Founded | 1895 (as Hong Kong Football Cup) 1896 (as Hong Kong Challenge Shield) |
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Region | Hong Kong |
Number of teams | 9 |
Current champions | Kitchee (9th title) |
Most successful club(s) | South China (31 titles) |
2024–25 Hong Kong Senior Shield |
The Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield (Chinese: 香港高級組銀牌), known commonly as the Senior Shield, is the football knockout inter-club competition held in Hong Kong and the fourth oldest football tournament in Asia. Traditionally, only teams that play in the Hong Kong Premier League take part in the competition. However, sometimes teams in the lower divisions, usually the champions of the Junior Shield, are invited in order to increase the number of participating teams.
The current Senior Shield holders are Kitchee.