# 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.

## 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 | Name | From | Fee |
| 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 | Name | To | Fee |
| 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 | Name | From Club | Fee |
| 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 | Teamvte | 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 | Withdrew, record expunged |
| 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 | Withdrew, record expunged Relegation to Hong Kong First Division League |
* ↑ Pegasus and Rangers withdrew from the league due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong, and their records were expunged.
* ↑ 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.
Win  Draw  Loss

### Hong Kong Sapling Cup
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | |