The Challenge Shield was first presented in September 1896 and played for in 1897. Note that the Hongkong FA only recognises trophy winners since its own reconstruction in 1945.
It is the first major knock-out tournament in the Hongkong football season; currently the winners play off against the FA Cup winners for a place in the Asian Cup Winners' Cup.
Season Winners Runners-Up
1896-97 HMS 'Centurion' 2-1 Kowloon FC
1897-98 G.Co. 1st Batallion KO Rifles
1898-99 Hong Kong FC
1899-00 Royal Welsh Fusiliers
1900-01 Royal Garrison Artillery
1901-02 Royal Welsh Fusiliers
1902-03 HMS 'Glory'
1903-04 HMS 'Albion'
1904-05 The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
1905-06 HMS 'Diadem'
1906-07 Royal Garrison Artillery
1907-08 Hong Kong FC
1908-09 HMS 'Bedford'
1909-10 The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
1910-11 Navy Dockyards
1911-12 Kings Own Rifles
1912-13 Royal Engineers
1913-14 Royal Garrison Artillery
1914-15 Royal Engineers
1915-16 Hong Kong FC
1916-17 not played
1917-18 not played
1918-19 Hong Kong FC 1-0 South China
1919-20 Police
1920-21 HMS 'Titania'
1921-22 Hong Kong FC
1922-23 Kowloon FC
1923-24 East Surrey Regiment bt Kowloon FC
1924-25 Kowloon FC
1925-26 Kowloon FC
1926-27 KO Scottish Borderers bt Kowloon FC
1927-28 Kowloon FC
1928-29 South China 5-0 Kowloon FC
1929-30 Somerset Light Infantry
1930-31 South China
1931-32 South Welsh Borderers
1932-33 South China
1933-34 South Welsh Borderers
1934-35 South China 'B'
1935-36 South China
1936-37 South China
1937-38 South China 3-0 South China 'B'
1938-39 South China
1939-40 Eastern 3-2 South China
1940-41 South China
1941-45 no competition
NB: KO abbreviates King's Own throughout
Season Winners Runners-Up 1945-46 Royal Navy 'B' 1 Commandos 1946-47 Sing Tao South China 1947-48 Sing Tao Eastern 1948-49 South China Kitchee 1949-50 Kitchee Saint Joseph's 1950-51 Kowloon Motor Bus Co. South China 1951-52 Sing Tao Kitchee 1952-53 Eastern South China 1953-54 Kitchee Kowloon Motor Bus Co. 1954-55 South China Army 1955-56 Eastern Kitchee 1956-57 South China Kowloon Motor Bus Co. 1957-58 South China Kowloon Motor Bus Co. 1958-59 South China Tung Wah 1959-60 Kitchee Tung Wah 1960-61 South China Tung Wah 1961-62 South China Police 1962-63 Kwong Wah South China 1963-64 Kitchee Kowloon Motor Bus Co. 1964-65 South China Yuen Long 1965-66 Rangers Police 1966-67 Sing Tao Happy Valley 1967-68 Yuen Long Tung Sing 1968-69 Jardines Police 1969-70 Sing Tao Fire Services 1970-71 Rangers South China 1971-72 South China Eastern 1972-73 Seiko Tung Sing 1973-74 Seiko South China 1974-75 Rangers Urban Services 1975-76 Seiko Rangers 1976-77 Seiko South China 1977-78 Happy Valley Seiko 1978-79 Seiko South China 1979-80 Seiko Bulova 1980-81 Seiko Sea Bee 1981-82 Eastern Rangers 1982-83 Happy Valley 3-2 Seiko 1983-84 Bulova 0-0 2-0 Happy Valley 1984-85 Seiko 1-0 Happy Valley 1985-86 South China Sea Bee 1986-87 Eastern 2-0 Tsuen Wan 1987-88 South China Happy Valley 1988-89 South China 2-0 Tsuen Wan 1989-90 Happy Valley 2-1 South China 1990-91 South China Lai Sun 1991-92 Sing Tao 1-1 2-1 Instant-Dict 1992-93 Eastern 4-0 South China 1993-94 Eastern Instant-Dict 1994-95 Rangers 2-2 Happy Valley [3-2 pen] 1995-96 South China 2-1 Golden 1996-97 South China 3-1 1-0 Instant-Dict 1997-98 Happy Valley 1-0 Sing Tao 1998-99 South China 2-0 Sing Tao 1999-00 South China 4-3 Happy Valley 2000-01 O. & YH Union 1-0 Instant-Dict 2001-02 South China 3-2 Sun Hei 2002-03 South China 2-1 Happy Valley [aet] 2003-04 Happy Valley 3-0 Sun Hei 2004-05 Sun Hei 4-2 Happy Valley 2005-06 Kitchee 3-0 Happy Valley 2006-07 South China 2-1 Xiangxue Sun Hei 2007-08 Eastern 3-1 Kitchee 2008-09 TSW Pegasus 3-0 Convoy Sun Hei 2009-10 South China 4-2 Kitchee Number of Titles (65; runners-up finishes between square brackets) 21 [10] South China 8 [ 2] Seiko 7 [ 2] Eastern 6 [ 2] Sing Tao 5 [ 9] Happy Valley 5 [ 5] Kitchee 4 [ 2] Rangers 1 [ 4] Kowloon Motor Bus Co. 1 [ 4] Sun Hei (includes Xiangxue/Convoy Sun Hei) 1 [ 1] Bulova 1 [ 1] Yuen Long 1 [ -] TSW Pegasus 1 [ -] Jardines 1 [ -] Kwong Wah 1 [ -] Orient & Yee Hope Union 1 [ -] Royal Navy 'B' - [ 4] Instant-Dict - [ 3] Police - [ 3] Tung Wah - [ 2] Sea Bee - [ 2] Tsuen Wan - [ 2] Tung Sing - [ 1] Army - [ 1] Fire Services - [ 1] Golden (now called Sun Hei) - [ 1] Lai Sun - [ 1] 1 Commandos - [ 1] Saint Joseph's - [ 1] Urban Services
Sources: [Kni 91], [MB 85], [MB 86], [Oli 95], Zhongguo Zuqiu Yundongshi (Chinese Football History), Hong Kong Football
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