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2017–18 Hong Kong Sapling Cup
The 2017–18 Hong Kong Sapling Cup (officially the 2017–18 R&F Properties Sapling Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 3rd edition of the Sapling Cup. The Cup was contested by the 10 teams in the 2017–18 Hong Kong Premier League The 2017–18 Hong Kong Premier League (also known as BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League for sponsorship reasons) was the fourth season of the Hong Kong Premier League, the top division of Hong Kong football. Teams A total of 10 teams will cont .... Kitchee were crowned champions after defeating Tai Po in the final. The objective of the Cup was to create more potential playing opportunities for youth players. In this Cup competition, each team played a minimum of two players born on or after 1 January 1996 (U22) and six foreign players at most during every whole match, with no more than four foreign players on the pitch at the same time. Calendar Results Group stage Group A Group B Semi-finals Final External ...
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Kitchee SC
Kitchee Sports Club (; ; ) is a Hong Kong professional Association football, 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 First Division titles and 5 Hong Kong Premier League titles. It also won the Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield, Hong Kong Senior Shield 7 times and the Hong Kong FA Cup 6 times. In the last 10 years, Kitchee won over than 50% of all possible trophies competed in Hong Kong. The club is also the first team from Hong Kong to win a game in AFC Champions League group stage and the first Hong Kong club to advance to the round of 16. History Formation In the late 1920s, a group of Hong Kongers formed a football team in order to compete in the Hong Kong Third Division League, Hong Kong Third Division. It was not until 1931, however, that the team was established as Kitchee Sports Club. Kitchee was founded as a grassroots org ...
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Tsing Yi
Tsing Yi, sometimes referred to as Tsing Yi Island, is an island in the urban area of Hong Kong, to the northwest of Hong Kong Island and south of Tsuen Wan. With an area of , the island has extended drastically by reclamation along almost all its natural shore and the annexation of Nga Ying Chau () and Chau Tsai. Three major bays or harbours, Tsing Yi Tong, Tsing Yi Lagoon, Mun Tsai Tong and Tsing Yi Bay () in the northeast, have been completely reclaimed for New towns of Hong Kong, new towns. The island generally is zoned into four Quarter (country subdivision), quarters: the northeast quarter is a residential area, the southeast quarter is Tsing Yi Town, the southwest holds heavy industry, and the northwest includes a recreation trail, a transportation interchange and some dockyards and ship building industry. The island is in the northwest of Victoria Harbour and part of its coastline is subject to the Protection of the Harbour Ordinance. Etymology Tsing Yi () literal ...
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Tseung Kwan O
Tseung Kwan O New Town is one of the nine new towns in Hong Kong, built mainly on reclaimed land in the northern half of Junk Bay (known as Tseung Kwan O in Chinese/Cantonese language) in southeastern New Territories, after which it is named. The town/land area is usually known simply as Tseung Kwan O. Development of the new town was approved in 1982, with the initial population intake occurring in 1988. As of 2016, the town is home to around 396,000 residents. The total development area of Tseung Kwan O, including its industrial estate, is about , with a planned population of 445,000. Major residential neighbourhoods within the new town include Tsui Lam, Po Lam, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O Town Centre, Tiu Keng Leng (also known by its English name Rennie's Mill) and Siu Chik Sha, etc. Administratively, the new town belongs to Sai Kung District in southeastern New Territories, although it is often incorrectly regarded as part of Kowloon / New Kowloon due to its close proximity ...
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Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground
Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground (), located in Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong, is a multi-purpose sports ground and home of Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern. It was the main venue for track and field events for the 2009 Hong Kong Games, 2009 East Asian Games and 2011 Hong Kong Games. Occupying an area of about 5.9 hectares, it comprises a main sports ground, a warm-up secondary sports ground, and other facilities for holding large-scale international competitions. Its track and field facilities conform to International Association of Athletics Federations standards. It is located adjacent to the Hong Kong Velodrome. Opening It was officially opened on 19 May 2009 with celebrating the 200-day countdown to the opening of the 2009 East Asian Games. Events held * 2009 Hong Kong Games Opening ceremony and track and field event. * 2009 East Asian Games track and field event. * 2011 Hong Kong Games track and field event. Facilities Facilities of the main sports ground include: * Eight ...
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Andy Russell (footballer, Born 1987)
Andrew James Russell (; born 21 November 1987), is an English-born Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee. He also plays for the Hong Kong national team. Club career In 2008, Russell signed his first contract as a professional footballer for Happy Valley, which played in Hong Kong First Division. After returning to the UK, Russell joined Mossley in the NPL First Division North and found employment with sportswear giants Adidas. In his debut season with the club he would represent them 46 times and score two goals. He joined Chorley in 2010 when manager Garry Flitcroft took over. For the 2013–14 season, Russell chose AFC Fylde after being convinced by manager Dave Challinor. He helped the club retain the Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy by beating Chorley 4–1 with one goal and one assist. In July 2014, Russell announced on his Twitter account that he had signed for Hong Kong Premier League clu ...
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Chak Ting Fung
Chak Ting Fung (; born 27 November 1989) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays for Hong Kong Premier League club Southern. His position is right back and left back. Club career Rangers Chak Ting Fung gave up his studies after completing form 4 and took up professional football when he was only 16. 2009–10 season On 22 May 2010, after a 0:3 loss to TSW Pegasus FC, Chak Ting Fung was taken by team boss Philip Li to the stands to meet South China AA convener Steven Lo, sparking rumours in the press that he would join the Caroliners. But in the end he stayed with the club. 2010–11 season For the 2010–11 season, due to the cut on foreigners quota, Chak Ting Fung was named by Philip Li as an important prospect for the club, along with teammate Lam Hok Hei. But in January 2011, Chak Ting Fung was highly criticised by Rangers boss Philip Lee, for "sleepwalking" on the pitch after the club lost a league game to Pegasus. Philip added that he had no choice b ...
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Diamond Hill
Diamond Hill is a hill in the east of Kowloon, Hong Kong. The name also refers to the area on or adjacent to the hill. It is surrounded by Ngau Chi Wan, San Po Kong, Wong Tai Sin and Tsz Wan Shan. Its northeast is limited by the ridge. It is principally a residential district. Administratively, the area is part of Wong Tai Sin District. History The village settlements in the area, Sheung Yuen Leng () and Ha Yuen Leng (), predated British colonization, and may have been established as early as the early eighteenth century. There were squatter dwellings ( shanties) up and down the hill that were demolished after years of effort by the Hong Kong Government. The squatter population peaked at around 50,000 people. Parts of the squatter settlement were demolished over the years, including for expansion of the Kai Tak Airport during the Japanese occupation, construction of the Mass Transit Railway, Lung Cheung Road, and the Tate's Cairn Tunnel. Due to the dramatic shortage of publ ...
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Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground
Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground () is a multi-purpose sports ground situated in Diamond Hill, Hong Kong. The sports ground comprises one running track (8 lanes, 1400m), 1 turf football pitch with floodlights, 1 small football pitch with floodlights, 1 covered spectator stand with a seating capacity of 2200, 1 car park with 7 parking spaces, 1 fast food kiosk and 3 changing rooms and toilets (for males, females and referees respectively). References External links - Leisure and Cultural Services Department, Hammer Hill Road Sports Ground
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Xu Deshuai
Xu Deshuai (; born 13 July 1987) is a former Chinese-born Hong Kong professional footballer. He was born in Dalian, China but represents Hong Kong in international competition. He was a member of the Hong Kong East Asian Games football team in 2009 who won the East Asian Games gold medal. He wears number 8 for China U-19, Citizen, Hong Kong, Hong Kong U-23, South China and Pegasus. Because of this, Hong Kong football fans commonly use Xu 8 as a nickname for him. Early life Xu Deshuai was born on in Dalian, China. He is the only child in his family.国援的救赎
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His mother was primary school teacher but Xu Deshuai hates study. Thus, he left school after secondary educati ...
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Manolo Bleda
Manuel Bleda Rodríguez (;, ; born 31 July 1990), also known as Manolo Bleda, is a Spanish professional footballer who currently plays for Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man as a center forward. Club career After playing for Alzira, Bleda had a six-month spell with Belshina Bobruisk in Belarus. In August 2014, Bleda moved from Belshyna Babruisk to Tajik League side FC Istiklol on a contract until November 2014. Bleda scored twice on his competitive debut, Istiklol's 10-0 Tajik Cup victory over Khosilot Farkhor. Bleda scored on his league debut for Istiklol after 16 minutes versus Parvoz on 16 October 2014. On 22 November 2015, Bleda scored FC Istiklol's 500th league goal. Bleda left Istiklol at the end of the 2015 season after his contract wasn't renewed. At the start of March 2016, Bleda signed for Romanian Liga II side Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț. On 3 July 2019, Kitchee announced the addition of Bleda to their club. On 20 October 2020, Kitchee head coach Chu ...
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Yuto Nakamura
is a Japanese-born Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays for Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man. Club career Citizen On 16 December 2011, Nakamura scored a hat-trick against league leaders Sun Hei and end their 11 match unbeaten run. On 7 March 2011, Nakamura scored for Citizen against Home United at Bishan Stadium, Singapore in the 2012 AFC Cup, but Home United FC fought back and won the match 3–1. Lee Man On 2 June 2020, Lee Man announced that Nakamura had joined the club. International career Nakamura received his Hong Kong passport in October 2018 and was called up to the Hong Kong team in the same month where he won his first cap against Indonesia. Career statistics Club ''As of 31 March 2010'' International Honours ;Pegasus * Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2008–09 ;Kitchee * Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2018–19 * Hong Kong FA Cup Hong Kong FA Cup () is a knockout cup competition in Hong Kong football, run by and named after The Hong Ko ...
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David Lazari
David Rafael Lazari (born 30 April 1989) is a Brazilian professional footballer. Career In August 2010 Lazari signed for Sliven 2000 in the A PFG, where he played until the end of the year. In October 2011, he joined Dinamo Brest in the Belarusian Premier League. On 31 December 2018, it was announced that Tai Po had reached an agreement with Pegasus to swap Lazari in exchange for João Emir. After spending over a year at Pegasus, his stay was cut short due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified ... which caused the 2019–20 season to be suspended. On 8 April 2020, Lazari agreed to a mutual termination with Pegasus. Honours Club ;Tai Po * Hong Kong Sapling Cup: 2016–17 References External links * Living people 1989 births ...
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