The Challenge Shield was first presented in September 1896. 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
1895-96 Kowloon FC 3-0 HMS 'Centurion'
1896-97 HMS 'Centurion' 2-1 Kowloon FC
1897-98 G.Co. 1st Batallion KO Rifles 3-0 25th Coy. S.D., R.A.
1898-99 Hong Kong FC 1-0 38th Coy. S.D., R.A.
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 bt Hong Kong FC
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 bt St Joseph's
1920-21 HMS 'Titania'
1921-22 Hong Kong FC 2-0 [?]
1922-23 Kowloon FC 2-1 The King's Liverpool Regiment
1923-24 East Surrey Regiment 3-1 Kowloon FC
1924-25 Kowloon FC
1925-26 Kowloon FC 3-2 East Surrey Regiment
1926-27 KO Scottish Borderers 2-0 Kowloon FC
1927-28 Kowloon FC 2-1 Police
1928-29 South China 5-0 Kowloon FC
1929-30 Somerset Light Infantry 2-1 Royal Navy
1930-31 South China
1931-32 South Welsh Borderers 3-2 Hong Kong FC
1932-33 South China bt South Welsh Borderers
1933-34 South Welsh Borderers 3-0 South China
1934-35 South China 'B' 2-1 Police
1935-36 South China 2-1 Police
1936-37 South China 5-3 Police
1937-38 South China 3-0 South China 'B'
1938-39 South China
1939-40 Eastern 3-2 South China
1940-41 South China 2-0 Royal Navy
1941-45 no competition
NB: KO abbreviates King's Own throughout
Season Winners Runners-Up 1945-46 Royal Navy 'B' 3-3 4-3 1 Commandos [both matches aet] 1946-47 Sing Tao 4-1 South China 1947-48 Sing Tao Eastern 1948-49 South China Kitchee 1949-50 Kitchee Saint Joseph's 1950-51 Kowloon Motor Bus Co. 2-1 South China 1951-52 Sing Tao 1-0 Kitchee 1952-53 Eastern 2-1 South China 1953-54 Kitchee 3-2 Kowloon Motor Bus Co. 1954-55 South China 6-1 Army 1955-56 Eastern 2-1 Kitchee 1956-57 South China 6-2 Kowloon Motor Bus Co. 1957-58 South China 3-0 Kowloon Motor Bus Co. 1958-59 South China 4-2 Tung Wah 1959-60 Kitchee 5-3 Tung Wah 1960-61 South China 4-0 Tung Wah 1961-62 South China 3-0 Police 1962-63 Kwong Wah 2-1 South China 1963-64 Kitchee 1-0 Kowloon Motor Bus Co. 1964-65 South China 4-2 Yuen Long 1965-66 Rangers 1-0 Police 1966-67 Sing Tao Happy Valley 1967-68 Yuen Long 2-0 Tung Sing 1968-69 Jardines 4-2 Police 1969-70 Sing Tao 2-0 Fire Services 1970-71 Rangers 3-2 South China 1971-72 South China 2-1 Eastern 1972-73 Seiko 2-1 Tung Sing 1973-74 Seiko 3-1 South China 1974-75 Rangers 2-0 Urban Services 1975-76 Seiko 2-0 Rangers 1976-77 Seiko 2-1 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 3-0 Sea Bee 1986-87 Eastern 2-0 Tsuen Wan 1987-88 South China 5-2 Happy Valley 1988-89 South China 2-0 Tsuen Wan 1989-90 Happy Valley 2-1 South China 1990-91 South China 1-0 Lai Sun 1991-92 Sing Tao 1-1 2-1 Instant-Dict 1992-93 Eastern 4-0 South China 1993-94 Eastern 6-5 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 2010-11 Citizen 3-3 South China [4-2 pen] 2011-12 Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei 1-1 South China [5-3 pen] Number of Titles (67; runners-up finishes between square brackets) 21 [12] South China 8 [ 2] Seiko 7 [ 2] Eastern 6 [ 2] Sing Tao 5 [ 9] Happy Valley 5 [ 5] Kitchee 4 [ 2] Rangers 2 [ 4] Sun Hei (includes Xiangxue/Convoy/Sunray Cave JC Sun Hei) 1 [ 4] Kowloon Motor Bus Co. 1 [ 1] Bulova 1 [ 1] Yuen Long 1 [ -] Citizen 1 [ -] TSW Pegasus (now Sun 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, wikipedia
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