# 2015–16 Southern District RSA season

The 2015–16 season is Southern Districtn RSA's 14th competitive season and the first season in the Hong Kong Premier League, the top-tier division in Hong Kong football, since 2014. Southern will compete in the Premier League, Senior Challenge Shield and FA Cup in this season.

## Key events

* 5 May 2015: Former head coach Fung Hoi Man confirmed his departure at the end of 2014–15 season.
* 8 May 2015: The club appointed former Kitchee assistant coach Cheng Siu Chung as their head coach.
* 2 June 2015: Hong Kong goalkeeper Tse Tak Him joins the club from Sun Pegasus for free.
* 3 June 2015: Hong Konbg defender Sham Kwok Fai joins the club from Sun Pegasus for free. On the other hand, Spanish free agent striker Jonathan Carril re-joins the club.
* 6 June 2015: Brazilian defender Tomas Maronesi joins the club from Wong Tai Sin on a free transfer.
* 10 June 2015: Hong Kong midfielder Leung Tsz Chun joins the club from Eastern for an undisclosed fee.
* 12 June 2015: Hong Kong striker James Stephen Gee Ha joins the club from Biu Chun Rangers for an undisclosed fee.
* 20 June 2015: Hong Kong defender Shay Spitz joins the club from Biu Chun Rangers on a free transfer.
* 20 June 2015: The club extended contracts with three players, including Lam Ho Kwan, Lo Wai Tat, Kwok Ting Him.
* 24 June 2015: The club extended contract with goalkeeper Wong Tsz Him.
* 25 June 2015: Brazilian winger Wellingsson de Souza joins the club from I-Sky Yuen Long on a free transfer.
* 5 July 2015: Spanish defender Diego Garrido Garcia joins the club from La Roda CF on a free transfer.
* 11 July 2015: Hong Kong midfielder Luk Chi Ho Michael joins the club from Eastern for an undisclosed fee.
* 13 July 2015: Spanish midfielder José María Díaz Muñoz re-joins the club from YFCMD on a free transfer.
* 13 July 2015: Hong Kong midfielder Emmet Wan, Ho Chuck Hang and defender Wang Hecun join the club on loan from Kitchee until the end of the season.
* 15 July 2015: Hong Kong defender Chan Cham Hei joins the club from Lung Moon on a free transfer.
* 1 August 2015: Hong Kong defender Chan Kong Pan joins the club from Sun Pegasus on a free transfer.
* 22 September 2015: Hong Kong defender Leung Robson Augusto Ka Hai joins the club from Kitchee on loan until the end of the season.

## Players
### Squad information

| N | P | Name | Date of birth | Age | Since | Previous Club | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Wong Tsz Him$^{LP}$ | (1990-06-05)5 June 1990 | 25 | 2014 | Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei | |
| 2 | DF | Sham Kwok Fai$^{LP}$ | (1984-05-30)30 May 1984 | 31 | 2015 | Sun Pegasus | |
| 3 | DF | Shay Spitz$^{LP}$ | (1988-01-27)27 January 1988 | 27 | 2015 | Biu Chun Rangers | Second nationality: United States |
| 4 | DF | Chan Cham Hei$^{LP}$ | (1991-06-17)17 June 1991 | 24 | 2015 | Lung Moon | |
| 5 | DF | Diego Garrido Garcia$^{FP}$ | (1984-06-20)20 June 1984 | 31 | 2015 | La Roda | |
| 6 | MF | José María Díaz Muñoz$^{FP}$ | (1982-07-04)4 July 1982 | 33 | 2015 | YFCMD | |
| 7 | MF | Leung Tsz Chun$^{LP}$ | (1985-05-19)19 May 1985 | 30 | 2015 | Eastern | |
| 8 | MF | Luk Michael Chi Ho$^{LP}$ | (1986-08-22)22 August 1986 | 29 | 2015 | Eastern | |
| 9 | FW | Jonathan Carril$^{FP}$ | (1984-02-28)28 February 1984 | 31 | 2015 | Free Agent | |
| 11 | FW | Wellingsson de Souza$^{FP}$ | (1989-09-07)7 September 1989 | 25 | 2015 | I-Sky Yuen Long | |
| 12 | MF | Ho Chuck Hang$^{LP}$ | May 1997 | 18 | 2015 | Kitchee | On loan from Kitchee |
| 13 | DF | Lam Ho Kwan$^{LP}$ | (1987-04-07)7 April 1987 | 27 | 2004 | Youth system | Team captain |
| 14 | FW | James Stephen Gee Ha$^{FP}$ | (1992-12-26)26 December 1992 | 22 | 2015 | Biu Chun Rangers | |
| 15 | MF | Kwok Ting Him$^{LP}$ | (1994-12-28)28 December 1994 | 20 | 2009 | Youth system | |
| 16 | MF | Emmet Wan$^{LP}$ | (1992-03-13)13 March 1992 | 23 | 2015 | Kitchee | On loan from Kitchee |
| 17 | MF | Lo Wai Tat$^{LP}$ | (1985-09-21)21 September 1985 | 28 | 2004 | Youth system | |
| 18 | DF | Wang Hecun$^{LP}$ | (1996-12-26)26 December 1996 | 18 | 2015 | Kitchee | On loan from Kitchee |
| 19 | DF | Chan Kong Pan$^{LP}$ | (1996-04-13)13 April 1996 | 19 | 2015 | Sun Pegasus | |
| 22 | DF | Tomas Maronesi$^{FP}$ | (1985-04-07)7 April 1985 | 30 | 2015 | Wong Tai Sin | |
| 29 | GK | Tse Tak Him$^{LP}$ | (1985-02-10)10 February 1985 | 30 | 2015 | Sun Pegasus | |
| 30 | DF | Leung Robson Augusto Ka Hai$^{LP}$ | (1993-04-22)22 April 1993 | 22 | 2008 | Youth system | Second nationality: Brazil; On loan from Kitchee |
Last update: 1 August 2015 Source: Southern District RSA Ordered by squad number. $^{LP}$Local player; $^{FP}$Foreign player; $^{NR}$Non-registered player

## Transfers
### In
#### Summer

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred From | Fee | Date |
| 29 | GK | Tse Tak Him | Sun Pegasus | Free transfer | 2 June 2015 |
| 2 | DF | Sham Kwok Keung | Sun Pegasus | Free transfer | 3 June 2015 |
| 9 | FW | Jonathan Carril | Free Agent | Free transfer | 3 June 2015 |
| 6 | DF | Tomas Maronesi | Wong Tai Sin | Free transfer | 6 June 2015 |
| 7 | MF | Leung Tsz Chun | Eastern | Undisclosed | 10 June 2015 |
| 14 | FW | James Stephen Gee Ha | Biu Chun Rangers | Undisclosed | 12 June 2015 |
| 3 | DF | Shay Spitz | Biu Chun Rangers | Free transfer | 20 June 2015 |
| 11 | FW | Wellingsson de Souza | I-Sky Yuen Long | Free transfer | 25 June 2015 |
| 5 | DF | Diego Garrido Garcia | La Roda | Free transfer | 5 July 2015 |
| 8 | MF | Luk Michael Chi Ho | Eastern | Free transfer | 11 July 2015 |
| 6 | MF | José María Díaz Muñoz | YFCMD | Free transfer | 13 July 2015 |
| 4 | DF | Chan Cham Hei | Lung Moon | Free transfer | 15 July 2015 |
| 19 | DF | Chan Kong Pan | Sun Pegasus | Free transfer | 1 August 2015 |

### Out
#### Summer

| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred To | Fee | Date |
| 1 | GK | Cheng Ting Hei | Unattached | Free transfer | 30 May 2015 |
| 2 | DF | To Philip Michael | Unattached | Free transfer | 30 May 2015 |
| 3 | DF | Chau Chi Ming | Unattached | Free transfer | 30 May 2015 |
| 4 | DF | Lander Panera Arteagabeitia | Unattached | Free transfer | 30 May 2015 |
| 5 | MF | Ho Min Tong | Unattached | Free transfer | 30 May 2015 |
| 6 | DF | Chiu Kwok Keung | Unattached | Free transfer | 30 May 2015 |
| 8 | MF | Yau Tsing On | Unattached | Free transfer | 30 May 2015 |
| 9 | MF | Ko Chun | Unattached | Free transfer | 30 May 2015 |
| 13 | DF | Ha Shing Chi | Unattached | Free transfer | 30 May 2015 |
| 14 | MF | Chow Ka Wa | Unattached | Free transfer | 30 May 2015 |
| 15 | DF | Lee Kai Chi | Unattached | Free transfer | 30 May 2015 |
| 16 | DF | Leung Kam Fai | Unattached | Free transfer | 30 May 2015 |
| 17 | FW | Ho Chun Hin | Unattached | Free transfer | 30 May 2015 |
| 18 | MF | Leung Kai Ho | Unattached | Free transfer | 30 May 2015 |
| 19 | DF | Chui Yiu Chung | Unattached | Free transfer | 30 May 2015 |
| 23 | MF | Ng Siu Fai | Unattached | Free transfer | 30 May 2015 |
| 24 | GK | Tung Ho Yin | Unattached | Free transfer | 30 May 2015 |
| 28 | FW | Tang Chi Chung | Unattached | Free transfer | 30 May 2015 |
| 32 | FW | Pierre Olivier Bakalag | Unattached | Free transfer | 30 May 2015 |

### Loan in
#### Summer

| No. | Pos | Player | Loaned From | Start | End |
| 12 | MF | Ho Chuck Hang | Kitchee | 13 July 2015 | 30 May 2016 |
| 16 | MF | Emmet Wan | Kitchee | 13 July 2015 | 30 May 2016 |
| 18 | DF | Wang Hecun | Kitchee | 13 July 2015 | 30 May 2016 |
| 30 | DF | Leung Robson Augusto Ka Hai | Kitchee | 22 September 2015 | 30 May 2016 |

### Loan out
#### Summer

| No. | Pos | Player | Loaned To | Start | End | Source |

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head Coach | Cheng Siu Chung |
| Goalkeeper Coach | Tung Ho Yin |
Last updated: 18 July 2015 Source: Southern District RSA

## Squad statistics
### Overall stats

| | League | Senior Shield | FA Cup | Total Stats |
| Games played | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Games won | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Games drawn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Games lost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goals for | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goals against | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players used | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 18 July 2015 Source: Player Stats

### Squad stats

| | | | | Total | Total | Total | Total | Hong Kong Premier League | Hong Kong Premier League | Senior Shield | Senior Shield | FA Cup | FA Cup | |
| N | Pos. | Name | Nat. | GS | App | Gls | Min | App | Gls | App | Gls | App | Gls | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Wong Tsz Him | | | | | | | | | | | | (−) GA |
| 29 | GK | Tse Tak Him | | | | | | | | | | | | (−) GA |
| 2 | RB | Sham Kwok Fai | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | LB | Shay Spitz | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | LB | Chan Cham Hei | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | CB | Diego Garrido Garcia | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | CB | Lam Ho Kwan | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | LB | Wang Hecun | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 19 | RB | Chan Kong Pan | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | CB | Tomas Maronesi | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | DM | José María Díaz Muñoz | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | RM | Leung Tsz Chun | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | CM | Luk Michael Chi Ho | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | RM | Ho Chuck Hang | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | AM | Kwok Ting Him | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | CM | Emmet Wan | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | CM | Lo Wai Tat | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | ST | Jonathan Carril | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | LW | Wellingsson de Souza | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | RW | James Ha | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top scorers

Last updated: 18 July 2015. Source: Hong Kong Football Association
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rnk | Pos | No. | Player | Premier League | Senior Shield | FA Cup | Total |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | | | | |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | | | | |

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.Players listed below made at least one appearance for Southern first squad during the season.
| N | P | Nat. | Name | League | League | League | Shield | Shield | Shield | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | Others | Others | Others | Total | Total | Total | Notes |
Last updated: 18 July 2015 Source: Competitive matches Ordered by , and = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

### Substitution record

Includes all competitive matches.
| | | | League | League | Shield | Shield | FA Cup | FA Cup | Others | Others | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos | Name | subson | subsoff | subson | subsoff | subson | subsoff | subson | subsoff | subson | subsoff |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Wong Tsz Him | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | Tse Tak Him | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |||||||||||||
| 2 | RB | Sham Kwok Fai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | LB | Shay Spitz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | LB | Chan Cham Hei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | CB | Garrido | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | CB | Lam Ho Kwan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | LB | Wang Hecun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | RB | Chan Kong Pan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | CB | Tomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders |||||||||||||
| 6 | DM | Díaz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | RM | Leung Tsz Chun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | CM | Luk Michael Chi Ho | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | RM | Ho Chuck Hang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | AM | Kwok Ting Him | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | CM | Emmet Wan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | CM | Lo Wai Tat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards |||||||||||||
| 9 | CF | Carril | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | LW | Souza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | RW | James Ha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 1 August 2015

### Captains

| No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
Last updated: 18 July 2015 Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches only Matches started as captain only Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | First match |
| Hong Kong Premier League | — | 4th | 12 September 2015 |
| Senior Shield | — | — | |
| FA Cup | — | — | |
Updated to match played 15 July 2015 Source: Competitions

### First Division League
#### Classification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Kitchee | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 32 | 11 | +21 | 37 | Qualification to season play-off and Champions League preliminary round 2 |
| 3 | South China | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 29 | Qualification to season play-off |
| 4 | Southern | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 23 | Qualification to season play-off |
| 5 | Pegasus | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 27 | −5 | 17 | Qualification to season play-off |
| 6 | Dreams Metro Gallery | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 30 | −11 | 16 | Relegation to First Division |
* ↑ Since the winners of the Senior Shield, Eastern, and the winners of the League Cup, Kitchee, qualified for AFC competitions and the Season Play-off respectively based on league position, the spots awarded to the Senior Shield winner and the League Cup winner for the Season Play-off were awarded to the third and fourth placed team in the league. Pegasus qualified as winners of the FA Cup.
* ↑ Both Dreams Metro Gallery and Wong Tai Sin did not apply for the next season's Hong Kong Premier League Licence.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 18 July 2015. Source: Premier League

## Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Void