The Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield (), known commonly as the Senior Shield, is the

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inter-club competition held in

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and the fourth oldest football tournament in

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. Traditionally, only the teams in the

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are entered into the competition. However, on occasion teams in lower divisions, usually the champions of the Junior Shield, are invited in order to increase the number of participating teams. The current Senior Shield holders are

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History

高級組銀牌賽回顧(三)
/ref> Hong Kong Football Cup was a knockout cup competition which was established in 1895. It had been renamed to Hong Kong Challenge Shield due to the changes of the trophy. It had been divided in Senior Shield and Junior Shield since 1922–23 season. The knockout format has been used except in 1982–83 and 1996–97 seasons. In 1982–83, group matches format was used. In 1996-1997, a double knock-out system were used. Before 1978, a re-match would be played after a draw. After 1978, extra time and penalty kicks were used. Penalty shoot-out has been used for 3 times in the final in history (1988, 1994, 1995). But starting from 2011, Hong Kong Challenge Shield is a two-legged home-and-away ties competition.

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is the player who has won the most number of Senior Shield. He won it for 10 times between 1987 and 2005. (

: 1987, 1993, 1994;

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: 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003;

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: 2005).

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and

Wu Kwok Hung Wu Kwok Hung (; 22 May 1949 – 15 June 2015), nicknamed "Big Head", was a former Hong Kong professional football player. Club career Wu played in the Hong Kong First Division League for teams including Tung Sing, South China and Seiko as a mi ...

have won the competition for 9 times. There are 3 teams after

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which won Senior Shield immediately after their promotions to

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. They are Rangers (1966), Jardine (1969) and

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(1973). In 1987–1988, it was the first time to have external sponsor for the competition.

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sponsored the competition for 6 consecutive years. In 1993–1994, the sponsor was

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. In 2003–2004 and 2004–2005, Sunray Cave was the sponsor and the most recent sponsor is

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. One of the most unexpected results in the competition history is a 6:5 win by Army against Happy Valley in 1965. At the time, Army was at the bottom of the

and had to relegate to the

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next season while Happy Valley was the league Champion.

Trivia

In 1981–82,

invited English football legend Bobby Moore to play in the final. The 40-year-old famous player played for 12 minutes only in the match, which

beat Rangers by 4–0.

Finals

Key

Results

Notes

Results by team

Teams shown in ''italics'' are no longer in existence in

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References

External links

HKFA websiteHong Kong Football
{{National football Cups (AFC region) Football competitions in Hong Kong

Shield A shield is a piece of personal armour held in the hand, which may or may not be strapped to the wrist or forearm. Shields are used to intercept specific attacks, whether from close-ranged weaponry or projectiles such as arrows, by means of a ...

1895 establishments in Hong Kong Recurring sporting events established in 1895