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Sing Tao Sports Club () is a now defunct
Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...
football club which was dissolved after the 1998–99 season. The club was established by Aw Hoe (), a director of ''
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'' in 1940. The first team made their first appearance in the first division in the 1940–41 season. The team relegated to the second division twice, in 1962–63 and 1972–73 seasons respectively. The club turned professional in the 1968–69 season. They were promoted back to the first division again in 1987–88 and stayed until it was dissolved in 1999 by Sing Tao Limited, at that time a subsidiary of
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Honours


League

* Hong Kong First Division :Champions (1): 1946–47


Cup

*
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:Champions (6): 1946–47, 1947–48, 1951–52, 1966–67, 1969–70, 1991–92 * Hong Kong Viceroy Cup: :Champions (2): 1994–95, 1996–97


Former players

1. Players that have played/managed in a fully professional league.
2. Players with full international caps. * Ricky Reina *
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* Hsu King * Jamie Southon *
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* Andy Kennedy * Rudi Hedman


References

* 香港足球總會九十週年紀念特刊 *ADO Den Haag statistieken tegen Sing Tao in 194

* ADO Den Haag – Sing Tao wedstrijdverslag 194

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