2019 Chinese FA Super Cup (Chinese: 2019中国足球协会超级杯) was the 17th Chinese FA Super Cup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Chinese Super League and FA Cup competitions. The match was played between Shanghai SIPG, champions of the 2018 Chinese Super League, and Beijing Sinobo Guoan, the winner of the 2018 Chinese FA Cup. Policy of foreign players and U-23 domestic players was executed in the tournament. At most three foreign players could play in the match while at least one domestic player who is under the age of 23 (born on or after 1 January 1996) must be in the starting eleven and at least three U-23 players must play in this match.
Shanghai SIPG won the title for the first time after a 2–0 win over Beijing Sinobo Guoan with goals from Wang Shenchao and Lü Wenjun. Beijing Sinobo Guoan's Hou Yongyong was substituted on in the 71st minute of the match as a U-23 domestic player, which made him the first naturalized player to appear for a Chinese club.
Match Details
GK 1 Yan JunlingCB 28 He Guan CB 13 Wei Zhen (U23) CB 5 Shi KeRM 23 Fu Huan CM 8 Oscar CM 6 Cai HuikangLM 4 Wang ShenchaoRF 10 Hulk (c) CF 9 ElkesonLF 11 Lü Wenjun Substitutes:GK 34 Chen WeiDF 21 Yu Hai DF 36 Yu Hao (U23)MF 15 Lin ChuangyiMF 24 Lei Wenjie (U23) FW 14 Li ShenglongFW 33 Huang Zhenfei (U23) Manager: Vítor Pereira
GK 25 Guo Quanbo (U23)RB 28 Jiang TaoCB 26 Lü PengCB 19 Yu Dabao (c) LB 4 Li LeiCM 5 Renato Augusto CM 6 Chi Zhongguo CM 8 Piao Cheng AM 23 Jonathan Viera AM 10 Zhang Xizhe CF 17 Cédric BakambuSubstitutes:GK 14 Zou DehaiDF 15 Liu HuanDF 18 Jin TaiyanDF 24 Zhang Yu MF 7 Hou Yongyong (U23) FW 20 Wang Ziming (U23) FW 29 Ba DunManager: Roger Schmidt
Man of the Match: Yan Junling (Shanghai SIPG)
Assistant referees: Song Xiangyun (Dalian FA) Shi Xiang (Jiangsu FA) Fourth official: Li Haixin (Guangzhou FA) Video assistant referee: Gu Chunhan (Wuhan FA) Assistant video assistant referees: Liang Songshang (Guangdong FA)Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Maximum of three substitutions, with a fourth allowed in extra time. Maximum of three foreign players on the pitch. At least one domestic U-23 player in the starting eleven. At least three domestic U-23 players appear.
See also 2018 Chinese Super League 2018 Chinese FA Cup
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