2019 HKFC International Soccer Sevens
# 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.

## Competing Teams

### Masters Tournament

Group A

* TDW Discovery Bay: Ho Kwok Chuen, Vlamir Soartes, Matija Maretic, Martin Rigby, Kieran McKnight, Bruno Cortes, Pascal Laroumanie, Paul Crompton, Bruno Oliveiro, Gabriel Biscaia, Daniel Cortes
* Citi All Stars: Alan Fettis, Pascal Chimbonda, Alan Dunne, Sean Davis, Marvin Andrews, Carl Heggs, Matt Piper, Jamie Cureton, Darren Currie, Gary Alexander, Ben Chorley
* Nottingham Forest Mobsters: Kevin Pilkington, Jamal Campbell-Ryce, Paul McKenna, John Thompson, Grant Holt, Brett Ormerod, Hayden Mullins, Sam Clingan, Tem Hansen, Martin Tierney
* Singapore Cricket Club Masters: Adam Bowden, Andrew Hutcheon, Owen Monaghan, Amos Boon, Matt Hulen, John Norfolk, Martin Goerojo, Tan Chun Hao, Michael Hemmingway, PJ Roberts, Michael Drake
* HKFC Chairman's Select: Murphy Mok, Jamie Milne, Philip Dowding, Simon Galvin, Stu McInnes, Colin Spanos, Stephen Tew, Rahul Dansanghani, Graeme Lane, Darren McEntee, Danny Beattie

Group B

* Wallsend Boys Club: Steve Harper, John Watson, Dean Beckwith, Luis Corrales, John Gbenda Charles, Matt West, Keith Gillespie, Paul Ifill, Fabio Alcantara, Craig Dundas, Glen Southam
* playonpro: David James, Don Hutchison, Frank Sinclair, Darren Bent, Emile Heskey, Peter Beardsley, Michael Brown, John Arne Riise, Jari Litmanen, George Boateng, Michael Gray
* Eleven FC: Tam Siu Wai, Chan Ka Ki, Lai Kai Cheuk, Poon Yiu Cheuk, Lee Chi Ho, Li Chun Yip, Yoon Dong-hun, Angelo Marcio da Silva Cascao, Aender Naves Mesquita, Chiu Chung Man
* KCC Veterans
* HKFC Masters: Jan Souleyman, Tom McGillycuddy, Anthony Sassi, Adrian Worth, Blake Harding, Paul Fitzgerald, Donny Tse, Fouad Ben Allal, Tom Pugh, Mark Grainger, Rich Le Gallez

### 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
* Fulham: Taye Ashby-Hammond, Cody Drameh, Moritz Jenz, Jerome Opoku, Connor McAvoy, Timmy Abraham, Jayden Harris, Nicolas Santos-Clase, Sonny Hilton, Tyrese Francois
* Portimonense: Nedja, Jamerson, Fali, Koday Nagagima, Ryonsuke Ohori, Sérgio Santos, Sérgio Neto, Iago Oliviera, Gustavo Hebling, Francisco Cardoso
* HKFC Captain's Select: Issey Maholo, Poon Ka Ming, Jorge Ruiz, Sebastian Beer, Shane Jeffery, Andrew Wylde, Calum Eskrine, Calvin Harris, Raphael Merkies, Michael Hampshire

Group B

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

Group C

* Brighton & Hove Albion: Tom McGill, Archie Davies, Alex Cochrane, George Cox, Warren O'Hora, Max Sanders, Jordan Davies, Ryan Longman, Steven Alzate, Ben Wilson
* Newcastle United: Nathan Harker, Owen Bailey, Kelland Watts, Lewis Cass, Matthew Longstaff, Rosaire Longelo, Elias Sørensen, Thomas Allan, Oliver Walters, Luke Charman
* Kashima Antlers:
* Kerry Yau Yee League Select: Aron Ruszel, Daniel Martyn, Dylan McWilliams, Edwin Tizard, Gurung Saraj, Kieran Robinson, Martin Fray, Mathieu Boyer, Peter Smith, Silvio Ruprah

Group D

* Rangers: Nicky Hogarth, Cameron Palmer, Stephen Kelly, Nathan Patterson, Josh McPake, Andrew Dallas, Daniel Finlayson, Kai Kennedy, Jordan Houston, Matthew Shiels
* Wolverhampton Wanderers: Carlos Heredia, Niall Ennis, Ryan Giles, Pedro Gonçalves, Elliot Watt, Ed Francis, Oskar Buur, Cameron John, Dion Sanderson
* Hong Kong Football Club: Freddie Toomer, Callum Beattie, Michael Thurbon, Freek Schipper, Robert Bacon, Robert Scott, Marcus McMillan, Albin Brion, Jordon Brown, Shunsuke Nakamura
* HKFA Red Dragons

Guest Referees

* Jon Moss
* Mike Riley

## 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 |

### 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 |

### 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 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Kashima Antlers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |

    ^α 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.

### Group D

| P | Team | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 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.

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A3 | Fulham (pen.) | 1 (4) | | | | | | |
| C4 | Kashima Antlers | 1 (3) | | | | | | |
| C4 | Kashima Antlers | 1 (3) | Fulham | Fulham | 1 | | | |
| | | | Aston Villa | Aston Villa | 3 | | | |
| B3 | Aston Villa | 5 | Aston Villa | Aston Villa | 3 | | | |
| D4 | HKFA Red Dragons | 2 | | | | | | |
| D4 | HKFA Red Dragons | 2 | | | | Aston Villa | Aston Villa | 2 |
| | | | | | | Kerry Yau Yee League Select | Kerry Yau Yee League Select | 0 |
| C3 | Kerry Yau Yee League Select (pen.) | 0 (10) | | | | | | | Kerry Yau Yee League Select | Kerry Yau Yee League Select | 0 |
| A4 | HKFC Captain's Select | 0 (9) | | | | | | |
| A4 | HKFC Captain's Select | 0 (9) | Kerry Yau Yee League Select | Kerry Yau Yee League Select | 1 | | | |
| | | | Singapore Cricket Club | Singapore Cricket Club | 0 | | | |
| D3 | Hong Kong Football Club | 1 (3) | Singapore Cricket Club | Singapore Cricket Club | 0 | | | |
| B4 | Singapore Cricket Club (pen.) | 1 (4) | | | | | | |

### Shield

* Losing teams of Cup quarter-finals entered the semi-finals of Shield.

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | | | |
| Leicester City | Leicester City | 4 | | | |
| Leicester City | Leicester City | 4 | Leicester City | Leicester City | 1 |
| | | | Wolverhampton Wanderers (AET) | Wolverhampton Wanderers (AET) | 2 |
| Portimonese | Portimonese | 0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (AET) | Wolverhampton Wanderers (AET) | 2 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | | | |

### Cup

* Top two teams of each group entered the quarter-finals of Cup.

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A1 | West Ham United | 2 | | | | | | |
| C2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | | | | | | |
| C2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | West Ham United | West Ham United | 0 | | | |
| | | | Rangers (AET) | Rangers (AET) | 1 | | | |
| B1 | Leicester City | 2 | Rangers (AET) | Rangers (AET) | 1 | | | |
| D2 | Rangers (AET) | 3 | | | | | | |
| D2 | Rangers (AET) | 3 | | | | Rangers | Rangers | 3 |
| | | | | | | Newcastle United (AET) | Newcastle United (AET) | 4 |
| C1 | Newcastle United | 2 | | | | | | | Newcastle United (AET) | Newcastle United (AET) | 4 |
| A2 | Portimonese | 0 | | | | | | |
| A2 | Portimonese | 0 | Newcastle United | Newcastle United | 2 | | | |
| | | | Kitchee | Kitchee | 0 | | | |
| D1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 | Kitchee | Kitchee | 0 | | | |
| B2 | Kitchee (AET) | 2 | | | | | | |
