2019–20 Hong Kong Rangers FC season

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Rangers 2019–20 season
PresidentPeter Mok
Director of FootballPhilip Lee
Co-Head coachesChiu Chung Man
Wong Chin Hung
StadiumTuen Mun Tang Shiu Kin Sports Ground
Premier LeagueWithdrew
Senior ShieldQuarter-finals
FA CupFirst Round
Sapling CupGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Leandro Bazán (6 goals)

All:
Leandro Bazán (12 goals)
Highest home attendance452
(vs Kitchee, 3 November 2019)
Lowest home attendance240
(vs R&F, 22 December 2019)
Average home league attendance375

The 2019–20 season is Rangers's 40th season in the top-tier division in Hong Kong football. Rangers will compete in the Premier League, Senior Challenge Shield, FA Cup and Sapling Cup this season. However, due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong, Rangers announced their withdrawal from the remaining matches this season in April 2020.

Squad[edit]

First Team[edit]

As of 7 March 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 Hong Kong HKG Lo Siu Kei
3 MF Japan JPN Shu Kitamura LP
4 DF Hong Kong HKG Man Wai Fung
5 DF Paraguay PAR Pablo Leguizamón FP
6 MF Hong Kong HKG Wong Chin Hung
7 FW Argentina ARG Diego Cañete FP
8 MF Hong Kong HKG Wong Pun Wai
9 FW Hong Kong HKG Lau Chi Lok (on loan from Pegasus)
10 MF Argentina ARG Leandro Bazán FP
11 MF Hong Kong HKG Chan Wai Lok
12 FW Hong Kong HKG Lam Hok Hei (on loan from Eastern)
13 DF Hong Kong HKG Luk Kin Ming
14 FW Hong Kong HKG Lee Si Wang
16 FW Hong Kong HKG Christian Annan
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Hong Kong HKG Aender Naves
18 MF Hong Kong HKG Peng Lin Lin
19 DF Hong Kong HKG Poon Pak On
20 FW Brazil BRA Stefan Pereira FP
22 DF Brazil BRA Tomas (captain) FP
23 DF Hong Kong HKG Tse Wai Chun (on loan from R&F)
25 MF Hong Kong HKG Cheung Ka Chun
26 DF Hong Kong HKG Chung Sing Lam
27 MF Hong Kong HKG Tang Lok Man
28 GK Hong Kong HKG Chow Kwan Chun
30 GK Hong Kong HKG So Chi Wai (on loan from Yuen Long)
32 DF Hong Kong HKG Tita
55 DF Hong Kong HKG Jean-Jacques Kilama
89 MF Hong Kong HKG Au Yeung Yiu Chung

Remarks:
LP These players are registered as local players in Hong Kong domestic football competitions.
FP These players are registered as foreign players.

Transfers[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
29 July 2019 DF Paraguay Pablo Leguizamón Free agent Free
29 July 2019 FW Argentina Leandro Bazán Argentina Douglas Haig Free
29 July 2019 FW Argentina Diego Cañete Free agent Free
31 July 2019 MF Hong Kong Au Yeung Yiu Chung Tai Po Free
1 August 2020 MF Hong Kong Peng Lin Lin Dreams FC Free
12 August 2019 GK Hong Kong Lo Siu Kei Resources Capital Free
12 August 2019 DF Hong Kong Man Wai Fung Dreams FC Free
12 August 2019 DF Hong Kong Poon Pak On Dreams FC Free
12 August 2019 DF Brazil Tomas Yuen Long Free
12 August 2019 MF Hong Kong Wong Pun Wai Yuen Long Free
12 August 2019 MF Hong Kong Chan Wai Lok Hoi King Free
12 August 2020 FW Hong Kong Lee Si Wang Yuen Long Free
14 August 2020 MF Brazil Aender Naves Eastern District Free
28 August 2019 FW Hong Kong Christian Annan Kitchee Free
August 2019 FW Brazil Stefan Pereira Lee Man Free
16 September 2019 DF Hong Kong Jean-Jacques Kilama Tai Po Free
12 January 2020 DF Hong Kong Celistanus Tita Chou King Fung Free
12 January 2020 MF Japan Hong Kong Shu Kitamura Free agent Free
January 2020 GK Hong Kong Chow Kwan Chun Leaper's St. Joseph Free

Transfers out[edit]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2019 GK Hong Kong Wong Tsz Him Citizen Released
1 July 2019 DF Hong Kong Chiu Chun Kit Citizen Released
1 July 2019 DF Brazil Fabrício Lopes Shatin Released
1 July 2019 DF Brazil Fernando Lopes Eastern District Released
1 July 2019 MF Hong Kong Lai Lok Yin Icanfield Released
1 July 2019 MF Hong Kong Zhang Jun Icanfield Released
1 July 2019 MF Serbia Uros Vidovic Serbia Radnički Kragujevac Released
1 July 2019 FW Republic of the Congo Tiekoro Sissoko King Fung Released
October 2019 GK Hong Kong Chan Pak Ho Icanfield Released
1 June 2020 FW Brazil Stefan Pereira Southern Released
1 June 2020 DF Paraguay Pablo Leguizamón Released
1 June 2020 FW Argentina Leandro Bazán Released
1 June 2020 FW Argentina Diego Cañete Released
1 July 2020 DF Brazil Tomas Kitchee Released
1 July 2020 DF Hong Kong Luk Kin Ming Kitchee Released
1 July 2020 MF Hong Kong Peng Lin Lin Kitchee Released

Loans in[edit]

Start Date End Date Position Nationality Name From Club Fee Ref.
1 August 2019 End of season DF Hong Kong Tse Wai Chun R&F Undisclosed
1 August 2019 End of season FW Hong Kong Lau Chi Lok Pegasus Undisclosed
12 August 2019 February 2020 GK China Ji Xiangzheng R&F Undisclosed
6 September 2019 End of season GK Hong Kong So Chi Wai Yuen Long Undisclosed
27 September 2019 End of season FW Hong Kong Lam Hok Hei Eastern Undisclosed

Loans out[edit]

Start Date End Date Position Nationality Name To Club Fee Ref.
August 2019 24 January 2020 FW Brazil Stefan Pereira Citizen Undisclosed

Team staff[edit]

Position Staff
Director of football Hong Kong Philip Lee
Co-head coaches Hong Kong Chiu Chung Man
Hong Kong Wong Chin Hung
Assistant coach Hong Kong Lai Ka Fai
Assistant coach Hong Kong Su Yang
Goalkeeping coach Hong Kong Cheung Wai Hong
Technical director Hong Kong Fung Wing Shing
Team manager Hong Kong But Yiu Wai

Competitions[edit]

Hong Kong Premier League[edit]

Table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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[a]
8 Rangers (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Tai Po (D, R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew, record expunged
Relegation to Hong Kong First Division League[b]
10 Yuen Long (D, R) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Pegasus and Rangers withdrew from the league due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong, and their records were expunged.
  2. ^ Tai Po and Yuen Long withdrew from the league due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong, and their records were expunged. On 12 June 2020, it was announced that they would self-relegate due to lack of funds.[1]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield[edit]

Hong Kong Sapling Cup[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kitchee (A) 8 6 1 1 20 6 +14 19 Advance to Final
2 Eastern 8 5 1 2 14 5 +9 16
3 Pegasus 8 4 0 4 19 20 −1 12
4 Lee Man 8 2 1 5 17 22 −5 7
5 Rangers 8 1 1 6 10 27 −17 4
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[edit]



Remarks[edit]

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