Sham Shui Po Sports Association () is a

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professional

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club based in

Sham Shui Po District Sham Shui Po District is one of 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is the second poorest district by income in Hong Kong, with a predominantly working-class population of 405,869 in 2016 and the lowest median household income of all districts. Sham ...

which currently competes in the Hong Kong First Division.

History

Sham Shui Po began fielding a football team in the

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in 2002 as part of a

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initiative to involve district representative teams. Sham Shui Po were part of a group of 11 districts which participated in the inaugural season of this project. In the 2010–11 season, Sham Shui Po achieved promotion to the Hong Kong Second Division. In the 2011–12 season, the club was promoted to the top-tier Hong Kong First Division for the first time in the club's history after winning the Second Division league title, but was relegated after finishing bottom out of 10 teams. In July 2022, Sham Shui Po accepted HKFA's invitation to be promoted to the

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. In the 2023–24 season, Sham Shui Po advanced to the final of the

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for the first time in their club history, but was beaten by

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in the final and finished runners up eventually. On 21 June 2024, the club announced that they would self-relegate into the First Division.

Retired numbers

Season-to-season record

''Note'':

Honours

League

* Hong Kong Second Division **Champions (1):

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**Runners-up (1): 2018–19 * Hong Kong Third Division **Champions (1): 2009–10 * Hong Kong Third District Division **Champions (1): 2009–10

Cup competitions

**Runners-up (1): 2023–24 * Hong Kong FA Cup Junior Division **Runners-up (1): 2024–25

Head coaches

Fung Hoi Man Fung Hoi Man (, born 12 March 1977) is a Hong Kong football coach and a former player. He holds an AFC A Licence and The FA International Coaching Licence. Club career Fung's club career was more or less unsuccessful. He played for Eastern ...

(2002–2003) * Lee Chi Kin (2008–2012) * Ko Chun Kay (2015–2022) * Poon Man Tik (2022) *

Kwok Kar Lok Kenneth Kwok Kar Lok (; born 14 March 1980) is a Hongkongers, Hong Kong association football, football manager (association football), coach and former professional footballer. He is currently the head coach of Macau national football team, Mac ...

(2022–2023) * Tang Kwun Yin (2023) *

Chan Ho Yin Chan Ho Yin (; born 25 February 1973) is a Hong Kong football coach and a former professional footballer. Playing career Chan was a member of Hong Kong U-21 in 1990, participating in Gothia Cup and Dana Cup. For his club career, he played for ...

(2023–2024)

References

External links

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