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Shatin Sports Association
Shatin Sports Association () is a Hong Kong football (soccer), football club based in the Sha Tin District. The club currently competes in the Hong Kong First Division League, Hong Kong First Division. The club plays most of its home matches at Ma On Shan Sports Ground. History Shatin, as Hong Kong Junior Challenge Shield, 2008–09 Hong Kong Junior Shield winners, were invited to take part in the Hong Kong FA Cup 2008-09, 2008–09 HKFA Cup by the Hong Kong Football Association, HKFA. The team was drawn against Kitchee SC, Kitchee in the first round and lost the game 3–0. They once competed in the top-tier Hong Kong First Division during the 2009–10 season, but were relegated after finishing 9th out of 10 teams. In the 2017–18 Hong Kong First Division League, 2017–18 season, the club achieved their highest ever finish, placing runners up in the First Division. Honours League * Hong Kong First Division League, Hong Kong First Division :Runners-up (1): 2017–18 Hong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ma On Shan Sports Ground
Ma On Shan Sports Ground () is a multi-use sports ground located in Ma On Shan (town), Ma On Shan, Sha Tin, Hong Kong. It was built at a cost of HK$153 million and opened in 1999. The sports ground is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. History Ma On Shan was opened by Lau Wong-fat on 28 December 1999. During construction the completion date was seriously delayed due to contractor bankruptcy. Work was taken over by the Architectural Services Department in December 1997 who completed construction. Activities Ma On Shan Sports Ground is designed for local sports use including schools and company sports days. When the venue is not booked, it is open to the public for jogging. Due to the 2008 Olympics Equestrian event in Sha Tin, the Sports Institute's track and field athletes were given permission to train exclusively at Ma On Shan Sports Ground every day. Facilities Ma On Shan Sports Ground's design is simple and practical. The double deck grandstand is 150m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitchee SC
Kitchee Sports Club (; ; ) is a Hong Kong professional Association football, football club based in Kowloon. It was founded in 1931 and currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League. The club has won 12 List of Hong Kong football champions, league titles, including six Hong Kong First Division titles and six Hong Kong Premier League titles. They also won nine Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield, Senior Shields and seven Hong Kong FA Cups. The club is also the first Hong Kong club to win a game in AFC Champions League group stage and to advance to the round of 16 of the competition. History Formation In the late 1920s, a group of Hong Kongers formed a football team in order to compete in the Hong Kong Third Division League, Hong Kong Third Division. It was not until 1931, however, that the team was established as Kitchee Sports Club. Kitchee was founded as a grassroots organization, as such, they lacked the funding to pay the administrative and facilities costs necessary t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Clubs In Hong Kong
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' generally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly called ''football'' include association football (known as ''soccer'' in Australia, Canada, South Africa, the United States, and sometimes in Ireland and New Zealand); Australian rules football; Gaelic football; gridiron football (specifically American football, arena football, or Canadian football); International rules football; rugby league football; and rugby union football. These various forms of football share, to varying degrees, common origins and are known as "football codes". There are a number of references to traditional, ancient, or prehistoric ball games played in many different parts of the world. Contemporary codes of football can be traced back to the codification of these games at English public schools during the 19th c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong FA Cup Junior Division
Hong Kong FA Cup Junior Division () is a football competition in Hong Kong established in 2013. All lower division teams in the First Division, Second Division and the Third Division are included in the competition. Sun Hei and Central & Western are the most successful clubs, both winning 2 titles. History FA Cup preliminary round was founded by the Hong Kong Football Association in 2013, replacing the abolished Hong Kong Junior Challenge Shield. Between 2013 and 2016, the competition was designed to allow lower division clubs to qualify for the tournament proper. In 2016, after the HKFA decided not to allow lower division clubs to compete in the tournament proper anymore, it was then renamed to FA Cup Junior Division. Champions Results by team See also * Hong Kong FA Cup * Hong Kong Junior Challenge Shield Hong Kong Junior Shield () was a football competition in Hong Kong established in 1922. All teams in the Second Division and the Third Division were included ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007–08 In Hong Kong Football
The 2007–08 season in Hong Kong football, starting July 2007 and ending June 2008: Overview * Hong Kong 08 was dissolved as Hong Kong was knocked out from the 2008 AFC Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament, 2008 Summer Olympics qualification. * Tung Po, the 2006-07 Hong Kong Second Division League, Second Division champion refused to promote while the runner-up Shek Kip Mei Sports Association, Shek Kip Mei promoted and renamed to Workable FC, Workable. * Eastern AA, Eastern was to be relegated from Hong Kong Second Division League, Second Division to Hong Kong Third A Division League, Third 'A' Division by rule but was subsequently invited to promote to Hong Kong First Division League, First Division after obtaining sufficient sponsorship Events Representative team Hong Kong team Hong Kong national football team, Hong Kong have gone through their 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC), 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, where they were knocked out in the Second Round. Hong Kon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Third District Division League
Hong Kong Third 'District' Division League was a division of the third overall tier of the Hong Kong football league system organised by the Hong Kong Football Association in Hong Kong, along with Hong Kong Third 'A' Division League. It was folded in 2012 as Hong Kong Third 'A' Division League and Hong Kong Third 'District' Division League are merged into one. Hong Kong Third 'District' Division League is introduced in 2002. It is played by teams sent by each District Council of Hong Kong. In the first season of the league, only 11 teams were sent. In the following season, all 18 district of Hong Kong had sent teams for the league. The first two teams of the league, with the first two teams of Hong Kong Third 'A' Division League, qualifies to the Hong Kong Third Division League final round. The champion and the second of the final round are promoted to the Hong Kong Second Division League. For other two teams, they are still in their third division league. Teams from this d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008–09 In Hong Kong Football
The 2008–09 season in Hong Kong football, starting July 2008 and ending June 2009: Overview Events On 9 July 2008, South China goalkeeper Zhang Chunhui was sentenced imprisonment for 8 months due to inflicting grievous bodily harm upon another person. He injured a 17-year-old boy in Causeway Bay on 19 December 2007. On 22 July 2008, HKFA confirmed the Hong Kong First Division League team list for 2008-09 season. 13 teams will compete in the top division, among which TSW Pegasus and Xiangxue Eisiti will enter using competing membership, and they will need to sponsor one local cup competition each. There are two team name changes: Lanwa Redbull renamed to be Sheffield United and Wofoo Tai Po renames to be NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po. 2008/09年度甲組聯賽參賽隊伍事宜 On 2 September 2008, the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Second Division League
Hong Kong Second Division League () is the third level of association football, football league in Hong Kong founded in 1909. The top two teams are promoted to the Hong Kong First Division League, Hong Kong First Division. Competition format * The teams play single round robin. After each team has played every team once, the table is split into a Championship Group for the top eight teams and a Challenging Group for the bottom seven. The teams then play another single round robin within their respective groups. * The bottom two teams are relegated to the Hong Kong Third Division League, Hong Kong Third Division. Past winners Before World War II After World War II As a 3rd Tier League See also * The Hong Kong Football Association References External links HKFA websiteClub Profileswww.GoalGoalGoal.comHong Kong Football {{AFC third leagues Hong Kong Second Division League, Football leagues in Hong Kong, 3 Third-level football leagues in Asia 1909 establishmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017–18 Hong Kong First Division League ...
The 2017–18 Hong Kong First Division League was the 4th season of Hong Kong First Division since it became the second-tier football league in Hong Kong in 2014–15. The season began on 9 September 2017 and ended on 20 May 2018. Teams Changes from last season From First Division Relegated to the Second Division * Kwai Tsing * Yau Tsim Mong To First Division Relegated from the Premier League * South China * HKFC Promoted from the Second Division * Sparta Rotterdam Mutual * Hoi King Name Changes * Easyknit Property renamed as Wing Yee League table References {{DEFAULTSORT:2017-18 Hong Kong First Division League Hong Kong First Division League seasons 2 Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong First Division
The Hong Kong First Division League () is the second-highest division in the Hong Kong football league system. Established in 1908, it is the third oldest in Asia, after Calcutta and Bombay. Moreover, it is the oldest top-flight league system in Asia. The league was formerly the highest division in Hong Kong until the formation of the Hong Kong Premier League in 2014. Since 1908, a total of 29 clubs have been crowned champions of the Hong Kong football system. South China are the most successful club, having won 41 times since their first participation in 1941. Competition format Each team plays the other teams in the division twice, one home and one away game. The ticket profits go to the home team. If there are two matches in the same stadium on the day, the profits are shared between the two home teams. The top two teams in the league are offered promotion to the Premier League while the bottom two are relegated to the Hong Kong Second Division. Exceptions There were t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Football Association
The Football Association of Hong Kong, China Limited (HKFA; ) is the governing body of association football in Hong Kong, People's Republic of China. Its current chairman is Eric Fok. History The HKFA was established in 1914. It is one of the oldest football federations in Asia and is responsible for organising various Hong Kong football league, football competitions including professional and amateur leagues, football development and promoting football in Hong Kong. In 1954, HKFA joined FIFA, and was also one of twelve founding associations of the Asian Football Confederation. Hong Kong played an important role in the early development of Asian football, and was given the honour of hosting the first Asian Cup competition in Asian Cup 1956, 1956, in which Hong Kong finished third in the tournament. Hong Kong fields a separate FIFA-recognised representative team instead of the China PR national team. HKFA is also responsible for operating the Hong Kong national football team ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lam Tai Fai
Lam Tai-fai, SBS, BBS, JP () is a Hong Kong politician. He serves as Chairman of the Council of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Chairman of the Hong Kong Sports Institute (HKSI). He was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the Industrial Functional Constituency from 2008 to 2016. In 2008 he began service as a committee member on the 11th, 12th and 13th National Committees of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and as a standing member of the 11th and in 2009 joined 12th Henan Provincial Committees of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Early life He graduated from the Fung Kai No. 1 Secondary School. Lam completed his higher diploma in textile technology at Hong Kong Polytechnic in 1981. Career He started his career as a trainee in the fashion and clothing industry, rising to managing director with Peninsula Knitters Ltd ten years later. Business Lam was appointed to leading roles in capacities such as ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
