2015–16 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield

2015–16 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield (officially known as 2015–16 HKFA Canbo Senior Shield due to sponsorship reasons) was the 115th season of one of the Asian oldest football knockout competitions, Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield. Only 9 teams entered this edition, with one game being played in First Round before the Quarter-final stage. The competition was only open to teams that play in the 2015–16 Hong Kong Premier League. Eastern won their 10th title on 24 January 2016.

2015–16 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield

Tournament details
Country	Hong Kong
Teams	9
Final positions
Champions	Eastern (10th title)
Runners-up	Southern
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	25 (3.13 per match)
Attendance	13,773 (1,722 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Andrew Barisic (Eastern) James Ha (Southern) (4 goals)
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Calendar

Stage	Round	Date
Knockout	First Round	23 September 2015
	Quarter-final	3 – 4 October 2015
	Semi-final	26 – 27 December 2015
	Final	24 January 2016

Bracket

	First Round					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
							Wong Tai Sin	1
							Southern	5
		Dreams Metro Gallery	1
		Southern (p)	2*
												Southern	2
												Kitchee	1
							Kitchee	1
							Pegasus	0
																	Southern	0
																	Eastern	2
							Eastern	2
							Rangers	0
												Eastern (p)	2 (4)
												South China	2 (3)
							South China	4
							Yuen Long	0

Bold = winner
* = after extra time, ( ) = penalty shootout score

Fixtures and results

First round

Dreams Metro Gallery v Southern

23 September 2015 (2015-09-23)	Dreams Metro Gallery	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Southern	Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8	Ngue 38'	Report	Wellingsson 58' Garrido 114'	Stadium: Kowloon Bay Park Attendance: 277 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

Quarter-finals

Kitchee v Pegasus

3 October 2015 (2015-10-03)	Kitchee	1–0	Pegasus	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
14:30 UTC+8	Huang Yang 88'	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,431 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

Wong Tai Sin v Southern

3 October 2015 (2015-10-03)	Wong Tai Sin	1–5	Southern	Tsing Yi, Hong Kong
17:30 UTC+8	Nakamura 80'	Report	Tomas 10' Ha 12', 41' Garrido 59' Wellingsson 65' (pen.)	Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 241 Referee: Tang Hing Fu

South China v Yuen Long

4 October 2015 (2015-10-04)	South China	4–0	Yuen Long	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
14:30 UTC+8	Liang Zicheng 9', 77' Leung Chun Pong 81' Awal 90'	Report		Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 976 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

Eastern v Rangers

4 October 2015 (2015-10-04)	Eastern	2–0	Rangers	Tsing Yi, Hong Kong
17:30 UTC+8	Barisic 19' (pen.), 74'	Report		Stadium: Tsing Yi Sports Ground Attendance: 810 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

Semi-finals

Southern v Kitchee

26 December 2015 (2015-12-26)	Southern	2–1	Kitchee	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
15:00 UTC+8	Ha 33', 49'	Report	Belencoso 90+1'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 1,733 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

Eastern v South China

27 December 2015 (2015-12-27)	Eastern	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	South China	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
15:00 UTC+8	Diego 80' Barisic 96'	Report	Carlos 20' Barisic 93' (o.g.)	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Attendance: 3,748 Referee: Ho Wai Sing
	Penalties
	Barisic Giovane Nägelein Lugo Roberto		Chan Siu Ki Lucas Tse Mora Cheung Kin Fung

Final

Southern v Eastern

24 January 2016 (2016-01-24)	Southern	0–2	Eastern	So Kon Po, Hong Kong
15:00 UTC+8		Report	Xu Deshuai 61' Barisic 85'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 4,557 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

External links

• Senior Shield - Hong Kong Football Association