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| Full name | Citizen Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Flat Bags | |||
| Founded | 1968 | |||
| Ground | Tsing Yi Sports Ground | |||
| Capacity | 1,500 | |||
| Chairman | Pui Kwan Kay, Calvin | |||
| Coach | Jorginho | |||
| League | Hong Kong First Division | |||
| 2015–16 | First Division, 6th | |||
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The Citizen Athletic Association (Chinese: 公民體育會), simply known as Citizen or TCAA, is a Hong Kong athletic club, based in Tsing Yi. Its football team plays in Hong Kong First Division League and is the holder of the Hong Kong FA Cup in 2007–08 and then Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield champions.
Recent history
2007–08 season
Citizen won the 2007-08 Hong Kong FA Cup. The club beat Tai Po FC in the final by 2:0.
2009–10 season
Due to Mong Kok Stadium's renovation, Citizen used the Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground in the 2009-10 Hong Kong First Division League season for its home games. Former South China striker Detinho joined the club.
2010–11 season
Citizen won the 2010-11 Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield by beating South China AA in the final after penalty kicks, thus earning the club the right to represent Hong Kong in the 2012 AFC Cup. To celebrate this victory, the club announced a prize fund of HK$800,000 (approx US$100,000), an iPhone 4 for every player and an end-of-season vacation for the whole team.[1]
2011–12 season
The club moved from the remote Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground to the renovated Mong Kok Stadium for the 2011-12 Hong Kong First Division League season. To compete in both local football and AFC Cup, Citizen has expanded its squad to include 27 players, adding Michael Campion, So Loi Keung, Chiu Chun Kit, Amaury Nunes and Yuto Nakamura to the club, while promoting two young players Chan Si-Chun and Yeung Ho Wan.[2] Citizen is spending an unprecedented HK$400,000 on the team's 12 days pre-season training camp in Vancouver, Canada, during which time the club will play 3 warm-up games.[3] The club announced on 7 September that Rasonic has become its new shirt sponsor for the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons. The sponsorship is worth HK$1 million.[4]
2013–14 season
The club moved from Mong Kok Stadium to Tsing Yi Sports Ground, which Citizen will share with Sun Hei SC as their common home ground.
Honours
- Hong Kong First Division League
- Runners-up (1): 2007–08
- Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
- Winners (1): 2010–11
- Runners-up (1): 2012–13
- Hong Kong FA Cup
- Winners (1): 2007–08
- Runners-up (1): 2009–10
- Hong Kong Second Division League
- Winners (2): 1999–2000, 2003–04
Performance in AFC competitions
- AFC Cup: 1 appearance
- 2012: Group Stage
Kit evolution
     2007–09
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2007–08 away
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2008–09 away
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 2006–07
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2006–07 away
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- Kit sponsors and manufacturers
| Period | Kit Manufacturer | Kit Sponsor |
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| 2005–06 | Lotto | bma |
| 2006–07 | HO | |
| 2007– | Jako |
Player
First team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Players with multiple nationality:
- Festus Baise (Local player)
- Detinho (Local player)
- Boris Si (Local player)
Managers
- Jorginho (February 2011 – December 2011)
- Chu Kwok Kuen
Recent seasons
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Senior Shield League Cup FA Cup Top Scorer Notes 2003–04 D2 1 20 15 4 1 47 16 49 promoted 2004–05 D1 5 16 6 4 6 29 28 22 first round semi-final first round Ma Shuai 14 2005–06 D1 6 14 3 6 5 20 25 15 first round semi-final semi-final Leung /Chao 5 2006–07 D1 8 18 5 4 9 26 32 19 quarter-final group stage first round Leung /Chao /Delphin 5 2007–08 D1 2 18 10 4 4 31 22 34 quarter-final group stage winner Wang Xuanhong 12 2008–09 D1 3 24 13 8 3 52 23 56 quarter-final quarter-final quarter-final Sandro 16 2009–10 D1 4 18 6 8 4 29 16 26 quarter-final N/A semi-final Sandro 10 2010–11 D1 5 18 7 5 6 29 31 26 winner quarter-final quarter-final Paulinho 8 2011–12 D1 5 18 5 8 5 29 31 23 quarter-final semi-final first round Paulinho 6 2012–13 D1 8 18 5 5 8 31 27 20 runner-up N/A first round Nakamura 9
References
- ^ Template:Zh icon獎金80萬 公民過肥年 Oriental Daily. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ Template:Zh icon開操 Citizen news. 3 August 2011
- ^ Template:Zh-hk icon公民豪花40萬加國集訓 Wen Wei Po. 16 August 2011.
- ^ Template:Zh-hk icon心口價100萬 公民喜簽新贊助 Oriental Daily. 7 September 2011.
External links
- Citizen AA at HKFA.com
- Hong Kong Football
- Template:Zh icon Citizenfc.com Official website