Yuen Long FC
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| Full name |
Yuen Long Football Club 元朗足球會 | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Squire team (鄉紳班), Tai Pei Tau (大披頭) | ||
| Founded |
1959 (as Yuen Long District Sport Association) 2013 (as Yuen Long Football Club) | ||
| Ground | Yuen Long Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 4,932 | ||
| President | Wilson Wong | ||
| Head coach | Fung Hoi Man | ||
| League | Hong Kong Premier League | ||
| 2015-16 | 7th | ||
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Yuen Long Football Club (Chinese: 元朗足球會, renamed as KMB Yuen Long due to sponsorship reasons) are a Hong Kong professional football club currently competing in Hong Kong Premier League.
The football teams of the club was originally organised by Yuen Long District Sports Association (Chinese: 元朗區體育會). In 2013, Yuen Long Football Club was established and took over the teams.
History
Yuen Long District Sport Association was established by former chairmen of Hong Kong Football Association, Fu Lee Sha and Tsang Sam Chiu in 1959.
The team entered the former Hong Kong Third Division League in 1959–60 season. The team carried a three-year plan to get promotion to First Division. In 1961–62, the team became the first district team to compete in First Division. In 1962–63, the team gained their first top Division League title. In 1967–68, the team captured their first Senior Shield by beating Tung Sing. In 1968–69, the team turned professional until 1972–73 when it focused on a youth squad. In 1978–79, the team beat the league giant Seiko in FA Cup final, which avoided Seiko from capturing all the 6 major tropies in the season. In 1979–80, the team quit the league due to financial problem.
With the promotion of the district football league, Yuen Long team was formed again in 2003 and entered the Hong Kong Third District Division League.
They were promoted to the Hong Kong First Division League in the 2013–14 season, as they were the champion of the Hong Kong Second Division League, 7 points ahead the runner-up Happy Valley.
Honours
Domestic
- Hong Kong First Division
- Winners (1): 1962–63
- Hong Kong Second Division
- Winners (1): 2012–13
Cups
- Hong Kong Senior Shield
- Winners (1): 1967–68
- Hong Kong FA Cup
- Winners (1): 1978–79
- Hong Kong Junior Shield
- Winners (1): 2012–13
Current squad (2016-2017)
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Famous players
- Chan Fat Chi (陳發枝)
- Cheung Chi Doy (張子岱), (1962)
- Cheung Yiu Tung (張耀東)
- Leung Nang Yan (梁能仁)
See also
References
- 香港足球總會九十週年紀念特刊
- (Chinese) 甲組聯賽與地區球隊(一)
- (Chinese) 甲組聯賽與地區球隊(二)