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Hong Kong Blake Garden AA Ltd. (, also known as HK Blake Garden AA or simply Blake Garden), is a
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 ...
club in Hong Kong. As of 2011 it plays in the
Hong Kong Third A Division League Hong Kong Third 'A' Division League was a division of the third overall tier of the Hong Kong football league system organised by the Hong Kong Football Association in Hong Kong, along with Hong Kong Third 'District' Division League. It was fol ...
. It was formed by a group of football fans in Blake Garden, Hong Kong. It had competed in the
Hong Kong First Division League The Hong Kong First Division League () is the second-highest division in the Hong Kong football league system. Established in 1908, it is the third oldest in Asia. The league was formerly the highest division in Hong Kong until the formation o ...
.


History

In the 1970s, Blake Garden attracted lovers of
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 ...
. A group of teenagers formed a team called Blake Garden. The team registered as a member of HKFA, and competed in Hong Kong Third Division League. In the 1975-76 season, Blake Garden, as a team competing in Hong Kong Third Division League, reached the final of Hong Kong Junior Challenge Shield. Blake Garden defeated Hong Kong Second Division League club Jardine SA with a penalty goal and advanced to the Hong Kong Second Division League. In the 1976-77 season, Blake Garden placed 2nd in the Second Division League, and promoted to the
Hong Kong First Division League The Hong Kong First Division League () is the second-highest division in the Hong Kong football league system. Established in 1908, it is the third oldest in Asia. The league was formerly the highest division in Hong Kong until the formation o ...
for the first time. In the 1977-78 season, Blake Garden reached the final of the
Hong Kong FA Cup Hong Kong FA Cup () is a knockout cup competition in Hong Kong football, run by and named after The Hong Kong Football Association. The first edition of the competition was held in 1975, before then the cup was known as the Golden Jubilee Cup. Th ...
, losing to
Seiko SA Seiko Sports Association () were one of the most popular and successful football teams in the history of football in Hong Kong. The team withdrew from the Hong Kong First Division League after the 1985–86 season. History Seiko was a team spons ...
. In the 1978-79 season, during the match against Yuen Long District SA on 11 March 1978, players got in a fight. Blake Garden placed last that season and was relegated to the Second Division.


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Club Information from HKFA
{{Hong Kong Third Division "A" League Football clubs in Hong Kong 1971 establishments in Hong Kong