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2015–16 Hong Kong Premier League
2015–16 Hong Kong Premier League (also known as BOCG Life Hong Kong Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the second season of Hong Kong Premier League, the top division of Hong Kong football. Teams A total of 9 teams contested the league, including eight sides from the 2014–15 Hong Kong Premier League and one promoted from the 2014–15 Hong Kong First Division. Stadia and locations ''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.'' Remarks: 1The capacity of Aberdeen Sports Ground reduces from 9,000 to 4,000 as only the main stand is opened for football matches. Personnel and kits Chairman changes Managerial changes Foreign players The number of foreign players is restricted to six (including an Asian player) per team, with no more than four on pitch during matches. Former players League table Positions by round Results Fixtures and results Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Sports Club
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 football team is known as Eastern Football Team () (currently known for sponsorship reasons as Eastern Long Lions Football Team () and plays in the Hong Kong Premier League. In 2017, Eastern became the first club from Hong Kong to compete in the group stage of AFC Champions League. History Early history In 1925, a group of workers from the in Central formed the Chinese Football team. Two years later in 1927, the club changed its name to the Eastern Athletic Association, establishing itself as an all Chinese football club, and entered the Hong Kong Second Division. During the 1931–32 season, Eastern initially won the right to promotion but declined. It was not until the 1936–37 season that the club would make its debut in the Hong K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football In Hong Kong
Football (soccer) is the most popular sport in Hong Kong, followed by rugby union. The Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA) is the governing body for football in Hong Kong. History The first football club of Hong Kong is Hong Kong Football Club, usually known as The Club, founded in 1886. The club is one of the oldest existing football clubs in Asia. The first football competition of Hong Kong is the Challenge Shield, which founded in 1898. Its format is similar to the FA Challenge Cup in England. Tracing back to early 20th century, the Hong Kong football league was founded in 1908. It is probably the oldest professional league in Asia. Most records before the Second World War have been lost and not many people can remember the old glory of Hong Kong's professional football. The Hong Kong Football Association, the governing body of Hong Kong football, was founded in 1914 and is one of the oldest football associations in Asia. In the 1970s and 1980s, football in Hong Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kowloon Bay
Kowloon Bay is a body of water within Victoria Harbour and an area within Kowloon, Hong Kong. The bay is located at the east of the Kowloon Peninsula and north of Hong Kong Island. It is the eastern portion of Victoria Harbour, between Hung Hom and Lei Yue Mun. The bay was divided into half when the 13/31 runway of the former Kai Tak Airport, Kai Tak International Airport was constructed in the middle of the bay in the mid-1950s. The land reclamation in Hong Kong, reclamation of north-eastern Kowloon Bay near Ngau Tau Kok is also named Kowloon Bay. It was formerly known as Ngau Tau Kok Industrial Area. After the construction of Kowloon Bay station, MTR Kowloon Bay station, the area is referred to as Kowloon Bay. The area near the MTR station is residential while the area near the shore is industrial. The area is traditionally an extension of Ngau Tau Kok, and thus facilities such as Ngau Tau Kok Police Station are located there. Administration Administratively, the recl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kowloon Bay Park
Kowloon Bay Park () is a public park in Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The park is managed by Leisure and Cultural Services Department. It was opened on 30 March 2005.Kowloon Bay Park open to public – LCSD Facilities Natural turf pitch The natural turf pitch is designed for and games. It was opened on 3 May 2005. Since 2009–10 season, it has been a Hong Kong Fi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wan Chai District
Wan Chai District is one of the districts of Hong Kong, 18 districts of Hong Kong. Of the four on Hong Kong Island, it is north-central, and had 152,608 residents in 2011, a fall from 167,146 residents in 2001. The district has the second-highest educationally qualified residents with the highest-bracket incomes, the second-lowest population and the third-oldest quotient. It is a relatively affluent district, with one in five persons having liquid assets of more than Hong Kong dollar, HKD 1 million. Geography The zone colloquially known as ''Wan Chai'' is loosely that surrounding Tonnochy Road and the Wan Chai station of the MTR, which is between Admiralty, Hong Kong, Admiralty on the west and Causeway Bay on the east. ''Wan Chai North'', where major buildings such as the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre and Central Plaza (Hong Kong), Central Plaza stand, refers to the zone north of Gloucester Road, Hong Kong, Gloucester Road, Land reclamation in Hong Kong, reclaimed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
So Kon Po
So Kon Po or Sookunpo () is an area of Hong Kong Island located south of Causeway Bay and Victoria Park in Hong Kong. It neighbours Caroline Hill and Jardine's Lookout. It contains the Hong Kong Stadium, Olympic House, and the Tung Wah Eastern Hospital. So Kon Po was the burial grounds for the victims of the Happy Valley Racecourse fire in 1918. The remains were moved to Aberdeen in 1953, when the stadium was built on its grounds. Education The Hong Kong government-operated Sir Ellis Kadoorie (Sookunpo) Primary School is located in So Kon Po. It was formerly both a primary and secondary school. In 1980 the Kadoorie School was divided into separate schools for primary and secondary levels. Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School (West Kowloon) Sir Ellis Kadoorie Secondary School (West Kowloon) (SEKSS(WK)) is a secondary school in Tai Kok Tsui, Yau Tsim Mong District, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It was established on 16 October 1916 as The Ellis Kadoorie School for Indians by the G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 executive level, 18,510 upper-level seats and 57 seats for wheelchair users. The stadium is located in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island, in valley of Caroline Hill. Most international football matches held in Hong Kong are held at this stadium. It is also the location for the Hong Kong Sevens rugby sevens tournament. Hong Kong Stadium also hosted the Rugby World Cup Sevens twice, in 1997 and 2005. History So Kon Po was formerly the burial ground for the 1918 fire at Happy Valley Racecourse. Then the Hong Kong Government moved all the tombs to Aberdeen. The old Government Stadium was a U-shaped constructed by 1953 and had a capacity of 28,000 with partially covered seating. The old Government Stadium was only partially covered, without suffici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yau Tsim Mong District
Yau Tsim Mong District is one of 18 districts of Hong Kong, located on the western part of Kowloon Peninsula. It is the core urban area of Kowloon. The district has the second highest population density of all districts, at . The 2016 By-Census recorded the total population of Yau Tsim Mong District at 342,970. Yau Tsim Mong District contains the urban areas of Yau Ma Tei, Tsim Sha Tsui, and Mong Kok, as well as Ferry Point, King's Park, Kwun Chung, Tai Kok Tsui, Tsim Sha Tsui East, the Union Square and Kowloon Point. Formerly two districts, the Yau Tsim District and Mong Kok District, it was combined in 1994. Its name is an acronym of the three aforementioned major areas. History The district was once called Yau Ma Tei District. It was renamed Yau Tsim District from 1 April 1988 to "remove any misconception that Tsim Sha Tsui was an administrative district separate from Yau Ma Tei". Yau Tsim District and Mong Kok District were merged in 1994 to form the new Yau Tsim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mong Kok
Mong Kok (also spelled Mongkok, often abbreviated as MK) is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The Prince Edward subarea occupies the northern part of Mong Kok. Mong Kok is one of the major shopping areas in Hong Kong. The area is characterised by a mixture of old and new multi-story buildings, with shops and restaurants at street level, and commercial or residential units above. Major industries in Mong Kok are retail, restaurants (including fast food) and entertainment. It has been described and portrayed in films as an area in which triads run bars, nightclubs, and massage parlours. With its extremely high population density of , Mong Kok was described as the busiest district in the world by the ''Guinness World Records''. Name Until 1930, the area was called Mong Kok Tsui (芒角嘴). The current English name is a transliteration of its older Chinese name 望角 (; ), or 芒角 (; ), which is named for its plentiful supply of ferns in the past when it was a coastal region. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Southern and Kitchee currently sharing the venue. The stadium is run by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of Hong Kong. History The stadium was known as the Army Sports Ground before it was taken over by the Urban Council in 1961. Facilities * International Standard Natural Grass Pitch with 1200 Lux Floodlight * Coloured Display LED scoreboard, 9.28m wide X 5.76m high. * 6,600 spectator seats * 127 VIP seats * 42 wheelchair seats * 1 VIP room (accommodates 32) * Police Control Tower * Broadcasting Tower * 27 parking spaces * 12 public toilets * 8 disabled toilets * 8 entrance turnstiles/ticket counters * 4 teams' changing rooms * 2 referees' changing rooms * 1 VIP room * 1 disabled washroom * 1 fast food kiosk * 1 press room * 1 baby care room * 1 anti-doping room Full house Pre-renova ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern AA
Eastern Athletic Association Football Team Limited, also known as Eastern Sports Club (), is a Hong Kong professional sports club whose association football, football section competes in the Hong Kong Premier League, the top flight of Football in Hong Kong, Hong Kong football. The association football, football team is known as Eastern Football Team () (currently known for sponsorship reasons as Eastern Long Lions Football Team () and plays in the Hong Kong Premier League. In 2017, Eastern became the first club from Hong Kong to compete in the group stage of AFC Champions League. History Early history In 1925, a group of workers from the in Central (Hong Kong), Central formed the Chinese Football team. Two years later in 1927, the club changed its name to the Eastern Athletic Association, establishing itself as an all Chinese football club, and entered the Hong Kong Second Division League, Hong Kong Second Division. During the 1931–32 season, Eastern initially won the ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sham Shui Po District
Sham Shui Po District is one of 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is the poorest district in Hong Kong, with a predominantly working-class population of 405,869 in 2016 and the lowest median household income of all districts. Sham Shui Po has long been home to poorer new immigrants from mainland China. It also saw the birth of public housing in Hong Kong, as the government sought to resettle those displaced by a devastating fire in its slums. Sham Shui Po also hosted a Vietnamese refugee camp during the influx of migration in the aftermath of the Vietnam War. The district covers the Shek Kip Mei, Sham Shui Po, Cheung Sha Wan, Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon Tsai, So Uk, , and Yau Yat Chuen areas of New Kowloon, and Stonecutters Island of Kowloon. Administration Sham Shui Po District administers: *Cheung Sha Wan 長沙灣 – Between Tonkin Street and Kom Tsun Street/Butterfly Valley Road. ** MTR stations: Cheung Sha Wan station, Lai Chi Kok station *Western Part of Kowloon Tong 九龍 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
