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 30 June 2020

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  HKG Choy Tsz To
4 DF  JPN Kota Kawase FP
6 DF  PAK Zesh Rehman FP
7 FW  JPN Shu Sasaki FP
8 MF  HKG Lau Ho Lam (on loan from Eastern)
11 FW  BRA Stefan Pereira FP
12 DF  HKG Hui Wang Fung
13 FW  HKG Chan Kwong Ho
14 FW  HKG James Ha
15 MF  HKG Lam Chi Fung
16 MF  HKG Chan Siu Kwan
17 GK  HKG Li Yat Chun
18 DF  HKG Jack Sealy
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF  IDN Stefan Antonić LP
20 DF  BRA Beto LP
21 MF  HKG Christopher Chung
22 MF  HKG Cheng Chun Wang
23 DF  HKG So Pak Hin
25 MF  HKG Chung Lok Yin
26 MF  HKG Chan Hoi Pak
29 GK  HKG Tse Tak Him (captain)
30 MF  HKG Wong Hin Chung
34 DF  HKG Chan Kong Pan
–– MF  POR Pedro Mendes FP
–– DF  HKG Cheng Chun Ngai

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 ReservesFree
30 June 2020DFSo Pak HinYouth teamFree
30 June 2020MFChung Lok YinYouth teamFree
30 June 2020MFLam Chi FungYouth teamFree
June 2020MFLau Ho LamEasternFree
July 2020MFPedro MendesFree agentFree

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
1 July 2020DFNg Kai YuiReleased
1 July 2020DFLau Wing SangReleased
1 July 2020DF Shay SpitzReleased
1 July 2020MFLau Ka MingReleased

Loans In
Start Date End Date Position Nationality Name From Club Fee Ref.
2 July 201931 May 2020MFLau 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
Main article: 2019–20 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
Main article: 2019–20 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield

Hong Kong Sapling Cup
Main article: 2019–20 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
Main article: 2019–20 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


Remarks

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