2019–20 Southern District FC season

Southern 2019–20 season
President	Matthew Wong
Chairman	Chan Man Chun
Head Coach	Zesh Rehman
Stadium	Aberdeen Sports Ground
Premier League	TBD
Senior Shield	Quarter-finals
FA Cup	Quarter-finals
Sapling Cup	TBD
Highest home attendance	1,026 ; (vs Kitchee, 19 October 2019)
Lowest home attendance	537 ; (vs Rangers, 24 November 2019)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2018–19 2020–21 →

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.

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	Name	From	Fee
1 June 2019	FW	Travis Major	Pegasus	Free
1 June 2019	FW	Chan Kwong Ho	Yuen Long	Free
27 June 2019	DF	Kota Kawase	Dreams FC	Free
1 July 2019	MF	Chan Siu Kwan	Tai Po	Free
3 July 2019	DF	Jack Sealy	Pegasus	Free
12 July 2019	MF	Cheng Chun Wang	Youth team	Free
12 July 2019	MF	Wong Hin Chung	Youth team	Free
25 July 2019	DF	Lau Wing Sang	Hoi King	Free
13 September 2019	MF	Emmet Wan	Free agent	Free
2 January 2020	MF	Gabriel Méndez	Pegasus	Free
2 May 2020	MF	Shu Sasaki	Pegasus	Free
6 June 2020	FW	Stefan Pereira	Rangers	Free
6 June 2020	DF	Stefan Antonic	Kitchee Reserves	Free
30 June 2020	DF	So Pak Hin	Youth team	Free
30 June 2020	MF	Chung Lok Yin	Youth team	Free
30 June 2020	MF	Lam Chi Fung	Youth team	Free
June 2020	MF	Lau Ho Lam	Eastern	Free
July 2020	MF	Pedro Mendes	Free agent	Free

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee
1 July 2019	DF	Sham Kwok Fai	Citizen	Released
1 July 2019	DF	Lau Hok Ming	Eastern	Released
1 July 2019	DF	Che Runqiu	Tai Po	Released
1 July 2019	MF	Marko Krasic	FK Rudar Pljevlja	Released
1 July 2019	MF	Chan Man Fai	Tai Po	Released
1 July 2019	MF	Michael Luk	Tai Po	Released
1 July 2019	FW	Wellingsson	Kitchee	Released
7 December 2019	MF	Emmet Wan	Citizen	Released
7 December 2019	FW	Nikola Komazec	Kitchee	Released
27 April 2020	MF	Ticão		Released
27 April 2020	MF	Gabriel Méndez		Released
27 April 2020	FW	Travis Major		Released
27 April 2020	FW	Dhiego Martins		Released
1 July 2020	DF	Ng Kai Yui		Released
1 July 2020	DF	Lau Wing Sang		Released
1 July 2020	DF	Shay Spitz		Released
1 July 2020	MF	Lau Ka Ming		Released

Loans In

Start Date	End Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From Club	Fee	Ref.
2 July 2019	31 May 2020	MF		Lau Ho Lam	Eastern	Undisclosed

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 v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	R&F (D)	10	5	3	2	21	15	+6	18	Withdrew from league system, club folded^[a]
4	Lee Man	10	5	1	4	16	14	+2	16	Qualification for AFC Cup group stage
5	Southern	10	2	4	4	15	21	−6	10
6	Happy Valley	10	0	1	9	6	31	−25	1
7	Pegasus (D)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew, record expunged^[b]

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).
(D) Disqualified
Notes:

^ R&F withdrew from the league system after the end of the season and folded.
^ Pegasus and Rangers withdrew from the league due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong, and their records were expunged.

Win Draw Loss

Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield

Hong Kong Sapling Cup

Group Stage

Pos	Team v t e	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	8	4	1	3	18	12	+6	13
3	Yuen Long	8	3	3	2	19	17	+2	12
4	Happy Valley	8	2	2	4	13	17	−4	8
5	Tai Po	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

Hong Kong FA Cup

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches.

As of match played 11 February 2020

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Premier League	Senior Shield	Sapling Cup	Total
1	FW	9	Michaël N'dri	7	3	2	12
2	FW	91	Gil	3	3	1	7
3	MF	10	Jonatan Acosta	1	2	1	4
3	MF	77	Serhiy Shapoval	1	1	2	4
4	FW	8	Jordi Tarrés	0	0	3	3
5	DF	31	Diogo Rangel	1	0	1	2
5	MF	16	Ngan Lok Fung	1	0	1	2
6	DF	2	Fernando Recio	1	0	0	1
	MF	7	Lee Hong Lim	1	0	0	1
	DF	5	Yu Wai Lim	0	1	0	1
	DF	29	Yu Pui Hong	0	1	0	1
Total				16	11	11	38

Clean sheets

As of match played 26 December 2019

No.	Player	Premier League	Senior Shield	Sapling Cup	Total
1	Wang Zhenpeng	2	2	0	4
23	Guo Jianqiao	0	0	1	1
Total		2	2	1	5

Remarks

References

[table_note_res_Withdrew20.37101176631218-1] R&F withdrew from the league system after the end of the season and folded.

[table_note_res_Withdrew0.37101176631218-2] Pegasus and Rangers withdrew from the league due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong, and their records were expunged.

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