2019 HKFC International Soccer Sevens
2019 HKFC International Soccer Sevens, officially known as The HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens due to sponsorship reasons, is the 20th staging of the HKFC International Soccer Sevens tournament. It was held on 17–19 May 2019. In this edition, there were a number of celebrations to commemorate 20 years of the tournament.[1]
Competing Teams
Masters Tournament
Group A
- TDW Discovery Bay: Ho Kwok Chuen, Vlamir Soartes, Matija Maretic, Martin Rigby, Kieran McKnight, Bruno Cortes, Pascal Laroumanie, Paul Crompton, Bruno Oliveiro, Gabriel Biscaia, Daniel Cortes
- Citi All Stars: Alan Fettis, Pascal Chimbonda, Alan Dunne, Sean Davis, Marvin Andrews, Carl Heggs, Matt Piper, Jamie Cureton, Darren Currie, Gary Alexander, Ben Chorley
- Nottingham Forest Mobsters: Kevin Pilkington, Jamal Campbell-Ryce, Paul McKenna, John Thompson, Grant Holt, Brett Ormerod, Hayden Mullins, Sam Clingan, Tem Hansen, Martin Tierney
- Singapore Cricket Club Masters: Adam Bowden, Andrew Hutcheon, Owen Monaghan, Amos Boon, Matt Hulen, John Norfolk, Martin Goerojo, Tan Chun Hao, Michael Hemmingway, PJ Roberts, Michael Drake
- HKFC Chairman's Select: Murphy Mok, Jamie Milne, Philip Dowding, Simon Galvin, Stu McInnes, Colin Spanos, Stephen Tew, Rahul Dansanghani, Graeme Lane, Darren McEntee, Danny Beattie
Group B
- Wallsend Boys Club: Steve Harper, John Watson, Dean Beckwith, Luis Corrales, John Gbenda Charles, Matt West, Keith Gillespie, Paul Ifill, Fabio Alcantara, Craig Dundas, Glen Southam
- playonpro: David James, Don Hutchison, Frank Sinclair, Darren Bent, Emile Heskey, Peter Beardsley, Michael Brown, John Arne Riise, Jari Litmanen, George Boateng, Michael Gray
- Eleven FC: Tam Siu Wai, Chan Ka Ki, Lai Kai Cheuk, Poon Yiu Cheuk, Lee Chi Ho, Li Chun Yip, Yoon Dong-hun, Angelo Marcio da Silva Cascao, Aender Naves Mesquita, Chiu Chung Man
- KCC Veterans
- HKFC Masters: Jan Souleyman, Tom McGillycuddy, Anthony Sassi, Adrian Worth, Blake Harding, Paul Fitzgerald, Donny Tse, Fouad Ben Allal, Tom Pugh, Mark Grainger, Rich Le Gallez
Main Tournament
Group A
- West Ham United: Joseph Anang, Ben Johnson, Jeremy Ngakia, Harrison Ashby, Conor Coventry, Louie Watson, Dan Kemp, Nathan Holland, Sean Adarkwa, Joe Powell [2]
- Fulham: Taye Ashby-Hammond, Cody Drameh, Moritz Jenz, Jerome Opoku, Connor McAvoy, Timmy Abraham, Jayden Harris, Nicolas Santos-Clase, Sonny Hilton, Tyrese Francois [3]
- Portimonense: Nedja, Jamerson, Fali, Koday Nagagima, Ryonosuke Ohori, Sérgio Santos, Sérgio Neto, Iago Oliveira, Gustavo Hebling, Francisco Cardoso [4]
- HKFC Captain's Select: Issey Maholo, Max Poon, Jorge Ruiz, Sebastian Beer, Shane Jeffery, Andrew Wylde, Calum Erskine, Calvin Harris, Raphael Merkies, Michael Hampshire
Group B
- Aston Villa: Akos Onodi, Isaiah Bazeley-Graham, Bradley Burton, Dominic Revan, Lewis Brunt, Jaden Philogene-Bidace, Aaron Pressley, Jack Clarke, Cameron Archer, Indiana Vassilev [5]
- Leicester City: Viktor Johansson, Luke Thomas, Dennis Gyamfi, Justen Kranthove, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Layton Ndukwu, Sidnei Tavares, Conor Tee, Dempsey Arlott-John, Ryan Loft [6]
- Kitchee
- Singapore Cricket Club: Ronnie Smollet, Khairul Anwar, Jonathan Huang, Tim Walter, Jahan Rezai, Jack Cullinane, Ivor Teagle, Ben King, Chang Guo Guang, Sam Balls
Group C
- Brighton & Hove Albion: Tom McGill, Archie Davies, Alex Cochrane, George Cox, Warren O'Hora, Max Sanders, Jordan Davies, Ryan Longman, Steven Alzate, Ben Wilson [7]
- Newcastle United: Nathan Harker, Owen Bailey, Kelland Watts, Lewis Cass, Matthew Longstaff, Rosaire Longelo, Elias Sørensen, Tom Allan, Oliver Walters, Luke Charman [8]
- Kashima Antlers:
- Kerry Yau Yee League Select: Aron Ruszel, Daniel Martyn, Dylan McWilliams, Edwin Tizard, Gurung Suraj, Kieran Robinson, Martin Fray, Mathieu Boyer, Pete Smith, Silvio Ruprah
Group D
- Rangers: Nicky Hogarth, Cameron Palmer, Stephen Kelly, Nathan Paterson, Josh McPake, Andrew Dallas, Daniel Finlayson, Kai Kennedy, Jordan Houston, Matthew Shiels
- Wolverhampton Wanderers: Carlos Heredia, Niall Ennis, Ryan Giles, Pedro Gonçalves, Elliot Watt, Ed Francis, Oskar Buur, Cameron John, Dion Sanderson
- Hong Kong Football Club: Freddy Toomer, Callum Beattie, Michael Thurbon, Frederik Schipper, Robert Bacon, Robert Scott, Marcus McMillan, Albin Brion, Jordan Brown, Shunsuke Nakamura
- HKFA Red Dragons
Guest Referees
Main Tournament - Group Stage
Group A
| P | Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Portimonense | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Fulham | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | HKFC Captain's Select | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| West Ham United | 4-1 | HKFC Captain's Select |
|---|---|---|
Nathan Holland  Ben Johnson |
Sebastian Beer |
| West Ham United | 1-0 | Fulham |
|---|---|---|
| Nathan Holland |
| Portimonense | 1-0 | HKFC Captain's Select |
|---|---|---|
| Gustavo Hebling |
| West Ham United | 0-0 | Portimonense |
|---|---|---|
| Fulham | 5-0 | HKFC Captain's Select |
|---|---|---|
| Tyrese Francois Sonny Hilton Connor McAvoy Cody Drameh Timmy Abraham |
Group B
| P | Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leicester City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Kitchee | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Singapore Cricket Club | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Aston Villa | 1-1 | Kitchee |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Clarke |
Kim Dong Jin |
| Leicester City | 2-0 | Singapore Cricket Club |
|---|---|---|
| Conor Tee Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall |
| Aston Villa | 3-0 | Singapore Cricket Club |
|---|---|---|
| Jaden Philogene-Bidace Aaron Pressley Lewis Brunt |
| Leicester City | 1-1 | Kitchee |
|---|---|---|
| Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall |
Mathew Orr |
| Kitchee | 1-0 | Singapore Cricket Club |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Goncalves |
| Leicester City | 1-0 | Aston Villa |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Loft |
Group C
| P | Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Kerry Yau Yee League Select α | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
- ^α 3rd and 4th place decided by 4-a-side Golden Goal game. Kerry Yau Yee League Select's goalkeeper, Pete Smith, scored the deciding goal.
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 0-1 | Kashima Antlers |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown |
| Newcastle United | 1-0 | Kerry Yau Yee League Select |
|---|---|---|
| Kelland Watts |
| Newcastle United | 1-0 | Kashima Antlers |
|---|---|---|
| Elias Sorensen |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 1-0 | Kerry Yau Yee League Select |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Longman |
| Kashima Antlers | 1-2 | Kerry Yau Yee League Select |
|---|---|---|
| Kotaro Arima Tatsuya Kiuchi  |
Dylan McWilliams Silvio Ruprah |
| Newcastle United | 0-0 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
|---|---|---|
Group D
| P | Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderersb | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Rangers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Hong Kong Football Club | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | HKFA Red Dragons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
- ^b 1st and 2nd place decided by 4-a-side Golden Goal game which Wolverhampton Wanderers won.
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-1 | HKFA Red Dragons |
|---|---|---|
| Niall Ennis Elliot Watt |
Chang Kwong Yin |
| Rangers | 3-1 | Hong Kong Football Club |
|---|---|---|
| Kai Kennedy Cameron Palmer Josh McPake |
Robert Scott |
| Rangers | 0-0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| HKFA Red Dragons | 0-1 | Hong Kong Football Club |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Bacon |
| Rangers | 1-0 | HKFA Red Dragons |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Shiels |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2-0 | Hong Kong Football Club |
|---|---|---|
| Niall Ennis Carlos Heredia |
Main Tournament - Knockout Stage
Matches in the knockout stage were now 14 minutes each half, with golden goal extra time and a sudden death penalty shootout in the event of a draw.
Plate
- Bottom two teams of each group entered the quarter-finals of Plate.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Fulham (pen.) | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||
| C4 | Kashima Antlers | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||
| Fulham | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Aston Villa | 3 | |||||||||||||
| B3 | Aston Villa | 5 | ||||||||||||
| D4 | HKFA Red Dragons | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Aston Villa | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Kerry Yau Yee League Select | 0 | |||||||||||||
| C3 | Kerry Yau Yee League Select (pen.) | 0 (10) | ||||||||||||
| A4 | HKFC Captain's Select | 0 (9) | ||||||||||||
| Kerry Yau Yee League Select | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Singapore Cricket Club | 0 | |||||||||||||
| D3 | Hong Kong Football Club | 1 (3) | ||||||||||||
| B4 | Singapore Cricket Club (pen.) | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||
Shield
- Losing teams of Cup quarter-finals entered the semi-finals of Shield.
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | ||||||||
| Leicester City | 4 | ||||||||
| Leicester City | 1 | ||||||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers (AET) | 2 | ||||||||
| Portimonese | 0 | ||||||||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | ||||||||
Cup
- Top two teams of each group entered the quarter-finals of Cup.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| A1 | West Ham United | 2 | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | ||||||||||||
| West Ham United | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Rangers (AET) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| B1 | Leicester City | 2 | ||||||||||||
| D2 | Rangers (AET) | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Rangers | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Newcastle United (AET) | 4 | |||||||||||||
| C1 | Newcastle United | 2 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Portimonese | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Newcastle United | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Kitchee | 0 | |||||||||||||
| D1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Kitchee (AET) | 2 | ||||||||||||
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gollark: People might have different criteria for these and it's irrelevant and pointless to say "well, yours are wrong".
gollark: Part of the criteria many people in somewhat more freedom-respecting countries use to judge countries/sociopolitical systems/whatever is how much "freedom" they provide.
gollark: You can have opinions on things without personally/directly experiencing on them.
gollark: Maybe a system which gives one leader large amounts of power is problematic then.
References
- "Hong Kong Soccer Sevens". HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens Official Site. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- "Hammers to send strong squad to Hong Kong Soccer Sevens". West Ham United - Official Website. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- "HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens". Fulham FC Official Site. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- "PORTIMONENSE NO HKFC CITI SOCCER SEVENS 2019". PORTIMONENSE Official Site. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- Connor, Dan (17 May 2019). "Hong Kong Soccer Sevens: Tournament preview". Aston Villa Official Site. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- "The HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens: Everything You Need To Know". Leicester City Official Site. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- Cleeves, Kieran (14 May 2019). "SOCCER SEVENS TEN-MAN SQUAD ANNOUNCED". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- Porter, Graham (14 May 2019). "Newcastle United squad for Hong Kong Soccer Sevens confirmed – Try to repeat 2018 win". The Mag. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
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