2011–12 South China AA season

South China AA

2011–12 season
Chairman	Steven Lo
Head Coach	Ján Kocian
Home ground	Hong Kong Stadium
League	3rd
Senior Shield	Runners-up
FA Cup	Quarter-finals
League Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Joel (5 goals) All: Joel (6 goals)
Highest home attendance	3,979 (18 December vs Kitchee, First Division League)
Lowest home attendance	969 (10 February vs Hong Kong Sapling, First Division League)
Average home league attendance	2,404
Home colours Away colours
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South China AA will seek to win the Hong Kong First Division League championship after they failed to win it last year as Kitchee won. South China are competing in the First Division League, Senior Shield, FA Cup, and League Cup.

Key events

• 17 June 2011: Chairman Steven Lo announced that Chiu Chun Kit and Poon Yiu Cheuk have transferred to Citizen and Sham Shui Po respectively. ^[1]
• 28 June 2011: Chairman Steven Lo announced that South China appointed Ján Kocian as their new head coach. Ex-caretaker Chan Ho Yin has switched to be assistant coach. ^[2]
• 30 June 2011: South China announced that 4 youth team players, Kot Cho Wai, Li Yim Lam, Cheung Chun Hei and Chan Pak Hang, are promoted to the first team.
• 21 July 2011: Chairman Steven Lo announced that South China has sealed the deal of Brazilian forward Leonel Alvim Neto. ^[3]
• 26 July 2011: Chairman Steven Lo announced that South China has signed Canadian left back Paris Nakajima-Farran, who is also a Japanese descent. ^[4]
• 21 August 2011: Leonel Alvim Neto leaves the club due to the uselessness for the team. ^[5]
• 26 August 2011: Chairman Steven Lo announced that South China has signed Curacaoan forward Dyron Daal. ^[6]
• 25 November 2011: South China and English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur announced the renewal of their Club Partnership at a press conference held on 25 November 2011 at Jumbo Kingdom, Hong Kong. ^[7]
• 29 December 2011: Chairman Steven Lo announced that 3 new players would join the club, including 2 Brazilian, Dhiego de Souza Martins and João Emir Porto Pereira, who were suggested by Brazilian club Internacional. The third one is Yeo Jeehoon, a South Korean. ^[8]
• 7 January 2012: Chairman Steven Lo announced that Dyron Daal and Paris Nakajima-Farran, who joined the club at the beginning of the season, are released by the club. ^[9]
• 23 January 2012: Serbian forward Mateja Kežman played for South China in 2012 Asian Challenge Cup after he announced to end his footballer career on 26 January in Hong Kong. ^{[10] [11]}

Player

First Team squad

As of 26 August 2011. ^{[12] [13] [14] [15] [6] [8] [9]}

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 Yapp Hung Fai 2 DF   HKG Lee Chi Ho 3 DF   KOR Yeo Jeehoon 5 MF   HKG Bai He 6 DF   HKG Wong Chin Hung 7 FW   HKG Chan Siu Ki (vice-captain) 8 MF   HKG Xu Deshuai 9 MF   HKG Lee Wai Lim 10 FW   HKG Au Yeung Yiu Chung 11 MF   HKG Li Haiqiang (captain) 12 MF   HKG Man Pei Tak 15 DF   HKG Chan Wai Ho 16 MF   HKG Leung Chun Pong

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF   HKG Kwok Kin Pong 19 FW   BRA Dhiego de Souza Martins 20 MF   BRA João Emir Porto Ferreira 21 MF   BRA Edgar Aldrighi Júnior 22 FW   BRA Giovane 23 GK   HKG Zhang Chunhui 25 MF   BRA Wellingsson de Souza 26 MF   HKG Chan Pak Hang 30 DF   BRA Joel 31 FW   HKG Cheng Lai Hin 32 GK   HKG Fan Chun Yip 33 DF   HKG Ng Wai Chiu

On loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF   HKG Lau Nim Yat (at TSW Pegasus) — MF   HKG Kot Cho Wai (at Hong Kong Sapling)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW   HKG Li Yim Lam (at Hong Kong Sapling) — DF   HKG Cheung Chun Hei (at Hong Kong Sapling)

Transfers

In

Squad #	Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Team	Source
20	MF	Kot Cho Wai	Youth Team		30 June 2011	South China	[16]
19	FW	Li Yim Lam	Youth Team		30 June 2011	South China	[16]
35	DF	Cheung Chun Hei	Youth Team		30 June 2011	South China	[16]
26	MF	Chan Pak Hang	Youth Team		30 June 2011	South China	[16]
17	FW	Leonel Alvim Noto	Sport Club São Paulo	Free Transfer	21 July 2011	South China	[15]
21	MF	Edgar Aldrighi Júnior	Farroupilha	Free Transfer		South China
3	DF	Paris Nakajima-Farran	AC Horsens	Free Transfer	26 July 2011	South China	[4]
27	FW	Dyron Daal	North Queensland Fury	Free Transfer	26 August 2011	South China	[6]
19	FW	Dhiego de Souza Martins	Operário Ferroviário Esporte Clube	Free Transfer	30 December 2011	South China	[8]
20	MF	João Emir Porto Ferreira	Brasil de Pelotas	Free Transfer	30 December 2011	South China	[8]
3	DF	Yeo Jeehoon	Myongji University	Free Transfer	30 December 2011	South China	[8]

Out

Squad #	Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
12	MF	Nicky Butt	Retired		12 May 2011	[17]
38	FW	Mateja Kežman	FC BATE Borisov	Free transfer	30 May 2011	[18]
3	DF	Poon Yiu Cheuk	Sham Shui Po	Free transfer	17 June 2011	[1]
4	DF	Chiu Chun Kit	Citizen	Free Transfer	17 June 2011	[1]
20	DF	Lau Nim Yat	TSW Pegasus	On Loan	12 July 2011	[19]
17	FW	Leonel Alvim Noto	Free Agent	Free Transfer	21 August 2011	[5]
19	FW	Li Yim Lam	Hong Kong Sapling	Loan	17 August 2011	[20]
20	MF	Kot Cho Wai	Hong Kong Sapling	Loan	17 August 2011	[20]
35	DF	Cheung Chun Hei	Hong Kong Sapling	Loan	17 August 2011	[20]
3	DF	Paris Nakajima-Farran	Not Attached	Released	7 January 2012	[9]
27	FW	Dyron Daal	Not Attached	Released	7 January 2012	[9]
33	DF	Ng Wai Chiu	TSW Pegasus	Loan	26 January 2012

Stats

Squad stats

				Total				HKFDL		Senior Challenge Shield		FA Cup		League Cup
N	Pos.	Name	Nat.	GS	App	Gls	Min	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	App	Gls	Notes
1	GK	Yapp Hung Fai		14	14	-13	1260	10	-9	4	-4					(-) GA
23	GK	Zhang Chunhui		1	1		90	1								(-) GA
32	GK	Fan Chun Yip														(-) GA
2	RB	Lee Chi Ho		10	10		885	6		4
3	LB	Yeo Jeehoon		2	2		90	2								Joined in January 2011
6	LB	Wong Chin Hung		10	11		894	7		4
15	CB	Chan Wai Ho		12	12		1080	9		3
30	CB	Joel Bertoti Padilha		11	13	6	1016	9	5	4	1
	CB	Ng Wai Chiu		5	6	3	405	4	2	2	1					Loaned to TSW Pegasus in January
	LB	Paris Nakajima-Farran		3	3		225	2		1						Released in January 2012
5	DM	Bai He		10	13		838	10		3
8	RM	Xu Deshuai		6	10	2	565	8	1	2	1
9	RM	Lee Wai Lim		4	5	1	381	5	1
10	AM	Au Yeung Yiu Chung		8	11	3	726	8	2	3	1
11	CM	Li Haiqiang		8	12	1	764	9	1	3
12	DM	Man Pei Tak		7	9		602	7		2
16	DM	Leung Chun Pong		9	11		818	9		2
18	LM	Kwok Kin Pong		13	15	1	1103	11	1	4
20	CM	João Emir Porto Ferreira		2	5		180	5								Joined in January 2012
21	DM	Edgar Aldrighi Júnior
25	LM	Wellingsson de Souza		4	12	4	627	8	4	4
26	CM	Chan Pak Hang			2		20	2
7	FW	Chan Siu Ki		9	14	5	949	10	3	4	2
19	FW	Dhiego de Souza Martins		2	2	3	136	2	3							Joined in January 2012
22	SS	Giovane Alves da Silva		7	11	2	613	9	2	2
31	FW	Cheng Lai Hin		3	5	1	219	2	1	3
	CF	Dyron Daal		3	4	1	263	3	1	1						Released in January 2012

Last updated: 4 February 2012
Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Ordered by Position
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Top scorers

Place	Position	Nationality	Number	Name	First Division League	Senior Challenge Shield	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	DF		30	Joel	5	1	0	0	6
2	FW		7	Chan Siu Ki	3	2	0	0	5
3	MF		25	Wellingsson de Souza	4	0	0	0	4
=4	FW		20	Dhiego de Souza Martins	3	0	0	0	3
=4	MF		10	Au Yeung Yiu Chung	2	1	0	0	3
=4	FW			Ng Wai Chiu	2	1	0	0	3
=7	MF		8	Xu Deshuai	1	1	0	0	2
=7	FW		22	Giovane Alves da Silva	2	0	0	0	2
=9	MF		9	Lee Wai Lim	1	0	0	0	1
=9	MF		11	Li Haiqiang	1	0	0	0	1
=9	MF		18	Kwok Kin Pong	1	0	0	0	1
=9	FW		31	Cheng Lai Hin	1	0	0	0	1
=9	FW			Dyron Daal	1	0	0	0	0
				TOTALS	27	6	0	0	33

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	First Division League			Senior Challenge Shield			FA Cup			League Cup			Total
2		DF	Lee Chi Ho	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
3		DF	Yeo Jeehoon	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5		MF	Bai He	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
7		FW	Chan Siu Ki	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
8		MF	Xu Deshuai	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
10		MF	Au Yeung Yiu Chung	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
11		MF	Li Haiqiang	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
12		MF	Man Pei Tak	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1
16		MF	Leung Chun Pong	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
12		MF	Man Pei Tak	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
22		FW	Giovane	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
25		MF	Souza	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
30		DF	Joel Bertoti Padilha	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
		DF	Ng Wai Chiu	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
			TOTALS	21	1	1	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	1	1

|} Last updated: 10 February 2012
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Steven Lo
Deputy manager	Hui Ka Chuen
Head Coach	Ján Kocian

Last updated: 12 July 2011
Source:

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
First Division	—	4	3	13 August
Senior Challenge Shield	Quarter-final	Final	Final	29 October
FA Cup	—	—	Quarter-final
League Cup	Quarter-final	Quarter-final	Semi-final	25 February

Updated to match played 20 May 2012
Source: Competitions

First Division League

Classification

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Kitchee	18	13	3	2	44	20	+24	42	2013 AFC Cup Group stage
2	TSW Pegasus	18	12	2	4	48	26	+22	38
3	South China	18	10	6	2	47	17	+30	36
4	Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei	18	8	4	6	29	22	+7	28	2013 AFC Cup Group stage [lower-alpha 1]
5	Citizen	18	5	8	5	29	31	−2	23

Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2012. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
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) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. via 2011–12 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield

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
18	10	6	2	47	17	+30	36	5	3	1	20	5	+15	5	3	1	27	12	+15

Last updated: 19 May 2012.
Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	D	D	W	W	D
Position	7	6	5	5	3	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2012. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures and results

Friendly

South China v Kwun Tong

16 July 2011 (2011-07-16)	South China	2–0	Kwun Tong	Happy Valley
	Giovane Au Yeung Yiu Chung			Stadium: Happy Valley Recreation Ground

South China v Sham Shui Po

23 July 2011 (2011-07-23)	South China	4–1	Sham Shui Po	Happy Valley
	Giovane Cheng			Stadium: Happy Valley Recreation Ground

South China v TSW Pegasus

30 July 2011 (2011-07-30) [21]	South China	1–1	TSW Pegasus	Happy Valley
				Stadium: Happy Valley Recreation Ground

Ajou University v South China

7 August 2011 (2011-08-07) [22]	Ajou University	1–2	South China	Busan
	?		Souza Kwok	Stadium:

Gyeongnam v South China

9 August 2011 (2011-08-09)	Gyeongnam	3–3	South China	Busan
	? ? ?	Report	Giovane Cheng	Stadium:

Gyeongnam B v South China

13 August 2011 (2011-08-13) [23]	Gyeongnam B	0–0	South China	Busan
				Stadium:

2012 Asian Challenge Cup

South China v Shimizu S-Pulse

24 January 2012 (2012-01-24)semi-final	South China	1–1 (1–3 p)	Shimizu S-Pulse	So Kon Po
18:30(GMT+8)	Kežman  35' Chan Siu Ki 67'	Report(In Chinese) Rerpot(In English)	26' Toshiyuki Takagi  68' Takuma Edamura  73' Yasuhiro Hiraoka  84' Shinji Ono  88' Inukai Tomoya  90' Keisuke Iwashita	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium (Capacity:40,000) Attendance: 9,879 Referee: Liu Kwok Man Assistant referees: Chow Chun Kit Cheng Oi Cho Fourth official: Pau Sai Yin
	Penalties
	Joel Wong Chin Hung Chan Siu Ki João Emir		Ono Omae Brosque Ito Takagi

South China v Guangzhou R&F

26 January 2012 (2012-01-26)3rd Place Playoff	South China	1–1 (3–1 p)	Guangzhou R&F	So Kon Po
18:00(GMT+8)	Joel  28' Chan Wai Ho 42'	Report	90' Li Zhe	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium (Capacity:40,000) Attendance: 10,610 Referee: Tong Kui Sum Assistant referees: Chan Shui Hung Ho Wai Sing Fourth official: Pau Sai Yin
	Penalties
	Wong Chin Hung Au Yeung Yiu Chung Leung Chun Pong Kežman		Lu Lin Yu Guijun Xu Bo Wu Weian

First Division League

South China v Tuen Mun

10 September 2011 (2011-09-10)Week 1	South China	1–2	Tuen Mun	So Kon Po, Hong Kong
17:30(GMT+8)	Li Haiqiang  65' Souza 75'	Report	12' Trnavac  28' Chan Hin Kwong 38' Bhengu  78' Vujosevic  78' Mirko	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium (Capacity:40,000) Attendance: 3,126 Referee: Ng Kai Lam Assistant referees: Cheng Oi Cho Poon Ming Fai Fourth official: Yau Ho Fai, Leo

Sham Shui Po v South China

18 September 2011 (2011-09-18)Week 2	Sham Shui Po	0–2	South China	Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong
14:30(GMT+8)		Report	6' Wellingsson de Souza  9' Ng Wai Chiu 13' Dyron Daal	Stadium: Sham Shui Po Sports Ground (Capacity:2,194) Attendance: 2,185 Referee: Ng Kai Lam Assistant referees: Wong Chi Tang, Charlton Chung Ming Sang Fourth official: Lam Shing Yan, Franky

South China v Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei

23 September 2011 (2011-09-23)Week 3	South China	0–0	Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei	So Kon Po, Hong Kong
20:00(GMT+8)	Lee Chi Ho  68' Giovane  76' Bai He  82'	Report	Cheng Siu Wai  39'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium (Capacity:40,000) Attendance: 2,776 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok Assistant referees: Chan Shui Hung Lam Nai Kei Fourth official: Tong Kui Sum

South China v Biu Chun Rangers

15 October 2011 (2011-10-15)Week 4	South China	3–0	Biu Chun Rangers	So Kon Po, Hong Kong
17:30(GMT+8)	Joel  23' Li Haiqiang  24' Lee Wai Lim 50' Ng Wai Chiu 81' Giovane 86' Man Pei Tak  89'	Report	55' Ondoua  79' Lam Hok Hei	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium (Capacity:40,000) Attendance: 1,496 Referee: Wong Chi Tang, Charlton Assistant referees: Chow Chun Kit Lui Siu Chuen Fourth official: Cheng Oi Cho

Hong Kong Sapling v South China

22 October 2011 (2011-10-22)Week 5	Hong Kong Sapling	0–5	South China	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
17:30(GMT+8)	Andreu Ramos Isus  31' Eugene Mbome  63'	Report	5' Giovane 36' Ng Wai Chiu 42', 58' 31' Wellingsson de Souza 51' Kwok Kin Pong  71' Xu Deshuai	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium (Capacity:6,680) Attendance: 3,994 Referee: Pau Sai Yin Assistant referees: Lam Chi Ho Lui Siu Chuen Fourth official: Cheung Kwok Hung

TSW Pegasus v South China

20 November 2011 (2011-11-20)Week 6	TSW Pegasus	2–1	South China	Yuen Long, Hong Kong
17:30 (GMT+8)	Carrijo 47' Itaparica p' (56) Takada  67' Dodd Godfred  87'	Report	17' Joel 21' 36' Li Haiqiang  67' Chan Siu Ki  67' Souza	Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium (Capacity:4,932) Attendance: 2,397 Referee: Ng Chiu Kok Assistant referees: Pau Sai Yin Chung Ming Sang Fourth official: Lui Siu Chuen

South China v Wofoo Tai Po

3 December 2011 (2011-12-03)Week 7	South China	3–0	Wofoo Tai Po	So Kon Po, Hong Kong
17:30 (GMT+8)	Joel 74' Xu Deshuai 84' Chan Siu Ki  80'90'	Report	26' Lui Chi Hing  27' Lima  48' Clayton  77' Christian Annan	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium (Capacity:40,000) Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Liu Kwok Man Assistant referees: Pau Sai Yin Poon Ming Fai Fourth official: Poon Chung Kit

South China v Kitchee

18 December 2011 (2011-12-18)Week 8	South China	2–0	Kitchee	So Kon Po, Hong Kong
17:30 (GMT+8)	Joel 43', 63' (pen.) Bai He  44'	Report	62' Dani  72' Liu Quankun	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium (Capacity:40,000) Attendance: 3,979 Referee: Liu Kwok Man Assistant referees: Chan Shui Hung Poon Ming Fai Fourth official: Chow Chun Kit

Citizen v South China

6 January 2012 (2012-01-06)Week 9	Citizen	3–3	South China	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
20:00(GMT+8)	Paulinho 3' 71' Tam Lok Hin  13' Nakamura 41' So Loi Keung  78' Sham Kwok Keung 85' 90+4'  90+4' Campion  89'	Report	18'  32' Yeo Jeehoon  45' Ng Wai Chiu 58' Au Yeung Yiu Chung 66', 90+3' Chan Siu Ki  76' Lee Chi Ho	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium (Capacity:6,680) Attendance: 2,351 Referee: Wong Chi Tang, Charlton Assistant referees: Chan Shui Hung Lui Siu Chuen Fourth official: Ho Wai Sing

Sunray Cave SC Sun Hei v South China

4 February 2012 (2012-02-04)Week 10	Sunray Cave SC Sun Hei	2–4	South China	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
14:30(GMT+8)	Michael Luk 47' Li Hang Wui  66' Cheng Siu Wai  82' Barry 90' Roberto  90+2'	Report	7' Dhiego 18' Chan Siu Ki 64' (p) Joel  82' Leung Chun Pong 85' Au Yeung Yiu Chung	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium (Capacity:6,680) Attendance: 3,676 Referee: Tong Kui Sum Assistant referees: Ng Kai Lam Ho Wai Sing Fourth official: Lam Nai Kei

South China v Hong Kong Sapling

10 February 2012 (2012-02-10)Week 11	South China	4–0	Hong Kong Sapling	So Kon Po, Hong Kong
20:00(GMT+8)	Dhiego 28', 31' Joel Bertoti Padilha 41' (p.) Man Pei Tak  43' Cheng Lai Hin 65' Lee Chi Ho  67'	Report	45'  47' Kot Cho Wai  56' Alex  68' Ramos  80' Chan Cham Hei	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium (Capacity:40,000) Attendance: 969 Referee: Wong Chi Tang, Charlton Assistant referees: Chow Chun Kit Yu Chun San Fourth official: Lam Nai Kei

South China v Sham Shui Po

4 March 2012 (2012-03-04)Week 12	South China	1–1	Sham Shui Po	So Kon Po, Hong Kong
17:30(GMT+8)	Lee Wai Lim 25' Bai He  58'  59' Xu Deshuai  79'	Summary	Lau Cheuk Hin 80' Alexander Santos  89'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium (Capacity:40,000) Attendance: 947

Wofoo Tai Po v South China

17 March 2012 (2012-03-17)Week 13	Wofoo Tai Po	0–4	South China	Tai Po, Hong Kong
14:30(GMT+8)	Li Chun Yip  22'	Summary	Joel 25' (pen.) Xu Deshuai 31' Giovane 53' Cheng Lai Hin  72' Lee Wai Lim 75'	Stadium: Tai Po Sports Ground (Capacity:3,000)

Kitchee v South China

29 March 2012 (2012-03-29)Week 14	Kitchee	2–2	South China	Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong
20:00(GMT+8)	Lam Ka Wai 13' Yago 53' Wang Zhenpeng  72' Lo Kwan Yee  75' Fernando Recio  85' Roberto Losada  90'	Summary	Bai He  40' Joel  55' Giovane 73' Dhiego de Souza Martins 87' 87'	Stadium: Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground (Capacity:3,500) Attendance: 2,751

Tuen Mun v South China

8 April 2012 (2012-04-08)Week 15	Tuen Mun	1–1	South China	Tuen Mun, Hong Kong
14:30(GMT+8)	Yip Tsz Chun 16' Roberto Fronza  68' Law Ka Lok  76'	Summary	Joel  34'43'	Stadium: Tuen Mun Tang Shiu Kin Sports Ground (Capacity:2,280) Attendance: 1,758

South China v TSW Pegasus

22 April 2012 (2012-04-22)Week 16	South China	4–0	TSW Pegasus	So Kon Po, Hong Kong
17:30(GMT+8)	Xu Deshuai 22' Giovane 33', 41', 46' Li Haiqiang  64' Lee Chi Ho  70'	Summary	Lau Nim Yat  30'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium (Capacity:40,000) Attendance: 2,037

Biu Chun Rangers v South China

5 May 2012 (2012-05-05)Week 17	Biu Chun Rangers	2–5	South China	Mong Kok, Hong Kong
14:30(GMT+8)	Sandro 33' (pen.) 50' Louison Moukoko  48' Lam Hok Hei 50' Guy Junior Ondoua  50'	Summary	Dhiego de Souza Martins 8' Giovane 43', 47' Au Yeung Yiu Chung 59' Joel 70' Li Haiqiang  70'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium (Capacity:6,680)

South China v Citizen

19 May 2012 (2012-05-19)Week 18	South China	2–2	Citizen	So Kon Po, Hong Kong
14:30(GMT+8)	Joel  37'56' Dhiego de Souza Martins  45' Chan Wai Ho  53'67' Bai He  54'		Yeung Chi Lun  39' Sham Kwok Keung 45', 49' Paulinho Piracicaba  54'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium (Capacity:40,000) Attendance: 862

Senior Challenge Shield

Quarter-final

Sham Shui Po v South China

29 October 2011 (2011-10-29)1st leg	Sham Shui Po	1–1	South China	Mong Kok
17:30(GMT+8)	Leung Kwun Chung  30' Fernando  34' Lo Kong Wai 42' 74' Fong Pak Lun  79'		7' Ng Wai Chiu  33' Joel  78' Li Haiqiang	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium (Capacity:6,680) Attendance: 2,105 Referee: Wong Chi Tang, Charlton Assistant referees: Tong Kui Sum Poon Ming Fai Fourth official: Chan Ming Siu

South China v Sham Shui Po

24 November 2011 (2011-11-24)2nd leg	South China	2–1 (3–2 agg.)	Sham Shui Po	So Kon Po
20:00(GMT+8)	Ng Wai Chiu  46' Man Pei Tak  58' Xu Deshuai 62' Chan Siu Ki 88'	Report	49' Fernando  64' Lam Ngai Tong 78' Fong Pak Lun	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium (Capacity:40,000) Attendance: 1,219 Referee: Cheng Oi Cho Assistant referees: Chan Shui Hung Chow Chun Kit Fourth official: Ho Wai Sing

Semi-final

TSW Pegasus v South China

10 December 2011 (2011-12-10)1st leg	TSW Pegasus	2–2	South China	Yuen Long
14:30(GMT+8)	Chan Ming Kong  16' Lee Wai Lun  32' Godfred Karikari  55' Fan Qunxiao  63' Cheung Kin Fung 66' Deng Jinghuang  77' Itaparica 88' 90'		9' Joel Bertoti Padilha 65' Chan Siu Ki 67' Au Yeung Yiu Chung  69' Leung Chun Pong	Stadium: Yuen Long Stadium (Capacity:4,932) Attendance: 2,092 Referee: Tong Kui Sum Assistant referees: Liu Kwok Man Poon Ming Fai Fourth official: Lam Nai Kei

South China v TSW Pegasus

25 December 2011 (2011-12-25)2nd leg	South China	1–0 (3–2 agg.)	TSW Pegasus	So Kon Po
14:30(GMT+8)	Joel 4' 24' Bai He  31' Au Yeung Yiu Chung  36'	Report	27' Lau Nim Yat  47' Carrijó  64' Dodd	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium (Capacity:40,000) Attendance: 3,972 Referee: Ng Kai Lam Assistant referees: Chow Chun Kit Chung Ming Sang Fourth official: Lam Shing Yan, Franky

Final

Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei v South China

18 February 2012 (2012-02-18)Final	Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei	1–1 (5–3 p)	South China	So Kon Po
17:45(GMT+8)	Milovanovic 52' 89' Li Hang Wui  56' Pak Wing Chak  63' Cheng Siu Wai  77' Hou Yu  120'	Report	54' Chan Wai Ho  80' Dhiego	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium (Capacity:40,000) Attendance: 6,234 Referee: Liu Kwok Man Assistant referees: Chow Chun Kit Chung Ming Sang Fourth official: Tong Kui Sum Man of the Match: Hou Yu (Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei)
	Penalties
	Roberto Michael Luk Wong Chun Yue Kilama Pan Jia		Wong Chin Hung Joel Giovane Alves da Silva Chan Wai Ho

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