Hong Kong Rangers FC

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Rangers
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Full name Hong Kong Rangers Football Club
Founded 1960
President Hong Kong Mok Yiu Keung
Head Coach Hong Kong Law Kwok Ho
League Hong Kong Second Division
2007–08 First Division, 10th
(relegated)
Home colours
Away colours

Hong Kong Rangers Football Club (traditional Chinese: 流浪足球會, often abbreviated to Rangers), is a Hong Kong football club and plays in Hong Kong First Division League. It won the Hong Kong League once, the Senior Challenge Shield 4 times, the FA Cup twice.

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[edit] History

The club was founded in 1958 by a Scottish expatriate from Glasgow named Ian John Petrie. He named his club after Rangers F.C.. It was the first Asian football club with modern football club managing system. In the early days, the club could not complete 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 1960's. In 1970, the club brought three Scottish professional players to Hong Kong. They were the first European professional players to play in the Hong Kong League, opening a new chapter in Hong Kong's football history. Great players such as Joe Brennan, Jimmy Liddell, and Derek Currie were a few to name. More were to follow in the 80's such as Steve Paterson Jimmy Bone, and Tommy Nolan.

[edit] Today

Since October 12, 2001, the club had been named after its sponsor, Buler, resulting in the name "Buler Rangers" up until Summer 2006. On 15 September 2007, the club announced that it has secured a large sponsorship from Bulova, a watch brand which used to fund a famous Hong Kong football team decades ago, and used "Bulova Rangers" as the team name.

Over the last decade, Rangers' policy in youth investment has paid off, gaining the club a reputation for an excellent school for young footballers. The Rangers youth academy has produced many of Hong Kong's finest youngsters, though many have been signed to bigger clubs since, some have chosen to stay with their club who nurtured them. Ranger's youth system has been so successful it is common to see Rangers providing the bulk of Hong Kong's age-grade international youth teams spanning all U-15, U-17, U-19 and U-21 levels.

Rangers also sold Chan Wai Ho to South China in 2007 for HK$400,000, breaking the transfer record in Hong Kong.

[edit] Honours

Major trophies are listed below.

[edit] Performance in AFC competitions

1995/96: Second Round

[edit] Famous players

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[edit] 2006-07 Season

[edit] 2005-06 Season

[edit] External links

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