2019 HKFC International Soccer Sevens

2019 HKFC International Soccer Sevens, officially known as The HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens due to sponsorship reasons, is the 20th staging of the HKFC International Soccer Sevens tournament. It was held on 17–19 May 2019. In this edition, there were a number of celebrations to commemorate 20 years of the tournament.[1]

Competing Teams

Masters Tournament

Group A

Group B

Main Tournament

Group A

  • West Ham United: Joseph Anang, Ben Johnson, Jeremy Ngakia, Harrison Ashby, Conor Coventry, Louie Watson, Dan Kemp, Nathan Holland, Sean Adarkwa, Joe Powell [2]
  • Fulham: Taye Ashby-Hammond, Cody Drameh, Moritz Jenz, Jerome Opoku, Connor McAvoy, Timmy Abraham, Jayden Harris, Nicolas Santos-Clase, Sonny Hilton, Tyrese Francois [3]
  • Portimonense: Nedja, Jamerson, Fali, Koday Nagagima, Ryonosuke Ohori, Sérgio Santos, Sérgio Neto, Iago Oliveira, Gustavo Hebling, Francisco Cardoso [4]
  • HKFC Captain's Select: Issey Maholo, Max Poon, Jorge Ruiz, Sebastian Beer, Shane Jeffery, Andrew Wylde, Calum Erskine, Calvin Harris, Raphael Merkies, Michael Hampshire

Group B

  • Aston Villa: Akos Onodi, Isaiah Bazeley-Graham, Bradley Burton, Dominic Revan, Lewis Brunt, Jaden Philogene-Bidace, Aaron Pressley, Jack Clarke, Cameron Archer, Indiana Vassilev [5]
  • Leicester City: Viktor Johansson, Luke Thomas, Dennis Gyamfi, Justen Kranthove, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Layton Ndukwu, Sidnei Tavares, Conor Tee, Dempsey Arlott-John, Ryan Loft [6]
  • Kitchee
  • Singapore Cricket Club: Ronnie Smollet, Khairul Anwar, Jonathan Huang, Tim Walter, Jahan Rezai, Jack Cullinane, Ivor Teagle, Ben King, Chang Guo Guang, Sam Balls

Group C

Group D

Guest Referees

Main Tournament - Group Stage

Group A

P Team GP W D L GF GA Pts
1 West Ham United 3 2 1 0 5 1 7
2 Portimonense 3 1 2 0 1 0 5
3 Fulham 3 1 1 1 5 1 4
4 HKFC Captain's Select 3 0 0 3 1 10 0

West Ham United4-1HKFC Captain's Select
Nathan Holland
Ben Johnson
Sebastian Beer


Portimonense1-0HKFC Captain's Select
Gustavo Hebling


Fulham5-0HKFC Captain's Select
Tyrese Francois
Sonny Hilton
Connor McAvoy
Cody Drameh
Timmy Abraham

Group B

P Team GP W D L GF GA Pts
1 Leicester City 3 2 1 0 4 1 7
2 Kitchee 3 1 2 0 3 2 5
3 Aston Villa 3 1 1 1 4 2 4
4 Singapore Cricket Club 3 0 0 3 0 6 0
Aston Villa1-1Kitchee
Jack Clarke Kim Dong Jin

Leicester City2-0Singapore Cricket Club
Conor Tee
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall

Aston Villa3-0Singapore Cricket Club
Jaden Philogene-Bidace
Aaron Pressley
Lewis Brunt

Leicester City1-1Kitchee
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Mathew Orr


Group C

P Team GP W D L GF GA Pts
1 Newcastle United 3 2 1 0 2 0 7
2 Brighton & Hove Albion. 3 1 1 1 1 1 4
3 Kerry Yau Yee League Select α 3 1 0 2 2 3 3
4 Kashima Antlers 3 1 0 2 2 3 3
3rd and 4th place decided by 4-a-side Golden Goal game. Kerry Yau Yee League Select's goalkeeper, Pete Smith, scored the deciding goal.

Newcastle United1-0Kerry Yau Yee League Select
Kelland Watts


Brighton & Hove Albion1-0Kerry Yau Yee League Select
Ryan Longman

Kashima Antlers1-2Kerry Yau Yee League Select
Kotaro Arima
Tatsuya Kiuchi
Dylan McWilliams
Silvio Ruprah

Group D

P Team GP W D L GF GA Pts
1 Wolverhampton Wanderersb 3 2 1 0 4 1 7
2 Rangers 3 2 1 0 4 1 7
3 Hong Kong Football Club 3 1 0 2 2 4 3
4 HKFA Red Dragons 3 0 0 3 1 4 0
^b 1st and 2nd place decided by 4-a-side Golden Goal game which Wolverhampton Wanderers won.
Wolverhampton Wanderers2-1HKFA Red Dragons
Niall Ennis
Elliot Watt
Chang Kwong Yin

Rangers3-1Hong Kong Football Club
Kai Kennedy
Cameron Palmer
Josh McPake
Robert Scott


HKFA Red Dragons0-1Hong Kong Football Club
Robert Bacon

Rangers1-0HKFA Red Dragons
Matthew Shiels

Main Tournament - Knockout Stage

Matches in the knockout stage were now 14 minutes each half, with golden goal extra time and a sudden death penalty shootout in the event of a draw.

Plate

  • Bottom two teams of each group entered the quarter-finals of Plate.
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
A3 Fulham (pen.) 1 (4)
C4 Kashima Antlers 1 (3)
Fulham 1
Aston Villa 3
B3 Aston Villa 5
D4 HKFA Red Dragons 2
Aston Villa 2
Kerry Yau Yee League Select 0
C3 Kerry Yau Yee League Select (pen.) 0 (10)
A4 HKFC Captain's Select 0 (9)
Kerry Yau Yee League Select 1
Singapore Cricket Club 0
D3 Hong Kong Football Club 1 (3)
B4 Singapore Cricket Club (pen.) 1 (4)

Shield

  • Losing teams of Cup quarter-finals entered the semi-finals of Shield.
Semifinals Finals
      
Brighton & Hove Albion 2
Leicester City 4
Leicester City 1
Wolverhampton Wanderers (AET) 2
Portimonese 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2

Cup

  • Top two teams of each group entered the quarter-finals of Cup.
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
A1 West Ham United 2
C2 Brighton & Hove Albion 0
West Ham United 0
Rangers (AET) 1
B1 Leicester City 2
D2 Rangers (AET) 3
Rangers 3
Newcastle United (AET) 4
C1 Newcastle United 2
A2 Portimonese 0
Newcastle United 2
Kitchee 0
D1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1
B2 Kitchee (AET) 2

References

  1. "Hong Kong Soccer Sevens". HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens Official Site. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  2. "Hammers to send strong squad to Hong Kong Soccer Sevens". West Ham United - Official Website. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  3. "HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens". Fulham FC Official Site. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  4. "PORTIMONENSE NO HKFC CITI SOCCER SEVENS 2019". PORTIMONENSE Official Site. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  5. Connor, Dan (17 May 2019). "Hong Kong Soccer Sevens: Tournament preview". Aston Villa Official Site. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  6. "The HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens: Everything You Need To Know". Leicester City Official Site. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  7. Cleeves, Kieran (14 May 2019). "SOCCER SEVENS TEN-MAN SQUAD ANNOUNCED". Brighton & Hove Albion Official Site. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  8. Porter, Graham (14 May 2019). "Newcastle United squad for Hong Kong Soccer Sevens confirmed – Try to repeat 2018 win". The Mag. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
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