Hong Kong Senior Shield

infobox football tournament
name = Hong Kong Senior Shield


caption =
current = Hong Kong Senior Shield 2008-09
founded = 1896
number of teams = 13
current champions = Eastern
region = HKG
most successful club = South China
(29 times)

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.

History

References: [ [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=4436 高級組銀牌賽回顧(一)] ] [ [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=4437 高級組銀牌賽回顧(二)] ] [ [http://www.hkfa.com/includes_files/board_details.php?news_id=4438 高級組銀牌賽回顧(三)] ]
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.

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.

hield Finals

=Before WWII (1897–1941)=

ee also

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

References

External links

* [http://www.hkfa.com HKFA website]
* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesh/hkshieldhist.html RSSSF.com Hong Kong - List of Senior Shield Finalists]

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