2019–20 Southern District FC season

The 2019–20 season is Southern's 7th season in the top-tier division in Hong Kong football. Southern will compete in the Premier League, Senior Challenge Shield, FA Cup and Sapling Cup this season.

Southern 2019–20 season
PresidentMatthew Wong
ChairmanChan Man Chun
Head CoachZesh Rehman
StadiumAberdeen Sports Ground
Premier LeagueTBD
Senior ShieldQuarter-finals
FA CupQuarter-finals
Sapling CupTBD
Highest home attendance1,026
(vs Kitchee, 19 October 2019)
Lowest home attendance537
(vs Rangers, 24 November 2019)

Squad

First Team

As of 2 May 2020

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Choy Tsz To
3 DF Shay Spitz LP
4 DF Kota Kawase FP
6 DF Zesh Rehman FP
8 MF Lau Ho Lam (on loan from Eastern)
12 DF Hui Wang Fung
13 FW Chan Kwong Ho
14 FW James Ha FP
15 DF Lau Wing Sang
16 MF Chan Siu Kwan
17 GK Li Yat Chun
No. Position Player
18 DF Jack Sealy
20 DF Beto LP
21 MF Christopher Chung
22 MF Cheng Chun Wang
23 MF Lau Ka Ming
26 MF Chan Hoi Pak
29 GK Tse Tak Him (captain)
30 MF Wong Hin Chung
34 DF Chan Kong Pan
–– FW Shu Sasaki FP

Remarks:
LP These players are registered as local players in Hong Kong domestic football competitions.
FP These players are registered as foreign players.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 June 2019FWTravis MajorPegasusFree
1 June 2019FWChan Kwong HoYuen LongFree
27 June 2019DFKota KawaseDreams FCFree
1 July 2019MFChan Siu KwanTai PoFree
3 July 2019DFJack SealyPegasusFree
12 July 2019MFCheng Chun WangYouth teamFree
12 July 2019MFWong Hin ChungYouth teamFree
25 July 2019DFLau Wing SangHoi KingFree
13 September 2019MFEmmet WanFree agentFree
2 January 2020MFGabriel MéndezPegasusFree
2 May 2020MFShu SasakiPegasusFree
6 June 2020FWStefan PereiraRangersFree
6 June 2020DF Stefan AntonicKitchee U-18Free

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2019DFSham Kwok FaiCitizenReleased
1 July 2019DFLau Hok MingEasternReleased
1 July 2019DFChe RunqiuTai PoReleased
1 July 2019MFMarko Krasic FK Rudar PljevljaReleased
1 July 2019MFChan Man FaiTai PoReleased
1 July 2019MFMichael LukTai PoReleased
1 July 2019FWWellingssonKitcheeReleased
7 December 2019MFEmmet WanCitizenReleased
7 December 2019FWNikola KomazecKitcheeReleased
27 April 2020MFTicãoReleased
27 April 2020MFGabriel MéndezReleased
27 April 2020FWTravis MajorReleased
27 April 2020FWDhiego MartinsReleased

Loans In

Start Date End Date Position Nationality Name From Club Fee Ref.
2 July 2019End of seasonMFLau Ho LamEasternUndisclosed


Team staff

Position Staff
Head coach Zesh Rehman
Assistant coach Pui Ho Wang
Assistant coach Cristiano Cordeiro
Assistant coach Sham Kwok Fai
Conditioning coach Shay Spitz
Goalkeeping coach Marc Gamon
Physiotherapists Ella Yeung
Fong Ho Kee

Competitions

Hong Kong Premier League

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Kitchee 5 3 1 1 14 4 +10 10
4 Eastern 6 3 0 3 9 7 +2 9
5 Southern 5 2 1 2 11 12 1 7
6 Happy Valley 5 0 0 5 3 15 12 0
7 Pegasus (W) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[lower-alpha 1]
Source: Hong Kong Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play points; 8) Drawing lots (Play-off if the winner has to be decided).
(W) Withdrew.
Notes:
  1. Pegasus and Rangers withdrew from the league due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong. Their results were expunged from the table.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield

Hong Kong Sapling Cup

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Southern (A) 8 4 3 1 8 5 +3 15 Advance to Final
2 R&F (E) 8 4 1 3 18 12 +6 13
3 Yuen Long (E) 8 3 3 2 19 17 +2 12
4 Happy Valley (E) 8 2 2 4 13 17 4 8
5 Tai Po (E) 8 1 3 4 18 25 7 6
Source: Hong Kong Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated.

Hong Kong FA Cup


Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches.

As of match played 11 February 2020
Rank Pos. No. Player Premier League FA Cup Senior Shield Sapling Cup AFC Cup Total
1 FW9 Michaël N'dri7032012
2 FW91 Gil303107
3 MF10 Jonatan Acosta102104
MF77 Serhiy Shapoval101204
4 FW8 Jordi Tarrés000303
5 DF31 Diogo Rangel100102
MF16 Ngan Lok Fung100102
6 DF2 Fernando Recio100001
MF7 Lee Hong Lim100001
DF5 Yu Wai Lim001001
DF29 Yu Pui Hong001001
Total1601111038

Clean sheets

As of match played 26 December 2019
No. Player Premier League FA Cup Senior Shield Sapling Cup AFC Cup Total
1 Wang Zhenpeng202004
23 Guo Jianqiao000101
Total202105


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