2019 HKFC International Soccer Sevens

2019 HKFC International Soccer Sevens, officially known as The HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens due to sponsorship reasons, is the 20th staging of the HKFC International Soccer Sevens tournament. It was held on 17–19 May 2019. In this edition, there were a number of celebrations to commemorate 20 years of the tournament.[1]

2019 HKFC International Soccer Sevens
Defending championsEngland Newcastle United
Final positions
ChampionsEngland Newcastle United
Runner-upScotland Rangers
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Competing Teams

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Masters Tournament

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Group A

Group B

Main Tournament

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Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Guest Referees

Main Tournament - Group Stage

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Group A

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P Team GP W D L GF GA Pts
1 West Ham United 3 2 1 0 5 1 7
2 Portimonense 3 1 2 0 1 0 5
3 Fulham 3 1 1 1 5 1 4
4 HKFC Captain's Select 3 0 0 3 1 10 0

West Ham United4–1HKFC Captain's Select
Holland      
Johnson  
Beer  


Portimonense1–0HKFC Captain's Select
Hebling  


Fulham5–0HKFC Captain's Select
Francois  
Hilton  
McAvoy  
Drameh  
Abraham  

Group B

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P Team GP W D L GF GA Pts
1 Leicester City 3 2 1 0 4 1 7
2 Kitchee 3 1 2 0 3 2 5
3 Aston Villa 3 1 1 1 4 2 4
4 Singapore Cricket Club 3 0 0 3 0 6 0





Group C

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P Team GP W D L GF GA Pts
1 Newcastle United 3 2 1 0 2 0 7
2 Brighton & Hove Albion. 3 1 1 1 1 1 4
3 Kerry Yau Yee League Select α 3 1 0 2 2 3 3
4 Kashima Antlers 3 1 0 2 2 3 3
3rd and 4th place decided by 4-a-side Golden Goal game. Kerry Yau Yee League Select's goalkeeper, Pete Smith, scored the deciding goal.

Newcastle United1–0Kerry Yau Yee League Select
Watts  


Brighton & Hove Albion1–0Kerry Yau Yee League Select
Longman  

Kashima Antlers1–2Kerry Yau Yee League Select
Arima  
Kiuchi  
McWilliams  
Ruprah  

Group D

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P Team GP W D L GF GA Pts
1 Wolverhampton Wanderersb 3 2 1 0 4 1 7
2 Rangers 3 2 1 0 4 1 7
3 Hong Kong Football Club 3 1 0 2 2 4 3
4 HKFA Red Dragons 3 0 0 3 1 4 0
^b 1st and 2nd place decided by 4-a-side Golden Goal game which Wolverhampton Wanderers won.
Wolverhampton Wanderers2–1HKFA Red Dragons
Ennis  
Watt  
Yin  



HKFA Red Dragons0–1Hong Kong Football Club
Bacon  

Rangers1–0HKFA Red Dragons
Shiels  

Main Tournament - Knockout Stage

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Matches in the knockout stage were now 14 minutes each half, with golden goal extra time and a sudden death penalty shootout in the event of a draw.

Plate

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  • Bottom two teams of each group entered the quarter-finals of Plate.
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
A3 Fulham (pen.) 1 (4)
C4 Kashima Antlers 1 (3)
Fulham 1
Aston Villa 3
B3 Aston Villa 5
D4 HKFA Red Dragons 2
Aston Villa 2
Kerry Yau Yee League Select 0
C3 Kerry Yau Yee League Select (pen.) 0 (10)
A4 HKFC Captain's Select 0 (9)
Kerry Yau Yee League Select 1
Singapore Cricket Club 0
D3 Hong Kong Football Club 1 (3)
B4 Singapore Cricket Club (pen.) 1 (4)

Shield

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  • Losing teams of Cup quarter-finals entered the semi-finals of Shield.
Semifinals Finals
      
Brighton & Hove Albion 2
Leicester City 4
Leicester City 1
Wolverhampton Wanderers (AET) 2
Portimonese 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2
  • Top two teams of each group entered the quarter-finals of Cup.
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
A1 West Ham United 2
C2 Brighton & Hove Albion 0
West Ham United 0
Rangers (AET) 1
B1 Leicester City 2
D2 Rangers (AET) 3
Rangers 3
Newcastle United (AET) 4
C1 Newcastle United 2
A2 Portimonese 0
Newcastle United 2
Kitchee 0
D1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1
B2 Kitchee (AET) 2

References

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  1. ^ "Hong Kong Soccer Sevens". HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens Official Site. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Hammers to send strong squad to Hong Kong Soccer Sevens". West Ham United - Official Website. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  3. ^ "HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens". Fulham FC Official Site. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  4. ^ "PORTIMONENSE NO HKFC CITI SOCCER SEVENS 2019". PORTIMONENSE Official Site. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  5. ^ Connor, Dan (17 May 2019). "Hong Kong Soccer Sevens: Tournament preview". Aston Villa Official Site. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  6. ^ "The HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens: Everything You Need To Know". Leicester City Official Site. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  7. ^ Cleeves, Kieran (14 May 2019). "SOCCER SEVENS TEN-MAN SQUAD ANNOUNCED". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  8. ^ Porter, Graham (14 May 2019). "Newcastle United squad for Hong Kong Soccer Sevens confirmed – Try to repeat 2018 win". The Mag. Retrieved 17 May 2019.