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2016–17 Hong Kong Sapling Cup
2016–17 Hong Kong Sapling Cup (officially the 2016–17 R&F Properties Sapling Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 2nd edition of the Sapling Cup. The Cup is contested by the 9 teams in the 2016–17 Hong Kong Premier League. The objective of the Cup was to create more potential playing opportunities for youth players. In this Cup competition, each team must play a minimum of two players born on or after 1 January 1995 (U22) and six foreign players at most during every whole match, or send at most four foreign players during every whole match. Tai Po Tai Po is an List of areas of Hong Kong, area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It refers to the vicinity of the traditional market towns in the area presently known as Tai Po Old Market or Tai Po Kau Hui () (the original "Tai Po Mark ... won the title on 3 May 2017. Calendar Results First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final External links Hong Kong Sapling Cup - Hong Kong Football Association Re ...
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Tai Po FC
Tai Po Football Club () is a Hong Kong professional football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League, the top flight of Football in Hong Kong, Hong Kong football. In the 2018–19 Hong Kong Premier League, 2018–19 season, Tai Po won their first league title becoming the third club to win the title. The club is the first district team to win a top-flight title since Yuen Long FC, Yuen Long during the 1962–63 season and the first-ever district team to win the Hong Kong Premier League title. Tai Po became the first club in Hong Kong to win the first, second and third tier league title in history. History Early stage (2002–2007) Tai Po entered the newly formed Hong Kong Third District Division League, Third District Division in 2002–03 season. The club was promoted to the Hong Kong Second Division League, Second Division in 2004–05 season after claiming the title of the Third Division in the previous season. In 2005–06 Hong Kong Second Division L ...
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Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground
Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground () is a multi-purpose stadium in Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It occupies about 43,000 square metres and its construction cost over HK $230 million. Opened in December 1996, the Sports Ground is a concrete structure built on a single level, with a permanent seating capacity of 11,981 Facilities * Natural grass football field * Athletic facilities conforming to the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) standard for track and field competitions. Ancillary facilities * A weight training room for athletes * Six air-conditioned changing and shower rooms (two for referees and four for teams) * A function room and a VIP room * Refreshment kiosks * A fee-paying car park with 70 parking spaces (5 for coaches, 10 for motorcycles and 55 for private cars) Hong Kong First Division League * Citizen AA used this sports ground as the home stadium in 2009–10 season. * Hong Kong Yokohama used this sport ...
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Hong Kong Rangers FC
Hong Kong Rangers Football Club (), often abbreviated to Rangers, currently known as Biu Chun Rangers due to sponsorship reasons, is a Hong Kong professional association football, football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League. They have won the Hong Kong First Division League, Hong Kong First Division once, the Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield, Senior Shield four times, the Hong Kong FA Cup twice and the Hong Kong Sapling Cup, Sapling Cup once. History Formation to 2000 The club was founded in 1958 by a Scottish expatriate from Glasgow named Ian Petrie. He named his club after Rangers F.C., Rangers. It was the first Asian football club with a modern football club managing system. In the early days, the club could not compete with the bigger clubs financially so Petrie relied on young players and the team was known as a breeding ground for young players. Kwok Ka Ming was the best known players discovered by Petrie in the 1960s. In 1970, the club brough ...
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Mong Kok
Mong Kok (Chinese language, Chinese: 旺角), also spelled Mongkok, often abbreviated as MK, is an area in Kowloon, Hong Kong. The Prince Edward, Hong Kong, Prince Edward subarea occupies the northern part of Mong Kok. As one of the major shopping areas in Hong Kong, Mong Kok is characterised by a mixture of old and new multi-story buildings, with shops and restaurants at street level, and commercial or residential units above. Major industries in Mong Kok are retail, restaurants (including fast food) and entertainment. It has been described and portrayed in films as an area in which Triad (organized crime), triads run bars, nightclubs, and massage parlor, massage parlours. With its extremely high population density of , Mong Kok was described as the busiest district in the world by the ''Guinness World Records''. Name Until 1930, the area was called Mong Kok Tsui (). The current English name is a transliteration of its older Chinese name (; ), or (; ), which is named for it ...
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Tan Chun Lok
Mark Tan Chun Lok (; born 15 January 1996) is a Hong Kong professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee and the Hong Kong national team. Early career He graduated from Diocesan Boys' School and Hong Kong Baptist University. In 2009, Tan won a Dreams Come True scholarship which allowed him to complete his high school studies in Britain at the Brooke House College Football Academy with all costs covered. Tan signed a professional contract with Peterborough United in January 2010 after a six-week trial. Club career In 2013, Tan returned to Hong Kong and signed with Yokohama FC Hong Kong. In 2015, Tan joined Pegasus. Stating Tan was not ready to move to a big club yet, hejoined Tai Po in 2016. He earned the Best Young Player award for the second consecutive year during the 2016-17 season. Following two years at Tai Po, Tan signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F on 13 July 2 ...
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Itaparica (footballer)
Manoel dos Santos Filho (; born 8 July 1980), commonly known as Itaparica, is a former Brazilian-born Hong Kong professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Club career South China Itaparica played in Campeonato Brasileiro Série A for several clubs, including Cruzeiro, Avai and Portuguesa. He joined South China and made his debut for the team on the away league game against Lanwa Redbull on 15 September 2007, where the team won by 3–1. He scored his first goal for the team in the league match against Workable on 26 September 2007, where the team won by 6–1. Pegasus Since the 2009–10 season, Itaparica has been top scorer in Hong Kong three consecutive seasons. It was an outstanding achievement considering he played most of the time as an attacking midfielder for TSW Pegasus. He is able to score in all competitions he played with an amazing scoring percentage nearly 60%. With such superb and consistence performance he was named 'Hong Kong Best Eleven' in ...
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Dudu (footballer, Born 17 April 1990)
Luis Eduardo Chebel Klein Nunes (; born 17 April 1990), commonly known as Dudu, is a professional footballer who plays as centre-back or defensive midfielder for Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man. Born in Brazil, he plays for the Hong Kong national team."開季初探:和富大埔 1-2 南華 (大埔篇)"
Fanpiece, 25 September 2016


Club career

Dudu came through the youth system of giants Santos, where he once
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Sean Tse
Sean Tse Ka Keung (, ; born 3 May 1992) is an English-born Hong Kong professional footballer who plays for Northern Premier League Division One West club Stalybridge Celtic. Club career Manchester City Tse was born in Salford, Greater Manchester, to a Hong Kongese father and an English mother of Irish descent. He went on trial with Manchester United in 2004 before joining Manchester City at under-14 level in September 2005. He spent the majority of seasons in the academy team, and was voted the Academy Player of the Month in November 2009. After finishing his time in the academy, he was released by Manchester City in May 2012. South China In August 2012, despite being linked with Oldham Athletic, Tse signed for Hong Kong side South China. He made his Hong Kong First Division League debut on 2 September 2012, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute in a 5–2 win over Yokohama FC Hong Kong at Hong Kong Stadium. Tai Po On 8 August 2017, Tai Po announced that they had signed Ts ...
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South China AA
South China Athletic Association (known simply as South China, SCAA, ) is a Hong Kong professional sports club with a football team competing in the Hong Kong First Division League, Hong Kong First Division, the second-tier league in Hong Kong football league system. The club is historically one of the most successful football clubs in Hong Kong, having won a record 41 First Division titles, a record 31 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield, Senior Shields, a record 10 Hong Kong FA Cup, FA Cups and 3 Hong Kong League Cup, League Cups. The club has a very long history in playing in the top-tier league, but decided to self-relegate after the end of the 2016–17 Hong Kong Premier League, 2016–17 season. Nicknamed "Shaolin Monastery, Shaolin Temple" and "Caroliners", South China has produced many great :Hong Kong footballers, Hong Kong footballers over the years. In November 2007, the club entered into a charity partnership with Hong Kong Red Cross. The partnership is a pioneer b ...
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Everton Camargo
Everton Camargo (; born 25 May 1991) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a winger for Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man. Born in Brazil, he plays for the Hong Kong national football team. Club career Wong Tai Sin On 4 January 2016, Camargo moved to Hong Kong club, Wong Tai Sin. Biu Chun Glory Sky On 21 July 2016, Camargo signed with Biu Chun Glory Sky."港超聯 半場撳掣!香港飛馬反勝標準灝天"
Oriental Daily, 11 September 2016


Yuen Long

On 15 July 2017, Yuen Long announced the signing of Camargo as a free agent during their
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Yeung Chi Lun
Lewis Yeung Chi Lun (; born 20 November 1989) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a midfielder or a defender. Club career Early career Yeung studied at Yan Chai Hospital Tung Chi Ying Memorial Secondary School, which is a school notable for impressive football results in the inter-school competitions. He helped the school win the inter-school football Jing Ying competition champions three times, and was awards the MVP of the tournament in 2007–2008. Yeung was a member of Rangers youth academy. He then joined Hong Kong 09 in 2007. Citizen Yeung joined Hong Kong First Division League club Citizen in 2008. He scored 3 league goals in his debut season when he was only 19 years old. Rangers He returned to Rangers in July 2012. However, due to lack of match playing chance, he chose to leave the club in the winter transfer window. Sun Hei Yeung joined fellow First Division club Sun Hei in January 2013. He helped the club avoid relegation to the Second D ...
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Pang Chiu Yin
Pang Chiu Yin (; born 12 October 1995) is a former Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Before becoming a footballer, he worked as an airport security guard. Club career Yuen Long revealed that they had signed Pang on 10 August 2019. He announced on 29 May 2020, that as a result of the club's financial struggles, he would leave after his contract expired. Honours Club ;Yuen Long * Hong Kong Senior Shield The Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield (), known commonly as the Senior Shield, is the football knockout inter-club competition held in Hong Kong and the fourth oldest football tournament in Asia. Traditionally, only teams that play in the Hong K ...: 2017–18 References External links *HKFA* 1995 births Living people Hong Kong men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Resources Capital FC players Happy Valley AA players Yuen Long FC players Tai Po FC players Hong Kong Sapling players 21st-century Hong Kong sportsme ...
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