Eastern Athletic Association Football Team Limited, also known as Eastern Sports Club (), is a

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professional

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whose

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section competes in the

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, the top flight of Hong Kong football. The

team is known as Eastern Football Team () (currently known for sponsorship reasons as Eastern Long Lions Football Team () and plays in the

. In 2017, Eastern became the first club from Hong Kong to compete in the group stage of

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History

Early history

In 1925, a group of workers from the in

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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 Kong First Division, finishing 11th.

1940–1990

Eastern won its first trophy in club history in 1940, capturing the

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in a 2–1 victory over

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. Success was not permanent at Eastern who were relegated back to the Second Division not long after and did not return until the 1948–49 season. The 1950s saw the first period of sustained success for Eastern. The club won the First Division for the first time in 1955–56 and captured two Senior Shields during this decade. It was also during the 50s when Hong Kong football legend

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signed with Eastern and earned his debut in the First Division. Lam would go on to spend four separate spells at Eastern throughout his career although silverware eluded Lam during those years. During the 1960s and 70s, the majority of Eastern's funding came from pro-Taiwan backed groups while rivals Happy Valley received sponsorship from pro-China groups. An intense rivalry developed between the clubs during this period and the media referred to the derbies between them as the "Chinese Civil War." In the 1981–82 season the club was managed by former

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captain and

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winner

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. Notable English players such as 1966 World Cup winner Alan Ball and

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played for the club in the early 80s. Eastern's ability to attract such players was due to their large budget, funded by billionaire businessman

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. The strong squad were able to win two Senior Shields and a

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in the 80s, however, they were never able to capture the First Division title.

Eastern Dynasty

Following the 1990–91 season, third placed club

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announced that they would be withdrawing from the First Division. This became the catalyst for Eastern's dynasty in the first half of the 90s as many former Lai Sun players found a home at Eastern. Starting with a runners up finish in 1991–92, the club then dominated Hong Kong football, winning three consecutive First Division titles between 1992 and 1995. During the 1993–94 and 1994–95 seasons, the club won the treble, capturing all three major trophies in both seasons. Unfortunately, due to a massive reduction in sponsorship revenue prior to the 1995–96 season, Eastern had to release many of their top players and were forced to sign younger, less experienced players. A year later, the club were relegated after a last place finish and returned to the Second Division for the first time since 1948.

Relegation and subsequent promotion

In the subsequent ten years following relegation in 1997, Eastern struggled in the league. The club finished at the bottom of the Second Division in 2002–03 and dropped down to the Third Division. They would eventually turn the tide by capturing the Third Division title in 2004–05 and returned to the second tier. Ahead of the 2006–07 season Eastern were to be demoted to

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but the

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intervened and invited the club to compete in

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for 2007–08 season. It looked unlikely at first that for the club to obtain sufficient sponsorship to make the move up, however the club confirmed their participation in July 2007. After competing in the top flight for two seasons, Eastern decided to drop into the Third Division ahead of the 2009–10 season due to financial difficulties. After declining the right to promotion twice during their stay in the Third Division, the club finally accepted promotion during the 2011–12 season in which they won all 18 of their league matches and finished as champions. During the 2012–13 season, Eastern was promoted back to the First Division League as the third place finishers in the Second Division League. They were branded as Eastern Salon from 2012 to 2016 for sponsorship reasons. In April 2016, Eastern won the

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under the guidance of

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, becoming the first men's professional association football team to win a domestic, top flight championship under the management of a woman. Eastern lost only one game in the 2015–16 season under Chan. In the 2016–17 season, Eastern was branded as Eastern Long Lions for sponsorship reasons. They beat Kitchee 3–1 to win the Community Cup. The club also reached the final of the Senior Shield before losing to Kitchee 2–1 at

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. The club went on a season-long unbeaten run in the league until the final match day when they lost to Kitchee 4–1 at

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and finished runners up. The season also marked the first time for a Hong Kong club to compete in the group stage of

. Eastern finished the ACL campaign with one point in six matches, finishing in the bottom of their group. The club's only silverware of the season came from the league playoff, where they beat

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3–0 in the final to secure their spot in the second qualifying round of the AFC Champions League the next year. In 2018, Eastern obtained the sponsorship of Top East Holdings, allowing the club to expand its budget. The club launched a program known as Project E in which Eastern will send its most promising young players to train with Portuguese club

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. Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Eastern lured reigning Coach of the Year Lee Chi Kin and many of his former players from

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in hopes of returning the club to title contender status.

Name history

*1932–2012: Eastern (東方) *2012–2016: Eastern Salon (東方沙龍) *2016–: Eastern Long Lions (東方龍獅)

Technical staff

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, - , Goalkeeping coach, , Ricardo Navarro , - , Physiotherapist, , Pau MP

Current squad

First team

^FP ^FP ^LP ^FP ^FP ^FP Remarks:
^FP These players are registered as foreign players.
^LP These players are registered as local players in Hong Kong domestic football competitions.

Out on loan

Honours

League

:Champions (1): 2015–16 :Runners-up (3): 2014–15, 2016–17, 2019–20 * Hong Kong First Division :Champions (4): 1955–56, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95 :Runners-up (2): 1986–87, 1991–92 * Hong Kong Second Division :Champions (1): 1947–48 *

:Champions (3): 2004–05, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12

Cup Competitions

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:Champions (11): 1939–40, 1952–53, 1955–56, 1981–82, 1986–87, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2007–08, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2019–20 :Runners-up (4): 1947–48, 1971–72, 2016–17, 2017–18 *

:Champions (5): 1983–84, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2013–14, 2019–20 :Runners-up (2): 1994–95, 2014–15 *

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:Champions (1):

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:Champions (2): 1970–72, 1980–81 *

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: Champions (1): 2016 :Runners-up (1): 2017

Season-to-season record

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Shing Mun Valley Sports Ground Shing Mun Valley Sports Ground ( Chinese: 城門谷運動場) is a sports ground located in Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong. It consists of a Tartan track and a football pitch. It replaces Tsuen Wan Sports Ground as the only sports ground i ...

Sham Shui Po Sports Ground Sham Shui Po Sports Ground () is public sports ground located in Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It opened on 9 January 1988. Facilities *1 all-weather, international standard 400-metre running track (8 lanes) *1 grass pitch with flood lights ...

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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 Asia ...

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Continental record

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Record

In 1992–93 season, Eastern maintained a record of 9 straight wins in the first half of the First Division League season. The team scored 30 goals in the first 9 matches with no goals conceded. It was a record of 3-zero (0 draw, 0 loss, 0 conceded). Eastern captured 3 trophies in that season, and regained the League Champion title after 37 years.

Head coaches

(卜比·摩亞) (1981–1982) * Peter Wong (黃興桂) *

Tsang Wai Chung Tsang Wai Chung () is a former Hong Kong professional footballer. He was head coach of South China and Hong Kong national football team. On 17 September 2008, Tsang asked to leave due to health reasons. He temporarily left the responsibility of ...

(曾偉忠) *

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 ...

(米路) (2007–2008) *

Chan Hiu Ming Chan Hiu Ming (; born 19 March 1975) is a Hong Kong professional football manager who is currently the head coach of Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man. He holds an AFC Pro License and is also a coaching and fitness instructor for the As ...

(陳曉明),

Lee Kin Wo Lee Kin Wo (, born 20 October 1967 in Hong Kong) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer. Lee won the Hong Kong Footballer of the Year award three times during his career. He holds an AFC "A" License. Club career Lee Kin Wo made his ...

(李健和),

Lo Kai Wah Lo may refer to any of the following: Arts and entertainment * ''Lo!'', the third published nonfiction work of the author Charles Fort * L.O., a fictional character in the Playhouse Disney show Happy Monster Band * ''Lo'' (film), a 2009 indep ...

(羅繼華) (2008–2009) *

(李健和) (2009–2013) *

(高尼路) (2013–2015) *

Yeung Ching Kwong Yeung Ching Kwong (, born 7 May 1976 in Hong Kong) is a former Hong Kong professional football player and currently a football coach. Managerial career Yeung worked previously as an assistant with Pegasus and South China. In 2015, he served as h ...

(楊正光) (2015) *

(陳婉婷) (2015–2017) * Szeto Man Chun (司徒文俊) (2017–2018) *

(李健和) (caretaker) (2018) *

(陳婉婷) (2018–2019) *

Wong Chun Yue Wong Chun Yue (; born 28 January 1978 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong football coach and a former professional football player. Wong played as a right winger and he sometimes plays as a striker as well. Workable FC On 19 January 2008, Wong sco ...

(黃鎮宇) (caretaker) (2019) *

Andrejs Štolcers Andrejs Štolcers (born 8 July 1974) is a Latvian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Club career Born in Riga, Latvia, Štolcers started his career for Olimpija Rīga. He played there for two years from 19 ...

(安祖史杜錫) (caretaker) (2019) * Lee Chi Kin (李志堅) (2019–2021) *

(盧比度) (2021–present)

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* {{Hong Kong Premier League Eastern Athletic Association Association football clubs established in 1932 1932 establishments in Hong Kong