TSW Pegasus FC
| Full name | TSW Pegasus Football Club[1] | |||
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| Founded | 2008 | |||
| Ground | Yuen Long Stadium (Capacity: 4,932) |
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| President | Wilson Wong | |||
| Head coach | Chan Hiu Ming | |||
| League | Hong Kong First Division | |||
| 2009–10 | First Division, 2nd | |||
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TSW Pegasus Football Club[1] (Chinese: 天水圍飛馬足球會) is a football team in Hong Kong, formed in 2008. Its new head coach is Chan Hiu Ming, with Yeung Ching Kwong, Shum Kwok Pui and Leung Cheuk Cheung as assistant coaches.
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History
TSW Pegasus was established on June 2008, and they had their first season in Hong Kong First Division League 2008–09 with a budget of about HKD$10,000,000[2]
Colours and badge
TSW Pegasus's home colours are an all yellow strip. Their away colours are a purple strip with yellow socks. The current kits are designed by adidas. The team have a third kit in white with a blue triangle on the top of the shirt which was used as a home kit prior to the use of their yellow home kit.
The current TSW Pegasus badge is a pegasus inside a shield, which is representative of "creating miracles", "vigor", "vitality" and "creativeness" in Greek mythology.
Club equipment
TSW Pegasus has acquired a bus for team transportation which is sponsored by Fuso.
The team also rented an entire 48th floor of a block of Central Park Towers in Tin Shui Wai as accommodation for team members. Renovation work is already completed.
Stadium
TSW Pegasus has applied to the Hong Kong Football Association for the use of Yuen Long Stadium and Tin Shui Wai Sports Ground for its home matches. HKFA replied that it will grant the application provided the grass turf at the stadium is up to standard after its examination.[3] Lately, the HKFA have accepted the application of having the Yuen Long Stadium as TSW Pegasus' home ground for the game against South China on 5 October 2008. The team's directors promised to make a fanfare at the stadium on the day.
HKFA Chairman Leung Hung Tak later claimed that a total of three home games for TSW Pegasus will be played at Yuen Long Stadium in the 2008-09 season.[4]
Recent seasons
Current squad
First Team Squad
- As of 1 September 2011.
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical staff
- Head Coach: Chan Hiu Ming
- Assistant Coach: Shum Kwok Pui, Leung Cheuk Cheung, Yeung Ching Kwong
- Youth Development Director: Shum Kwok Pui
- Youth Development Coach: Yeung Ching Kwong, Cheung Kin Fung, Chu Hon Pan, Yuen Chi Ming
- Youth Development Advisor: Yeung Tat Mo
Directors
- President: Mr. Wilson Wong - Yuen Long District Council member
- Vice President: Mr. Man Luk Sing - Yuen Long District Council member
- Vice President: Mr. Nelson Wong - Wong Poon Co-solicitors Practising Accountant
- Chairman: Mr. Mingo Tang - Pok Oi Hospital Director
- Vice Chairman: Mr. Hui King Wai - K&L Gates LLP Consulting solicitor
- Director: Mr. Johnson Lam - Pok Oi Hospital Chairman
- Director: Ms. Canny Leung - BMA Entertainment Group Co Ltd Executive Director
- Director: Mr. Wilson Wong - Yuen Long District Council member
- Advisor: Mr. Steven Lo - BMA Investment Co Ltd President
- Legal Advisor: Mr. Vincent Tso - K&L Gates LLP partner
- Deputy Team Manager: Mr. Christopher Lo
- Project Manager: Ms. Soso Ip
- Public Relation Officer: Ms. Mandy Chan
- Treasurer: Mr. Dennis Wong
- Secretary: Ms. Eunice Chan
Honours
Domestic
Leagues
- Hong Kong First Division League
- Runners-up (1): 2009–10
Cups
- Hong Kong Senior Shield
- Winners (1): 2008–09
Supporters
TSW Pegasus has a fanbase mainly based in Yuen Long and Tin Shui Wai as they are TSW Pegasus's hometown. The club has an official fanclub "Pegasus Base" too. The club's slogan is "Pegasus, our team".
Community contribution
TSW Pegasus held a big recruitment event at Tin Shui Wai Sports Ground to recruit U-15 and U-19 team players on 3 August 2008. At the same time, the team also recruited a few team assistants in order to provide job opportunity for the local residents.[5] It played a friendly game against South China AA in the afternoon and the teams drew 1:1, TSW Pegasus lost (3:5) on penalties.[6]
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