2024–25 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Dates | 8 September 2024 – 30 January 2025 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Defending champions | Kitchee |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Eastern |
| Runners-up | Lee Man |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Goals scored | 23 (2.88 per match) |
| Attendance | 9,733 (1,217 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Henri Anier (5 goals) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | Leung Kwun Chung |
2024–25 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield was the 122nd season of the Hong Kong Senior Shield. 9 teams entered this edition, with 1 game being played in the First Round before the quarter-finals stage. The competition was only open to teams that played in the 2024–25 Hong Kong Premier League.[1]
The champions received HK$150,000 in prize money while the runners up received HK$50,000. The best player of the final received a HK$10,000 bonus. In addition, the two losing teams in semi-finals received HK$20,000 while the remaining teams received HK$5,000.[2]
Kitchee were the defending champions but were eliminated in the semi-finals. Eastetn became the champions for the 12th time after beating Lee Man in the final.
Calendar
| Stage | Round | Draw Date | Date | Matches | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knockout | First Round | 27 August 2024 | 8 September 2024 | 1 | 9 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 26 October – 23 November 2024 | 4 | 8 → 4 | ||
| Semi-finals | 30 November – 1 December 2024 | 2 | 4 → 2 | ||
| Final | 30 January 2025 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
Bracket
| First Round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 26 October 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| Rangers | 1 | |||||||||||||
| HKFC | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1 December 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| Rangers | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Eastern | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 23 November 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| Eastern | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 8 September 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| Southern | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Southern | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 30 January 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Kowloon City | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Eastern | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Lee Man | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 27 October 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| Lee Man | 5 | |||||||||||||
| North District | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 30 November 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| Lee Man | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Kitchee | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 26 October 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| Kitchee | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Tai Po | 1 | |||||||||||||
Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score
Fixtures and results
First Round
| 8 September 2024 SS01 | Southern | 3–0 | Kowloon City | Sham Shui Po, Kowloon |
| 15:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Attendance: 460 Referee: Yu Kin Fung |
Quarter-finals
| 26 October 2024 SS02 | Rangers | 1–0 | HKFC | Tai Po Sports Ground |
| 15:00 |
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Report | Attendance: 145 Referee: Ho Wai Sing |
| 26 October 2024 SS05 | Kitchee | 3–1 | Tai Po | Mong Kok Stadium |
| 15:00 |
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Report |
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Attendance: 1,412 Referee: Luk Kin Sun |
| 27 October 2024 SS04 | Lee Man | 5–1 | North District | Tai Po Sports Ground |
| 15:00 | Report |
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Attendance: 327 Referee: Tam Ping Wun |
| 23 November 2024 SS03 | Eastern | 1–0 | Southern | Mong Kok Stadium |
| 18:00 |
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Report | Attendance: 812 Referee: Tam Ping Wun |
Semi-finals
| 30 November 2024 SS06 | Lee Man | 2–1 | Kitchee | Mong Kok Stadium |
| 15:00 | Report |
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Attendance: 1,573 Referee: Lau Fong Hei |
| 1 December 2024 SS07 | Rangers | 1–3 | Eastern | Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground |
| 15:00 |
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Report |
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Attendance: 509 Referee: Luk Kin Sun |
Final
| 30 January 2025 SS08 | Eastern | 1–0 | Lee Man | Mong Kok Stadium |
| 15:00 |
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Report | Attendance: 4,495 Referee: Ho Wai Sing |
Final
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Player of the Match:
Assistant Referees:
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Match rules
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Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henri Anier | Lee Man | 5 |
| 2 | Noah Baffoe | Eastern | 2 |
| Víctor Bertomeu | Eastern | ||
| Gregory | Southern | ||
| Sherzod Temirov | Kitchee | ||
| 6 | 10 players | 1 | |
References
- ^ "高級組銀牌 第一圈9．8開打 傑志衞冕首擊撼大埔". on.cc東網 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 2024-08-27. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
- ^ "中國香港足球總會". 中國香港足球總會. Retrieved 2023-10-09.