2025–26 Hong Kong Senior Shield
Football tournament season
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2025–26 Hong Kong Senior Shield was the 122nd season of the Hong Kong Senior Shield. 10 teams entered this edition, with 2 games being played in the First round before the quarter-finals stage. The competition was only open to teams that played in the 2025–26 Hong Kong Premier League.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Dates | 3 September 2025 – 18 February 2026 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Tai Po |
| Runners-up | Rangers |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 9 |
| Goals scored | 37 (4.11 per match) |
| Attendance | 11,053 (1,228 per match) |
| Top goal scorer | Yu Okubo (4 goals) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | Yip Ka Yu |
The champions received HK$150,000 in prize money while the runners up received HK$50,000. The best player of the final received a HK$10,000 bonus. In addition, the two losing teams in semi-finals received HK$20,000 while the remaining teams received HK$5,000.[2]
Eastern were the defending champions. Tai Po became the champions for the 2nd time after beating Rangers in the final.
Calendar
| Stage | Round | Draw Date | Date | Matches | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knockout | First round | 28 August 2025 | 3 – 10 September 2025 | 2 | 10 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 27 – 28 September 2025 | 4 | 8 → 4 | ||
| Semi-finals | 7 – 8 February 2026 | 2 | 4 → 2 | ||
| Final | 18 February 2026 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
Bracket
| First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| 28 September 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Kitchee | 2 | |||||||||||||
| North District | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 7 February 2026 | ||||||||||||||
| North District | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Tai Po | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 27 September 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Lee Man | 2 (1) | |||||||||||||
| 10 September 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Tai Po (p) | 2 (3) | |||||||||||||
| Tai Po | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 18 February 2026 | ||||||||||||||
| Southern | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Tai Po (a.e.t.) | 4* | |||||||||||||
| Rangers | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 27 September 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Eastern | 3 | |||||||||||||
| HKFC | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 8 February 2026 | ||||||||||||||
| Eastern | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Rangers | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 28 September 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Rangers | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 3 September 2025 | ||||||||||||||
| Kowloon City | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Kowloon City (a.e.t.) | 2* | |||||||||||||
| Eastern District | 1 | |||||||||||||
Fixtures and results
First round
| 3 September 2025 | Kowloon City | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Eastern District | Mong Kok Stadium |
| 20:00 |
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Report |
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Attendance: 510 Referee: Wong Po Sing |
| 10 September 2025 | Tai Po | 3–1 | Southern | Mong Kok Stadium |
| 20:00 |
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Report |
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Attendance: 633 Referee: Wong Wai Lun |
Quarter-finals
| 27 September 2025 | Eastern | 3–0 | HKFC | Tai Po Sports Ground |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 226 Referee: Luk Kin Sun |
| 27 September 2025 | Lee Man | 2–2 (1–3 p) | Tai Po | Mong Kok Stadium |
| 18:30 | Report |
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Attendance: 1,626 Referee: Poon Chun Kit | |
| Penalties | ||||
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| 28 September 2025 | Rangers | 4–0 | Kowloon City | North District Sports Ground |
| 15:00 |
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Report | Attendance: 284 Referee: Yu Kin Fung |
| 28 September 2025 | Kitchee | 2–3 | North District | Tsing Yi Sports Ground |
| 18:30 |
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Report |
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Attendance: 451 Referee: Wong Wai Lun |
Semi-finals
| 7 February 2026 | North District | 2–3 | Tai Po | Mong Kok Stadium |
| 15:00 |
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Report | Attendance: 1,603 Referee: Yu Kin Fung |
| 8 February 2026 | Eastern | 1–3 | Rangers | Mong Kok Stadium |
| 15:00 | Report |
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Attendance: 982 Referee: Wong Wai Lun |
Final
| 18 February 2026 | Tai Po | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Rangers | Mong Kok Stadium |
| 15:00 |
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Report |
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Attendance: 4,738 Referee: Ho Wai Sing |
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Yu Okubo |
Eastern | 4 |
| 2 |  Lau Chi Lok |
Rangers | 3 |
 Paulinho Simionato |
Tai Po | ||
| 4 |  Nassam Ibrahim |
Rangers | 2 |
 Matias Panigazzi |
Rangers | ||
| Michel Renner |
Tai Po | ||
 Adrián Revilla |
Kitchee | ||
 James Temelkovski |
Tai Po | ||
| Patrick Valverde |
Tai Po | ||
| 10 | 14 players | 1 | |