# 2019–20 Happy Valley AA season

The 2019–20 season is Happy Valley's 50th season in the top-tier division in Hong Kong football. Happy Valley will compete in the Premier League, Senior Challenge Shield, FA Cup and Sapling Cup this season.

## Squad
### First Team

    As of 18 September 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 | Chung Wai Ho |
| 2 | DF | HKG | Cheung Chun Hin |
| 3 | DF | HKG | Yung Hui To |
| 5 | DF | HKG | Yip Cheuk Man |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Luciano $^{FP}$ |
| 9 | MF | HKG | Wong Chi Hong |
| 11 | MF | HKG | Poon Pui Hin |
| 13 | MF | HKG | Jerry Lam |
| 15 | DF | HKG | Wong Ho Yin |
| 16 | MF | HKG | Lai Pui Kei |
| 17 | GK | HKG | To Chun Kiu |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | DF | MAC | Lam Ngai Tong $^{LP}$ |
| 22 | GK | HKG | Ng Wai Him |
| 23 | DF | HKG | Siu Chi Ho |
| 26 | FW | HKG | Yuen Sai Kit |
| 27 | MF | HKG | Ng Ka Yeung |
| 28 | FW | HKG | Chu Wai Kwan |
| 30 | MF | HKG | Jahangir Khan |
| 31 | FW | HKG | So Dick On |
| 38 | MF | HKG | Henry Moore |
| 50 | DF | HKG | Tsang Chi Hau |
| – | MF | BRA | Mikael $^{FP}$ |
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 |
| 5 July 2019 | DF | Yung Hui To | Chelsea Soccer School (Hong Kong) | Free |
| 5 July 2019 | MF | Lai Pui Kei | Chelsea Soccer School (Hong Kong) | Free |
| 7 July 2019 | GK | To Chun Kiu | Dreams FC | Free |
| 10 July 2019 | MF | Jahangir Khan | Metro Gallery | End of loan |
| 12 July 2019 | DF | Lam Ngai Tong | Tai Po | Free |
| 14 July 2019 | DF | Edu Cruz | Free agent | Free |
| 15 July 2019 | GK | Ng Wai Him | Chelsea Soccer School (Hong Kong) | Free |
| 15 July 2020 | MF | Ng Ka Yeung | Chelsea Soccer School (Hong Kong) | Free |
| 31 July 2020 | FW | Manuel Gavilán | CD Toledo | Free |
| 12 August 2019 | DF | Luciano | Free agent | Free |
| 29 August 2019 | FW | Chu Wai Kwan | Dreams FC | Free |
| 29 August 2019 | DF | Alexander Jojo | Free agent | Free |
| August 2019 | DF | Yip Cheuk Man | Chelsea Soccer School (Hong Kong) | Free |
| August 2019 | DF | Fung Tsz Hin | Chelsea Soccer School (Hong Kong) | Free |
| August 2019 | MF | Lam Lok Yin | Chelsea Soccer School (Hong Kong) | Free |
| 17 January 2020 | FW | Marko Rajković | Akademija Pandev | Free |
| 1 June 2020 | DF | Tsang Chi Hau | Yuen Long | Free |
| 3 June 2020 | MF | Mikael | Yuen Long | Free |
| 18 September 2020 | MF | Henry Moore | Youth team | Free |
| 18 September 2020 | FW | So Dick On | Youth team | Free |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2019 | DF | Ma Man Chun | Sun Hei | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | DF | Wong King Wa | Double Flower | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | DF | Lee Chi Ho | King Fung | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Liu Yik Shing | Resources Capital | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | FW | Cheng Lai Hin | Double Flower | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | FW | Yeung Tsz Kit | North District | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | FW | Wong Sheung Choi | Double Flower | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | FW | Ndue Mujeci | Cihangir GSK | Released |
| 2 December 2019 | FW | Chen Liming | | Released |
| 22 January 2020 | DF | Edu Cruz | | Released |
| 1 June 2020 | DF | Igor Miović | | Released |
| 1 June 2020 | MF | Mahir Karić | | Released |
| 1 June 2020 | FW | Marko Rajković | | Released |
| 1 June 2020 | FW | Manuel Gavilán | Kitchee | Released |
| 30 June 2020 | MF | Wong Wing Kit | | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | DF | Alex Jojo | Eastern | Released |

### Loans in

| Start Date | End Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From Club | Fee | Ref. |
| 2 October 2019 | 19 January 2020 | FW | | Chiu Siu Wai | Tai Po | Undisclosed | |

### Loans out

| Start Date | End Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To Club | Fee | Ref. |
| 11 January 2020 | End of season | DF | | Fung Tsz Hin | Chelsea Soccer School (Hong Kong) | Undisclosed | |

## Team staff

| Position | Staff |
| Director of football | Poon Man Tik |
| Head coach | Pau Ka Yiu |
| Assistant coach | Shum Kwok Pui |
| Assistant coach | Luk Koon Pong |
| Goalkeeping coach | Yan Kin Keung |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 |
| 8 | Rangers (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew, record expunged |
* ↑ 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 | |