The Citizen Athletic Association (), simply known as Citizen or TCAA, is a Hong Kong athletic club. Its
football
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team () currently competes in the
Hong Kong First Division
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, the second tier of Hong Kong football. The club has a long history in playing in the top-tier
Hong Kong First Division
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, but decided to self-relegate in the 2013–14 season after declining to participate in the newly established
Hong Kong Premier League
The Hong Kong Premier League () is a Hong Kong professional football league organised by the Football Association of Hong Kong, China. It is currently sponsored by BOC Life and officially known as BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League (). The inau ...
Tai Po
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in the final by 2:0.
2009–10 season
Due to
Mong Kok Stadium
Mong Kok Stadium () is a stadium in Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. With a capacity of 6,664 (comprising four stands of 1,666), it hosts Hong Kong Premier League football matches, with Kitchee SC, Kitchee currently using the venue. The stadium is ...
's renovation, Citizen used the
Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground
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South China
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striker
Detinho
José Wellington Bento dos Santos (; born 11 September 1973), known as Detinho, is a former Brazilian-born Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a striker. He also holds a Portuguese passport.
He spent his entire professional career ...
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
2012 AFC Cup
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Al-Kuwait from Kuwait won their second AFC Cup title in four year ...
. To celebrate this victory, the club announced a prize fund of HK$800,000 (approx US$100,000), an
iPhone 4
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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
Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground () is a multi-purpose stadium in Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It occupies about 43,000 square metres and its construction cost over HK $230 million. Opened in December 1996 ...
to the renovated
Mong Kok Stadium
Mong Kok Stadium () is a stadium in Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. With a capacity of 6,664 (comprising four stands of 1,666), it hosts Hong Kong Premier League football matches, with Kitchee SC, Kitchee currently using the venue. The stadium is ...
So Loi Keung
So Loi Keung (; born 27 October 1982) is a Hong Kong former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
So previously played for Fukien, Rangers and Tai Po.
Tai Po
During his Tai Po career, So helped the team beat Pegasus ...
,
Chiu Chun Kit
Chiu Chun Kit (, born 4 October 1983) is a Hong Kong former professional footballer who played as a centre back.
International career
Chiu made his international debut for Hong Kong on 14 November 2012 against Malaysia. He replaced Cheng Siu ...
,
Amaury Nunes
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Career
College and amateur
Having been a part of the youth setup at ...
and
Yuto Nakamura
Yuto Nakamura ( ''Nakamura Yūto''; ''Zhōngcūn Yòurén''; born 23 January 1987) is a former Japanese-born Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a striker.
Club career Citizen
On 16 December 2011, Nakamura scored a hat-trick agai ...
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
Vancouver
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, Canada, during which time the club will play 3 warm-up games. The club announced on 7 September that
Rasonic
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Description
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has become its new shirt sponsor for the 2011–12 and
2012–13
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seasons. The sponsorship is worth HK$1 million.心口價100萬 公民喜簽新贊助 Oriental Daily. 7 September 2011.
2013–14 season
The club moved from
Mong Kok Stadium
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to
Tsing Yi Sports Ground
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, which Citizen shared with
Sun Hei
Sun Hei Sports Club () is a Hong Kong professional football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong Second Division. The club has a long history in playing in the top flight, but decided to self-relegate in the 2013–14 season after de ...
as their common home ground. They decided to self-relegate at the end of the season after declining to participate in the newly established
Hong Kong Premier League
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.
2022–23 season
The club managed to finish third in the
Hong Kong FA Cup Junior Division
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Sun Hei and Central & Wes ...
despite finishing in the bottom half of the league table.
2024–25 season
The club won the title of the
Hong Kong First Division
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for the first time. However, they denied promotion to the Hong Kong Premier League due to financial difficulties.
Honours
League
*
Hong Kong First Division
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Hong Kong Senior Shield
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** Champions (1):
2010–11
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** Runners-up (1): 2012–13
*
Hong Kong FA Cup
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Hong Kong FA Cup Junior Division
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Sun Hei and Central & Wes ...