Hong Kong national football team
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| Association | The Hong Kong Football Association Ltd |
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| Confederation | AFC (Asia) and EAFF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Vacant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain | Lee Wai Man | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Most caps | Wu Kwok Hung | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Au Wai Lun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | HKG | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA ranking | 117 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 90 (February 1996) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 154 (February 2003) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elo ranking | 145 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First international Hong Kong 2 - 5 South Korea  (Hong Kong; January 1, 1949) |
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Largest win Hong Kong 15 - 0 Guam  (Taipei; March 7, 2005) |
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Worst defeat China PR 7 - 0 Hong Kong  (Guangzhou, China; August 1, 1980) China PR 7 - 0 Hong Kong (Guangzhou, China; November 17, 2004) |
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| AFC Asian Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 3 (First in 1956) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Third Place, 1956 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Hong Kong football team (Chinese: 香港足球代表隊, Pinyin: Xiānggǎng Zúqiú Dàibiǎoduì) represents the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China in international football (soccer) events such as the World Cup, Asian Cup and East Asian Cup under the team name "Hong Kong, China" (simply Hong Kong before 1997) . The team is supervised by the Hong Kong Football Association Ltd.
The team had been representing Hong Kong in international football events before 1997 when Hong Kong was a colony of the United Kingdom. It continues to represent Hong Kong even after Hong Kong was handed over to the People's Republic of China by the United Kingdom and became a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China in 1997. This team is a separate team from the national team of the People's Republic of China, as the Basic Law and the principle of "One Country, Two Systems" allows Hong Kong to maintain its own representative teams in international sports competitions.
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[edit] History
Hong Kong played its first ever international match in 1949, against South Korea. Its first victory came in 1953, a 4-0 win against South Korea.
Hong Kong qualified for three of the first four editions of the Asian Cup, including a third place finish in 1956 as hosts.
Hong Kong has never qualified for the World Cup. However, its most celebrated victory happened during 1986 World Cup qualifying. On May 19, 1985, in Beijing, Hong Kong faced China in the final match of the first qualifying round, where the team needed a win to advance (while China needed only a draw). Hong Kong, led by coach Kwok Ka Ming (郭家明), produced a 2-1 upset win, with goals from Cheung Chi Tak (張志德) and Ku Kam Fai (顧錦輝), thereby winning the group and advancing to the knockout stage, where it subsequently lost to Japan.
On February 9, 2005, to celebrate the 90th anniversary of both the Hong Kong Football Association and the Brazilian Football Confederation, Hong Kong hosted 2002 World Cup champions Brazil in a friendly match, where Lee Sze Ming (李思明) scored the only goal for Hong Kong, and Brazil won 7-1 in total.
[edit] Stadium
Hong Kong plays its home matches at the Hong Kong Stadium, where they are also hosting an annual international tournament known as the Carlsberg Cup as part of the festivities to usher in the Chinese New Year.
Hong Kong also use the Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground in Chai Wan and the Mong Kok Stadium in Mong Kok.
[edit] World Cup record
[edit] Asian Cup record
- 1956 - Third place
- 1960 - Did not qualify
- 1964 - Fourth place
- 1968 - Fifth place
- 1972 to 2007 - Did not qualify
[edit] East Asian Championship record
[edit] Best wins
Home
Neutral
- March 7, 2005 - Hong Kong 15 - 0 Guam (in Republic of China (Taiwan))
- August 4, 1975 - Hong Kong 9 - 1 Bangladesh (in Malaysia)
Away
- April 15, 1960 - Philippines 0 - 7 Hong Kong
[edit] Worst defeats
Home
- February 9, 2005 - Hong Kong 1 - 7 Brazil
Neutral
- November 30, 1998 - Oman 6 - 0 Hong Kong (in Thailand)
Away
[edit] Current Squad
Last Updated: 18 November 2006, after match vs. Bangladesh. (All below players have been selected in squads in the AFC Asian Cup 2007 qualification).
[edit] Goalkeepeers
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[edit] Defenders
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[edit] Midfielders
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[edit] Forwards
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- Note: Some players may play in a variety of positions (indicated in brackets); they are Gerard Ambassa Guy (FW), Law Chi-kwan (FW), Cheung Kin Fung (MF), Szeto Man Chun (DF), Lai Kai Cheuk (DF).
[edit] Famous players
- Akandu Lawrence
- Au Wai Lun
- Cheung Sai Ho
- Fan Chun Yip
- Ng Wai Chiu
- Kwok Ka Ming
- Ku Kam Fai
- Lee Sze Ming
[edit] Coaches
- Kwok Ka Ming 郭家明
- Arie van der Zouwen (2000-?)
- Lai Sun Cheung 黎新祥 (2003-2006)
- Chow Man Leung
- Tsang Wai Chung
- Koon Wing Yee 官永義 (also Team manager at present)
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[edit] External links
- Team news on the HKFA website
- Hong Kong Football - (English version)
- RSSSF Archive
- Results and list of matches
