Hong Kong Pegasus FC () are a

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club based in

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. Founded in 2008, the club currently competes in the

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History

TSW Pegasus was established in June 2008, and they had their first season in 2008–09 Hong Kong First Division League with a budget of about

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$10,000,000. On 21 December 2008, Pegasus won their first trophy, defeating

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in the 2008 Senior Shield Final. In July 2012, the club was renamed as Sun Pegasus following introduction of a new sponsor. After the 2014–15 season, Sun International Resources Limited withdrew their sponsorship. Their club was renamed Hong Kong Pegasus following a takeover by

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. In October 2020, the club was renamed back to TSW Pegasus and returned to

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. After spending 13 years in top flight, Pegasus confirmed their withdrawal from the 2021–22 HKPL season and decided to self-relegate to the

Name history

*2008–2012: TSW Pegasus (天水圍飛馬) *2012–2015: Sun Pegasus (太陽飛馬) *2015–2020: Hong Kong Pegasus (香港飛馬) *2020–2021: TSW Pegasus (天水圍飛馬) *2021–present: Hong Kong Pegasus (香港飛馬)

Colours and badge

Pegasus's home colours are a red shirt with white shorts. Their away colours are a white shirt with black shorts. The current kits are designed by

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. The team historically has played with an all yellow kit as their home colours, but after their name change to Hong Kong Pegasus, the club owners decided to make a change. It proved to be a largely unpopular decision with the club's fans. The current Pegasus badge is a

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inside a yellow and red shield, which is representative of "creating miracles", "vigor", "vitality" and "creativeness" in

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Club equipment

TSW Pegasus has a bus for team transportation which is sponsored by Fuso. The team also rented an entire 48th floor of a block of Central Park Towers in

Tin Shui Wai Tin Shui Wai New Town is a satellite town in the northwestern New Territories of Hong Kong. Originally a ' fish pond area, it was developed in the 1980s as the second new town in Yuen Long District and the eighth in Hong Kong. It is due northw ...

as accommodation for team members. Renovation work is already completed.

Stadium

TSW Pegasus applied to

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for the use of

and

Tin Shui Wai Sports Ground Tin Shui Wai Sports Ground is a multi-use sports ground at 2 Tin Shui Road, Tin Shui Wai, Yuen Long, Hong Kong. It has a grass football field and a 400m running track. It will be used by TSW Pegasus as its main training ground during the 2008-09 ...

for its home matches. HKFA replied that it will grant the application provided the grass turf at the stadium is up to standard after its examination. Later, the HKFA accepted the application of having the

as TSW Pegasus's home ground for the game against

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on 5 October 2008. The team's directors promised to make a fanfare at the stadium on the day. HKFA chairman Leung Hung Tak later claimed that a total of three home games for TSW Pegasus will be played at

in the 2008–09 season. For the 2013–14 season, TSW Pegasus has moved its home ground from

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. From 2015 to 2018, the club used

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as their home ground. By virtue of their third-place finish in the 2017–18 season, Pegasus exercised their right to use the

for 2018–19. In October 2020, Pegasus returned to

Supporters

Pegasus has a fanbase mainly based in

and

as they are Pegasus' original home districts. The club has an official fanclub known as "Pegasus Base". The club's slogan is "Pegasus, our team".

Community contribution

TSW Pegasus held a big recruitment event at

to recruit U-15 and U-19 team players on 3 August 2008. At the same time, the team also recruited a few team assistants in order to provide job opportunity for the local residents. It played a friendly game against

in the afternoon and the teams drew 1–1, TSW Pegasus lost (3–5) on penalties.

Season-to-season record

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''Note'':

Continental record

Honours

League

* Hong Kong First Division **Runners-up (3): 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14

Cup competitions

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**Champions (1): 2008–09 **Runners-up (1): 2013–14 *

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 ...

**Champions (2): 2009–10, 2015–16 **Runners-up (3): 2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13 *

Hong Kong League Cup Hong Kong Football Association League Cup () is an annual football competition contested by clubs in the top-tier Hong Kong domestic football league (currently Hong Kong Premier League). The cup was relaunched for the 2014–15 season after being ...

**Runners-up (3): 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12 *

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**Champions (1): 2015–16 **Runners-up (1): 2016–17

Managers

José Ricardo Rambo José Ricardo Rambo ( ''Ricardo'', born August 17, 1971 in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil), is a Brazilian football coach. He works for football development in Hong Kong after retired from professional football. He is the former player and manager of ...

(1 July 2008 – June 2009) *

Dejan Antonić Dejan Antonić (, ; born 22 January 1969) is a Serbian football manager and former player. He is the father of footballer Stefan Antonić, who has played for Southern in the 2020–21 season. Early career He started his professional football pl ...

(August 2009 – 30 December 2009) *

(30 December 2009 – 30 June 2010) *

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 ...

(1 July 2010 – 14 June 2012) *

Chan Ho Yin Chan Ho Yin (; born 25 February 1978 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong football coach and a former professional football player. Career Chan was a member of Hong Kong U-21 in 1990, participating in Gothia Cup and Dana Cup. For his club career, he ...

(10 July 2012 – 9 October 2012) * Chan Chi Hong (9 October 2012 – 9 June 2014) *

(9 June 2014 – 27 January 2015) * Chan Chi Hong (27 January 2015 – 30 June 2015) * Lee Chi Kin (8 July 2015 – 11 April 2016) * Kevin Bond (11 April 2016 – May 2016) * Steve Gallen (23 June 2016 – 3 November 2016) * Kevin Bond (7 November 2016, – 6 May 2017) *

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 ...

(19 June 2017 – 14 June 2018) * Pedro García (2 July 2018 – 30 September 2018) *

(30 September 2018 – 10 July 2019) *

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 ...

(10 July 2019 – 10 May 2020) *

Kwok Kar Lok Kenneth Kwok Kar Lok (; born 14 March 1980) is a Hong Kong football coach and former footballer. He is currently the head coach of Hong Kong Premier League club Sham Shui Po. He is the son of former Taiwan international Kwok Kam-hung. Club ca ...

(10 May 2020 – 30 June 2021)

References

External links

Official webpage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sun Pegasus Fc Football clubs in Hong Kong Hong Kong Premier League Association football clubs established in 2008 2008 establishments in Hong Kong