
(1) | First leg |
(2) | Second leg |
* | Match went to extra time |
^ | Match went to extra time with golden goal |
β | Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time |
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 | 2013β14 | 16 | 2011β12 |
Eastern | 11 | 2019β20 | 6 | 2023β24 |
Kitchee | 9 | 2023β24 | 6 | 2014β15 |
Seiko | 8 | 1984β85 | 2 | 1982β83 |
Sing Tao | 6 | 1991β92 | 2 | 1998β99 |
Happy Valley | 5 | 2003β04 | 10 | 2005β06 |
HKFC | 5 | 1921β22 | 4 | 1931β32 |
Kowloon | 5 | 1927β28 | 4 | 1928β29 |
Rangers | 4 | 1994β95 | 2 | 1981β82 |
R.G.A. | 3 | 1913β14 | 1 | 1921β22 |
Sun Hei | 2 | 2011β12 | 5 | 2008β09 |
Royal Welch Fus. | 2 | 1901β02 | 2 | 1900β01 |
South Wales Borderers | 2 | 1933β34 | 2 | 1932β33 |
Royal Engineers | 2 | 1914β15 | 1 | 1915β16 |
Yuen Long | 2 | 2017β18 | 1 | 1964β65 |
Police | 1 | 1919β20 | 8 | 1968β69 |
KMB | 1 | 1950β51 | 4 | 1963β64 |
HMS Glory | 1 | 1902β03 | 2 | 1904β05 |
Naval Yard | 1 | 1910β11 | 2 | 1911β12 |
Royal Navy | 1 | 1945β46 | 2 | 1940β41 |
HMS Centurion | 1 | 1896β97 | 1 | 1895β96 |
HMS Bedford | 1 | 1908β09 | 1 | 1907β08 |
Buffs | 1 | 1909β10 | 1 | 1908β09 |
K.O.Y.L.I. | 1 | 1911β12 | 1 | 1910β11 |
East Surrey Regiment | 1 | 1923β24 | 1 | 1925β26 |
Bulova | 1 | 1983β84 | 1 | 1979β80 |
Citizen | 1 | 2010β11 | 1 | 2012β13 |
Pegasus | 1 | 2008β09 | 1 | 2013β14 |
Tai Po | 1 | 2012β13 | 1 | 2018β19 |
"G" Coy., King's Own Regiment | 1 | 1897β98 | β | β |
HMS Albion | 1 | 1903β04 | β | β |
Royal West Kent Regt. | 1 | 1904β05 | β | β |
HMS Diadem | 1 | 1905β06 | β | β |
HMS Titania | 1 | 1920β21 | β | β |
The King's Own Borderers | 1 | 1926β27 | β | β |
Somerset Light Infantry | 1 | 1929β30 | β | β |
Kwong Wah | 1 | 1962β63 | β | β |
Jardine | 1 | 1968β69 | β | β |
Yee Hope | 1 | 2000β01 | β | β |
Instant-Dict | β | β | 4 | 2000β01 |
Tung Wah | β | β | 3 | 1960β61 |
St. Joseph's | β | β | 2 | 1949β50 |
Tung Sing | β | β | 2 | 1972β73 |
Sea Bee | β | β | 2 | 1985β86 |
Tsuen Wan | β | β | 2 | 1988β89 |
25th Coy. S.D., R.A. | β | β | 1 | 1897β98 |
38th Coy. S.D., R.A. | β | β | 1 | 1898β99 |
Argonauts | β | β | 1 | 1902β03 |
HMS Cressy | β | β | 1 | 1903β04 |
D.C.L.I. | β | β | 1 | 1912β13 |
HMS Hampshire | β | β | 1 | 1913β14 |
The King's Liverpool Regiment | β | β | 1 | 1922β23 |
Wiltshire Regiment | β | β | 1 | 1936β37 |
No. 1 Commando | β | β | 1 | 1945β46 |
Army | β | β | 1 | 1954β55 |
Fire Services | β | β | 1 | 1969β70 |
Urban Services | β | β | 1 | 1974β75 |
Lai Sun | β | β | 1 | 1990β91 |
Southern | β | β | 1 | 2015β16 |
Lee Man | β | β | 1 | 2019β20 |