HKFC Soccer Section

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Hong Kong FC
Full name Hong Kong Football Club
Founded February 12, 1886 (1886-02-12)
Ground Hong Kong Football Club Soccer/Rugby Pitch
Ground Capacity 2,750
Chairman Neil Jensen
Manager Tony Sealy
League Second Division
2010–11 First Division, 10th
(relegated)
Home colours
Away colours

The Soccer Section of Hong Kong Football Club (Abbreviation: HKFC; Chinese: 香港足球會) fields a range of teams at various age divisions in the Hong Kong leagues. The First Team competes in the Hong Kong Second Division League.

History

Main article: Hong Kong Football Club

While the soccer team has won many titles in the second-tier competition in recent years, they have rarely enjoyed success when playing against the professional sides in the First Division. In 1980 however, "CLUB" as they were commonly known, did manage to avoid relegation from the Professional First Division for the first time in their history. One of the highlights of the season was a 1-1 draw with eventual Champions Seiko SA. On 10 May 1980 at the HK Government Stadium CLUB defeated Kui Tan 1-0 with an 87th minute penalty scored by John McGunnigle, meaning Kui Tan joined Urban Services in the drop that year.

In the past few years, HKFC opted not to take promotion to the First Division. In 2006, finally, the club accepted the promotion after winning the Second Division. After showing initial promise, they lost 4 league matches in a row between March and April 2007 and were relegated to the Second Division. They did however become Champions of the Second Division again in April 2010 and returned to the First Division.

International Soccer Sevens

The team is known outside Hong Kong for being the host of the annual HKFC International Soccer Sevens youth-team seven-a-side tournament which attracts high profile teams such as Manchester United, Aston Villa F.C. and Glasgow Celtic.

Honours

Manchester United Premier Cup Hong Kong U 15 2011 Champions

Henderson Elite Youth League U 15 Champions

Players

First-team squad

As of 4 June 2011[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Netherlands GK Rudolf Hollaender
2 England DF Jason Tack
3 Scotland DF Allan Fraser
4 Italy DF Antony Sassi
5 France MF Reda Chaouch
6 Hong Kong DF Kwok Kar Lok
7 Hong Kong DF Lo Yiu Hung (captain)
8 Nigeria FW Tunde Olokigbe
9 England FW James Beacher
10 Sweden MF Niklas Sandor
No. Position Player
12 Hong Kong MF Poon Ka Ming
13 England MF Liam Brannan
14 Netherlands MF Freek Schipper
16 England MF Carlo Dilibero
17 Hong Kong DF Stephen Liu
19 Hungary DF Gergely Ghéczy
22 Austria DF Martin Rainer
23 Hong Kong GK Ng Kwok Hei
30 Italy GK Christian Capurso
United States MF Benjamin Perkins

Team official

Position Name
Manager Tony Sealy
Coach Paul Foster
Soccer Section Chairman Neil Jensen
Soccer Section Secretary Jamie Milne
First Team Liaison Officier Shek Kam Wah
Sports Development Officer Kwok Kar Lok

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hong Kong Football Club - Hong Kong Football Association official website

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