2019–20 Hong Kong Rangers FC season

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

First Team

As of 7 March 2020

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
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
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

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
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 [1]
January 2020 GK Chow Kwan Chun Leaper's St. Joseph Free

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
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

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

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

Team staff

Position Staff
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

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, 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.[2]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield

Hong Kong Sapling Cup

Group stage

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



Remarks

References

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