Shek Kip Mei Sports Association () was a

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club which played in the

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. It is better known as Workable FC () and

Tuen Mun Progoal FC Tuen Mun Progoal Football Club () was a Hong Kong football club which played in the Hong Kong First Division League in the 2008–09 and 2009–10 season. It borrowed the entities of Shek Kip Mei to compete in the league. Match-fixing controversy ...

(), which are under the football division of

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from 2007 to 2009.

History

The team got the 1st Runner-up in

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 fo ...

in 2005–06 season and qualified into Third Division League Final Round to fight for 2 promotion positions among 4 teams. Shek Kip Mei topped the table and was promoted to

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Workable (2007–2008)

After the promotion, the team added a few former

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players to strengthen the team for further promotion to the First Division. The team finished second in the Second Division in the 2006–07 season and has been promoted to the First Division in 2007–08. After the promotion, the team obtained an

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4,000,000 naming sponsorship from Workable Corporation and was named as Workable Football Club to compete in First Division League. The team released all the promotion heroes in Shek Kip Mei and obtained a few players from the extinct

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as the stem of team construction. They played its debut match in First Division on 8 September 2007, drawing 2–2 with

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. The match was also highlighted by that Workable manager

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was the head coach of

in the previous season. The club dissolved after the end of the 2007–08 season, which they finished 9th out of 10 teams in First Division.

Tuen Mun Progoal (2008–2009)

The team was renamed as Tuen Mun Progoal for the 2008–09 Hong Kong First Division League season, after lending its entry to Progoal Limited. However, in November 2009, Shek Kip Mei was disqualified because

Tuen Mun Progoal Tuen Mun Progoal Football Club () was a Hong Kong football club which played in the Hong Kong First Division League in the 2008–09 and 2009–10 season. It borrowed the entities of Shek Kip Mei to compete in the league. Match-fixing controversy ...

defaulted labour insurance.Matters concerned with Shek Kip Mei Sports Association (Team name used in First Division matches – Tuen Mun Progoal)
The Hong Kong Football Association, 27 November 2009

Honours

**''Runners-up (1):'' 2006–07 * Third Division Final **''Winners (1):'' 2005–06 * Third Division "A" **''Runners-up (1):'' 2005–06

Recent seasons

References

External links

wkfc.com.hk
Official website
Shek Kip Mei SA
at HKFA.com *{{in lang, zh}
Workable fan's blog
Football clubs in Hong Kong Defunct football clubs in Hong Kong Association football clubs established in 2007 Association football clubs disestablished in 2009