2015–16 South China AA season

South China
2015–16 season
Chairman	Wallace Cheung
Head Coach	Casemiro Mior
Home Ground	Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground; (Capacity: 3,500)
Premier League	8th
Senior Shield	TBC
FA Cup	TBC
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season is South China's 95th season in the top-tier division in Hong Kong football. South China will compete in the Premier League, Senior Challenge Shield and FA Cup in this season.

Key events

31 May 2015: The club released Kwok Kin Pong, Law Chun Bong, Lee Wai Lim, Evan Kostopoulos, Daniel McBreen, Michael Campion, Detinho and Cheng Lai Hin.
9 June 2015: Hong Kong striker Chan Man Fai joins the club from Sun Pegasus on a free transfer.^[1]
10 June 2015: Hong Kong defender Cheung Chi Yung joins the club from I-Sky Yuen Long on a free transfer.^[2]
16 June 2015: Hong Kong defender Cheung Kin Fung joins the club from Kitchee on a free transfer.^[3]
24 June 2015: Hong Kong Liang Zicheng joins the club from Eastern for an undisclosed fee.^[4]
30 June 2015: Australian striker Boima Karpeh joins the club from Sporting Goa for an undisclosed fee.^[5]
1 July 2015: Brazilian striker Lucas Espíndola da Silva joins the club from SC Gaúcho for an undisclosed fee.^[6]
2 July 2015: Hong Kong midfielder Lai Yiu Cheong joins the club from Wong Tai Sin on a free transfer.^[7]
19 July 2015: Hong Kong defender Moses Mensah joins the club from Yokohama FC Hong Kong on a free transfer.^[8]
22 July 2015: Brazilian midfielder Luiz Carlos Vieira joins the club from Club Deportivo San José for an undisclosed fee.^[9]
25 July 2015: Defender Andy Russell, goalkeeper Tsang Man Fai and striker Yuto Nakamura join fellow Hong Kong Premier League club Wong Tai Sin on loan until the end of the season.^[10]

Players

Squad information

N	P	Name	Date of birth	Age	Since	Previous Club	Notes
1	GK	Leung Hing Kit^LP	(1989-10-22)22 October 1989	24	2014 (Winter)	Biu Chun Rangers	On loan from Biu Chun Rangers
2	DF	Jack Sealy^LP	(1987-05-04)4 May 1987	27	2012	Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei	Second nationality: England
4	DF	Sean Tse^LP	(1992-05-03)3 May 1992	22	2012	Manchester City	Second nationality: Hong Kong
5	DF	Chak Ting Fung^LP	(1989-11-27)27 November 1989	24	2013 (Winter)	Biu Chun Rangers
6	DF	Andy Russell^NR	(1987-11-21)21 November 1987	27	2014	AFC Fylde	Second nationality: England
7	FW	Chan Siu Ki^LP	(1985-07-14)14 July 1985	28	2014 (Winter)	Guangdong Sunray Cave
8	MF	Mahama Awal^FP	(1991-06-10)10 June 1991	24	2015 (Winter)	Guangdong Sunray Cave
9	FW	Lucas Espíndola da Silva^FP	(1990-05-06)6 May 1990	25	2015	SC Gaúcho
10	MF	Luiz Carlos Vieira^FP	(1982-07-27)27 July 1982	33	2015	San José
11	MF	Itaparica^LP	(1980-07-08)8 July 1980	35	2014	Eastern Salon
12	GK	Cristian Mora^FP	(1979-08-26)26 August 1979	36	2014	Deportivo Cuenca
13	DF	Cheung Kin Fung^LP	(1984-01-01)1 January 1984	31	2015	Kitchee
14	FW	Yuto Nakamura^NR	(1987-01-23)23 January 1987	28	2014	Citizen	On loan to Wong Tai Sin
15	DF	Chan Wai Ho^LP	(1982-04-24)24 April 1982	32	2011 (Winter)	Fourway Rangers	Team captain
16	MF	Chan Siu Kwan^LP	(1992-08-01)1 August 1992	21	2013	Yokohama FC Hong Kong
17	MF	Leung Chun Pong^LP	(1986-10-01)1 October 1986	27	2014 (Winter)	Gunagdong Sunray Cave
19	FW	Chan Man Fai^LP	(1988-06-19)19 June 1988	27	2015	Sun Pegasus
20	MF	Lau Cheuk Hin^LP	(1992-04-26)26 April 1992	23	2015 (Winter)	Yokohama FC Hong Kong
21	MF	Law Hiu Chung^LP	(1995-06-10)10 June 1995	20	2015 (Winter)	Biu Chun Rangers
22	DF	Bojan Mališić^FP	(1985-01-14)14 January 1985	30	2014	Hoverla
23	DF	Che Runqiu^LP	(1990-10-25)25 October 1990	24	2014	Royal Southern
25	GK	Tin Man Ho^LP	(1990-03-05)5 March 1990	24	2012	Wanchai	From Youth system
27	MF	Lai Yiu Cheong^LP	(1988-09-25)25 September 1988	26	2015	Wong Tai Sin
28	MF	Liang Zicheng^LP	(1982-03-18)18 March 1982	33	2015	Eastern
29	DF	Moses Mensah^LP	(1978-08-10)10 August 1978	37	2015	Yokohama FC Hong Kong
33	GK	Tsang Man Fai^NR	(1991-08-02)2 August 1991	22	2013	Yokohama FC Hong Kong	On loan to Wong Tai Sin
36	MF	Kouta Jige^LP	(1997-04-23)23 April 1997	17	2011	Youth system	Second nationality: Japan
38	FW	Boima Karpeh^FP	(1984-06-16)16 June 1984	31	2015	Sporting Goa
76	DF	Cheung Chi Yung^LP	(1989-06-30)30 June 1989	26	2015	I-Sky Yuen Long
90	FW	Lam Hok Hei^LP	(1991-09-18)18 September 1991	23	2015 (Winter)	Biu Chun Rangers
	MF	Law Chun Yan^LP	(1994-06-21)21 June 1994	20	2013	Youth system
	DF	Kwok Yat Him^LP	(1994-01-18)18 January 1994	20	2014	Youth system

Last update: 26 July 2015
Source: South China Football Team
Ordered by squad number.
^LPLocal player; ^FPForeign player; ^NRNon-registered player

Transfers

In

Summer

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred From	Fee	Date	Source
19	FW	Chan Man Fai	Sun Pegasus	Free transfer	9 June 2015	^[1]
76	DF	Cheung Chi Yung	I-Sky Yuen Long	Free transfer	10 June 2015	^[2]
28	MF	Liang Zicheng	Eastern	Undisclosed	24 June 2015	^[4]
38	FW	Boima Karpeh	Sporting Goa	Undisclosed	30 June 2015	^[5]
9	FW	Lucas Espíndola da Silva	SC Gaúcho	Undisclosed	1 July 2015	^[6]
27	MF	Lai Yiu Cheong	Wong Tai Sin	Free transfer	2 July 2015	^[7]
29	DF	Moses Mensah	Yokohama FC Hong Kong	Free transfer	19 July 2015	^[8]
10	MF	Luiz Carlos Vieira	San José	Undisclosed	22 July 2015	^[9]

Out

Summer

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred To	Fee	Date
3	MF	Michael Campion	Unattached	Free transfer	31 May 2015
9	MF	Lee Wai Lim	Retired	N/A	31 May 2015
18	DF	Kwok Kin Pong	Pegasus	Free transfer	31 May 2015
19	FW	Evan Kostopoulos	Adelaide Comets	Free transfer	31 May 2015
24	MF	Lo Kong Wai	YFCMD	Loan return	31 May 2015
30	FW	Detinho	Wing Yee	Free transfer	31 May 2015
31	FW	Cheng Lai Hin	Pegasus	Free transfer	31 May 2015
38	FW	Daniel McBreen	Unattached	Free transfer	31 May 2015
99	DF	Li Ngai Hoi	Kitchee	Loan return	31 May 2015

Loan In

Summer

No.	Pos	Player	Loaned From	Start	End	Source

Loan Out

Summer

No.	Pos	Player	Loaned To	Start	End	Source
6	DF	Andy Russell	Wong Tai Sin	25 July 2015	End of season	^[10]
14	FW	Yuto Nakamura	Wong Tai Sin	25 July 2015	End of season	^[10]
33	GK	Tsang Man Fai	Wong Tai Sin	25 July 2015	End of season	^[10]

Club

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head Coach	Casemiro Mior
Assistant Coach	Marcelo Cardoso
Assistant Coach	Ku Kam Fai
Assistant Coach	Gary Li
Goalkeeper Coach	Chu Kwok Kuen

Last updated: 26 July 2015
Source: South China AA

Squad statistics

Overall Stats

	League	Senior Shield	FA Cup	League Cup	2015 AFC Cup	Total Stats
Games played	0	0	0	0	0	0
Games won	0	0	0	0	0	0
Games drawn	0	0	0	0	0	0
Games lost	0	0	0	0	0	0
Goals for	0	0	0	0	0	0
Goals against	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players used	0	0	0	0	0	0
Yellow cards	0	0	0	0	0	0
Red cards	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 25 July 2015
Source: Player Stats

Appearances and goals

Key

No. = Squad number

Pos. = Playing position

Nat. = Nationality

Apps = Appearances

GK = Goalkeeper

DF = Defender

MF = Midfielder

FW = Forward

Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with number struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.

As of 25 July 2015

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Premier League		Senior Shield		FA Cup		League Cup		AFC Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	HKG	Leung Hing Kit	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	HKG	Jack Sealy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	HKG	Sean Tse	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	HKG	Chak Ting Fung	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	HKG	Andy Russell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	FW	HKG	Chan Siu Ki	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	CMR	Mahama Awal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	BRA	Lucas Espíndola da Silva	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	BRA	Luiz Carlos Vieira	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF	HKG	Itaparica	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	GK	ECU	Cristian Mora	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	DF	HKG	Cheung Kin Fung	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	HKG	Chan Wai Ho	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	HKG	Chan Siu Kwan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	HKG	Leung Chun Pong	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	HKG	Chan Man Fai	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	HKG	Lau Cheuk Hin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	HKG	Law Hiu Chung	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	SER	Bojan Mališić	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF	HKG	Che Runqiu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	GK	HKG	Tin Man Ho	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	HKG	Lai Yiu Cheong	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	HKG	Liang Zicheng	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF	HKG	Moses Mensah	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	GK	HKG	Tsang Man Fai	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	MF	HKG	Kouta Jige	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
76	DF	HKG	Cheung Chi Yung	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
90	FW	HKG	Lam Hok Hei	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Top scorers

Last updated: 25 July 2015.
Source: Hong Kong Football Association

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk	Pos	No.	Player	Premier League	Senior Shield	FA Cup	Total
Own goals
TOTALS

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.Players listed below made at least one appearance for Southern first squad during the season.

N	P	Nat.	Name																Notes
N	P	Nat.	Name	League			Shield			FA Cup			Others			Total			Notes

Last updated: 25 July 2015
Source: Competitive matches
Ordered by , and
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Substitution Record

Includes all competitive matches.

			League		Shield		FA Cup		Others		Total
No.	Pos	Name	subson	subsoff	subson	subsoff	subson	subsoff	subson	subsoff	subson	subsoff
Goalkeepers
1	GK	Leung Hing Kit	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	GK	Cristian Mora	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	GK	Tin Man Ho	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	GK	Tsang Man Fai	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	RB	Jack Sealy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	CB	Sean Tse	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	LB	Chak Ting Fung	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	CB	Andy Russell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	LB	Cheung Kin Fung	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	CB	Chan Wai Ho	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	CB	Bojan Mališić	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	RB	Che Runqiu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	LB	Moses Mensah	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
76	CB	Cheung Chi Yung	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
8	RM	Mahama Awal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	AM	Luiz Carlos Vieira	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	AM	Itaparica	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DM	Chan Siu Kwan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	CM	Leung Chun Pong	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	CM	Lau Cheuk Hin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	RM	Law Hiu Chung	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	RM	Lai Yiu Cheong	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	RM	Liang Zicheng	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	RM	Kouta Jige	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
7	CF	Chan Siu Ki	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	CF	Lucas Espíndola da Silva	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	CF	Chan Man Fai	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
90	CF	Lam Hok Hei	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 25 July 2015

Captains

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes

Last updated: 25 July 2015
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	First match
Hong Kong Premier League	—	4th	12 September 2015
Senior Shield	—	—
FA Cup	—	—

Updated to match played 25 July 2015
Source: Competitions

Premier League

Classification

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Eastern	16	12	2	2	35	13	+22	38	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	Kitchee	16	11	4	1	32	11	+21	37	Qualification to season play-off and Champions League preliminary round 2
3	South China	16	9	2	5	26	21	+5	29	Qualification to season play-off^[a]
4	Southern	16	6	5	5	26	21	+5	23
5	Pegasus	16	4	5	7	22	27	−5	17

Source: Hong Kong Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Fair-play points; 8) Drawing lots (Play-off if the winner has to be decided)
Notes:

^ Since the winners of the Senior Shield, Eastern, and the winners of the League Cup, Kitchee, qualified for AFC competitions and the Season Play-off respectively based on league position, the spots awarded to the Senior Shield winner and the League Cup winner for the Season Play-off were awarded to the third and fourth placed team in the league. Pegasus qualified as winners of the FA Cup.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 25 July 2015.
Source: Premier League

Matches

Win Draw Loss Void

Pre-season friendlies

21 July 2015 (2015-07-21)	South China	6–0	Hong Kong U18	Diamond Hill, Kowloon
18:00 (UTC+8)	Boima 16' Lucas 47', 85' Awal 68', 73' Lau Cheuk Hin 71'			Stadium: Po Kong Village Road Park

25 July 2015 (2015-07-25)	South China	5–1	Hong Kong U18	Tin Shui Wai, New Territories
16:15 (UTC+8)	Lam Hok Hei 10' (53) Andy Russell 71' Itaparica 73' Awal 85'		Cheung Wai Sing 5'	Stadium: Tin Yip Road Park

2015 AFC Cup

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