2017–18 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield

2017–18 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield was the 117th season of the Hong Kong Senior Shield. 10 teams entered this edition, with two games being played in Round 1 before the Quarter Final stage. The competition was only open to teams that play in the 2017–18 Hong Kong Premier League.^[1]

2017–18 Hong Kong Senior Shield

Tournament details
Country	Hong Kong
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	Yuen Long (2nd title)
Runners-up	Eastern
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
Goals scored	30 (3.33 per match)
Attendance	11,755 (1,306 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Everton Camargo (4 goals)
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The champions, Yuen Long, received HK$150,000 in prize money while the runners up, Eastern, received HK$50,000. The MVP of the final received a HK$10,000 bonus.^[2]

Calendar

Stage	Round	Date
Knockout	First Round	24 September 2017
	Quarter-final	21 – 22 October 2017
	Semi-final	24 – 25 December 2017
	Final	27 January 2018

Source: HKFA

Bracket

	First Round					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
							Kitchee	5
							Rangers	0
		Rangers (p)	1 (5)
		Dreams FC	1 (4)
												Kitchee	1
												Yuen Long (a.e.t.)	3*
							Tai Po	2
							Yuen Long (a.e.t.)	4*
																	Yuen Long	3
																	Eastern	0
							Southern	2
							Lee Man	0
		R&F	1
		Lee Man	2
												Southern	0
												Eastern	1
							Eastern	3
							Pegasus	1

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

Fixtures and results

First round

Rangers v Dreams FC

14 September 2017 (2017-09-14)	Rangers	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Dreams FC	Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground
14:30 UTC+8	Chuck Yiu Kwok 22'	Report	Joaquín 78'	Attendance: 418 Referee: Tong Kui Sum
	Penalties
	Krasić Castaño Miović Chuck Yiu Kwok Lai Lok Yin		Gallardo Ruiz Lai Hau Hei Joaquín Martínez

R&F v Lee Man

14 September 2017 (2017-09-14)	R&F	1–2	Lee Man	Tsing Yi Sports Ground
17:30 UTC+8	Roberto 68'	Report	Victor 15' Luciano 53'	Attendance: 346 Referee: Chan Ming Siu

Quarter-finals

Kitchee v Rangers

21 October 2017	Kitchee	5–0	Rangers	Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
14:30 UTC+8	Sandro 16' Lam Ka Wai 25' Fernando 28' Lucas 35' Akande 92'	Report		Attendance: 603 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok

Tai Po v Yuen Long

21 October 2017	Tai Po	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Yuen Long	Mong Kok Stadium
17:30 UTC+8	Praes 34' Sartori 86'	Report	Yiu Ho Ming 41' Ranđelović 63' (pen.) Everton 92' Ranđelović 116'	Attendance: 765 Referee: Tong Kui Sum

Southern v Lee Man

22 October 2017	Southern	2–0	Lee Man	Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
14:30 UTC+8	Marcos 2' Wellingsson 27'	Report		Attendance: 456 Referee: Lau Fong Hei

Eastern v Pegasus

22 October 2017	Eastern	3–1	Pegasus	Mong Kok Stadium
17:30 UTC+8	Bleda 20', 52' Kokko 87'	Report	Awal 90'	Attendance: 1,441 Referee: Ho Wai Sing

Semi-finals

Kitchee v Yuen Long

24 December 2017	Kitchee	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Yuen Long	Mong Kok Stadium
15:00 UTC+8	Sandro 36'	Report	Ip Chung Long 39' Everton 95', 111'	Attendance: 1,732 Referee: Tam Ping Wun

Southern v Eastern

25 December 2017	Southern	0–1	Eastern	Mong Kok Stadium
15:00 UTC+8		Report	Bleda 38'	Attendance: 2,283 Referee: Liu Kwok Man

Final

Yuen Long v Eastern

27 January 2018	Yuen Long	3–0	Eastern	Hong Kong Stadium
15:00 UTC+8	Everton 17' Juninho 59' Lau Ho Lam 82'	Report		Attendance: 3,711 Referee: Luk Kin Sun