# 2019–20 Eastern SC season

The 2019–20 season is Eastern's 65th season in the top-tier division in Hong Kong football. Eastern will compete in the Premier League, Senior Challenge Shield, FA Cup and Sapling Cup this season.

## Squad
### First Team

    As of 1 June 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 | Yapp Hung Fai |
| 3 | MF | HKG | Diego Eli |
| 5 | DF | HKG | Clayton |
| 6 | DF | HKG | Chak Ting Fung |
| 8 | MF | HKG | Lee Ka Yiu |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Lucas Silva $^{FP}$ |
| 10 | FW | HKG | Sandro |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Everton $^{FP}$ |
| 13 | DF | HKG | Lee Ka Ho |
| 15 | DF | HKG | Fung Hing Wa |
| 16 | MF | HKG | Leung Chun Pong (captain) |
| 17 | MF | HKG | Leung Kwun Chung |
| 19 | FW | HKG | Hirokane Harima |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | MF | HKG | Wu Chun Ming |
| 23 | MF | HKG | Wong Wai |
| 26 | GK | HKG | Liu Fu Yuen |
| 27 | FW | TPE | Chen Hao-wei $^{FP}$ |
| 29 | MF | HKG | Oliver Laxton |
| 30 | DF | HKG | Wong Tsz Ho |
| 33 | DF | BRA | Eduardo Praes $^{FP}$ |
| 34 | DF | HKG | Chan Ching Him |
| 42 | MF | HKG | Yue Tze Nam |
| 77 | MF | HKG | Naveed Khan |
| 80 | FW | HKG | Chung Wai Keung |
| 88 | MF | BRA | João Emir $^{FP}$ |
| 99 | GK | HKG | Tsang Man Fai |
Remarks: $^{FP}$ These players are registered as foreign players. $^{LP}$ These players are registered as local players in Hong Kong domestic football competitions.

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2019 | DF | Tsang Chi Hau | Pegasus | End of loan |
| 17 July 2019 | GK | Tsang Man Fai | Tai Po | Free |
| 17 July 2019 | DF | Chak Ting Fung | Tai Po | Free |
| 17 July 2019 | DF | Lee Ka Ho | Tai Po | Free |
| 17 July 2019 | DF | Fung Hing Wa | Tai Po | Free |
| 17 July 2019 | DF | Eduardo Praes | Tai Po | Free |
| 17 July 2019 | DF | Lau Hok Ming | Southern | Free |
| 17 July 2019 | MF | Lee Ka Yiu | Tai Po | Free |
| 17 July 2019 | MF | Leung Kwun Chung | Tai Po | Free |
| 17 July 2019 | MF | João Emir | Tai Po | Free |
| 17 July 2019 | MF | Wu Chun Ming | Pegasus | Free |
| 17 July 2019 | MF | Oliver Laxton | HKFC | Free |
| 17 July 2019 | MF | Yue Tze Nam | Cova da Piedade | Free |
| 17 July 2019 | FW | Chung Wai Keung | Tai Po | Free |
| 17 July 2019 | FW | Harima Hirokane | Kitchee | Free |
| 17 July 2019 | FW | Chen Hao-wei | Hang Yuan | Free |
| 17 July 2019 | FW | Jean Moser | Yuen Long | Free |
| 28 September 2019 | MF | Wong Wai | Tai Po | Free |
| 1 January 2020 | FW | Sandro | Tai Po | Free |
| 1 January 2020 | FW | Lucas Silva | Kitchee | Free |
| 1 July 2020 | FW | Fernando | Kitchee | Free |
| 1 July 2020 | DF | Alex Jojo | Happy Valley | Free |
| 1 July 2020 | MF | Cheng Tsz Sum | Tai Po | Free |
| 6 July 2020 | MF | Toby Down | Tai Po | Free |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | Liang Yuhao | | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | Ho Kwok Chuen | Resources Capital | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | DF | Cheung Kin Fung | Retired | – |
| 1 July 2019 | DF | Lima Pereira | Cova da Piedade | End of loan |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Robson Shimabuku | Cova da Piedade | End of loan |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Lee Hong Lim | Lee Man | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Jordan Jarvis | Resources Capital | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | FW | Manolo Bleda | Kitchee | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | FW | Jaimes Mckee | Retired | – |
| 13 January 2020 | MF | Lam Ka Wai | R&F | Released |
| 1 June 2020 | MF | Xu Deshuai | | Released |
| 1 June 2020 | DF | Tsang Kam To | Lee Man | Released |
| 1 June 2020 | FW | Lam Hok Hei | | Released |
| 1 June 2020 | DF | Tsang Chi Hau | Happy Valley | Released |
| 1 June 2020 | MF | Lau Ho Lam | Southern | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | DF | Fung Hing Wa | R&F | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | DF | Chan Ching Him | Resources Capital | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | DF | Lee Ka Ho | | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | DF | Tse Long Hin | | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | MF | Yiu Ho Ming | Rangers | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | FW | Jean Moser | | Released |

### Loans out

| Start Date | End Date | Position | Name | To Club | Fee |
| 2 July 2019 | 31 May 2020 | MF | Lau Ho Lam | Southern | Undisclosed |
| 19 July 2019 | 31 May 2020 | DF | Tse Long Hin | Lee Man | Undisclosed |
| 26 July 2019 | 13 January 2020 | MF | Yiu Ho Ming | Pegasus | Undisclosed |
| August 2019 | 31 May 2020 | DF | Tsang Chi Hau | Yuen Long | Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2019 | 31 May 2020 | DF | Lau Hok Ming | Lee Man | Undisclosed |
| 5 September 2019 | 31 May 2020 | DF | Cheng King Ho | Yuen Long | Undisclosed |
| 23 September 2019 | 31 May 2020 | FW | Lam Hok Hei | Rangers | Undisclosed |
| 2 January 2020 | 31 May 2020 | FW | Jean Moser | Pegasus | Undisclosed |
| 15 January 2020 | 31 May 2020 | MF | Yiu Ho Ming | Yuen Long | Undisclosed |

## Club officials

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Lee Chi Kin |
| Technical Director | Andrejs Štolcers |
| Assistant coach | Li Hang Wui |
| Assistant coach | Lo Chi Kwan |
| Goalkeeping coach | Ricardo Navarro |
| Technical Analyst | Bruno Pereira |

## Competitions
### Hong Kong Premier League
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kitchee (C) | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 20 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Eastern | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 19 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
| 3 | R&F (D) | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 18 | Withdrew from league system, club folded |
| 4 | Lee Man | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 16 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage |
| 5 | Southern | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 10 | |
* ↑ R&F withdrew from the league system after the end of the season and folded.
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 | |