Let’s cheer for HKJC Soccer 4 at Sha Tin Racecourse

02/04/2019

For the fourth time, the Hong Kong Jockey Club will bring the football field to the Sha Tin Racecourse Concourse for the HKJC Soccer 4 tournament – a highlight event of the Riding High Together Festival. Held during the Easter holidays from 19-21 April, the tournament gives elite players from local football clubs and district football teams the chance to put their best foot forward.

The first-ever football tournament held at the Racecourse, HKJC Soccer 4 is a 4-a-side game played in the absence of goalkeepers. Held over three days, 90 teams from nine categories – Boys U12, U13, U15, Girls U11 and U14, School, Parents-and-Kids, and the first-ever “Hong Kong Conghua Primary School Invitational” – will play in over 200 games. Each team will compete in a series of ten-minute matches for the championship in their respective category. The fast-paced action creates additional excitement as the players and festivalgoers experience the allure of football through the activities in Zone 6 “Pursuit of a football dream”!

One of the highlights of HKJC Soccer 4 is watching a legendary Manchester United player in action. Denis Irwin, Park Ji-Sung, Peter Schmeichel and Bryan Robson have previously made appearances. This year, classic striker Andy Cole has been invited to be the guest instructor and present the tournament prizes.

If you’re a big football fan, you won’t want to miss this amazing event. Let’s have fun across generations!

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Group stage of 2019 tournament

Boys Age Group Open

There are 12 participating teams in Boys U12, U13 and U15 respectively. All 12 teams will be divided into three groups (A, B and C) according to a draw. Each team will play a single round-robin group preliminary round before proceeding to the trophy competition, with teams being allocated to divisions according to the results.

The teams ranked first in the group preliminary round compete for the Cup, 2nd place for the Bowl, 3rd place for the Plate and 4th place for the Shield. The teams in each trophy division will play a single round-robin competition to decide the final ranking.

U12

U13

U15

Girls Age Group Open

There are eight participating teams in both Girls U11 and U14. The eight teams in each category will be divided into two groups (A, B) according to a draw. Each team will play a single round-robin group preliminary round before proceeding to the trophy competition, with teams being allocated to divisions according to the results.

The top-two teams in the group preliminary round compete for the Cup. The teams ranked third and fourth compete for the Bowl. The teams in each trophy division will play a single round-robin competition to decide the final ranking.

U11

U14

School Boys

Teams from partner schools of the HKJC School Football Development Scheme will participate in the School Boys tournament. There are a total of 12 teams, which will be divided into three groups (A, B, C) according to a draw. Each team will play a single round-robin group preliminary round prior to entering the trophy competitions, with teams being allocated to divisions according to the results.

The teams ranked first in the group preliminary round compete for the Cup, 2nd place for the Bowl, 3rd place for the Plate, and 4th place for the Shield. The teams in each trophy division will play a single round-robin competition to decide the final ranking.

School Girls

Teams from partner schools of the HKJC School Football Development Scheme and HKJC N-league will participate in the School Girls Tournament. There are a total of 6 teams, which will be divided into two groups (A, B) according to a draw. Each team will play a single round-robin group preliminary round prior to entering the trophy competitions, with teams being allocated to divisions according to the results.

The top teams in the group preliminary round compete for the Cup and the teams ranked third compete for the Bowl. The teams ranked second play against each other in a play-off match to determine which team will play in which division – the winning team enters the Cup, whilst the losing team enters the Bowl. The teams in each trophy division then play a single round-robin competition to decide the final ranking.

Parents and kids

There are a total of 12 teams in the Parents-and-Kids category, which will be divided into four groups (A, B, C and D) according to a draw. Each team will play a single round-robin group preliminary round. The top two teams in the group preliminary round will enter the quarter finals. The final ranking of the teams will be decided after the semi-finals, the third-place playoff, and the finals.

Hong Kong Conghua Primary School Invitational

Four teams from Hong Kong and Conghua have been invited by The Hong Kong Jockey Club to compete in this brand new tournament. The teams will play a single round-robin competition to decide the final ranking.