North District Football Club (), currently known as Crownity North District due to sponsorship reasons, is a
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 ...
professional
football club
A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an all- ...
which currently competes in the
Hong Kong Premier League
The Hong Kong Premier League () is a Hong Kong professional football league organised by the Hong Kong Football Association. It is currently sponsored by BOC Life and officially known as BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League (). The inaugural seaso ...
, the top tier of Hong Kong football.
History
North District began fielding a football team in the
Hong Kong football league system
Football (soccer) is the most popular sport in Hong Kong, followed by rugby union. The Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA) is the governing body for football in Hong Kong.
History
The first football club of Hong Kong is Hong Kong Football C ...
in 2002 as part of a
Hong Kong Football Association
The Hong Kong Football Association Limited (), often abbreviated to the HKFA, is the governing body of association football in Hong Kong. Its current chairman is Pui Kwan Kay and its Chief Executive Officer is Joaquin Tam.
History
The HKFA was ...
initiative to involve district representative teams. North District were part of a group of 11 districts who participated in the inaugural season of this project.
During the
2008–09 season, North District finished second bottom from the table and came close to being eliminated from the football league. However, the club was able to finish second in the Elimination Playoff and was allowed to remain.
As part of the HKFA's decision to unify the
Third Division A League and the
Third Division District League, North District were placed in the
Hong Kong Fourth Division during the
2012–13 season based on their prior season's results.
Starting from the 2016–17 season, North District has been branded as Golik North District due to sponsorship reasons.
On 29 April 2018, North District defeated KCDRSC 4–1 to clinch the
Hong Kong Third Division Hong may refer to:
Places
*Høng, a town in Denmark
*Hong Kong, a city and a special administrative region in China
*Hong, Nigeria
*Hong River in China and Vietnam
*Lake Hong in China
Surnames
*Hong (Chinese name)
*Hong (Korean name)
Organiz ...
title for the first time. They gained promotion to the
Hong Kong Second Division.
In the
2018–19 season, North District won the
Hong Kong Second Division title and was promoted to the
Hong Kong First Division.
On 22 June 2023, after finishing third in the
First Division, North District was granted promotion to the
Hong Kong Premier League
The Hong Kong Premier League () is a Hong Kong professional football league organised by the Hong Kong Football Association. It is currently sponsored by BOC Life and officially known as BOC Life Hong Kong Premier League (). The inaugural seaso ...
by the
HKFA board of directors.
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on.cc 22 June 2023
Starting from the 2023–24 season, North District has been rebranded as Crownity North District due to sponsorship reasons.
Name history
*2002–2012: North District (北區)
*2012–2015: Rainbow Legend North District (彩俊北區)
*2015–2016: REX Global North District (御濠北區)
*2016–2023: Golik North District (高力北區)
*2023–: Crownity North District (均業北區)
Team staff
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, Goalkeeping coach, , Ho Kwok Chuen
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Ho Kwok Chuen (; born 20 February 1977) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeping coach of Hong Kong Premier League club North District.
Club career Sun Hei
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, Fitness coach, , Law Man Chung
Current squad
First team
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FP
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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.
Out on loan
Season-to-season record
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!FA Cup
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!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 ...
!League Cup
In several sports, most prominently association football, a league cup or secondary cup generally signifies a cup competition for which entry is restricted only to teams in a particular league. The first national association football tournament t ...
!Sapling Cup
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Fourth or the fourth may refer to:
* the ordinal form of the number 4
* ''Fourth'' (album), by Soft Machine, 1971
* Fourth (angle), an ancient astronomical subdivision
* Fourth (music), a musical interval
* ''The Fourth'' (1972 film), a Sovie ...
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Fourth or the fourth may refer to:
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* ''Fourth'' (album), by Soft Machine, 1971
* Fourth (angle), an ancient astronomical subdivision
* Fourth (music), a musical interval
* ''The Fourth'' (1972 film), a Sovie ...
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The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Foo ...
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North District Sports Ground () is a multi-purpose sports ground located at 26 Tin Ping Road, Sheung Shui, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of Hong Kong Government
The Government of ...
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''Note'':
Honours
League
* Hong Kong Second Division
: Champions (1): 2018–19
* Hong Kong Third Division Hong may refer to:
Places
*Høng, a town in Denmark
*Hong Kong, a city and a special administrative region in China
*Hong, Nigeria
*Hong River in China and Vietnam
*Lake Hong in China
Surnames
*Hong (Chinese name)
*Hong (Korean name)
Organiz ...
: Champions (1): 2017–18
Head coaches
* Lam Hiu Fung (2016–2017)
* Choi Chung Yin (2019–2023)
* Leung Chi Wing (2023–)
References
External links
North District
at HKFA
{{Hong Kong Premier League
North District FC
2002 establishments in Hong Kong
Football clubs in Hong Kong
Hong Kong First Division League
Hong Kong Premier League
North District, Hong Kong
Association football clubs established in 2002