Happy Valley AA

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Happy Valley
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Full name Happy Valley Athletic Association
Nickname(s) HVAA
Founded 1950
Ground None
Chairman Flag of Hong Kong Pui Kwan Kay
Head Coach vacant
League Hong Kong First Division
2007–08 First Division, 4th
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Happy Valley Athletic Association (traditional Chinese: ) is a Hong Kong football club. They currently play in the Hong Kong First Division League. The club is also known simply as Happy Valley (or HVAA).

In the 2005-06 season, Happy Valley won the Hong Kong First Division League, losing just one match. The League title is Happy Valley's fourth in eight seasons.

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[edit] Honours

Major trophies are listed below.

  • Hong Kong First Division League
    • Winners (6): 1964-65, 1988-89, 1998-99, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2005-06
    • Runners-up (16): 1959-60, 1960-61, 1961-62, 1963-64, 1965-66, 1974-75, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1979-70, 1981-82, 1985-86, 1987-88, 1990-91, 1999-00, 2001-02, 2004-05
  • Hong Kong League Cup
    • Winners (1): 2000-01
    • Finalists (5): 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07
  • Hong Kong Senior Shield
    • Winners (6): 1969-70, 1977-78, 1982-83, 1989-90, 1997-98, 2003-04
    • Finalists (9): 1966-67, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1987-88, 1994-95, 1999-00, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2005-06
  • Hong Kong FA Cup
    • Winners (2): 1999-00, 2003-04
    • Finalists (4): 1986-87, 1993-94, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07
  • Cité de Louvre Cup
    • Winners (1): 2005-06

[edit] Performance in AFC Competitions

2000: First Round
2002: Second Round
2004: Group Stage
2005: Group Stage
2006: Group Stage
2007: Group Stage
1998/99: Quarter-Final
2000/01: Second Round

[edit] Kit sponsors and manufacturers

Period Kit Manufacturer Kit Sponsor
1998-99 ASICS Peninsula Knitters
1999-00 Super X
2000-01 Lotto Tsingtao Beer
2001-02 Puma
2002-03 A-line Easyknit Group and Alliance Engineering
2003-present Puma

[edit] Current first team squad

As of February 29, 2008. Players in BOLD have international caps.

No. Position Player
1 Flag of Hong Kong GK Fan Chun Yip
3 Flag of Hong Kong DF Gerard Ambassa Guy
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China DF Li Xin
5 Flag of Brazil DF Marcos
6 Flag of Brazil DF Dênisson
7 Flag of Hong Kong FW Law Chun Bong
8 Flag of Hong Kong MF Cheung Sai Ho
9 Flag of Brazil FW Tomy
11 Flag of Brazil FW Washington
12 Flag of Brazil MF Vandré Monteiro
13 Flag of Hong Kong FW Sham Kwok Keung
No. Position Player
14 Flag of the People's Republic of China FW Chao Pengfei
15 Flag of Brazil MF Diego Carioca
16 Flag of Hong Kong MF Leung Chun Pong
17 Flag of Brazil GK Fábio Noronha de Oliveira
18 Flag of Hong Kong DF Cheung Tsz Kin
19 Flag of Brazil MF Fagner Gomes
20 Flag of Hong Kong DF Poon Yiu Cheuk
22 Flag of Hong Kong GK Leung Cheuk Cheung
23 Flag of Ghana FW Godfred Karikari
24 Flag of Hong Kong MF Poon Man Tik
26 Flag of the People's Republic of China MF Li Ming

[edit] Captains

[edit] Players out on loan

No. Position Player
-- Flag of Hong Kong DF Sham Kwok Fai (at Citizen)
-- Flag of Hong Kong MF Leung Tsz Chun (at Eastern)
-- Flag of Hong Kong MF Tong Kin Man (at Eastern)
-- Flag of Hong Kong MF So Yiu Man (at Eastern)

[edit] Squad changes during 2007-08 season

In:

Out:

[edit] Notable former players

Players in BOLD have international caps.

Hong Kong
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Bulgaria
  • Flag of Bulgaria Dimitre Kalkanov
Cameroon
  • Flag of Cameroon Batoum Roger
England
Indonesia
Nigeria
Scotland
Slovakia
  • Flag of Slovakia Martin Jancula
St Kitts and Nevis
Wales

[edit] Coaches

  • Flag of Hong Kong Chan Hung Ping (-2005)
  • Flag of Hong Kong Wong Yiu Shun (2005-06)
  • Flag of Brazil José Ricardo Rambo (2006)
  • Flag of Hong Kong Lo Kai Wah (2006-07, caretaker)
  • Flag of Hong Kong Chan Hung Ping (2007-present)

[edit] 2006-07 Season

[edit] 2005-06 Season

[edit] External links