Sing Tao Sports Club () is a now defunct
Hong Kong
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football club which was dissolved after the 1998–99 season. The club was established by
Aw Hoe (), a director of ''
Sing Tao Daily
The ''Sing Tao Daily'' () (also known as ''Sing Tao Jih Pao'') is Hong Kong's oldest and second-largest Chinese language newspaper. It is owned by Sing Tao News Corporation, of which Kwok Ying-shing () is chairman. Its English language sister ...
'' 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
Sing Tao Holdings
Sing Tao Holdings Limited was a Bermuda-incorporated company, but headquartered in Hong Kong. The company was listed in The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. The company was a media and property conglomerate until it was dismantled in 2002. After s ...
.
Honours
League
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Hong Kong First Division
:Champions (1): 1946–47
Cup
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Hong Kong Senior Shield
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:Champions (6): 1946–47, 1947–48, 1951–52, 1966–67, 1969–70, 1991–92
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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.
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Ricky Reina
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Ralph Milne
Ralph Milne (13 May 1961 – 6 September 2015) was a Scottish professional footballer whose clubs included Dundee United, Charlton Athletic, Bristol City and Manchester United. He played as both an attacking midfielder or a winger.
He began his ...
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Hsu King
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Jamie Southon
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Glyn Hodges
Glyn Peter Hodges (born 30 April 1963) is a Welsh football coach and former professional player who is assistant manager at Bradford City.
During his playing career he played for Wimbledon, Newcastle United, Watford, Crystal Palace, Sheffiel ...
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Andy Kennedy
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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
Sing Tao SC,
Association football clubs established in 1940
Association football clubs disestablished in 1999
Football clubs in Hong Kong
Defunct football clubs in Hong Kong
1940 establishments in Hong Kong
1999 disestablishments in Hong Kong
Aw family
Sing Tao News Corporation
Works association football clubs in Hong Kong
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