The Citizen Athletic Association (), simply known as Citizen or TCAA, is a Hong Kong athletic club. Its

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team () currently competes in the Hong Kong First Division, the second tier of Hong Kong football. The club has a long history in playing in the top-tier Hong Kong First Division, but decided to self-relegate in the 2013–14 season after declining to participate in the newly established

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. The club plays its home matches at Happy Valley Recreation Ground.

Recent history

2007–08 season

Citizen won the 2007–08 Hong Kong FA Cup. The club beat

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in the final by 2:0.

2009–10 season

Due to

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's renovation, Citizen used the Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground in the 2009–10 season for its home games. Former

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striker Detinho joined the club.

2010–11 season

Citizen won the 2010–11 Senior Shield by beating South China in the final after penalty kicks, thus earning the club the right to represent Hong Kong in the

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. To celebrate this victory, the club announced a prize fund of HK$800,000 (approx US$100,000), an

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for every player and an end-of-season vacation for the whole team.

2011–12 season

The club moved from the remote Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground to the renovated

for the 2011–12 Hong Kong First Division League season. To compete in both local football and AFC Cup, Citizen has expanded its squad to include 27 players, adding Michael Campion, So Loi Keung, Chiu Chun Kit,

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and Yuto Nakamura to the club, while promoting two young players Chan Si-Chun and Yeung Ho Wan. Citizen is spending an unprecedented HK$400,000 on the team's 12 days pre-season training camp in

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, Canada, during which time the club will play 3 warm-up games. The club announced on 7 September that

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has become its new shirt sponsor for the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons. The sponsorship is worth HK$1 million.心口價100萬公民喜簽新贊助
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2013–14 season

The club moved from

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, which Citizen shared with

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as their common home ground. They decided to self-relegate at the end of the season after declining to participate in the newly established

2022–23 season

The club managed to finish third in the Hong Kong FA Cup Junior Division despite finishing in the bottom half of the league table.

2024–25 season

The club won the title of the Hong Kong First Division for the first time. However, they denied promotion to the Hong Kong Premier League due to financial difficulties.

Honours

League

* Hong Kong First Division ** Champions (1): 2024–25 ** Runners-up (1): 2007–08 * Hong Kong Second Division ** Champions (2): 1999–2000, 2003–04

Cup

* Hong Kong Senior Shield ** Champions (1):

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** Runners-up (1): 2012–13 *

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** Champions (1): 2007–08 ** Runners-up (1): 2009–10 * Hong Kong FA Cup Junior Division ** Champions (1): 2014–15

Continental record

Kit evolution

;Kit sponsors and manufacturers

Recent seasons

References

External links

Citizen AA
at HKFA.com

Citizenfc.com
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