The 2006–07 season in Hong Kong football, starting July 2006 and ending June 2007:

Overview

The number of teams in the First Division will increase from eight to ten as the HKFA has decided to keep the two bottom teams last season,

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and

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, in the First Division, while

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and

Wofoo Tai Po Tai Po Football Club (), also known as Wofoo Tai Po due to sponsorship reasons, is a Hong Kong professional football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League. In the 2018–19 season, Tai Po successfully won their first t ...

are promoted.

, who earned promotion to the First Division by finishing second in the

Second Division In sport, the Second Division, also called Division 2 or Division II is usually the second highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below. Following the rise of Premier League style compet ...

, will play their first ever season in the top division of Hong Kong football.

Events

*21 July 2006 –

Tim Bredbury Tim Bredbury () (born 25 April 1963) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer. Bredbury is a UEFA A/AFC A licensed coach and is currently the head coach of Hong Kong Third Division club Kowloon Cricket Club. Early life Tim Bredbury was bo ...

takes over as head coach of Rangers, replacing Qiu Jingwei. *1 August 2006 –

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Jorge Amaral takes over as head coach of

*13 August 2006 –

Kitchee Kitchee Sports Club (; ; ) is a Hong Kong professional 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 ...

play

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club

Shanghai Shenhua Shanghai Shenhua F.C. () is a Chinese professional football club that participates in the Chinese Super League under license from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The term ''shen hua'' literally translates as "the Flower of Shanghai" in ...

in a pre-season exhibition match, Canon Cup, at the

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. After a 1–1 draw in regulation time with the home team, Shenhua request to cancel to take the

penalty shootout The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...

, the title is shared. *2 September 2006 – The

First Division League 1st Division may refer to: Military Airborne divisions *1st Parachute Division (Germany) *1st Airborne Division (United Kingdom) *1st Airmobile Division (Ukraine) * 1st Guards Airborne Division Armoured divisions * 1st Armoured Division (Austra ...

season begins with Happy Valley and

Xiangxue Sun Hei Sun Hei Sports Club () is a Hong Kong association football, football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong Third Division League, Hong Kong Third Division. The club has a long history in playing in the top flight, but decided to self-re ...

drawing 1–1. *19 September 2006 –

are beaten by

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ian Al-Faisaly 2–2 (4–5 on

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), in the

AFC Cup The AFC Cup is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Under its current rules, the competition is played primarily between clubs from nations that did not receive direct qualifying s ...

quarter-final. *25 September 2006 – Rangers sack head coach

after a 1–1 draw at Happy Valley, Cheung Wai Hong takes over as caretaker coach. *11 October 2006 –

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ian-born defender

Cristiano Preigchadt Cordeiro Cristiano Preigchadt Cordeiro (; born 14 August 1973) is a former professional footballer. He is currently the assistant coach of Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern. Born in Brazil, he represented Hong Kong at international level. Club car ...

makes his international debut for

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifying match against

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. *4 November 2006 –

, the last unbeaten team in the

up to now, lose 2–0 to

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 ...

. *15 November 2006 –

played the last game in their 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifying round group F against

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

. After 2 wins and 2 draws in six games, Hong Kong ended 3rd in the group. *30 November 2006 –

ian

Casemiro Mior Casemiro Mior is a Brazilian football manager and former footballer. During his career as a footballer, he played for Grêmio, Internacional and Internacional de Limeira. He was infamously sent off in the 1989 Grenal of the Century while h ...

is appointed new head coach of

, replacing Jorge Amaral. *10 December 2006 – The

Senior Shield The Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield (), known commonly as the Senior Shield, is the Association football, football Single-elimination tournament, knockout inter-club competition held in Hong Kong and the List of oldest football competitions, fo ...

kicks off, with

beating

2–1 in the first round. *12 December 2006 – Former

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international

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Steve McManaman visits Hong Kong at the invitation of Rangers chairman Carson Yeung Ka Shing.

Representative team

Hong Kong team

''For all-time list, see Hong Kong national football team results''

have gone through their Asian Cup 2007 qualifying campaign, where they ended 3rd in group F.

Hong Kong futsal team

;2007 AFC Futsal Championship *13 May 2007 – 6–4 *14 May 2007 – 0–8 *15 May 2007 – 3–2

Hong Kong U-23

;2006 Asian Games *29 November 2006 – 1–1 *3 December 2006 – 1–2 *6 December 2006 – 1–0 ;Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup *30 December 2006 – Guangdong 1–0 *7 January 2007 – 3–2 (4–2 ''Extra Time'') Guangdong Hong Kong captured the championship of 29th Guangdong-Hong Kong Cup ;2008 Olympic Games Qualifying ''Preliminary Round'' *7 February 2007 – 0–3 *14 February 2007 – 0–1 ''Second Round (Group B)'' *28 February 2007 – 3–0 *14 March 2007 – 0–2 *28 March 2007 – 0–1 *18 April 2007 – 0–1 *16 May 2007 – 0–4 *6 June 2007 – vs

Hong Kong U-19

;AFC U19 Youth Championship Qualification Competition 2007 AFC U19 & U16 Youth Championship Qualification Competition 2007
''HKFA.com'', 23 December 2006

Hong Kong U-16

;AFC U16 Youth Championship Qualification Competition 2007

Hong Kong U-14

EAFF U-14 Youth Festival 2006 held in

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

*21 July 2006 – 4–0 *21 July 2006 – 1–4 *21 July 2006 – 3–0 *22 July 2006 – 0–3 *22 July 2006 – 0–3 *22 July 2006 – 1–0 *22 July 2006 – 0–1 *23 July 2006 – 0–7 *23 July 2006 – 1–0 *25 July 2006 – 1–0

Hong Kong U-13

2007 AFC (U13) Festival of Football held in

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*14 April 2007 – 8–0 *14 April 2007 – 0–2 *14 April 2007 – 0–0 *15 April 2007 – 0–4 *15 April 2007 – 1–3 *15 April 2007 – 0–4 *17 April 2007 – 7–0 *17 April 2007 – 0–5 *18 April 2007 – 3–1

Honours

Asian clubs competitions

AFC Cup 2006

– Quarter finals * Happy Valley – Group phase

AFC Cup 2007

* Happy Valley *

Local competitions

Exhibition Matches

Canon Cup

Transfer deals

Transfers

''Updated 21 May 2007'' 1 July 2006 * Xiao Guoji from

to Rangers *

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 Malaysia ( ; ...

from Rangers to

3 July 2006 *

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 ...

from Rangers to

4 July 2006 *

Poon Man Tik Poon Man Tik (, born 24 February 1975 in Hong Kong) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer. Club career He has played as a defensive midfielder and right-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield positio ...

from

to Happy Valley * Marcio Gabriel Anacleto from Rangers to

* Li Hon Ho from

* Christian Kwesi Annan from

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* Manprit Singh from

Lo Chun Kit Toby Lo Chun Kit (, born 13 November 1985) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association foo ...

from

Citizen Citizenship is a "relationship between an individual and a state to which the individual owes allegiance and in turn is entitled to its protection". Each state determines the conditions under which it will recognize persons as its citizens, and ...

11 July 2006 *

Li Chun Yip Li Chun Yip () is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Early career Li played his first league match for Rangers. He was a member of the Hong Kong national under-23 football team. Subsequently, he ...

from Happy Valley to

, loan * Fung Chun Ting from Happy Valley to

, loan 13 July 2006 *

Man Pei Tak Peter Man Pei Tak () is a former Hong Kong professional football player and current amateur player for Hong Kong First Division club Eastern District. Club career 2008–09 On 16 November 2008, Man Pei Tak played as captain and scored a wond ...

from Rangers to

14 July 2006 * Leung Chi Wing from

* Luk Koon Pong from

15 July 2006 *

Li Hang Wui Li Hang Wui (; born 15 February 1985) is a Hong Kong football coach and a former professional footballer. He was the captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy shi ...

from

* Ha Shing Chi from

* Zhang Chunghui from Rangers to

16 July 2006 * Wei Zhao from

to Rangers * Tse Man Wing from

22 July 2006 * Leung Tsz Chun from

to Rangers 23 July 2006 * Fung Ka Ki from

to Rangers 27 July 2006 * Stephen Joseph Musah from

Lanwa Redbull Lanwa FC (), officially Dongguan Lanwa Football Club () was a Chinese professional association football club located in Dongguan, China. The club was founded in 1999 and played in the Chinese and Hong Kong football systems. History Lanwa was fo ...

* Delphin Tshibanda Tshibangu from

Julius Akosah Julius Pongla Akosah ( ''Akosah'', born ) is a former Cameroon-born Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as an amateur for Hong Kong Second Division club Fu Moon. His position was striker. He was once called up by Cameroon in ...

from

31 July 2006 * Vítor Hugo to Happy Valley 1 August 2006 * Marco Almeida to

* Carlos Oliveira to

* Hugo Coelho to

* André Correia to

Detinho José Wellington Bento dos Santos (; born 11 September 1973), known as Detinho, is a former Brazilian professional footballer who played as a striker. He also holds a Portuguese passport. He spent his entire professional career in Portugal a ...

* Rineo Sousa to

, trial *

Li Haiqiang Li Haiqiang () is a former Chinese-born Hong Kong professional footballer. He played for various professional clubs and also the Hong Kong national football team. Li played the role of a midfielder and is nicknamed "The Golden Left Foot" be ...

from

Chengdu Wuniu Chengdu Tiancheng F.C. () was a Chinese professional football club based in Chengdu, China who last played in the 26,000 seater Shuangliu Sports Center in the China League One division. The club was founded on 26 February 1996 and was formerly kn ...

, loan * Tang Jinkai from

, loan 2 August 2006 *

Ju Yingzhi Ju Yingzhi (, born in Dalian) is a Chinese-born Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Southern. He represents Hong Kong on the international level. He was a member ...

from

Dalian Shide Dalian Shide was a professional Chinese football club based in Dalian, Liaoning province, China who played in China's football league system between 1955 and 2012. Their home stadiums were the 55,843 capacity Dalian People's Stadium and then lat ...

, loan 4 August 2006 * Alex Xavier to Rangers 14 August 2006 *

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, loan *

Lawrence Akandu Lawrence Chimezie Akandu ( ''Lawrence'', born 10 December 1974 in Nigeria) is a Nigerian-born Hong Kong football player who currently plays for Hoi Fan in the Campeonato da 1ª Divisão do Futebol. Biography Early career Akandu started his ...

from Tung Po to

* Leung Kam Fai from Happy Valley to

18 August 2006 * Ivan Cop to

, trial 22 August 2006 * Lee Wai Tik from

* Pau Ka Yiu from

28 August 2006 * Chan Hon Hing from

* Michel Platini Ferreira Mesquita from Grêmio to

, loan 31 August 2006 * Tung Ho Yin from Rangers to

10 September 2006 * Yu Yang to Rangers 16 September 2006 * Ayock Louis Berty to Rangers *

Cheng Lai Hin Michael Cheng Lai Hin (; born ) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a striker. Cheng was arrested by the ICAC on match fixing charges in 2017 but was subsequently cleared. Club career Kitchee Cheng Lai Hin signed fo ...

from

, loan 27 September 2006 *

Edgar Aldrighi Junior Edgar Aldrighi Júnior ( ''Júnior''; born March 30, 1974, in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil), also known as Dega, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Hong Kong First Division club South China, as a defensive midfielder, and also assis ...

Joel Bertoti Padilha Joel Bertoti Padilha ( ''Joel''; born July 24, 1980 in Torres, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil), more commonly known as Joel, is a Brazilian football defender who last played for Rangers in the Hong Kong First Division League. Career Wofoo Tai ...

* Silvano Pessoa Monteiro to

29 September 2006 * Manprit Singh from

6 October 2006 * Kyle Jordan from

Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot of ...

, loan 20 October 2006 *

Mihailo Jovanović Mihailo Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Михаило Јовановић; born 29 November 1975) is a Serbian football player. He was released by his former club South China in Hong Kong First Division League after 2006-07 season. He started pla ...

to Rangers * Engelo Rumora to

3 November 2006 *

Bai He Bai He (, born 19 November 1983) is a former Chinese-born Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Career statistics in Hong Kong ''As of 11 May 2013'' International career He is selected by Hong Kong nationa ...

from

, loan * Zhang Jianzhong from Guangzhou Pharmaceutical to

* Vítor Hugo from Happy Valley to

9 November 2006 * Torin William Didenko to

from Rangers to

* Destiny O Ugo from Fukien AA to

from

, loan 17 November 2006 * Ícaro to Happy Valley * Vandré to Happy Valley * Joao Miguel Pinto da Silva to

* Manprit Singh from

to Rangers 24 November 2006 * Ghislain Bell Bell to Rangers * Cristiano Alves Pereira to

Colly Barnes Ezeh Colly Barnes Ezeh, commonly known as Colly, also known as Steve (, born 10 December 1979) is a Nigerian-born Hong Kong football player. Career Club career When he was in Mohun Bagan AC, he only played in cup matches. International career :''A ...

from Happy Valley to

6 December 2006 * Petri Jalava to

, trial 9 December 2006 * Li Ming to Happy Valley * Engelbert Romaric Asse-Etoga to Happy Valley * Blaise Ndolar to Happy Valley 15 December 2006 * Victor Inegbenoise to

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to Rangers, trial 12 January 2007 * Jorginho to

* Waldir to

* Picoli to

Liang Zicheng Liang Zicheng (, born 18 March 1982) is a former Chinese-born Hong Kong professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' ...

* Wang Gang to

* Duan Gaoyuan to

Luo Jing Luo Jing (; May 29, 1961 – June 5, 2009) was a prominent news anchor for China Central Television (CCTV), the main state broadcaster of the People's Republic of China. He was known all over China as an announcer for the 7:00 pm CCTV News ...

* Francis Yonga to

Cornelius Udebuluzor Cornelius Chi-Dubem Udebuluzor (; born 27 August 1974) is a former Nigerian professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career Udebuluzor started his career at Górnik Zabrze. He represented Hong Kong League XI in various friendly ma ...

to Rangers 23 January 2007 * Richard Jeffries to

2 March 2007 *

Liu Lei Liu Lei (; born February 1957) is a general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). He has been Political Commissar of the PLA Ground Force since December 2015, and formerly served as Political Commissar of the Lanzhou Military Region a ...

* Wang Fengqing to

* Zhang Sheng to

* Chan Chun Yu to

* Anderson da Silva to

Ye Jia Ye Jia (, born ), is a former Chinese-born Hong Kong professional footballer. He is an all-rounded player who can play as an attacking midfielder or a striker on the field. He is currently the assistant coach of Hong Kong Premier League club ...

to Rangers *

Alexandre de Moraes Alexandre de Moraes (; born 13 December 1968 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian jurist, currently serving as president of the Superior Electoral Court and as a justice of the Supreme Federal Court. Life Married with three children, Alexandre de Mor ...

to Rangers 15 March 2007 * Delphin Tshibanda Tshibangu to

* Yaw Anane from

16 March 2007 * Cheung Tsz Kin from

, loan * Lo Chi Hin from

, loan *

Wisdom Fofo Agbo Wisdom Fofo Agbo ( ''Fofo'', born June 25, 1979) is a former Ghanaian-born Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Club career Fofo went on a trial to Guizhou Zhicheng on 13 June 2013. However, he did not play in ...

to Rangers * Hon Kwok Chun to

* Li Shu San to

17 March 2007 *

from Rangers to

* Tam Kwok Fu to

* Antonio Serrano to

17 March 2007 *

Jaimes McKee Jaimes Anthony McKee (; born 14 April 1987) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward or winger. He was the top scorer of the Hong Kong Senior Shield in the 2006–07 season and the top scorer of the Hong Kong First Divisi ...

from

* Lai Kai Cheuk from

Shek Kip Mei Shek Kip Mei, is an area in New Kowloon, to the northeast of the Kowloon Peninsula of Hong Kong. It borders Sham Shui Po and Kowloon Tong. History At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Shek Kip Mei was 72. A major fire on 25 ...

* Juninho Petrolina to Happy Valley * Marcão to Happy Valley * Denisson to Happy Valley * Cleiton Mendes dos Santos to

Chan Wai Ho Chan Wai Ho (born ) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer and current amateur player for Hong Kong First Division club Eastern District. Chan was a member of the East Asian Games gold medal-winning Hong Kong U-23 squad in 2009. He ...

from Rangers to

HKD The Hong Kong dollar (, sign: HK$; code: HKD) is the official currency of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It is subdivided into 100 cents or 1000 mils. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is the monetary authority of Hong Kong and ...

$40k

Retirements

Deaths

* Yuen Kuen Tao, 63, former Hong Kong international. *

Henry Fok Henry Fok Ying Tung (10 May 1923 – 28 October 2006) was a Hong Kong businessman. He has ancestral roots in Lianxi Village, Panyu, now part of Guangzhou, Guangdong. Fok was the vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's ...

, 83, former member of

FIFA FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...

's executive committee HKFA's Life Honorary President.FIFA mourns former EXCO member Fok
''FIFA.com'', 31 October 2006

References

External links

2009-10-22)
總結香港代表隊2006年的成績(一)
at ''HKFA.com''
總結香港代表隊2006年的成績(二)
at ''HKFA.com''
總結香港代表隊2006年的成績(三)
at ''HKFA.com'' {{DEFAULTSORT:2006-07 in Hong Kong football