Hong Kong Pegasus FC
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| Full name | Hong Kong Pegasus FC Limited | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Flying Horsemen | ||
| Founded | 2008, as TSW Pegasus FC | ||
| Ground | Hong Kong Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 40,000 | ||
| Chair | Canny Leung | ||
| Manager | Yeung Ching Kwong | ||
| League | Hong Kong Premier League | ||
| 2016–17 | 8th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Hong Kong Pegasus FC (Chinese: 香港飛馬足球會) is a Hong Kong professional football club founded in 2008. The club currently plays in Hong Kong Premier League.
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.[1]
On 21 December 2008, Pegasus won their first trophy, defeating Sun Hei in the 2008 Senior Shield Final.
In July 2012, the club was renamed as Sun Pegasus following introduction of a new sponsor.[2]
After the 2014-15 season, Sun International Resources Limited withdrew their sponsorship. Their club was renamed Hong Kong Pegasus following a takeover by Canny Leung.
Continental record
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2011 | AFC Cup | Group E |  Sông Lam Nghệ An |
1-2 | 2-3 | 3rd |
 Sriwijaya |
1-2 | 3-2 | ||||
 VB |
3-5 | 3-0 |
Colours and badge
Pegasus's home colours are a red shirt with white shorts. Their away colours are a white shirt with black shorts. The current kits are designed by adidas. The team historically has played with an all yellow kit as their home colours, but after their name change to Hong Kong Pegasus, the club owners decided to make a change. It proved to be a largely unpopular decision with the club's fans.
The current Pegasus badge is a pegasus inside a yellow and red shield, which is representative of "creating miracles", "vigor", "vitality" and "creativeness" in Greek mythology.
Club equipment
TSW Pegasus has 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 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] Later, the HKFA accepted the application of having the Yuen Long Stadium as TSW Pegasus's 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]
For the 2013–14 season, TSW Pegasus has moved its home ground from Yuen Long Stadium to Mong Kok Stadium.
Since 2015 the club has used Hong Kong Stadium as their home ground.
Supporters
Pegasus has a fanbase mainly based in Yuen Long and Tin Shui Wai as they are Pegasus' original home districts. The club has an official fanclub known as "Pegasus Base". 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 in the afternoon and the teams drew 1–1, TSW Pegasus lost (3–5) on penalties.[6]
Recent seasons
Current squad
First Team Squad
- As of 28 July 2017.[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
League
Cup Competitions
- Hong Kong Sapling Cup
- Champions (1): 2015–16
- Runners Up (1): 2016–17
Managers
José Ricardo Rambo (July 1, 2008 – June 2009)
Dejan Antonić (August 2009 – December 30, 2009)- José Ricardo Rambo (December 30, 2009 – June 30, 2010)
Chan Hiu Ming (July 1, 2010 – June 14, 2012)- Chan Ho Yin (July 10, 2012 – October 9, 2012)
- Chan Chi Hong (October 9, 2012 – June 9, 2014)
- José Ricardo Rambo (June 9, 2014 – January 27, 2015)
- Chan Chi Hong (January 27, 2015 – June 30, 2015)
- Lee Chi Kin (July 8, 2015 – April 11, 2016)
Kevin Bond (April 11, 2016 – May 2016)
Steve Gallen (June 23, 2016 – 3 November 2016)- Kevin Bond (7 November 2016 – 6 May 2017)
- Yeung Ching Kwong (19 June 2017-)
References
- ↑ Tai Kung Pao news
- ↑ "Facebook". Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ↑ Tai Kung Pao news
- ↑ Tai Kung Pao news
- ↑ on.cc news
- ↑ on.cc news
- ↑ "First Team Squad". Pegasus' Official Website.
External links
- Official webpage (in Chinese)