2019–20 Hong Kong Rangers FC season

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.

Rangers 2019–20 season

President	Peter Mok
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

Squad

First Team

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	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
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

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, record expunged
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
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:

  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	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

Main article: 2019–20 Hong Kong FA Cup