Hong Kong Pegasus FC (), currently known as Ling Yui Orion FC due to sponsorship reasons, is a

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

club based in

Yuen Long Yuen Long is a town in the western New Territories, Hong Kong. To its west lie Hung Shui Kiu (), Tin Shui Wai, Lau Fau Shan and Ha Tsuen, to the south Shap Pat Heung and Tai Tong, to the east Au Tau and Kam Tin (), and to the north Nam Sang Wa ...

. Founded in 2008, the club currently competes in the Hong Kong Third Division.

History

TSW Pegasus was established in June 2008, and they had their first season in

2008–09 Hong Kong First Division League The 2008–09 Hong Kong First Division League season, known as Coolpoint Ventilation First Division () for sponsorship reasons, was the 97th since its establishment in 1908. It began on 6 September 2008 and ended on 10 May 2009. The unveiling mat ...

with a budget of about HKD$100,000,000. On 21 December 2008, Pegasus won their first trophy, defeating

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 ...

in the 2008 Senior Shield Final. In July 2012, the club was renamed as Sun Pegasus following introduction of a new sponsor. After the 2014–15 season, Sun International Resources Limited withdrew their sponsorship. Their club was renamed Hong Kong Pegasus following a takeover by Canny Leung. In October 2020, the club was renamed back to TSW Pegasus and returned to

Yuen Long Stadium Yuen Long Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Yuen Long, New Territories, Hong Kong. The stadium is currently closed for renovations with a targeted reopening by July 2025. History Originally a piece of vacant land next to Shui Bin Vil ...

. After spending 13 years in top flight, Pegasus confirmed their withdrawal from the 2021–22 HKPL season and decided to self-relegate to the Hong Kong Third Division. In the 2023–24 season, the club was renamed to Ravia Orion FC. In the 2024–25 season, the club was renamed to Ling Yui Orion FC. Southern2

Name history

*2008–2012: TSW Pegasus (天水圍飛馬) *2012–2015: Sun Pegasus (太陽飛馬) *2015–2020: Hong Kong Pegasus (香港飛馬) *2020–2021: TSW Pegasus (天水圍飛馬) *2021–2023: Hong Kong Pegasus (香港飛馬) *2023–2024: Ravia Orion FC (奧利安) *2024-present: Ling Yui Orion FC (凌銳奧利安)

Colours and badge

Pegasus's home colours are a red shirt with white shorts. Their away colours are a white shirt with black shorts. The current kits are designed by

adidas Adidas AG (; stylized in all lowercase since 1949) is a German athletic apparel and footwear corporation headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany. It is the largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe, and the second largest in the ...

. The team historically has played with an all yellow kit as their home colours, but after their name change to Hong Kong Pegasus, the club owners decided to make a change. It proved to be a largely unpopular decision with the club's fans. The current Pegasus badge is a

pegasus Pegasus (; ) is a winged horse in Greek mythology, usually depicted as a white stallion. He was sired by Poseidon, in his role as horse-god, and foaled by the Gorgon Medusa. Pegasus was the brother of Chrysaor, both born from Medusa's blood w ...

inside a yellow and red shield, which is representative of "creating miracles", "vigor", "vitality" and "creativeness" in

Greek mythology Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the Ancient Greece, ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology. These stories conc ...

Club equipment

TSW Pegasus has a bus for team transportation which is sponsored by Fuso. The team also rented an entire 48th floor of a block of Central Park Towers in

Tin Shui Wai Tin Shui Wai New Town is a new towns in Hong Kong, satellite town in the northwestern New Territories of Hong Kong. Originally a ' () fish pond area, it was developed in 1980s in Hong Kong, the 1980s as the second New towns of Hong Kong, new tow ...

as accommodation for team members. Renovation work is already completed.

Stadium

TSW Pegasus applied to

the Hong Kong Football Association The Football Association of Hong Kong, China Limited (HKFA; ) is the governing body of association football in Hong Kong, People's Republic of China. Its current chairman is Eric Fok. History The HKFA was established in 1914. It is one of the ...

for the use of

and

Tin Shui Wai Sports Ground Tin Shui Wai Sports Ground is a multi-use sports ground at 2 Tin Shui Road, Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long, Hong Kong. It has a grass football field and a 400m running track. It will be used by TSW Pegasus as its main training ground during the 2008-0 ...

for its home matches. HKFA replied that it will grant the application provided the grass turf at the stadium is up to standard after its examination. Later, the HKFA accepted the application of having the

as TSW Pegasus's home ground for the game against

South China South China ( zh, s=, p=Huá'nán, j=jyut6 naam4) is a geographical and cultural region that covers the southernmost part of China. Its precise meaning varies with context. A notable feature of South China in comparison to the rest of China is ...

on 5 October 2008. The team's directors promised to make a fanfare at the stadium on the day. HKFA chairman Leung Hung Tak later claimed that a total of three home games for TSW Pegasus will be played at

in the 2008–09 season. For the 2013–14 season, TSW Pegasus has moved its home ground from

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 ...

. From 2015 to 2018, the club used

Hong Kong Stadium Hong Kong Stadium is the main sports venue of Hong Kong. Redeveloped from the original Government Stadium, it reopened as Hong Kong Stadium in March 1994. It has a maximum seating capacity of 40,000, including 18,260 at the main level, 3,173 at ...

as their home ground. By virtue of their third-place finish in the 2017–18 season, Pegasus exercised their right to use the

for 2018–19. In October 2020, Pegasus returned to

. As of right now, they do not have a home stadium.

Supporters

Pegasus has a fanbase mainly based in

and

as they are Pegasus' original home districts. The club has an official fanclub known as "Pegasus Base". The club's slogan is "Pegasus, our team".

Community contribution

TSW Pegasus held a big recruitment event at

to recruit U-15 and U-19 team players on 3 August 2008. At the same time, the team also recruited a few team assistants in order to provide job opportunity for the local residents. It played a friendly game against

in the afternoon and the teams drew 1–1, TSW Pegasus lost (3–5) on penalties.

Season-to-season record

ImageSize = width:512 height:60 PlotArea = left:10 right:10 bottom:30 top:10 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyy DateFormat = dd/mm/yyyy Period = from:01/07/2008 till:01/07/2022 ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:1 start:2009 Colors = id:d1 value:rgb(0.5,0.8,0.5) id:d2 value:rgb(0.9,0.9,0.3) id:nocomp value:rgb(0.8,0.6,0.6) PlotData= bar:Position width:15 color:white align:center from:01/07/2008 till:01/07/2009 shift:(0,-4) text:" 7" from:01/07/2009 till:01/07/2010 shift:(0,-4) text:" 2" from:01/07/2010 till:01/07/2011 shift:(0,-4) text:" 3" from:01/07/2011 till:01/07/2012 shift:(0,-4) text:" 2" from:01/07/2012 till:01/07/2013 shift:(0,-4) text:" 5" from:01/07/2013 till:01/07/2014 shift:(0,-4) text:" 2" from:01/07/2014 till:01/07/2015 shift:(0,-4) text:" 3" from:01/07/2015 till:01/07/2016 shift:(0,-4) text:" 5" from:01/07/2016 till:01/07/2017 shift:(0,-4) text:" 8" from:01/07/2017 till:01/07/2018 shift:(0,-4) text:" 3" from:01/07/2018 till:01/07/2019 shift:(0,-4) text:" 6" from:01/07/2019 till:01/07/2020 shift:(0,-4) text:" X" from:01/07/2020 till:01/07/2021 shift:(0,-4) text:" 4" from:01/07/2008 till:30/06/2014 color:d1 shift:(0,13) text: "

Hong Kong First Division The Hong Kong First Division League () is the second-highest division in the Hong Kong football league system. Established in 1908, it is the third oldest in Asia, after Calcutta and Bombay. Moreover, it is the oldest top-flight league system ...

" from:01/07/2014 till:30/06/2021 color:d1 shift:(0,13) text: "

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 ...

" from:01/07/2021 till:30/06/2022 color:d1 shift:(0,13) text: " Hong Kong Third Division"

''Note'':

Continental record

Honours

League

**Runners-up (3): 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14

Cup competitions

Hong Kong Senior Shield The Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield (), known commonly as the Senior Shield, is the football knockout inter-club competition held in Hong Kong and the fourth oldest football tournament in Asia. Traditionally, only teams that play in the Hong K ...

**Champions (1): 2008–09 **Runners-up (1): 2013–14 *

Hong Kong FA Cup Hong Kong FA Cup () is a knockout cup competition in Hong Kong football, run by and named after The Hong Kong Football Association. The first edition of the competition was held in 1975, before then the cup was known as the Golden Jubilee Cup. T ...

**Champions (2): 2009–10, 2015–16 **Runners-up (3): 2008–09, 2011–12,

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sp ...

Hong Kong League Cup Hong Kong Football Association League Cup () was an annual football competition contested by clubs in the top-tier Hong Kong domestic football league. The cup was relaunched for the 2014–15 season after being discontinued in the 2012–13 seaso ...

**Runners-up (3): 2008–09,

2010–11 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sp ...

, 2011–12 *

Hong Kong Sapling Cup Hong Kong Sapling Cup (), currently known as JC Sapling Cup () for sponsorship reasons, is a Hong Kong domestic football (soccer), football competition contested by the Hong Kong Premier League teams. The objective of the Cup is to provide more p ...

**Champions (1): 2015–16 **Runners-up (1): 2016–17

Managers

José Ricardo Rambo José Ricardo Rambo ( ''Ricardo'', born 17 August 1971) is a Brazilian football coach. He works for football development in Hong Kong after retiring from professional football. He is the former player and manager of Rangers (HKG). He was also t ...

(1 July 2008 – June 2009) *

Dejan Antonić Dejan Antonić (, ; born 22 January 1969) is a Serbian football manager and former player. He is the father of Stefan Antonić, who plays football professionally in Hong Kong. Club career In Europe Antonić started his professional football car ...

(August 2009 – 30 December 2009) *

(30 December 2009 – 30 June 2010) *

Chan Hiu Ming Chan Hiu Ming (; born 19 March 1975) is a Hong Kong professional football manager who is currently the head coach of Chinese Taipei. He holds an AFC Pro License and is also a coaching and fitness instructor for the Asian Football Confederation ...

(1 July 2010 – 14 June 2012) *

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 ...

(10 July 2012 – 9 October 2012) *

Chan Chi Hong Chan Chi Hong (; born 20 October 1976) is a Hong Kong professional football manager and former professional footballer who played as a left winger. He is currently the head coach of Hong Kong Premier League The Hong Kong Premier League ...

(9 October 2012 – 9 June 2014) *

(9 June 2014 – 27 January 2015) *

(27 January 2015 – 30 June 2015) * Lee Chi Kin (8 July 2015 – 11 April 2016) * Kevin Bond (11 April 2016 – May 2016) *

Steve Gallen Stephen Gallen (born 21 November 1973) is a London-born Irish football coach who is the Director of Football at Millwall Football Club. Coaching and managerial career Queens Park Rangers Gallen was employed for almost two decades at Queens Pa ...

(23 June 2016 – 3 November 2016) * Kevin Bond (7 November 2016, – 6 May 2017) *

Yeung Ching Kwong Yeung Ching Kwong (, born 7 May 1976) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer and a football coach. Managerial career Yeung worked previously as an assistant with Pegasus and South China. In 2015, he served as head coach of Eastern befo ...

(19 June 2017 – 14 June 2018) * Pedro García (2 July 2018 – 30 September 2018) *

(30 September 2018 – 10 July 2019) *

Man Pei Tak Peter Man Pei Tak () is a Hong Kong former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or a center back. Club career 2008–09 On 16 November 2008, Man played as captain and scored a wonder goal to help South China defeat arc ...

(10 July 2019 – 10 May 2020) *

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 ...

(10 May 2020 – 30 June 2021)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sun Pegasus Fc Hong Kong Pegasus FC Hong Kong Third Division League Football clubs in Hong Kong Hong Kong Premier League Association football clubs established in 2008 2008 establishments in Hong Kong