2009 Hong Kong Community Shield was the first edition of the

Hong Kong Community Shield 2009 Hong Kong Community Shield was the first edition of the Hong Kong Community Shield. The game was a football match between the winners and the runners-up of the previous season's Hong Kong First Division League. The match was played in Hong ...

. The game was a football match between the winners and the runners-up of the previous season's

Hong Kong First Division League The Hong Kong First Division League () is the second-highest division in the Hong Kong football league system. Established in 1908, it is the third oldest in Asia. The league was formerly the highest division in Hong Kong until the formation o ...

. The match was played in

Hong Kong Stadium Hong Kong Stadium is the main sports venue of Hong Kong. Redeveloped from the old Government Stadium, it reopened as Hong Kong Stadium in March 1994. It has a maximum seating capacity of 40,000, including 18,260 at the main level, 3,173 at exec ...

, on 17 August 2009. The two opposing teams were 2008–09 Hong Kong First Division League winners

South China South China () is a geographical and cultural region that covers the southernmost part of China. Its precise meaning varies with context. A notable feature of South China in comparison to the rest of China is that most of its citizens are not n ...

and runners-up

Kitchee Kitchee Sports Club (; ; ) is a Hong Kong professional Association football, football club based in Kowloon. It was founded in 1931 and currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League. The club has won championships in Hong Kong 11 times, in ...

. Because of

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, which was currently affecting

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, a part of the ticket revenue was donated to two charities, the

Hong Kong Red Cross The Hong Kong Red Cross (HKRC, ) is the national Red Cross society of Hong Kong as part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Its head office is in West Kowloon. It was established officially on 12 July 1950 as a branch of ...

and

United Christian Hospital United Christian Hospital is an acute district general hospital in Kwun Tong of New Kowloon in Hong Kong, operated by the Hospital Authority. The hospital has 1,174 beds and staff of 3,000, serving eastern Kowloon. Founded in 1973, it has link ...

. The game was won by Kitchee with a 2–0 victory over South China. The game's two goals were made by

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player Albert Virgili and

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player

Baruc Nsue Baruc Nsue Burcet (born 2 November 1984), simply known as Baruc, is a football midfielder who plays for UE Tona in the Spanish Primera Catalana. Born in Spain, he represented Equatorial Guinea at international level. International career In ...

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