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So Loi Keung
So Loi Keung (; born 27 October 1982 in Hong Kong) is a former professional football player and current player-coach for Hong Kong First Division club Wong Tai Sin. He played as a left midfielder and a left back. Career He previously played for Fukien AC, Rangers and Tai Po. Tai Po During his Tai Po career, he helped the team beat Pegasus 4:2 to win the 2008–09 Hong Kong FA Cup, thus Tai Po earned the right to play in the 2010 AFC Cup. Kitchee On 26 May 2010, Kitchee announced that So Loi Keung has joined the team for the 2010–11 Hong Kong First Division League. He wore no. 8 at Kitchee and scored 3 goals for the club. Citizen On 16 June 2011, Citizen announced that they have signed So Loi Keung for the 2011–12 Hong Kong First Division League season and the 2012 AFC Cup. He cited a lack of playing time at Kitchee as the reason for the move. He hopes to share his AFC Cup experience with the team. He will continue to wear the no. 8 shirt at his new club. So Loi Keung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aberdeen, Hong Kong
Aberdeen () is an area on southwest Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. Administratively, it is part of the Southern District. While the name "Aberdeen" could be taken in a broad sense to encompass the areas of Aberdeen (town), Wong Chuk Hang, Ap Lei Chau, Tin Wan, Wah Kwai Estate and Wah Fu Estate, it is more often used to refer to the town only. According to the population census conducted in 2011, the total population of the Aberdeen area is approximately 80,000. Aberdeen is famous not only to tourists but also to Hong Kong locals for its floating village and floating seafood restaurants located in the Aberdeen Harbour. The Tanka people, who used to live on boats in the Aberdeen Harbour, are generally associated with the fishing industry, and there are still several dozens of them living on boats in the harbour. Etymology This town is named in memory of George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1852-1855) and former Secretary o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 AFC Cup
The 2010 AFC Cup was the seventh edition of the AFC Cup, playing between clubs from nations who are members of the Asian Football Confederation. With the Asian Football Confederation currently reviewing the format of the AFC Champions League between 2009 and 2010 season, significant changes were made in the way the competition is run, the teams that will qualify for the AFC Cup is also expected to be from different countries compared to the previous editions. Qualification The preliminary qualification scheme for the AFC 2010 was released in 2008. A total of 33 clubs were due to participate in the 2010 AFC Cup (eventually reduced to 31). ;Qualifying play-off (2 teams) The teams were from the following associations: * Qatar * Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madinat 'Isa
Isa Town ( ar, مدينة عيسى, ''Madīnat ʿĪsā'') is a middle class town located in Bahrain, in the north central part of the country. Etymology The name ''Isa'' refers to Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifah, the ruler of Bahrain from 1961 to 1999. History Isa Town largely comprises affluent newly constructed villas, and is home to many members of Bahrain's educated middle classes. In 2002's election it was one of the few areas of Bahrain not to be entirely represented by an Islamist or right wing MP, with Abdnabi Salman of the formerly communist Democratic Bloc winning the seat. In 2006's election, ex-Harvard academic, Dr Munira Fakhro of Waad lost in controversial circumstances to Sunni Islamist Dr Salah Ali of Al-Menbar Islamic Society. It was one of the twelve municipalities of Bahrain after being split off of the municipality of al Mintaqah al Wusta in 1988, and is now part of the Central Governorate. Notable sites Isa Town is famous for the traditional marketplace. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahrain National Stadium
Bahrain National Stadium ( ar, ستاد البحرين الوطني; transliterated: Stād al-Bahrayn al-Watanī) is the national stadium of Bahrain, located in Riffa. It can accommodate 24,000 spectators and is used mostly for football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ... matches. It was built in 1982 and was renovated in December 2012 for the 21st Arabian Gulf Cup. References External linksBahrain National Stadium at World Stadiums Football venues in Bahrain [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Long Teng Cup
The 2011 Long Teng Cup () was the 2nd staging of the Long Teng Cup, an international football competition held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The tournament took place from 30 September to 4 October 2011. Competing teams The 2011 staging of the competition featured the same national teams that competed in the inaugural edition in 2010. Hong Kong defended their title with their senior national team. The team representing the Philippines included players from their under-23 national team, which will be competing at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games. For Macau, their squad was a student based team which was the make up of their squad in last year's edition. The following four national teams, shown with pre-tournament FIFA Rankings, participated in the tournament. * (155) * (165) * (172) * (191) Venue All matches were played at the Kaohsiung National Stadium, a multi-purpose stadium located in Kaohsiung that is currently the largest stadium in the area in terms of capacity. Matches '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippines National Football Team
The Philippines national football team (Filipino/ tl, Pambansang koponan ng futbol ng Pilipinas, lit=) represents the Philippines in international football, governed by the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) and has been playing internationally since 1913. Prior to World War II, the Philippines had regularly competed with Japan and the Republic of China in the Far Eastern Championship Games. So far, the national team has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup and has qualified for the AFC Asian Cup only once, in 2019. They finished second at the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup after losing to Palestine in the final. Unlike most of Southeast Asia where football is the most popular sport, the Philippines' most popular sports are basketball and boxing, the result from the American rule. This drives away many football talents and contributes to the lack of success of football in the country. Often, the Philippines would participate in the AFF Championship and finished bottom. However ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification (AFC)
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) section of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification saw 43 teams competing for 4 or 5 berths in the final tournament in Brazil. As in recent tournaments the AFC had four direct qualifiers for the finals tournament in addition to a further possible place via the intercontinental play-offs against CONMEBOL's fifth-placed team, which was chosen through a random draw, rather than being decided by FIFA beforehand as in previous tournaments (e.g., 2010 against a team from OFC, 2006 against a team from CONCACAF). Iran and South Korea from Group A, along with Australia and Japan from Group B won the 4 direct qualification positions, with Jordan defeating Uzbekistan in a play-off to see which team would face the 5th placed CONMEBOL team, Uruguay, for a place in the World Cup, eventually also failed to qualify for the competition. Format The main qualifying draw took place in Brazil on 30 July 2011. Initially it was announced that the AFC Competition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saudi Arabia National Football Team
The Saudi Arabia national football team ( ar, المنتخب العربي السعودي لكرة القدم) represent Saudi Arabia in men's international football. They are known as ''Al-Suqour Al-Khodhur'' (The Green Falcons) in reference to their traditional colours of green and white and represent both FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Considered one of Asia's most successful national teams, Saudi Arabia have won the AFC Asian Cup three times (1984, 1988 and 1996), reached a joint record six Asian Cup finals and have qualified for the FIFA World Cup on six occasions since debuting at the 1994 tournament. Saudi Arabia are the first Asian team to reach the final of a senior FIFA competition at the 1992 King Fahd Cup, which would eventually become the FIFA Confederations Cup. Only Australia and Japan managed to repeat this feat in 1997 and 2001 respectively, though Australia achieved it when they were a member of the OFC. At the 1994 World Cup, under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahrain
Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an additional 33 artificial islands, centered on Bahrain Island which makes up around 83 percent of the country's landmass. Bahrain is situated between Qatar and the northeastern coast of Saudi Arabia, to which it is connected by the King Fahd Causeway. According to the 2020 census, the country's population numbers 1,501,635, of which 712,362 are Bahraini nationals. Bahrain spans some , and is the third-smallest nation in Asia after the Maldives and Singapore. The capital and largest city is Manama. Bahrain is the site of the ancient Dilmun civilization.Oman: The Lost Land [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 AFC Asian Cup Qualification
The 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification saw various countries take part to determine 10 spots to the final tournament in Qatar under the new qualification system set by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Six other teams also qualified for the finals, even though they did not take part in the qualifiers: * The host nation: Qatar; * The top three finishers in the 2007 tournament: Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Korea Republic; * The winner of the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup: India; * The winner of the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup: Korea DPR. Qualified teams Notes: :1 Bold indicates champion for that year :2 ''Italic'' indicates host Seedings On 6 December 2007 the Asian Football Confederation announced the seeding for the preliminary round of the 2011 tournament: * Teams marked '*' withdrew prior to the draw. All of them participated in the 2008 and 2010 AFC Challenge Cup, and therefore had a chance to qualify via those two tournaments. * India (marked '**') were drawn into Group C of the qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiu Chun Kit
Chiu Chun Kit (, born 4 October 1983) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a centre-back. International career Chiu made his international debut for Hong Kong on 14 November 2012 against Malaysia. He replaced Cheng Siu Wai Henry Cheng Siu Wai (, born 27 December 1981) is a former Hong Kongese professional footballer who played as a striker. Early life Cheng Siu Wai is born to a Hong Kongese father and a Thai mother. They separated when he was a young boy, his m ... on the 84th minute. :''As of 6 February 2013'' External links * Chiu Chun Kitat HKFA Player Information on SouthChinaFC.com Chiu Chun Kit profile on Citizen FC official website 1983 births Living people Hong Kong First Division League players Hong Kong Premier League players Hong Kong footballers Tai Po FC players Hong Kong Rangers FC players South China AA players Citizen AA players Yuen Long FC players Lee Man FC players Hong Kong international footballers Associati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 AFC Cup
The 2012 AFC Cup was the ninth edition of the AFC Cup, a football competition organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for clubs from "developing countries" in Asia. Al-Kuwait from Kuwait won their second AFC Cup title in four years, defeating Erbil from Iraq with a 4–0 win in the final. Allocation of entries per association The following allocation of berths for the 2012 AFC Cup was approved by the AFC in November 2011. The four associations (Yemen, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar) with the lowest points according to the AFC evaluation system have one team entering the group stage and one team entering the play-off. ;Notes * Different from previous seasons where losers of the AFC Champions League qualifying play-off semi-final round also entered the AFC Cup, from 2012 only losers of the AFC Champions League qualifying play-off final round entered the AFC Cup. * Kuwait have three teams entering as Al-Kuwait, the 2011 AFC Cup runners-up failed to fulfil the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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