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Sengkang Punggol
Hougang United Football Club is a professional football club based in Hougang, Singapore. The club competes in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of Singaporean football. Founded in 1998 as Marine Castle United, the club changed its name to Hougang United in 2011. Nicknamed the Cheetahs, Hougang United has played its home games at Hougang Stadium since its formation. Currently, the club is playing its home games at the Jalan Besar Stadium, as the Hougang Stadium is undergoing renovation. __TOC__ History Foundation The club was founded as Marine Castle United Football Club, which was formed by Newcastle United fans in the Marine Parade area in 1998. Upon successful entry into the S.League in 1998, the club struggled in its early foray in the first few years, finishing in the bottom two for the next four seasons. The club's chairman was Dilwant Singh who became the club manager and head coach of the prime league team throughout his time at the club. Marine Castle then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hougang Stadium
Hougang Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located at the junction of Hougang Avenue 2 and Hougang Avenue 10 in Hougang, Singapore. It is the main home ground of Singapore Premier League side, Hougang United, and used mostly for football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ... matches. The public can use the facilities from 4:30 am to 9:30 pm daily unless it is exclusively booked for a sporting event. The stadium has a capacity of 3,800 people. It can also be used for Rugby matches and bowling competitions. History * From 1998 to 2003, it was home to the Marine Castle FC * For the 2005 S.League season, Paya Lebar Punggol FC played their home games at the stadium. * From 2006 to 2011, it was home to the newly merged club, Sengkang Punggol FC a.k.a. Hougang Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Premier League
The Premier League is a professional association football league in England and the highest level of the English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football League (EFL). Seasons usually run from August to May, with each team playing 38 matches: two against each other team, one home and one away. Most games are played on weekend afternoons, with occasional weekday evening fixtures. The competition was founded as the FA Premier League on 20 February 1992, following the decision of clubs from the Football League First Division, First Division (the top tier since 1888) to break away from the English Football League. Teams are still promoted and relegated to and from the EFL Championship each season. The Premier League is a corporation managed by a Richard Masters (football), chief executive, with member clubs as shareholders. The Premier League takes advantage of a £5 billion domestic televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viettel FC
The Cong – Viettel Football Club (), commonly known as Thể Công or Viettel FC, is a Vietnamese professional football club based in Hanoi. The club is formally operated by Viettel Sports Center - an affiliation of Viettel Group - and competes in the V.League 1, the top tier of the Vietnamese football league system. Thể Công – Viettel is the modern incarnation of Thể Công, was one of the most widely supported clubs and also one of the most successful club in Vietnamese football history, having won a record 19 national league titles, including 13 North Vietnam national titles and 6 V.League 1 titles after Vietnam's reunification. Thể Công also reached nine consecutive titles, from 1971 to 1979. The club has also contributed many great players to the national team. Thể Công – Viettel's traditional colour is red, leading to the nickname ''Cơn lốc đỏ (Red Tornado)''. As Thể Công, they held a long-standing rivalry with Cong An Hà Nội (a club run by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Elephants FC
Young Elephants Association Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in Vientiane, Laos. It competes in the Lao Premier League, Lao League 1. It is owned by Singaporean businessman Jason Lim since 2018. It has won 2 Lao League 1, league titles (back to back undefeated) and 1 Lao FF Cup. In 2019, the club took part in the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup in Chittagong, Bangladesh. History Young Elephants were founded in 2015 by the Lao Football Federation (LFF) with the aim of giving exposure to footballers aged 16 to 19 years old and helping them launch their professional careers. But in 2017, the LFF gave up ownership of the club due to rules around club licensing and privatisation and sought out Jason Lim, who was well known to the federation due to his voluntary work as team manager for the Laos national under-23 football team, Laos under-23 between 2009 and 2017. A year later, Jason Lim took the reins and roped in other Singaporeans bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phnom Penh Crown FC
Phnom Penh Crown Football Club (), commonly referred to as Crown or PPC, is a Cambodian professional football club based in Sangkat Toul Sangke II, Khan Russey Keo, Phnom Penh. The club competes in the Cambodian Premier League, the top flight of Cambodian football. Nicknamed the "''Red Singha''", the club was first formed as Smart United Football Club in 2001. Phnom Penh Crown is one of the most successful and prominent teams in Cambodia, having won a recorded eight league titles, the most of any team in Cambodian football. Alongside league success, Phnom Penh Crown also continued to win domestic cups, winning the Hun Sen Cup, Cambodian League Cup and the Cambodian Super Cup each twice. Phnom Penh Crown is also the only Cambodian club to reach the group stage and semi-finals of the AFC Cup. History Phnom Penh Crown was first established in 2001 as Smart United with the support of Smart Mobile Cambodia, they joined the Cambodian League, which at the time was a semi-professi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thống Nhất Stadium
Thống Nhất Stadium (''lit. Unification Stadium)'' (), formerly Cộng Hoà Stadium (Vietnamese: ''Sân vận động Cộng Hoà'') is a multi-purpose stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It is located at 138 Đào Duy Từ Street, Ward 6, District 10. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium for Ho Chi Minh City FC of the V.League 1. The stadium has a capacity of 14,400. History Early years In 1929, Chợ Lớn Municipal Commission decided to build a new stadium in the city. The stadium was named ''Renault Field'' after the city commission's chairman at the time - Philippe Oreste Renault. The stadium was opened on October 18, 1931 by an inauguration football match between Cho Lon Police and Gia Dinh Stars with the Cho Lon side taking a 1-0 win. In its early day, the stadium only consisted of one 20-step spectators' stand, which was covered by a reinforced cement roof. 1955 – 1975 From 1959 to October 1960, new stands and a lighting s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 AFC Cup
The 2022 AFC Cup was the 19th edition of the AFC Cup, Asia's secondary club association football, football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). This season was the last in an all-year-round (spring-to-autumn) schedule; from 2023 the competition was switched to an autumn-to-spring schedule. Bahraini club Al-Muharraq SC, Al-Muharraq were the title holders, having won their second AFC Cup title in 2021 AFC Cup, 2021. As they failed to obtain the AFC license, they did not defend their title. Al-Seeb Club, Al-Seeb of Oman won its first continental title. They automatically qualified for the 2023–24 AFC Champions League and entered the qualifying play-offs, since Omani teams were unable to qualify through domestic performance. Association team allocation The 47 Asian Football Confederation, AFC member associations were ranked based on their clubs' performance over the last four years in AFC competitions (their national team's FIFA World Rankings no longer c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vientiane
Vientiane (, ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of Laos. Situated on the banks of the Mekong, Mekong River at the Thailand, Thai border, it comprises the five urban districts of Vientiane Prefecture and had a population of 840,000 as of the 2023 Census. Established as the capital of the Kingdom of Lan Xang in 1563, Vientiane served as the administrative center during French rule and retains colonial-era architecture alongside Buddhist landmarks such as Pha That Luang, a national symbol of Buddhism in Laos, Buddhism, and Haw Phra Kaew, which once housed the Emerald Buddha until its 18th-century relocation to Thailand. Vientiane emerged as a significant settlement in the 16th century as part of the Lan Xang Kingdom. Over time, Vientiane developed into an important regional center, serving as the kingdom’s administrative and cultural hub. However, the city experienced periods of turmoil, including invasions by the Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932), Siamese (Thai) k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Laos National Stadium
The New Laos National Stadium (also known as Lao National Stadium KM16) is a multi-use stadium in Vientiane, Laos that was built in 2009. It is used mostly for football matches. It hosted the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2009 Southeast Asian Games. Overview Upon completion, it replaced the previous Laos National Stadium. The Laos National Sports Complex is located about 17 km from the centre of Vientiane Vientiane (, ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of Laos. Situated on the banks of the Mekong, Mekong River at the Thailand, Thai border, it comprises the five urban districts of Vientiane Prefecture and had a population of 840,000 ... City and comprises a 25,000-seat main stadium, a 2,000-seat indoor aquatics complex, with an outdoor warm-up pool, a tennis centre consisting of 2,000 seating capacity centre court plus six other tennis courts, two indoor stadiums each with a seating capacity of 3,000 and an indoor shooting range with 50 seats. The Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lao Toyota
Football Club Chanthabouly, also known as FC Chanthabouly, previously known as Lao Toyota Football Club for sponsorship reasons, is a professional football club based in Vientiane, Laos, currently competing in the Lao League 2. The club has won 5 league titles and 1 Lao FF Cup. History Lao Toyota The club was founded in 2013 as Lao Toyota Football Club by Toyota. The team debuted in the Vientiane Capital League 1 in 2013, where they finished third and earned promotion to the Lao Premier League, the first division in the Laos division. In 2015, Lao Toyota won its first domestic championship. This was followed by four successive championship victories from 2017 to 2020. In 2019, the club won its first domestic treble winning the league title and the 2019 Lao FF Cup. Since 2015, the team has qualified for the AFC Cup every season. The best result that the team has achieved in this competition is fourth place in the group stage. On 24 February 2016, the club recorded its fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Soon after, it spread to other areas of Asia, and COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory, then worldwide in early 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020, and assessed the outbreak as having become a pandemic on 11 March. COVID-19 symptoms range from asymptomatic to deadly, but most commonly include fever, sore throat, nocturnal cough, and fatigue. Transmission of COVID-19, Transmission of the virus is often airborne transmission, through airborne particles. Mutations have variants of SARS-CoV-2, produced many strains (variants) with varying degrees of infectivity and virulence. COVID-19 vaccines were developed rapidly and deplo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
