Wong Tai Sin District Recreation & Sports Council (, abbreviated as WTS DRSC, also known as Wong Tai Sin) 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 ...

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club which currently plays in 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 ...

. It is operated by Wong Tai Sin District Council.

History

Founded in 1979, Wong Tai Sin joined the Third Division League in 1980s. In 1990, due to the expansion of Second Division League, the club was being promoted to the second-tier division. In their first Second Division season, the club placed second in the league table, meaning they had gained promotion to the First Division for the first time in club history. However, they refused to promote eventually, and remained in the Second Division. The club was relegated to the Third Division after spending nine seasons in the second-tier division in the 1998–99 season, as they placed 10th out of eleven teams. In the 2013–14 season, the club finished 2nd in the

and gained promotion to the newly established

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 ...

. This became the club's first-ever appearance in the top-flight league of Hong Kong. In the 2015–16 season, the club was branded as Glory Sky Wong Tai Sin. However, the club was relegated from the HKPL after finishing 9th in the

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. The club came close to winning the 2016–17 Hong Kong First Division title, coming within one point short of catching champions Sun Hei.

Honours

League

* Hong Kong First Division **Runners-up (1): 2016–17 * Hong Kong Second Division **Runners-up (1): 2013–14 * Hong Kong Third Division **Champions (1): 2012–13

External links

Wong Tai Sin District Recreation & Sports Council official website

Wong Tai Sin District Recreation & Sports Council official facebook page
{{Hong Kong Premier League Football clubs in Hong Kong Hong Kong Premier League Hong Kong First Division League Hong Kong Second Division League Association football clubs established in 1979 1979 establishments in Hong Kong