2019–20 Tai Po FC season
# 2019–20 Tai Po FC season

The 2019–20 season is Tai Po's 12th season in the top-tier division in Hong Kong football. Tai Po will compete in the Premier League, Senior Challenge Shield, FA Cup, Sapling Cup and AFC Cup this season. However, due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong, Tai Po announced their withdrawal from the remaining matches this season in May 2020. On 12 June 2020, Tai Po confirmed their withdrawal from participating in the new HKPL season.

## Squad

### First team

    As of 22 March 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 | Alex Chin |
| 2 | MF | CMR | Eugene Mbome $^{LP}$ |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Benjamin Van Meurs $^{FP}$ |
| 4 | MF | HKG | Yuto Nakamura (on loan from Kitchee) |
| 5 | MF | BRA | Dudu (captain) $^{FP}$ |
| 6 | DF | HKG | Lew Wai Yip |
| 7 | FW | KOR | Kim Min-ki $^{FP}$ |
| 8 | MF | HKG | Leung Sing Yiu |
| 10 | MF | HKG | Michael Luk |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Michel Lugo $^{FP}$ |
| 12 | MF | HKG | Cheng Tsz Sum |
| 13 | MF | HKG | Yeung Chi Lun |
| 14 | MF | HKG | Liu Chi Him |
| 15 | DF | HKG | Yeung Tsz Pan |
| 17 | MF | HKG | Chan Man Fai |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | HKG | Fung Kwun Ming |
| 19 | GK | HKG | Felix Luk |
| 20 | GK | HKG | Ho Yui |
| 22 | FW | HKG | Chiu Siu Wai |
| 23 | MF | HKG | Sun Ming Him |
| 24 | MF | HKG | Toby Down |
| 25 | FW | HKG | Hui Ka Lok |
| 27 | MF | HKG | Fong Chun Yip |
| 28 | MF | HKG | Che Runqiu |
| 31 | DF | HKG | Philip To |
| 35 | GK | SRB | Željko Kuzmić $^{FP}$ |
| 44 | MF | HKG | Ho Chun Ting (on loan from Kitchee) |
| 77 | FW | KOR | Kim Seung-yong $^{FP}$ |
| 80 | MF | HKG | Ng Man Hei |

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 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 August 2019 | GK | Felix Luk | Hoi King | Free |
| 6 August 2019 | GK | Ho Yui | Double Flower | Free |
| 6 August 2019 | DF | Lew Wai Yip | Hoi King | Free |
| 6 August 2019 | DF | Che Runqiu | Southern | Free |
| 6 August 2019 | DF | Philip To | Hoi King | Free |
| 6 August 2019 | MF | Eugene Mbome | Pegasus | Free |
| 6 August 2019 | MF | Kim Min-ki | Hoi King | Free |
| 6 August 2019 | MF | Michael Luk | Southern | Free |
| 6 August 2019 | MF | Liu Chi Him Matthew | Hoi King | Free |
| 6 August 2019 | MF | Chan Man Fai | Southern | Free |
| 6 August 2019 | MF | Hui Ka Lok | Lee Man | Free |
| 6 August 2019 | MF | Ng Man Hei | Kwun Tong | Free |
| 6 August 2019 | FW | Sun Ming Him | Hoi King | Free |
| August 2019 | MF | Fong Chun Yip | Youth team | Free |
| 4 October 2019 | MF | Fung Kwun Ming | Nebraska Bugeaters | Free |
| 18 October 2019 | DF | Benjamin Van Meurs | Sydney FC NPL | Free |
| 24 February 2020 | FW | Kim Seung-yong | Incheon United | Free |
| 6 March 2020 | GK | Željko Kuzmić | Deren FC | Free |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | Li Hon Ho | Lee Man | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | Tsang Man Fai | Eastern | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | DF | Cheung Chak Wai | Icanfield | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | DF | Chak Ting Fung | Eastern | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | DF | Lee Ka Ho | Eastern | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | DF | Fung Hing Wa | Eastern | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | DF | Eduardo Praes | Eastern | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | DF | Jean-Jacques Kilama | Rangers | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Chan Siu Kwan | Southern | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Wong Cho Sum | King Fung | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Lam Ngai Tong | Happy Valley | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Chan Hiu Fung | Pegasus | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Au Yeung Yiu Chung | Rangers | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Wong Wai | Eastern | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Lee Ka Yiu | Eastern | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Leung Kwun Chung | Eastern | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | João Emir | Eastern | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | FW | Harry Sawyer | South Melbourne | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | FW | Igor Sartori | R&F | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | FW | Chung Wai Keung | Eastern | Released |
| 1 January 2020 | FW | Sandro | Eastern | Released |
| April 2020 | FW | Michel Lugo | | Released |
| April 2020 | DF | Benjamin Van Meurs | | Released |
| May 2020 | GK | Željko Kuzmić | | Released |
| May 2020 | DF | Dudu | R&F | Released |
| May 2020 | MF | Kim Min-ki | | Released |
| May 2020 | FW | Kim Seung-yong | | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | MF | Cheng Tsz Sum | Eastern | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | MF | Toby Down | Eastern | Released |

### Loans in

| Start Date | End Date | Position | Name | From Club | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16 September 2019 | 31 December 2019 | GK | Paulo César | Kitchee | Undisclosed |
| 16 September 2019 | 31 May 2020 | MF | Ho Chun Ting | Kitchee | Undisclosed |
| 25 September 2019 | 31 May 2020 | MF | Yuto Nakamura | Kitchee | Undisclosed |

### Loans out

| Start Date | End Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To Club | Fee | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 October 2019 | 19 January 2020 | FW | | Chiu Siu Wai | Happy Valley | Undisclosed | |

## Team staff

| Position | Staff |
| - | - |
| Director of football | Fung Hoi Man |
| Head coach | Davor Berber |
| Assistant coach | Ivan Kurtušić |
| Assistant coach | Lau Chi Keung |
| Assistant coach | Chan Yuk Chi |
| Assistant coach | Lui Chi Hing |
| Goalkeeping coach | Tung Ho Yin |
| Team manager | Fung Yuk Lun Alan |
| General Affairs | Chow Ho Chun |
| Secretary | Chan Ping |

## Competitions

### Hong Kong Premier League

**Table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Happy Valley | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 31 | −25 | 1 | |
| 7 | Pegasus (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
| 8 | Rangers (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
| 9 | Tai Po (W, R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew Relegation to Hong Kong First Division League |
| 10 | Yuen Long (W, R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew Relegation to Hong Kong First Division League |

* ↑ Pegasus and Rangers withdrew from the league due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong. Their results were expunged from the table.
* ↑ Tai Po and Yuen Long withdrew from the league due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Hong Kong. Their results were expunged from the table. On 12 June 2020, it was announced that they would self-relegate due to lack of funds.

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 | |
