2019–20 Hong Kong Rangers FC season

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Rangers 2019–20 season Football team season

Rangers 2019–20 seasonPresident| Peter Mok

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Director of Football| Philip Lee
Co-Head coaches| Chiu Chung Man
Wong Chin Hung
Stadium| Tuen Mun Tang Shiu Kin Sports Ground
Premier League| Withdrew
Senior Shield| Quarter-finals
FA Cup| First Round
Sapling Cup| Group Stage
Top goalscorer| League:
Leandro Bazán (6 goals)
All:
Leandro Bazán (12 goals)
Highest home attendance| 452
(vs Kitchee, 3 November 2019)
Lowest home attendance| 240
(vs R&F, 22 December 2019)
Average home league attendance| 375

Home colours

Away colours

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<- 2018–19

2020–21 ->

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

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1  | GK |  HKG | Lo Siu Kei
3  | MF |  JPN | Shu Kitamura LP
4  | DF |  HKG | Man Wai Fung
5  | DF |  PAR | Pablo Leguizamón FP
6  | MF |  HKG | Wong Chin Hung
7  | FW |  ARG | Diego Cañete FP
8  | MF |  HKG | Wong Pun Wai
9  | FW |  HKG | Lau Chi Lok (on loan from Pegasus)
10  | MF |  ARG | Leandro Bazán FP
11  | MF |  HKG | Chan Wai Lok
12  | FW |  HKG | Lam Hok Hei (on loan from Eastern)
13  | DF |  HKG | Luk Kin Ming
14  | FW |  HKG | Lee Si Wang
16  | FW |  HKG | Christian Annan
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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17  | MF |  HKG | Aender Naves
18  | MF |  HKG | Peng Lin Lin
19  | DF |  HKG | Poon Pak On
20  | FW |  BRA | Stefan Pereira FP
22  | DF |  BRA | Tomas (captain) FP
23  | DF |  HKG | Tse Wai Chun (on loan from R&F)
25  | MF |  HKG | Cheung Ka Chun
26  | DF |  HKG | Chung Sing Lam
27  | MF |  HKG | Tang Lok Man
28  | GK |  HKG | Chow Kwan Chun
30  | GK |  HKG | So Chi Wai (on loan from Yuen Long)
32  | DF |  HKG | Tita
55  | DF |  HKG | Jean-Jacques Kilama
89  | MF |  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.

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

### Transfers out[edit]

Date from  | Position  | Nationality  | Name  | To  | Fee  | Ref.

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1 July 2019 | GK |  | Wong Tsz Him | Citizen | Released |
1 July 2019 | DF |  | Chiu Chun Kit | Citizen | Released |
1 July 2019 | DF |  | Fabrício Lopes | Shatin | Released |
1 July 2019 | DF |  | Fernando Lopes | Eastern District | Released |
1 July 2019 | MF |  | Lai Lok Yin | Icanfield | Released |
1 July 2019 | MF |  | Zhang Jun | Icanfield | Released |
1 July 2019 | MF |  | Uros Vidovic |  Radnički Kragujevac | Released |
1 July 2019 | FW |  | Tiekoro Sissoko | King Fung | Released |
October 2019 | GK |  | Chan Pak Ho | Icanfield | Released |
1 June 2020 | FW |  | Stefan Pereira | Southern | Released |
1 June 2020 | DF |  | Pablo Leguizamón |  | Released |
1 June 2020 | FW |  | Leandro Bazán |  | Released |
1 June 2020 | FW |  | Diego Cañete |  | Released |
1 July 2020 | DF |  | Tomas | Kitchee | Released |
1 July 2020 | DF |  | Luk Kin Ming | Kitchee | Released |
1 July 2020 | MF |  | Peng Lin Lin | Kitchee | Released |

### Loans in[edit]

Start Date  | End Date  | Position  | Nationality  | Name  | From Club  | Fee  | Ref.

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1 August 2019 | End of season | DF |  | Tse Wai Chun | R&F | Undisclosed |
1 August 2019 | End of season | FW |  | Lau Chi Lok | Pegasus | Undisclosed |
12 August 2019 | February 2020 | GK |  | Ji Xiangzheng | R&F | Undisclosed |
6 September 2019 | End of season | GK |  | So Chi Wai | Yuen Long | Undisclosed |
27 September 2019 | End of season | FW |  | Lam Hok Hei | Eastern | Undisclosed |

### Loans out[edit]

Start Date  | End Date  | Position  | Nationality  | Name  | To Club  | Fee  | Ref.

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August 2019 | 24 January 2020 | FW |  | Stefan Pereira | Citizen | Undisclosed |

## Team staff[edit]

Position  | Staff

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

## Competitions[edit]

### Hong Kong Premier League[edit]

Main article: 2019–20 Hong Kong Premier League

#### Table[edit]

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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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]

Main article: 2019–20 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield

### Hong Kong Sapling Cup[edit]

Main article: 2019–20 Hong Kong Sapling Cup

#### Group stage[edit]

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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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]

Main article: 2019–20 Hong Kong FA Cup

## Remarks[edit]

## References[edit]

1. ^ 港超聯 佳聯元朗和富大埔齊齊唔玩 on.cc 12 June 2020

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2019–20 in Hong Kong football

« 2018–19

2020–21 »

Domestic leagues|

| Men|

* Premier League (Reserve)
* First Division
* Second Division
* Third Division

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Women|

* Women's League

Domestic cups|

| Men|

* Senior Shield
* FA Cup (Junior Division)
* Sapling Cup

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Women|

* Women's League FA Cup

Asian club competitions|

* AFC Champions League
* 2020
* AFC Cup
* ~~2020~~

Related to national teams|

| Men|

* 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
* 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship final round

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Other competitions|

* ~~Lunar New Year Cup~~

Club seasons

Premier League|

* Tai Po
* R&F
* Southern
* Kitchee
* Eastern
* Pegasus
* Yuen Long
* Lee Man
* Happy Valley
* Rangers

*[No.]: Number
*[Pos.]: Position
*[GK]: Goalkeeper
*[MF]: Midfielder
*[DF]: Defender
*[FW]: Forward
*[Pos]: Position
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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points