# 2019–20 Southern District FC season

The 2019–20 season is Southern's 7th season in the top-tier division in Hong Kong football. Southern will compete in the Premier League, Senior Challenge Shield, FA Cup and Sapling Cup this season.

## Squad
### First Team

    As of 30 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 | Choy Tsz To |
| 4 | DF | JPN | Kota Kawase $^{FP}$ |
| 6 | DF | PAK | Zesh Rehman $^{FP}$ |
| 7 | FW | JPN | Shu Sasaki $^{FP}$ |
| 8 | MF | HKG | Lau Ho Lam (on loan from Eastern) |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Stefan Pereira $^{FP}$ |
| 12 | DF | HKG | Hui Wang Fung |
| 13 | FW | HKG | Chan Kwong Ho |
| 14 | FW | HKG | James Ha |
| 16 | MF | HKG | Chan Siu Kwan |
| 17 | GK | HKG | Li Yat Chun |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | DF | HKG | Jack Sealy |
| 19 | DF | IDN | Stefan Antonić $^{LP}$ |
| 20 | DF | BRA | Beto $^{LP}$ |
| 21 | MF | HKG | Christopher Chung |
| 22 | MF | HKG | Cheng Chun Wang |
| 26 | MF | HKG | Chan Hoi Pak |
| 29 | GK | HKG | Tse Tak Him (captain) |
| 30 | MF | HKG | Wong Hin Chung |
| 34 | DF | HKG | Chan Kong Pan |
| –– | MF | POR | Pedro Mendes $^{FP}$ |
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 |
| 1 June 2019 | FW | Travis Major | Pegasus | Free |
| 1 June 2019 | FW | Chan Kwong Ho | Yuen Long | Free |
| 27 June 2019 | DF | Kota Kawase | Dreams FC | Free |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Chan Siu Kwan | Tai Po | Free |
| 3 July 2019 | DF | Jack Sealy | Pegasus | Free |
| 12 July 2019 | MF | Cheng Chun Wang | Youth team | Free |
| 12 July 2019 | MF | Wong Hin Chung | Youth team | Free |
| 25 July 2019 | DF | Lau Wing Sang | Hoi King | Free |
| 13 September 2019 | MF | Emmet Wan | Free agent | Free |
| 2 January 2020 | MF | Gabriel Méndez | Pegasus | Free |
| 2 May 2020 | MF | Shu Sasaki | Pegasus | Free |
| 6 June 2020 | FW | Stefan Pereira | Rangers | Free |
| 6 June 2020 | DF | Stefan Antonić | Kitchee Reserves | Free |
| June 2020 | MF | Lau Ho Lam | Eastern | Free |
| July 2020 | MF | Pedro Mendes | Free agent | Free |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2019 | DF | Sham Kwok Fai | Citizen | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | DF | Lau Hok Ming | Eastern | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | DF | Che Runqiu | Tai Po | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Marko Krasic | FK Rudar Pljevlja | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Chan Man Fai | Tai Po | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Michael Luk | Tai Po | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Emmet Wan | | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | FW | Wellingsson | Kitchee | Released |
| 7 December 2019 | MF | Emmet Wan | Citizen | Released |
| 7 December 2019 | FW | Nikola Komazec | Kitchee | Released |
| 27 April 2020 | MF | Ticão | | Released |
| 27 April 2020 | MF | Gabriel Méndez | | Released |
| 27 April 2020 | FW | Travis Major | | Released |
| 27 April 2020 | FW | Dhiego Martins | | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | DF | Ng Kai Yui | | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | DF | Lau Wing Sang | | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | DF | Shay Spitz | | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | MF | Lau Ka Ming | | Released |

### Loans in

| Start Date | End Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From Club | Fee | Ref. |
| 2 July 2019 | 31 May 2020 | MF | | Lau Ho Lam | Eastern | Undisclosed | |

## Team staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Zesh Rehman |
| Assistant coach | Pui Ho Wang |
| Assistant coach | Cristiano Cordeiro |
| Assistant coach | Sham Kwok Fai |
| Conditioning coach | Shay Spitz |
| Goalkeeping coach | Marc Gamon |
| Physiotherapists | Ella Yeung Fong Ho Kee |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
* ↑ R&F withdrew from the league system after the end of the season and folded.
* ↑ Pegasus and Rangers withdrew from the league due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong, and their records were expunged.
Win  Draw  Loss

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Southern (A) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 15 | Advance to Final |
| 2 | R&F | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 13 | |
| 3 | Yuen Long | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 12 | |
| 4 | Happy Valley | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 8 | |
| 5 | Tai Po | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 6 | |