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Tai Po Football Club (), also known as Wofoo Tai Po due to sponsorship reasons, is a Hong Kong professional
football club A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an all- ...
which currently competes in the
Hong Kong Premier League The Hong Kong Premier League () is a Hong Kong professional football league organised by the Hong Kong Football Association. It is currently sponsored by BOC Life and officially known as BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League (). The inaugural sea ...
. In the 2018–19 season, Tai Po successfully won their first top-flight title in club history. The club is the first district team to win a top-flight title since
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 ...
during the 1962–63 season and the first-ever district team to win the
Hong Kong Premier League The Hong Kong Premier League () is a Hong Kong professional football league organised by the Hong Kong Football Association. It is currently sponsored by BOC Life and officially known as BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League (). The inaugural sea ...
title.


History


Early Stage (2002–2007)

Tai Po entered the newly formed Third District Division in 2002–03 season. The club was promoted to the
Second Division In sport, the Second Division, also called Division 2 or Division II is usually the second highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below. Following the rise of Premier League style compet ...
in 2004–05 season after claiming the title of the Third Division in the previous season. In 2005–06 season, they gained the promotion to the First Division after finishing second in the Second Division, behind
HKFC Hong Kong Football Club (HKFC; ), established in 1886, is a private members' club in Hong Kong. The name reflects the origin as a club for playing association football and rugby. The club is situated in Happy Valley, with the sports pitch ...
. Tai Po struggled during early stage of the 2006–07 season, conceded 13 goals in the first three league matches, which is consistent with many pre-season predictions. The club's fourth game of the season was at home against local giants South China on 30 September 2006. This was the first ever First Division match to be played at
Tai Po Sports Ground Tai Po Sports Ground () is a sports ground located in Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was the home stadium of Hong Kong Premier League club Tai Po. History Tai Po Sports Ground staged its first ever Hong Kong First Division game on 30 S ...
. With over 2,500 supporters cheering the home team and the signings of three Brazilian players, the club played courageously and only lost the game in the last minute by 2–3. The Greens' performance vastly improved since the home game. They recorded some surprising victories including a great come back (scored a 4–3 from 1–3) against the defending league champion Happy Valley and a last minute winner (a direct free kick to make it 2–1 by defender
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in 90') against multiple cup winner
Kitchee Kitchee Sports Club (; ; ) is a Hong Kong professional football club based in Kowloon. It was founded in 1931 and currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League. The club has won championships in Hong Kong 11 times, including 6 Hong Kong ...
in November 2006. Tai Po secured their First Division berth for the 2007–08 season after defeating
HKFC Hong Kong Football Club (HKFC; ), established in 1886, is a private members' club in Hong Kong. The name reflects the origin as a club for playing association football and rugby. The club is situated in Happy Valley, with the sports pitch ...
3–0 on 5 April 2007, which also resulted in HKFC's relegation.


Ascension to the First Division (2007–2013)

After their maiden top flight season, the club's coach
Chan Hiu Ming Chan Hiu Ming (; born 19 March 1975) is a Hong Kong professional football manager who is currently the head coach of Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man. He holds an AFC Pro License and is also a coaching and fitness instructor for the Asia ...
left the club for the newly promoted
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(Chinese: 華家堡). Tai Po spent most of the off-season searching for a new coach. Finally, former Hong Kong football star
Tim Bredbury Tim Bredbury () (born 25 April 1963) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer. Bredbury is a UEFA A/AFC A licensed coach and is currently the head coach of Hong Kong Third Division club Kowloon Cricket Club. Early life Tim Bredbury was b ...
, who coached
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for a short period of time in the previous season, accepted the job. Moreover, in response to the successful and popular home game last season, Tai Po has applied for 5 home games to be played in Tai Po in the following season. HKFA has announced the decision: the first 9 matches of Tai Po FC, no matter scheduled as home or away game, will be played in
Tai Po Sports Ground Tai Po Sports Ground () is a sports ground located in Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was the home stadium of Hong Kong Premier League club Tai Po. History Tai Po Sports Ground staged its first ever Hong Kong First Division game on 30 S ...
. But the arrangement was strongly criticised and objected by the first game opponent,
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's manager also Tai Po FC's ex-coach
Chan Hiu Ming Chan Hiu Ming (; born 19 March 1975) is a Hong Kong professional football manager who is currently the head coach of Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man. He holds an AFC Pro License and is also a coaching and fitness instructor for the Asia ...
. Chan Hiu Ming expressed his team would not play their home game at
Tai Po Sports Ground Tai Po Sports Ground () is a sports ground located in Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was the home stadium of Hong Kong Premier League club Tai Po. History Tai Po Sports Ground staged its first ever Hong Kong First Division game on 30 S ...
firmly and questioned the fairness about the arrangement. Eventually, HKFA re-arranged the schedule, where Tai Po would only play their home game at Tai Po Sports Ground for the entire season. Unfortunately, Tai Po Sports Ground's refurbishment didn't help much on the pitch quality. Up to this point, no Tai Po's game has been held at Tai Po Sports Ground. Apart from promoting players from the youth team, the team kept most of its important homegrown players, except Kan Tsz Yeung (Chinese: 簡子洋) and Chung Kin Keung (Chinese: 鍾健強), both left to join
Workable Workable may refer to: * Shek Kip Mei SA, a football club which play under the name Workable FC in 2007–2008 season in Hong Kong First Division League * Workable FC Workable Football Club () was a Hong Kong football club which played in th ...
. The three foreign players also stayed with the team in the new season, including the fans' favourite
Christian Annan Christian Kwesi Annan (; born 3 May 1978) is a former Ghanaian-born Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a striker or left winger. He is renowned in Hong Kong for his high pace and dribbling skill. Club career Eastern Christian ...
. New players was introduced after the season has started. Chinese player
Ye Jia Ye Jia (, born ), is a former Chinese-born Hong Kong professional footballer. He is an all-rounded player who can play as an attacking midfielder or a striker on the field. He is currently the assistant coach of Hong Kong Premier League club ...
(Chinese: 葉佳) was signed from
Rangers A Ranger is typically someone in a military/paramilitary or law enforcement role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called “ranging”. The term most often refers to: * Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and ...
after the first match, and followed by the Brazilian forward
Rafael dos Santos Rafael Alexandrino dos Santos (born 8 October 1983), commonly known as Rafael Baiano, is a Brazilian footballer. A forward, he currently plays for São Bento., who has also scored a debut goal in the match against Rangers. The first 5 matches in the season resulted in 7 league points, which met the expectation. The contract of Tim Bredbury was terminated with agreement from both parties, however. Some notable reasons are the board disagreeing on some decisions of Bredbury on starting line up and substitution. Tim Bredbury has also had very poor relationship with the players caused by the training methods. Formation, tactics and player deployment was also highly questionable (some notable decisions were deploying players well known with skill to play in center position to the wing, and wingers were deployed in the central midfield).
Chan Ho Yin Chan Ho Yin (; born 25 February 1978 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong football coach and a former professional football player. Career Chan was a member of Hong Kong U-21 in 1990, participating in Gothia Cup and Dana Cup. For his club career, ...
(Chinese: 陳浩然) was appointed as the main coach after Tim Bredbury's departure. Another notable events of the club in the season was the penalty dispute in the league game against
Eastern AA Eastern Athletic Association Football Team Limited, also known as Eastern Sports Club (), is a Hong Kong professional sports club whose football section competes in the Hong Kong Premier League, the top flight of Hong Kong football. The f ...
at 2 December 2007. In the 25th minutes, Tai Po was awarded a penalty and scored by Dega. However, Dega was judged, by the game referee Pau Sai Yin, performed interrupting movement during approaching the ball. According to the rule of FIFA, for infractions by the kicking team, should a goal be scored the kick is retaken. However, the referee awarded a free kick to
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which has violated the rule of FIFA. After the game, Tai Po made an official objection to the HKFA and the objection has been approved by the example of the rematch decision made by FIFA on 2006 Asian World Cup Qualifying game Bahrain vs Uzbekistan. In the rematch, Tai Po won by 3–1, Dega scored a penalty kick without any disputes. The team had some bad matches in the middle of the season but ended the season strongly, especially with two fabulous 2–1 winning against the eventually league champion South China. In the first match, Tai Po delayed the league championships declaration of South China and knocked it out of
FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competit ...
in semi-final in the second match. Tai Po ended the league in the 3rd position with was over expectation. The team also played in first top division competition final against Citizen at 18 May 2008 in
Hong Kong Stadium Hong Kong Stadium is the main sports venue of Hong Kong. Redeveloped from the old 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 exec ...
and lost the match 0–2. With the success in the previous seasons, Tai Po secures several new sponsors in this season. New Territories Realty Association and Creative Property Services Consultants Limited ertr among the more remarkable new sponsors who signe don. Tai Po starts the 2008–09 season in a rather good style. Until 22 September 2008, they have recorded three straight wins. They have beaten Tuen Mun Progoal, Sheffield United and
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respectively. On 6 June 2009, Tai Po won 4:2 against Pegasus, in front of 4,042 fans at the
Hong Kong Stadium Hong Kong Stadium is the main sports venue of Hong Kong. Redeveloped from the old 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 exec ...
, to lift the HKFA Cup, marking the first time a district team has won the trophy.
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, Sze Kin Wai,
Lee Wai Lim Lee Wai Lim (, born 5 May 1981) is a former Hong Kong professional football player and coach. He is the brother of current Lee Man player Lee Hong Lim. A former Hong Kong Footballer of the Year winner in 2009, Lee pleaded guilty in 2018 to on ...
and
Christian Annan Christian Kwesi Annan (; born 3 May 1978) is a former Ghanaian-born Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a striker or left winger. He is renowned in Hong Kong for his high pace and dribbling skill. Club career Eastern Christian ...
scored the goals for Tai Po. In addition, Lee Wai Lim won the title of Man of the Match. Tai Po thus qualified to play in the
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in
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. The 2013-14 season saw Tai Po secure promotion back to the First Division after a final day victory over top of the table rivals
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. Building from a strong defensive foundation, Tai Po managed to complete the season having conceded just 11 goals in 22 league games.


Top flight tribulations and glory (2013–2019)

The club gained promotion to the newly formed
Hong Kong Premier League The Hong Kong Premier League () is a Hong Kong professional football league organised by the Hong Kong Football Association. It is currently sponsored by BOC Life and officially known as BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League (). The inaugural sea ...
after winning the 2013–14 Second Division. The club lost its first match in Hong Kong Premier League 4–1 against
Kitchee Kitchee Sports Club (; ; ) is a Hong Kong professional football club based in Kowloon. It was founded in 1931 and currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League. The club has won championships in Hong Kong 11 times, including 6 Hong Kong ...
. The club finished bottom at the table at the end of the season and were relegated back to the First Division. Having won the First Division League championship during the 2015–16 season, Tai Po were once again promoted to participate in the Hong Kong Premier League. Since having won the Senior Shield championship in 2012/13 Season, Tai Po won 2–1 to
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in extra time, winning the first ever Sapling Cup champion in club history, as well as receiving the championship title of a tournament four seasons later. Brazilian Lucas Silva was elected the most valuable player of the tournament. The club slowly built a stable roster of players, relying on a backbone of
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,
Chan Siu Kwan Philip Chan Siu Kwan (; born 1 August 1992) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays for Hong Kong Premier League club Tai Po. He is primarily a central midfielder who can also play in the full back position. Early lif ...
,
Leung Kwun Chung Leung Kwun Chung (; born 1 April 1992 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong professional football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern. He is the older brother of current Zhejiang Pro player Leung Nok Ha ...
,
Eduardo Praes Eduardo Praes (; born 3 November 1988) is a former Brazilian professional footballer who played as a centre back. Club career In June 2017, Praes was released by Pegasus and later signed with Tai Po. On 13 May 2018, Tai Po manager, Lee Chi Kin ...
, and captain
Wong Wai Wong Wai (; born 17 September 1992 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man. Club career Early career Wong Wai studied in Yu Chun Keung Memorial College ...
. The club's budget rose to an all-time high of $18 million during the 2018–19 season as management sensed an opportunity to win the title, adding Hong Kong international
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in February to aid their chase. The gamble paid off on 4 May 2019, Tai Po defeated R&F 2–1 in the penultimate match of the season, successfully claiming their first top flight title in club history. The club became the first district team to win a top-flight title since
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 ...
in 1962–63.


Self relegation (2020–2022)

Tai Po's struggles off the pitch, however, commenced immediately after their title winning season. After budget cuts forced the club to say goodbye to their title winning head coach
Lee Chi Kin Lee Chi Kin (, born 27 December 1967) is a Hong Kong football manager. Managerial History Yokohama FC Hong Kong and Pegasus He won the Hong Kong Coach of the Year award in 2015 as manager of Yokohama FC Hong Kong. He moved to Pegasus during the ...
and most of their starters, the impact of the
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during the 2019–20 season led to the club encountering salary arrears.
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, who was hired at the beginning of the season as the club's head coach and director of football, resigned in May 2020 in order to ease the financial strain on the club. However, Tai Po could not secure short term funding to continue on with the season, and on 29 May 2020, the Greens announced that they would withdraw from both the league and the
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. Two weeks later, Tai Po confirmed their withdrawal from participation in the
2020–21 Hong Kong Premier League The 2020–21 Hong Kong Premier League (also known as the BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the seventh season of the Hong Kong Premier League, the top division of Hong Kong football. Effects of the 2019–20 coronav ...
. Frustrated with the club's mismanagement, the
Tai Po District Council The Tai Po District Council () is the district council for the Tai Po District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 such councils. The Tai Po District Council currently consists of 21 members, of which the district is divided into 19 constituencies, ele ...
voted unanimously on 7 July 2020 to revoke the club's authority to represent the District for the 2020–21 season.


Return to top flight (2022–)

In July 2022, Tai Po accepted HKFA's invitation to be promoted to the
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.


Name history

*2002–2006: Tai Po (大埔) *2006–2008: Wofoo Tai Po (和富大埔) *2008–2011: NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po (新界地產和富大埔) *2011–2015：Wofoo Tai Po (和富大埔) *2015–2016：Tai Po (大埔) *2016–：Wofoo Tai Po (和富大埔)


Team staff

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, - , Assistant coach, ,
Lui Chi Hing Lui Chi Hing (, born 10 January 1984) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a centre back or a defensive midfielder.
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, - , Assistant coach, ,
Tam Lok Hin Tam Lok Hin (, born 19 January 1991) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the assistant coach of Hong Kong Premier League club Tai Po. Club career Workable Tam Lok Hin made his Hong Kong ...
, - , Assistant coach, , Lok Wai Nin , - , Assistant coach, , Tam Long Ming , - , Goalkeeping coach, , Chan Ka Ki


Current squad


First team

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Lee Man Lee Man Football Club () is a Hong Kong professional football club based in Tseung Kwan O, which currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League. The club is owned by Lee & Man Chemical. History Lee & Man Paper were the main sponsors ...
)'' FP FP Remarks:
LP These players are registered as local players in Hong Kong domestic football competitions.
FP These players are registered as foreign players.


Stadium


2006–07 season

Tai Po played their first home matches on
Tai Po Sports Ground Tai Po Sports Ground () is a sports ground located in Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was the home stadium of Hong Kong Premier League club Tai Po. History Tai Po Sports Ground staged its first ever Hong Kong First Division game on 30 S ...
at 30 September 2006, against South China. As a public integrated sport facilities and is owned by the
Leisure and Cultural Services Department The Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), is a department in the Government of Hong Kong. It reports to the Culture, Sports & Tourism Bureau, headed by the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism. It provides leisure and cultur ...
(Hong Kong Government), the pitch and grass quality are insufficient to meet the requirement of professional football.


2007–08 season

However, with the refurbishment in 2007, Tai Po has applied to have 5 home games, between September to November, to be held in the Sports Ground in season 2007–08. The
Hong Kong Football Association The Hong Kong Football Association Limited (), often abbreviated to the HKFA, is the governing body of association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 pla ...
later decided the first 9 matches of Tai Po, no matter scheduled as home or away game, will be played in
Tai Po Sports Ground Tai Po Sports Ground () is a sports ground located in Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was the home stadium of Hong Kong Premier League club Tai Po. History Tai Po Sports Ground staged its first ever Hong Kong First Division game on 30 S ...
however, which is even more than the club demanded. The HKFA also considered arranging two matches on the same match day at the sports ground. (This type of arrangement is common in recent years of
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 third oldest in Asia. The league was formerly the highest division in Hong Kong until the formation ...
game, where two matches will be played immediately one after another in the same stadium, usually in weekend, so that fans can watch two matches with single match ticket price. It's known as double header. (Chinese: 雙料娛樂) However, in a 2007–08 pre-season pitch examination, HKFA eventually decided that the ground was not up to standard for First Division matches and in the end no game was held at the ground.


2008–09 season

HKFA finally decided all the 12 Home games of Tai Po in the season will be played in
Tai Po Sports Ground Tai Po Sports Ground () is a sports ground located in Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was the home stadium of Hong Kong Premier League club Tai Po. History Tai Po Sports Ground staged its first ever Hong Kong First Division game on 30 S ...
. Therefore, Tai Po Sports Ground became the home stadium of Tai Po FC from then on, until now. Nearly two years after Tai Po played their first ever home game in the sports ground in the First Division, Tai Po played the home game at the sports ground again against
Sheffield United (Hong Kong) Chengdu Tiancheng F.C. () was a Chinese professional football club based in Chengdu, China who last played in the 26,000 seater Shuangliu Sports Center in the China League One division. The club was founded on 26 February 1996 and was formerly ...
on 13 September 2008. 1,136 fans attended the game and Tai Po won 2:1.


Supporters

Tai Po fans are generally
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residents. The fans also give enough impact in terms of quantity and atmosphere.�
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Book

Wofoo Tai Po published its own book to commemorate its first season in the
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. The book is titled Wofoo Tai Po – where dreams come true (和富大埔—足可圓夢). The book has about 160 colour pages and is completely in Chinese. It contains many player interviews, history and views on district football and Hong Kong's participation in the
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. It retails at HK$68 (US$9). Its
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is: 978-988-99851-1-0.


Season-to-season record

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Continental record

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Retired numbers


Honours


League

*
Hong Kong Premier League The Hong Kong Premier League () is a Hong Kong professional football league organised by the Hong Kong Football Association. It is currently sponsored by BOC Life and officially known as BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League (). The inaugural sea ...
: Champions (1): 2018–19 : Runners-up (1): 2017–18 *
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. The league was formerly the highest division in Hong Kong until the formation o ...
: Champions (2): 2015–16, 2021-2022 * Hong Kong Second Division : Champions (1): 2013–14 : Runners-up (1): 2005–06 * Hong Kong Third Division : Champions (1): 2003–04


Cup

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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. ...
: Champions (1): 2008–09 : Runners-up (3): 2007–08,
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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 the teams in the Hong Kong ...
: Champions (1):
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: Runners-up (1): 2018–19 *
Hong Kong Sapling Cup Hong Kong Football Association Sapling Cup (), more commonly known as Sapling Cup (), is a Hong Kong domestic football competition contested by all the teams in the Hong Kong Premier League. The objective of the Cup is to provide more playing opp ...
: Champions (1): 2016–17 : Runners-up (1): 2017–18 *
Hong Kong Community Cup Hong Kong Community Cup (), formerly known as Hong Kong Community Shield (), is the football super cup competition in Hong Kong played between the winners of the Hong Kong Premier League (previously the Hong Kong First Division League) and the ...
: Runners-up (1): 2018 * Hong Kong FA Cup Preliminary Round : Runners-up (1): 2015–16


Head coaches

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Chan Hiu Ming Chan Hiu Ming (; born 19 March 1975) is a Hong Kong professional football manager who is currently the head coach of Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man. He holds an AFC Pro License and is also a coaching and fitness instructor for the Asia ...
(2006–2007) *
Tim Bredbury Tim Bredbury () (born 25 April 1963) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer. Bredbury is a UEFA A/AFC A licensed coach and is currently the head coach of Hong Kong Third Division club Kowloon Cricket Club. Early life Tim Bredbury was b ...
(2007) *
Chan Ho Yin Chan Ho Yin (; born 25 February 1978 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong football coach and a former professional football player. Career Chan was a member of Hong Kong U-21 in 1990, participating in Gothia Cup and Dana Cup. For his club career, ...
(2008–2009) *
Cheung Po Chun Cheung Po Chun (; born 11 May 1971 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong former professional footballer and current coach at Hong Kong Women League club Kitchee Women Football team. Career Cheung Po Chun was a goalkeeper when he was a footballer. He s ...
(2009–2013) * Pau Ka Yiu (2013–2016) *
Lee Chi Kin Lee Chi Kin (, born 27 December 1967) is a Hong Kong football manager. Managerial History Yokohama FC Hong Kong and Pegasus He won the Hong Kong Coach of the Year award in 2015 as manager of Yokohama FC Hong Kong. He moved to Pegasus during the ...
(2016–2019) *
Fung Hoi Man Fung Hoi Man (, born 12 March 1977) is a Hong Kong people, Hong Kong Association football, football Coach (sport), coach and a former player. He holds an Asian Football Confederation, AFC A Licence and The FA International Coaching Licence. Clu ...
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Kwok Kar Lok Kenneth Kwok Kar Lok (; born 14 March 1980) is a Hong Kong football coach and former footballer. He is currently the head coach of Hong Kong Premier League club Sham Shui Po. He is the son of former Taiwan international Kwok Kam-hung. Club ...
(2019) *
Fung Hoi Man Fung Hoi Man (, born 12 March 1977) is a Hong Kong people, Hong Kong Association football, football Coach (sport), coach and a former player. He holds an Asian Football Confederation, AFC A Licence and The FA International Coaching Licence. Clu ...
(2019–2020) * Davor Berber (2020) *
Chan Yuk Chi Chan Yuk Chi (, born 8 September 1984) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer. Club career Chan Yuk Chi was born in Hong Kong. He joined the youth team of Yee Hope and Hong Kong Rangers when he was in secondary school, but had chosen t ...
(2020–2022) *
Li Hang Wui Li Hang Wui (; born 15 February 1985) is a Hong Kong football coach and a former professional footballer. He was the captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy sh ...
(2022–)


References


External links


Tai Po F.C. Official Facebook Page

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