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Tung Sing Athletic Association () 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 ...
professional
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club currently playing in the Hong Kong Second Division. Nicknamed the "Troops" (), the club was founded by former
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 ...
president
Henry Fok Henry Fok Ying Tung (10 May 1923 – 28 October 2006) was an entrepreneur and politician in Hong Kong. From 1993 until his death, Fok served as Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. ...
in 1959 and wears orange as their primary colour. Fok's grandson, Fok Kai Shan, is the current president of the club.


History


Formation

Formerly known as the Yau Wing Football Club, the club was founded by
Henry Fok Henry Fok Ying Tung (10 May 1923 – 28 October 2006) was an entrepreneur and politician in Hong Kong. From 1993 until his death, Fok served as Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. ...
in 1959. Due to the fact that Fok was the HKFA's president at the time, the team because known as the "Troops."


1960s

The club won its first trophy in 1961–62 season, capturing the
Hong Kong Second Division League Hong Kong Second Division League () is the third level of association football, football league in Hong Kong founded in 1909. The top two teams are promoted to the Hong Kong First Division League, Hong Kong First Division. Competition format ...
title. However, after a poor season, the club were relegated after just one year from the
Hong Kong First Division League The Hong Kong First Division League () is the second-highest division in the Hong Kong football league system. Established in 1908, it is the List of oldest football competitions, third oldest in Asia, after Calcutta and Bombay. Moreover, it is ...
. In 1963–64, the club won the Second Division once again and were promoted back to the First Division. Despite finishing second to last place in 1964–65, the Second Division winners
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declined promotion, thus allowing Tung Sing to remain the top flight. Tung Sing reached the final of the Golden Jubilee Cup for the first time in 1970, however they were defeated by Jardine.


1970s

The 1970s proved to be the golden age for Tung Sing as the club became an established force in the First Division. The club helped launching the career of
Wu Kwok Hung Wu Kwok Hung (; 22 May 1949 – 15 June 2015), nicknamed "Big Head", was a former Hong Kong professional football (soccer), football player. Club career Wu played in the Hong Kong First Division League for teams including Tung Sing FC, Tung Si ...
who played for the club between 1968 and 1971 and later became a four-time winner of the Hong Kong Footballer of the Year award. In 1971–72, Tung Sing finished runners up in the Golden Jubilee Cup and the following season, 1972–73, they achieved their highest league finish to date, placing third in the First Division. In 1974, Henry Fok shocked Hong Kong football by signing Malaysian keeper Chow Chee Keong on a then unheard of salary of $7,000 HKD a month. Nicknamed "Asia's Steel Door" (), he led the team to a
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 ...
runners up finish in 1977. Although the club managed several runners up and second runners up finishes during this decade, championship success eluded them.


1980s

Fok relinquished control of the club during the 80's to his eldest son,
Timothy Fok Timothy Fok Tsun-ting (born 14 February 1946), GBS, JP, the eldest son of Hong Kong tycoon Henry Fok, is the President of the Hong Kong Football Association. He formerly represented the Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication funct ...
. The younger Fok signed a number of Brazilian players such as Jose da Silva who led the team to another runners up finish in the 1984 Viceroy Cup final. In 1985–86, Goldlion Holdings chairman Tsang Hin-chi assumed control of the club. Due to the HKFA's plan to prohibit foreign players from signing professional contracts by 1986, Tsang decided to move early by releasing the Brazilians. He replaced them with former Chinese national team players Au Wai Ting and Lau Lei Fook in hopes of achieving the same success. Instead, the team finished last place in the First Division that season with a paltry 5 points, and were relegated to the Second Division for the first time in over twenty years.


2010s

With the formation of the
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 ...
in 2014–15, Tung Sing were placed in the Hong Kong Third Division to start the year. After collecting a total of 69 points, the club won the league title and attained their first trophy since 1964. The following year, the club achieved their second successive promotion by capturing the 2015–16 Hong Kong Second Division title. In the 2017–18 season, the club finished 14th and were relegated back to the Second Division.


2020s

In the 2024–25 season, Tung Sing won the Second Division title, clinching promotion back to the First Division after seven years.


Honours


League

* Hong Kong Second Division **Champions (5): 1961–62, 1963–64, 2015–16, 2020–21, 2024–25 * Hong Kong Third Division **Champions (1): 2014–15


Cup competitions

*
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 ...
**Runners-up (1): 1976–77 * Viceroy Cup **Runners-up (1): 1983–84 * Golden Jubilee Cup **Runners-up (2): 1969–70, 1971–72


References

{{Hong Kong Second Division League teamlist Football clubs in Hong Kong Hong Kong Second Division League Association football clubs established in 1959 1959 establishments in Hong Kong