Seiko SA

Seiko

Full name

Seiko Sports Association

Founded

1970

Dissolved

1986

Home colours

Away colours

Seiko Sports Association (Chinese: 精工體育會) were one of the most famous and successful football teams in Hong Kong history. The team withdrew from the Hong Kong First Division League after the 1985–86 season.

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 matches: 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.

Honours

Throughout the 14 years in the Hong Kong First Division League, Seiko captured 40 major Hong Kong football trophies, 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 withdrew from the competition.

Domestic

Hong Kong First Division League
- Winners (9): 1972–73, 1974–75, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85
- Runners-up (3): 1973–74, 1975–76, 1976–77
Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
- Winners (8): 1972–73, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1984–85
- Runners-up (2): 1982–83, 1982–83
Hong Kong FA Cup
- Winners (6): 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1985–86
- Runners-up (1): 1978–79
Hong Kong Viceroy Cup
- Winners (6): 1972–73, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86
- Runners-up (2): 1975–76, 1976–77

Performance in AFC competitions

Asian Club Championship: 1 appearance

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 ('大頭仔' 胡國雄) (1972–86)
Au Wing Hung (區永鴻) (1972–83)
Ho Sun Wah (何新華) (1972–78)
Chan Hung Ping ('摩羅平' 陳鴻平) (1972–76)
Fok Pak Ning (霍柏寧) (1972–75)
Chan Cheung Keung (陳長強) (1972–74)
Chan Chiu Kei (陳朝基) (1973–75)
Cheung Chi Wai ('亞平' 張子慧) (1974–80)
Chris Hunter (1986)
Lo Hung Hoi (盧洪海) (1979–81)
Chee Yit Bo (池一坡) (1982–85)
Tim Bredbury (巴貝利) (1982–84)
Wan Chi Keung('尹佬'尹志強) (1983–84, 85–86)
Lo Fuk Hing (盧福興) (1977-1982)
Chan Fat Chi (陳發枝 )(1984 - 1986)
Tsang Ting Fai ('長人' 曽廷輝) (1977-80)
Li Kwai Hung (李桂雄) (1974-79)
Chu Kwok Kuen ('朱皮' 朱國權) (1972-74, 1980-81)
Ho Yung Hing ('高佬興' 何容興) (1972-73)
Lai Po Chung ('黎烏' 黎寶忠) (1972-77)
Wong Kwok On ('蛇仔' 黄國安) (1982-86)
Chan Wan Ngok ('肥仔岳' 陳雲岳) (1984-86)
Liu Chun Fai ('高清輝' 廖俊輝) (1985-86)
Cheung Ping Hang ('沙僧' 張炳衡 ) (1975-79)

Australia

David Mitchell (米曹) (1984–85)

England

Clive Haywood (希活) (1979–80)
Dave Jones (鍾士) (1980–81, 82–83)^[1]
Steve Whitton (威頓) (1980)
Peter Bodak ('瓌孩子' 邦迪) (1982–85)^[2]
Tony Morley (摩利) (1985–86)
Ronnie Goodlass (1982–1983)

Malaysia

Lim Fung Kee (林芳基) (1973–81)
Koo Luam Khen ('大馬古'古廉權) (1976–77,78–82)
Wong Kam Fook (黃金福) (1981–83)
Wong Choon Wah (王春華 ) (1973-74)
Soh Chin Aun (蘇進安 ) (1973-74)

South Korea

Kim Jae-Han (金在漢) (1976–77)
Kang Ki-Wook (康基郁) (1975–77)
Byun Ho-Young (卞鎬英) (1975–80)
(朴洙徳) (1975-76)
(柳建秀) (1979-80)

Netherlands

Chris Dekker (迪加) (1980–81)^[3]
Joop Wildbret (韋伯) (1981–85)^[4]
Theo de Jong (迪莊) (1981–84)
('大猩猩'嘉納) (1981–83)
Cees Storm (史唐) (1981–1982)^[5]
Gerrie Mühren (穆倫) (1981–83)
Dick Nanninga (南寧加) (1982–83)
Jan Verheijen (華希恩) (1982–1983)^[5]
Arie Haan (海恩/阿里漢) (1983–84)
Karel Bonsink (邦辛) (1983–84)^[6]
René van de Kerkhof (連尼加賀夫) (1984–85)

Northern Ireland

Jim Hagan (希瑾) (1980–81)^[7]

Scotland

Derek Currie ('耶蘇' 居理 )(1972-1980)
Jackie Trainer 1970s ('長頸鹿' 積奇) (1973–75)
Jim Begbie (碧比) (1974–75)
Walter Gerrard （'大水牛' 華徳）(1972-76)^[8]
Ian McWilliam (麥威廉) (1978–81)
Hugh McCrory ('儍俠' 麥哥利) (1977–82)
Billy Semple (森寶) (1978–81)
Andy Kennedy (堅尼地) (1984–85)
Gordon McQueen (麥昆) (1985–86)^[9]

South Africa

John Paskin (柏斯堅) (1985–1986)

Sweden

Benny Wendt (雲迪) (1983–84)

Wales

Peter O'Sullivan (Welsh footballer) (1983)

Norway

(伊素亞) (1983–84)

Former coaches

Chan Fai Hung ('新馬仔' 陳輝洪) (1970–85)
George Knobel (盧保) (1981, 1983)

League results

^[10]

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

Trivia

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

References

香港足球總會九十週年紀念特刊

↑ Dave Jones – Coventry City FC – Football-Heroes.net
↑ 前精工英國前鋒
↑ Chris Dekker
↑ (重post)荷蘭中堅韋伯
1 2 Dutchmen in Hong Kong
↑ Karel Bonsink
↑ Jim Hagan – Birmingham City FC
↑ "Obituary: Walter Gerrard, footballer, businessman.". The Scotsman (Johnston Publishing). 2 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
↑ RedCafe.net Gordon McQueen (1977–1985)
↑ Rsssf.com Hongkong – List of Champions and Runners-up
↑ www.GoalGoalGoal.com HKFA League Standing – Season 1972/1973 (FINAL)
↑ www.GoalGoalGoal.com HKFA League Standing – 1973/1974 Season (FINAL)
↑ www.GoalGoalGoal.com HKFA League Standing: up to and including 30 May 1975
↑ www.GoalGoalGoal.com HKFA League Standing – 1975/76 Season (FINAL)
↑ www.GoalGoalGoal.com HKFA League Standing: 1976/77 Season (Final)
↑ www.GoalGoalGoal.com HKFA League Standing 1977/78 Seasin (Final)
↑ www.GoalGoalGoal.com HKFA League Standing: up to and including 3 June 1980
↑ www.GoalGoalGoal.com 81–82
↑ www.GoalGoalGoal.com HKFA League Standing for the 1985/86 season (final)

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