Seiko SA

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Seiko
Full name	Seiko Sports Association
Founded	1970
Dissolved	1986
Ground	None
Home colours 　 Away colours

Seiko Sports Assiciation (traditional Chinese: 精工) is one of the most famous and successful football teams in Hong Kong history. The team quit the Hong Kong First Division League after the 1985–86 season, which was very big news at the time.

Contents 1 History 2 Trophies 3 Performance in AFC Competitions 4 Notable Players 5 League Results 6 Cheering Songs 7 Trivia 8 References

[edit] History

Seiko was a team sponsored and named by the agents of Seiko Corporation. The team entered Hong Kong Third Division League in 1970. It got the second place in Third Division (B) League (28 macthes: 26 win, 1 draw, 1 loss) and got promoted to Second Division in the next season. In 1971-72, the team captured the league Champion immediately after its promotion (24 matches: 21 win, 1 draw, 2 loss) and was able to compete in Hong Kong First Division League for the first time. The team then stayed in the league for 14 consecutive years.

[edit] Trophies

Within the 14 years in the Hong Kong First Division League, Seiko captured 40 major Hong Kong football tropies, which included 9 times League champion, 8 times Hong Kong Senior Shield, 6 times Hong Kong Viceroy Cup, 6 times Hong Kong FA Cup and many more. Its reserve team also captured 2 times reserve league champion.

In 1986, Asian Champions Cup (now AFC Champions League) was re-introduced after its suspension after 1971. Seiko represented Hong Kong for the competition. In the qualifying round, Seiko beat Liaoning FC from China and April Twenty-Five F.C. from North Korea and qualified for the main round. However, the rules set by competition host Saudi Arabia were too harsh and Seiko quit the competition.

[edit] Performance in AFC Competitions

• Asian Club Championship: 1 appearance

[edit] Notable Players

first bracket shows the Chinese name used in Hong Kong and second bracket shows the seasons playing with Seiko

Hong Kong Wu Kwok Hung (胡國雄) (1972-86) Chan Cheung Keung (陳長強) (1972-74) Fok Pak Ning (霍柏寧) (1972-75) Chan Hung Ping (陳鴻平) (1972-76) Ho Sun Wah (何新華) (1972-78) Au Wing Hung (區永鴻) (1972-83) Chan Chiu Kei (陳朝基) (1973-75) Chan Fung Hung (陳輝洪) Chee Yit Bo (池一坡) Cheung Chi Wai (張子慧) (1974-80) Lo Hung Hoi (盧洪海) (1979-81) Tim Bredbury (巴貝利) (1982-84) Wan Chi Keung(尹志強) (1983-84, 85-86) Australia David Mitchell (米曹) (1984-85) England Dave Jones (鍾士) (1980-81, 82-83)[1] Clive Haywood (希活) (1979-80) Peter Bodak (邦迪) ((1982-85) [2] Tony Morley (摩利) (1985-86) Steve Whitton (1979-80)

Holland Karel Bonsink [3] Theo de Jong (迪莊) (1981-84) Chris Dekker (迪加) [4] Johannes Gerardes Wildbret (韋伯) (1981-85) [5] Gerrie Mühren (穆倫) (1981-85) Dick Nanninga (南寧加) (1982-83) Arie Haan (海恩) (1983-84) Cees Storm (史唐) (1981-1982)[6] René van de Kerkhof (連尼加賀夫) (1984-85) J.Verheijen (華希恩 (1982-1983)[7] Malaysia Lam Fung Kei (林芳基) (1973-81) Koo Luem Khen (古廉權) (1976-77,78-82) South Korea Kim Joey Han (金在漢) (1975-77) Kang Kei Yuk (康基郁) (1975-77) Pak Kau Ying (朴鎬英) (1975-81) Northern Ireland Jim Hagan (希瑾) (1980-81) [8] Scotland Derek Currie(居里) Andy Kennedy (footballer born 1964) Gordon McQueen (麥昆) (1985-86) [9] Ian McWilliams (1978-??) Billy Semple Sweden Benny Wendt (雲迪) (1983-84)

[edit] League Results

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Season	Position	Matches	Win	Draw	Loss	Goal For	Goal Against	Goal Difference	Points
1972-73 [11]	Champion	26	18	4	4	71	35	36	40
1973-74 [12]	2nd	26	17	4	5	75	36	39	38
1974-75 [13]	Champion	24	15	5	4	54	21	33	35
1975-76 [14]	2nd	22	13	4	5	46	22	24	30
1976-77 [15]	2nd	22	13	8	1	44	23	21	34
1977-78 [16]	4th	22	9	7	6	41	27	14	25
1978-79	Champion	22	19	3	0	60	14	46	41
1979-80 [17]	Champion	22	18	3	1	58	15	43	39
1980-81	Champion	20	13	5	2	46	12	34	31
1981-82 [18]	Champion	20	15	4	1	45	15	30	34
1982-83	Champion	18	12	4	2	31	13	18	28
1983-84	Champion	16	10	5	1	40	19	21	25
1984-85	Champion	16	12	3	1	37	12	25	27
1985-86 [19]	4th	18	7	7	4	35	23	12	21

[edit] Cheering Songs

(Name Unknown)^[20]
曲/唱:譚詠麟 詞:林敏驄

球員意志堅
永遠都向著前
不怕艱辛不怕險
有充足的信心
常常如此永莫變

球員氣魄沖天
個個體格壯健
氣充足走兩邊
發揮技術全面
常常心裡自勉

@ 精工，每天都不放鬆
再上，我地找正方向
精工，勝出都不放鬆
精工，向勝利邁進

球迷個個中堅
永遠衷心一片
要身心都發展
眼中得失看淺
齊來心志盡獻

(重唱 @)

[edit] Trivia

• Seiko was able to capture at least one champion each season.
• Seiko organized many different exhibition matches including against Brail All-Stars, Club Atlético Boca Juniors from Argentina, AFC Ajax from Holland and Hamburger SV from Germany.
• Seiko won Hong Kong First Division League for 7 consecutive times from 1978-79 to 1984-85.

[edit] References

• Seiko (in Chinese)
• 香港足球總會九十週年紀念特刊

1. ^ Dave Jones - Coventry City FC - Football-Heroes.net
2. ^ 前精工英國前鋒
3. ^ Karel Bonsink
4. ^ Chris Dekker
5. ^ (重post)荷蘭中堅韋伯
6. ^ Dutchmen in Hong Kong
7. ^ Dutchmen in Hong Kong
8. ^ Jim Hagan - Birmingham City FC
9. ^ RedCafe.net Gordon McQueen (1977 - 1985)
10. ^ Rsssf.com Hongkong - List of Champions and Runners-up
11. ^ www.GoalGoalGoal.com HKFA League Standing - Season 1972/1973 (FINAL)
12. ^ www.GoalGoalGoal.com HKFA League Standing - 1973/1974 Season (FINAL)
13. ^ www.GoalGoalGoal.com HKFA League Standing: up to and including 30.5.1975
14. ^ www.GoalGoalGoal.com HKFA League Standing - 1975/76 Season (FINAL)
15. ^ www.GoalGoalGoal.com HKFA League Standing: 1976/77 Season (Final)
16. ^ www.GoalGoalGoal.com HKFA League Stadning 1977/78 Seasin (Final)
17. ^ www.GoalGoalGoal.com HKFA League Standing: up to and including 3rd June, 1980
18. ^ www.GoalGoalGoal.com 81-82
19. ^ www.GoalGoalGoal.com HKFA League Standing for the 1985/86 season (final)
20. ^ www.GoalGoalGoal.com 精工既歌 (in chinese)