Sai Kung Friends FC

Sai Kung Friends

Full name

Sai Kung Friends Football Club

Ground

Ma On Shan Recreation Ground

Capacity

1,000

League

Hong Kong Third Division League

2016–17

3rd (promoted)

Home colours

Away colours

Sai Kung Friends Football Club (Chinese: 西貢朋友足球會, renamed as GFC Friends due to sponsorship reasons) is a Hong Kong football club playing in the Hong Kong Second Division League.

History

In 1997–98, they receive third in Hong Kong Second Division League, but due to first and second HKFC and Jung Fuk gave up on promotion to First Division. Sai Kung Friends were promoted to Hong Kong First Division League for the first time.

In 1998–99, Sai Kung Friends appeared in Hong Kong First Division League for the first time. Although having the Brazilian striker, Tomy Adriano Giacomeli on the team, their overall strength was rather weak. Of the 8 teams in the First Division, they ranked 7th, but lucky due to the first and second in Second Division, HKFC and Fire Services both given up on promotion, Sai Kung Friends were saved from relegation. In 1999–2000, the striker Tomy Adriano Giacomeli transferred to Happy Valley, Sai Kung Friends' strength continued to decline.^[1] Finally, after finishing seventh place in the top league for two seasons in a row, Sai Kung Friends announced retirement from football rather than accept a demotion back to lower divisions.

In 2004–05, Sai Kung Friends rejoined Hong Kong Third A Division League under the name of Derico Friends. They received first place in the Third Division and promoted to Hong Kong Second Division League once again. But in 2005–06, they received last place in the Second Division and was demoted back to Hong Kong Third A Division League after only one season.^[2]

After finishing in third place in the 2016–17 season, Friends were promoted into the Second Division after a decade-long exodus in the lowest tier of Hong Kong football.

Honours

League

Hong Kong Third Division
- Champions (1): 2004–05

Cup Competitions

Hong Kong Junior Challenge Shield
- Champions (1): 1997–98

References

External links

Derico at HKFA.com

Hong Kong Third Division League teams
2016-17 teams	Fukien GFC Friends Golik North District Happy Valley Islands KCDRSC King Mountain New Fair Kui Tan Ornament Leaper St. Joseph's Telecom Tsuen Wan Sun International Wing Go Fu Moon

Hong Kong Third Division League seasons
1950s	1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60
1960s	1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70
1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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