The

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2007–08, also known as the 2007–08 HKFA Choi Fung Hong Senior Shield,2007/08 HKFA Choi Fung Hong Senior Shield
HKFA.com, 31 October 2007 was the 107th staging of the

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's oldest

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knockout competition. The competition started on 22 November 2007 with 10

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clubs and concluded on 23 December 2007 with the final.

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captured their 7th title of the competition after beating

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by 3-1 in the final. They qualified for the

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Teams

* Bulova Rangers *

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* Happy Valley *

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* Workable

Fixtures and results

''All times are

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(UTC+8).''

Bracket

First round

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

Scorers

; 6 goals *

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(''

'') ; 3 goals *

Detinho José Wellington Bento dos Santos (; born 11 September 1973), known as Detinho, is a former Brazilian-born Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a striker. He also holds a Portuguese passport. He spent his entire professional career ...

(''

'') ; 2 goals *

Sham Kwok Keung Tailor Sham Kwok Keung (, born 10 September 1985) is a Hong Kong former professional footballer who played as a left winger. He is the younger brother of former professional footballer Sham Kwok Fai. Club career Happy Valley Both Sham Kwok ...

('' Happy Valley'') * Goran Stankovski (''

'') *

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(''

'') ; 1 goal *

Godfred Karikari Godfred Karikari (; born 11 March 1985) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in Ghana, he represented the Hong Kong national football team. Early life Karikari was born to an affluent family in Ghana. He was a fast ...

('' Bulova Rangers'') * Siumar ('' Bulova Rangers'') * Chen Zhizhao (''

'') *

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(''

'') * Denisson ('' Happy Valley'') * Fagner ('' Happy Valley'') *

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('' Happy Valley'') *

Chan Siu Ki Chan Siu Ki (; born 14 July 1985) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who plays as a striker. He is the all-time top scorer for the Hong Kong national team with 37 goals. Club career Early career Chan was spotted by the management of Tai ...

(''

'') *

Julius Akosah Julius Pongla Akosah ( ''Akosah'', born in Buea) is a former Cameroonian-born Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as an amateur for Hong Kong Second Division club Fu Moon. His position was striker. He was once called up by ...

(''

'') * Li Yao (''

'') *

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(''

'') *

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(''

'') *

Yip Chi Ho Yip Chi Ho (, born 21 October 1985) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Yip moved to South China AA, South China from Hong Kong Rangers FC, Rangers after the end of the 2006–07 season and rep ...

(''

'') *

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'')

Prizes

Teamwise

* Champion (HKD$80,000):

* 1st-Runner-up (HKD$20,000):

* Knock-out in the Semi-Finals (HKD$10,000 each): Happy Valley,

* Knock-out in the Preliminary (HKD$5,000 each): Bulova Rangers,

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Individual

* Top Scorer Award (HKD$5,000): Rodrigo Andreis Galvao (''

'') * Best Defender Award (HKD$5,000):

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Trivia

head coach

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captured the

for the 5th time. For the last four times, he led another First Division League team

, including for the last season in 2006-07. * Originally,

should have regulated to the Third 'A' Division League for the 2007-08 season, and therefore unqualified for competing in Senior Shield. However, the team was invited to enter the First Division and was able to compete in Senior Shield. This was similar to the case happened in the previous season for the champion team

, as South China should have regulated to the Second Division League and unqualified for Senior Shield.

References

External links

Fixtures
at HKFA.com {{DEFAULTSORT:2007-08 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield Shield, 2007-08 Hong Kong Senior Shield Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield, 2007-08

Teams

Fixtures and results

Bracket

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Scorers

Prizes

Teamwise

Individual

Trivia

See also

References

External links