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Tai Po Football Club (), also known as Wofoo Tai Po due to sponsorship reasons, is a Hong Kong professional
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which currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League. In the 2018–19 season, Tai Po successfully won their first top-flight title in club history. The club is the first district team to win a top-flight title since Yuen Long during the 1962–63 season and the first-ever district team to win the Hong Kong Premier League title.


History


Early Stage (2002–2007)

Tai Po entered the newly formed Third District Division in 2002–03 season. The club was promoted to the Second Division in 2004–05 season after claiming the title of the Third Division in the previous season. In 2005–06 season, they gained the promotion to the First Division after finishing second in the Second Division, behind HKFC. Tai Po struggled during early stage of the 2006–07 season, conceded 13 goals in the first three league matches, which is consistent with many pre-season predictions. The club's fourth game of the season was at home against local giants
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on 30 September 2006. This was the first ever First Division match to be played at
Tai Po Sports Ground Tai Po Sports Ground () is a sports ground located in Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was the home stadium of Hong Kong Premier League club Tai Po. History Tai Po Sports Ground staged its first ever Hong Kong First Division game on 30 ...
. With over 2,500 supporters cheering the home team and the signings of three Brazilian players, the club played courageously and only lost the game in the last minute by 2–3. The Greens' performance vastly improved since the home game. They recorded some surprising victories including a great come back (scored a 4–3 from 1–3) against the defending league champion Happy Valley and a last minute winner (a direct free kick to make it 2–1 by defender Joel in 90') against multiple cup winner Kitchee in November 2006. Tai Po secured their First Division berth for the 2007–08 season after defeating HKFC 3–0 on 5 April 2007, which also resulted in HKFC's relegation.


Ascension to the First Division (2007–2013)

After their maiden top flight season, the club's coach Chan Hiu Ming left the club for the newly promoted
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(Chinese: 華家堡). Tai Po spent most of the off-season searching for a new coach. Finally, former Hong Kong football star Tim Bredbury, who coached
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for a short period of time in the previous season, accepted the job. Moreover, in response to the successful and popular home game last season, Tai Po has applied for 5 home games to be played in Tai Po in the following season. HKFA has announced the decision: the first 9 matches of Tai Po FC, no matter scheduled as home or away game, will be played in
Tai Po Sports Ground Tai Po Sports Ground () is a sports ground located in Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was the home stadium of Hong Kong Premier League club Tai Po. History Tai Po Sports Ground staged its first ever Hong Kong First Division game on 30 ...
. But the arrangement was strongly criticised and objected by the first game opponent,
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's manager also Tai Po FC's ex-coach Chan Hiu Ming. Chan Hiu Ming expressed his team would not play their home game at
Tai Po Sports Ground Tai Po Sports Ground () is a sports ground located in Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was the home stadium of Hong Kong Premier League club Tai Po. History Tai Po Sports Ground staged its first ever Hong Kong First Division game on 30 ...
firmly and questioned the fairness about the arrangement. Eventually, HKFA re-arranged the schedule, where Tai Po would only play their home game at Tai Po Sports Ground for the entire season. Unfortunately, Tai Po Sports Ground's refurbishment didn't help much on the pitch quality. Up to this point, no Tai Po's game has been held at Tai Po Sports Ground. Apart from promoting players from the youth team, the team kept most of its important homegrown players, except Kan Tsz Yeung (Chinese: 簡子洋) and Chung Kin Keung (Chinese: 鍾健強), both left to join
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. The three foreign players also stayed with the team in the new season, including the fans' favourite
Christian Annan Christian Kwesi Annan (; born 3 May 1978) is a former Ghanaian-born Hong Kong people, Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker or Midfielder#Winger, left winger. He is renowned in Hong K ...
. New players was introduced after the season has started. Chinese player Ye Jia (Chinese: 葉佳) was signed from
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after the first match, and followed by the Brazilian forward
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respectively. On 6 June 2009, Tai Po won 4:2 against Pegasus, in front of 4,042 fans at the Hong Kong Stadium, to lift the HKFA Cup, marking the first time a district team has won the trophy. Caleb Ekwenugo, Sze Kin Wai, Lee Wai Lim and
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scored the goals for Tai Po. In addition, Lee Wai Lim won the title of Man of the Match. Tai Po thus qualified to play in the
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in
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. The 2013-14 season saw Tai Po secure promotion back to the First Division after a final day victory over top of the table rivals Wong Tai Sin. Building from a strong defensive foundation, Tai Po managed to complete the season having conceded just 11 goals in 22 league games.


Top flight tribulations and glory (2013–2019)

The club gained promotion to the newly formed Hong Kong Premier League after winning the 2013–14 Second Division. The club lost its first match in Hong Kong Premier League 4–1 against Kitchee. The club finished bottom at the table at the end of the season and were relegated back to the First Division. Having won the First Division League championship during the 2015–16 season, Tai Po were once again promoted to participate in the Hong Kong Premier League. Since having won the Senior Shield championship in 2012/13 Season, Tai Po won 2–1 to Hong Kong Pegasus in extra time, winning the first ever Sapling Cup champion in club history, as well as receiving the championship title of a tournament four seasons later. Brazilian Lucas Silva was elected the most valuable player of the tournament. The club slowly built a stable roster of players, relying on a backbone of
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,
Chan Siu Kwan Philip Chan Siu Kwan (; born 1 August 1992) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays for Hong Kong Premier League club Tai Po. He is primarily a central midfielder who can also play in the full back position. Early life Cha ...
, Leung Kwun Chung, Eduardo Praes, and captain Wong Wai. The club's budget rose to an all-time high of $18 million during the 2018–19 season as management sensed an opportunity to win the title, adding Hong Kong international
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in February to aid their chase. The gamble paid off on 4 May 2019, Tai Po defeated R&F 2–1 in the penultimate match of the season, successfully claiming their first top flight title in club history. The club became the first district team to win a top-flight title since Yuen Long in 1962–63.


Self relegation (2020–2022)

Tai Po's struggles off the pitch, however, commenced immediately after their title winning season. After budget cuts forced the club to say goodbye to their title winning head coach
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and most of their starters, the impact of the
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during the 2019–20 season led to the club encountering salary arrears. Fung Hoi Man, who was hired at the beginning of the season as the club's head coach and director of football, resigned in May 2020 in order to ease the financial strain on the club. However, Tai Po could not secure short term funding to continue on with the season, and on 29 May 2020, the Greens announced that they would withdraw from both the league and the
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. Two weeks later, Tai Po confirmed their withdrawal from participation in the
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. Frustrated with the club's mismanagement, the Tai Po District Council voted unanimously on 7 July 2020 to revoke the club's authority to represent the District for the 2020–21 season.


Return to top flight (2022–)

In July 2022, Tai Po accepted HKFA's invitation to be promoted to the
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.


Name history

*2002–2006: Tai Po (大埔) *2006–2008: Wofoo Tai Po (和富大埔) *2008–2011: NT Realty Wofoo Tai Po (新界地產和富大埔) *2011–2015:Wofoo Tai Po (和富大埔) *2015–2016:Tai Po (大埔) *2016–:Wofoo Tai Po (和富大埔)


Team staff

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Lui Chi Hing Lui Chi Hing (, born 10 January 1984) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a centre back or a defensive midfielder.
, - , Assistant coach, , Ye Jia , - , Assistant coach, ,
Tam Lok Hin Tam Lok Hin (, born 19 January 1991) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the assistant coach of Hong Kong Premier League club Tai Po. Club career Workable Tam Lok Hin made his Hong Kong F ...
, - , Assistant coach, , Lok Wai Nin , - , Assistant coach, , Tam Long Ming , - , Goalkeeping coach, , Chan Ka Ki


Current squad


First team

LP FP FP ''(on loan from Lee Man)'' FP FP Remarks:
LP These players are registered as local players in Hong Kong domestic football competitions.
FP These players are registered as foreign players.


Stadium


2006–07 season

Tai Po played their first home matches on
Tai Po Sports Ground Tai Po Sports Ground () is a sports ground located in Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was the home stadium of Hong Kong Premier League club Tai Po. History Tai Po Sports Ground staged its first ever Hong Kong First Division game on 30 ...
at 30 September 2006, against
South China South China () is a geographical and cultural region that covers the southernmost part of China. Its precise meaning varies with context. A notable feature of South China in comparison to the rest of China is that most of its citizens are not n ...
. As a public integrated sport facilities and is owned by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (Hong Kong Government), the pitch and grass quality are insufficient to meet the requirement of professional football.


2007–08 season

However, with the refurbishment in 2007, Tai Po has applied to have 5 home games, between September to November, to be held in the Sports Ground in season 2007–08. The Hong Kong Football Association later decided the first 9 matches of Tai Po, no matter scheduled as home or away game, will be played in
Tai Po Sports Ground Tai Po Sports Ground () is a sports ground located in Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was the home stadium of Hong Kong Premier League club Tai Po. History Tai Po Sports Ground staged its first ever Hong Kong First Division game on 30 ...
however, which is even more than the club demanded. The HKFA also considered arranging two matches on the same match day at the sports ground. (This type of arrangement is common in recent years of Hong Kong First Division League game, where two matches will be played immediately one after another in the same stadium, usually in weekend, so that fans can watch two matches with single match ticket price. It's known as double header. (Chinese: 雙料娛樂) However, in a 2007–08 pre-season pitch examination, HKFA eventually decided that the ground was not up to standard for First Division matches and in the end no game was held at the ground.


2008–09 season

HKFA finally decided all the 12 Home games of Tai Po in the season will be played in
Tai Po Sports Ground Tai Po Sports Ground () is a sports ground located in Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was the home stadium of Hong Kong Premier League club Tai Po. History Tai Po Sports Ground staged its first ever Hong Kong First Division game on 30 ...
. Therefore, Tai Po Sports Ground became the home stadium of Tai Po FC from then on, until now. Nearly two years after Tai Po played their first ever home game in the sports ground in the First Division, Tai Po played the home game at the sports ground again against Sheffield United (Hong Kong) on 13 September 2008. 1,136 fans attended the game and Tai Po won 2:1.


Supporters

Tai Po fans are generally Tai Po District residents. The fans also give enough impact in terms of quantity and atmosphere.
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Book

Wofoo Tai Po published its own book to commemorate its first season in the Hong Kong First Division League. The book is titled Wofoo Tai Po – where dreams come true (和富大埔—足可圓夢). The book has about 160 colour pages and is completely in Chinese. It contains many player interviews, history and views on district football and Hong Kong's participation in the
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. It retails at HK$68 (US$9). Its International Standard Book Number is: 978-988-99851-1-0.


Season-to-season record

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Continental record

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Retired numbers


Honours


League

* Hong Kong Premier League : Champions (1): 2018–19 : Runners-up (1): 2017–18 *
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: Champions (2): 2015–16, 2021-2022 * Hong Kong Second Division : Champions (1): 2013–14 : Runners-up (1): 2005–06 * Hong Kong Third Division : Champions (1): 2003–04


Cup

* Hong Kong FA Cup : Champions (1): 2008–09 : Runners-up (3): 2007–08,
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, 2017–18 * Hong Kong Senior Shield : Champions (1):
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: Runners-up (1): 2018–19 * Hong Kong Sapling Cup : Champions (1): 2016–17 : Runners-up (1): 2017–18 * Hong Kong Community Cup : Runners-up (1): 2018 * Hong Kong FA Cup Preliminary Round : Runners-up (1): 2015–16


Head coaches

* Chan Hiu Ming (2006–2007) * Tim Bredbury (2007) * Chan Ho Yin (2008–2009) *
Cheung Po Chun Cheung Po Chun (; born 11 May 1971 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong former professional footballer and current coach at Hong Kong Women League club Kitchee Women Football team. Career Cheung Po Chun was a goalkeeper when he was a footballer. He s ...
(2009–2013) * Pau Ka Yiu (2013–2016) *
Lee Chi Kin Lee Chi Kin (, born 27 December 1967) is a Hong Kong football manager. Managerial History Yokohama FC Hong Kong and Pegasus He won the Hong Kong Coach of the Year award in 2015 as manager of Yokohama FC Hong Kong. He moved to Pegasus during the ...
(2016–2019) * Fung Hoi Man,
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 ...
(2019) * Fung Hoi Man (2019–2020) * Davor Berber (2020) *
Chan Yuk Chi Chan Yuk Chi (, born 8 September 1984) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer. Club career Chan Yuk Chi was born in Hong Kong. He joined the youth team of Yee Hope and Hong Kong Rangers when he was in secondary school, but had chosen t ...
(2020–2022) * Li Hang Wui (2022–)


References


External links


Tai Po F.C. Official Facebook Page

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