2019–20 Tai Po FC season

The 2019–20 season is Tai Po's 12th season in the top-tier division in Hong Kong football. Tai Po will compete in the Premier League, Senior Challenge Shield, FA Cup, Sapling Cup and AFC Cup this season. However, due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong, Tai Po announced their withdrawal from the remaining matches this season in May 2020. On 12 June 2020, Tai Po confirmed their withdrawal from participating in the new HKPL season.

Tai Po 2019–20 season
PresidentsJoseph Lee GBS OStJ JP,
Cheung Hok Ming GBS SBS JP,
Gary Choy
Director of FootballFung Hoi Man
Head CoachDavor Berber
StadiumTai Po Sports Ground
Premier LeagueWithdrew
Senior ShieldSemi-finals
FA CupSemi-finals
Sapling CupGroup stage
AFC CupWithdrew
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kim Min-ki &
Yuto Nakamura (2 goals)
All:
Kim Min-ki (6 goals)
Highest home attendance1,026
(vs Kitchee, 19 October 2019)
Lowest home attendance537
(vs Rangers, 24 November 2019)
Average home league attendance793

Squad

First team
As of 22 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 Alex Chin
2 MF Cameroon CMR Eugene Mbome LP
3 DF Australia AUS Benjamin Van Meurs FP
4 MF Hong Kong HKG Yuto Nakamura (on loan from Kitchee)
5 MF Brazil BRA Dudu (captain) FP
6 DF Hong Kong HKG Lew Wai Yip
7 FW South Korea KOR Kim Min-ki FP
8 MF Hong Kong HKG Leung Sing Yiu
10 MF Hong Kong HKG Michael Luk
11 FW Brazil BRA Michel Lugo FP
12 MF Hong Kong HKG Cheng Tsz Sum
13 MF Hong Kong HKG Yeung Chi Lun
14 MF Hong Kong HKG Liu Chi Him
15 DF Hong Kong HKG Yeung Tsz Pan
17 MF Hong Kong HKG Chan Man Fai
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Hong Kong HKG Fung Kwun Ming
19 GK Hong Kong HKG Felix Luk
20 GK Hong Kong HKG Ho Yui
22 FW Hong Kong HKG Chiu Siu Wai
23 MF Hong Kong HKG Sun Ming Him
24 MF Hong Kong HKG Toby Down
25 FW Hong Kong HKG Hui Ka Lok
27 MF Hong Kong HKG Fong Chun Yip
28 MF Hong Kong HKG Che Runqiu
31 DF Hong Kong HKG Philip To
35 GK Serbia SRB Željko Kuzmić FP
44 MF Hong Kong HKG Ho Chun Ting (on loan from Kitchee)
77 FW South Korea KOR Kim Seung-yong FP
80 MF Hong Kong HKG Ng Man Hei

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

Transfers

Transfers in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
6 August 2019GKHong KongFelix LukHoi KingFree
6 August 2019GKHong KongHo YuiDouble FlowerFree
6 August 2019DFHong KongLew Wai YipHoi KingFree
6 August 2019DFHong KongChe RunqiuSouthernFree
6 August 2019DFHong KongPhilip ToHoi KingFree
6 August 2019MFCameroon Hong KongEugene MbomePegasusFree
6 August 2019MFSouth KoreaKim Min-kiHoi KingFree
6 August 2019MFHong KongMichael LukSouthernFree
6 August 2019MFHong KongLiu Chi Him MatthewHoi KingFree
6 August 2019MFHong KongChan Man FaiSouthernFree
6 August 2019MFHong KongHui Ka LokLee ManFree
6 August 2019MFHong KongNg Man HeiKwun TongFree
6 August 2019FWHong KongSun Ming HimHoi KingFree
August 2019MFHong KongFong Chun YipYouth teamFree
4 October 2019MFHong KongFung Kwun MingUnited States Nebraska BugeatersFree
18 October 2019DFAustraliaBenjamin Van MeursAustralia Sydney FC NPLFree
24 February 2020FWSouth KoreaKim Seung-yongSouth Korea Incheon UnitedFree[1]
6 March 2020GKSerbiaŽeljko KuzmićMongolia Deren FCFree

Transfers out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2019GKHong KongLi Hon HoLee ManReleased
1 July 2019GKHong KongTsang Man FaiEasternReleased
1 July 2019DFHong KongCheung Chak WaiIcanfieldReleased
1 July 2019DFHong KongChak Ting FungEasternReleased
1 July 2019DFHong KongLee Ka HoEasternReleased
1 July 2019DFHong KongFung Hing WaEasternReleased
1 July 2019DFBrazilEduardo PraesEasternReleased
1 July 2019DFHong KongJean-Jacques KilamaRangersReleased
1 July 2019MFHong KongChan Siu KwanSouthernReleased
1 July 2019MFHong KongWong Cho SumKing FungReleased
1 July 2019MFMacau Hong KongLam Ngai TongHappy ValleyReleased
1 July 2019MFHong KongChan Hiu FungPegasusReleased
1 July 2019MFHong KongAu Yeung Yiu ChungRangersReleased
1 July 2019MFHong KongWong WaiEasternReleased
1 July 2019MFHong KongLee Ka YiuEasternReleased
1 July 2019MFHong KongLeung Kwun ChungEasternReleased
1 July 2019MFBrazilJoão EmirEasternReleased
1 July 2019FWAustraliaHarry SawyerAustralia South MelbourneReleased
1 July 2019FWBrazilIgor SartoriR&FReleased
1 July 2019FWHong KongChung Wai KeungEasternReleased
1 January 2020FWHong KongSandroEasternReleased[2]
April 2020FWBrazilMichel LugoReleased
April 2020DFAustraliaBenjamin Van MeursReleased
May 2020GKSerbiaŽeljko KuzmićReleased
May 2020DFBrazilDuduR&FReleased
May 2020MFSouth KoreaKim Min-kiReleased
May 2020FWSouth KoreaKim Seung-yongReleased
1 July 2020MFHong KongCheng Tsz SumEasternReleased
1 July 2020MFHong KongToby DownEasternReleased

Loans in
Start Date End Date Position Nationality Name From Club Fee Ref.
16 September 201931 December 2019GKBrazilPaulo CésarKitcheeUndisclosed
16 September 201931 May 2020MFHong KongHo Chun TingKitcheeUndisclosed
25 September 201931 May 2020MFHong KongYuto NakamuraKitcheeUndisclosed

Loans out
Start Date End Date Position Nationality Name To Club Fee Ref.
2 October 201919 January 2020FWHong KongChiu Siu WaiHappy ValleyUndisclosed

Team staff
Position Staff
Director of footballHong Kong Fung Hoi Man
Head coachSerbia Davor Berber
Assistant coachSerbia Ivan Kurtušić
Assistant coachHong Kong Lau Chi Keung
Assistant coachHong Kong Chan Yuk Chi
Assistant coachHong Kong Lui Chi Hing
Goalkeeping coachHong Kong Tung Ho Yin
Team managerHong Kong Fung Yuk Lun Alan
General AffairsHong Kong Chow Ho Chun
SecretaryHong Kong Chan Ping

Competitions

Hong Kong Premier League
Main article: 2019–20 Hong Kong Premier League

Table

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[lower-alpha 1]
8 Rangers (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Tai Po (R, D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Relegation to Hong Kong First Division League[lower-alpha 2]
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. Their results were expunged from the table.
  2. Tai Po and Yuen Long withdrew from the league due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong. Their results were expunged from the table. On 12 June 2020, it was announced that they would self-relegate due to lack of funds.[3]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
Main article: 2019–20 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield

Hong Kong Sapling Cup
Main article: 2019–20 Hong Kong Sapling Cup

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Southern (A) 8 4 3 1 8 5 +3 15 Advance to Final
2 China R&F 8 4 1 3 18 12 +6 13
3 Yuen Long 8 3 3 2 19 17 +2 12
4 Happy Valley 8 2 2 4 13 17 −4 8
5 Tai Po 8 1 3 4 18 25 −7 6
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
Main article: 2019–20 Hong Kong FA Cup


8 March 2020 (2020-03-08) First round Lee Man 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Tai Po Tseung Kwan O
14:30 (UTC+8) Cheng Siu Kwan 8'
N'dri 45+1' (pen.)		 Report Kim Min-ki 1'
Dudu 10'		 Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luk Kin Sun
Penalties
Shapoval soccer ball with check mark
Tse Long Hin soccer ball with check mark
Pinheiro soccer ball with check mark
Leong Ka Hang soccer ball with red X
N'dri soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Kim Seung-yong
soccer ball with check mark Nakamura
soccer ball with check mark Lugo
soccer ball with check mark Michael Luk
16 March 2020 (2020-03-16) Quarter-finals Southern 1–4 Tai Po Tseung Kwan O
14:30 (UTC+8) Chan Kong Pan 23' Report Dudu 13'
Luk 17'
Nakamura 55'
Kim Seung-yong 85'		 Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Liu Kwok Man
22 March 2020 (2020-03-22) Semi-finals Tai Po 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–5 p)		 R&F Tseung Kwan O
14:30 (UTC+8) Dudu 90+5'
Lugo 98'		 Report Satori 67'
Leonço 107'		 Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ho Wai Sing
Penalties
Nakamura soccer ball with check mark
Chan Man Fai soccer ball with red X
Lugo soccer ball with check mark
Luk soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Satori
soccer ball with check mark Leonço
soccer ball with check mark Lo Kwan Yee
soccer ball with check mark Leung Nok Hang
soccer ball with check mark Matt Lam

Remarks

    References
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    2. 【港超聯】東方增兵盡攬兩大射手　李志堅盼解決球隊弱點 HK01 1 January 2020
    3. 港超聯　佳聯元朗和富大埔齊齊唔玩 on.cc 12 June 2020
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