Yuen Long FC

Yuen Long
元朗
Full name Yuen Long Football Club
元朗足球會
Nickname(s) Squire team (鄉紳班), Tai Pei Tau (大披頭)
Founded 1959 (as Yuen Long District Sport Association)
2013 (as Yuen Long Football Club)
Ground Yuen Long Stadium
Ground Capacity 4,932
President Wilson Wong
Head coach Fung Hoi Man
League Hong Kong Premier League
2014–15 First Division, 6th

Yuen Long Football Club (Chinese: 元朗足球會) are a Hong Kong professional football club currently competing in Hong Kong Premier League.

The football teams of the club was originally organised by Yuen Long District Sports Association (Chinese: 元朗區體育會). In 2013, Yuen Long Football Club was established and took over the teams.

History

Yuen Long District Sport Association was established by former chairmen of Hong Kong Football Association, Fu Lee Sha and Tsang Sam Chiu in 1959.

The team entered the former Hong Kong Third Division League in 1959–60 season. The team carried a three-year plan to get promotion to First Division. In 1961–62, the team became the first district team to compete in First Division. In 1962–63, the team gained their first top Division League title. In 1967–68, the team captured their first Senior Shield by beating Tung Sing. In 1968–69, the team turned professional until 1972–73 when it focused on a youth squad. In 1978–79, the team beat the league giant Seiko in FA Cup final, which avoided Seiko from capturing all the 6 major tropies in the season. In 1979–80, the team quit the league due to financial problem.

With the promotion of the district football league, Yuen Long team was formed again in 2003 and entered the Hong Kong Third District Division League.

They were promoted to the Hong Kong First Division League in the 2013–14 season, as they were the champion of the Hong Kong Second Division League, 7 points ahead the runner-up Happy Valley.

Honours

Domestic

Cups

Current squad

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

No. Position Player
1 Hong Kong GK Liu Fu Yuen
3 Hong Kong MF Fung Kai Hong
5 Brazil DF GustavoFP
6 Hong Kong DF Cheung Tsz Kin
7 Hong Kong MF Cheng King Ho
9 Japan FW Tsuyoshi YoshitakeFP
10 Hong Kong FW Yu Ho Pong
11 Brazil MF SouzaFP
12 Hong Kong DF Yan Minghao
14 Hong Kong MF Chan Ka Chun
15 Hong Kong FW Hui Wang Fung
16 Hong Kong MF Cheung Yu Sum
No. Position Player
17 Hong Kong DF Yan Wai Hong
18 Hong Kong MF Chow Ki
20 Hong Kong FW Yuen Lap Cheung
21 Hong Kong DF Cheung Chi Yung
22 Brazil FW Fábio Lopes (Captain)
23 Hong Kong DF Ng Kwok Hei
28 Hong Kong GK Chiu Chun Kit
30 Hong Kong GK Pang Tsz Kin
33 Montenegro DF Čedomir MijanovićFP
Hong Kong DF Chan Hin Kwong
Hong Kong MF So Loi Keung

Famous players

See also

References

External links

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