Hong Kong national under-23 football team

Hong Kong under-23
Nickname(s)	蛟龍 (The Dragons); 勁揪 (Smash)
Association	Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach	Cheung Kin Fung
Home stadium	Hong Kong Stadium; Mong Kok Stadium
First colours	Second colours
Biggest win
	Hong Kong 8–1 Macau ; (Hong Kong, May 29, 2005); Macau 0–7 Hong Kong ; (Macau, November 3, 2005)
Biggest defeat
	Korea Republic 7–0 Hong Kong ; (1995)
Olympics
Appearances	0
Best result	TBA
Asian Games
Appearances	3 (first in 2002)
Best result	Round of 16 (2010, 2014, 2018)

The Hong Kong Olympic Football Team (also known as Hong Kong under-23 or Hong Kong U-23) represents Hong Kong in international football competitions in the Olympic Games, the Asian Games, the East Asian Games, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments. It is committed by the Hong Kong Football Association.

Competition history

Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games record

Before 1992, see Hong Kong national football team

Olympic Games Record									Qualifications Record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1992	Did not qualify								6	2	3	1	6	6
1996									4	0	0	4	1	17
2000									8	4	1	3	14	12
2004									4	2	0	2	3	3
2008									8	2	0	5	5	15
2012									4	2	0	2	7	3
2016									3	0	0	3	2	11
2020									3	1	1	1	2	3
Total	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37	13	5	21	40	70

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

AFC U-22/23 Championship, AFC U-23 Asian Cup Record									Qualifications Record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2013	Did not qualify								5	0	0	5	3	15
2016									3	0	0	3	2	11
2018									3	1	2	0	6	2
2020									3	1	1	1	2	3
2022									2	0	0	2	2	8
Total	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	2	3	11	15	39

Asian Games record

Before 2002, see Hong Kong national football team

Asian Games Record
Hosts/Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
2002	First round	13	3	1	0	2	4	3
2006	First round	12	3	1	1	1	3	3
2010	Second round	10	4	2	1	1	6	5
2014	Second round	11	4	2	1	1	5	6
2018	Second round	14	5	2	1	2	9	8
Total	3 times: Second round	5/5	19	8	4	7	27	25

† Excluding 1998 backwards

Asian Games History
Year	Round	Score	Result
2002	First round	Hong Kong 1–2 North Korea	Loss
	First round	Hong Kong 0–1 Kuwait	Loss
	First round	Hong Kong 3–0 Pakistan	Win
2006	First round	Hong Kong 1–1 India	Draw
	First round	Hong Kong 0–1 Iran	Loss
	First round	Hong Kong 3–0 Maldives	Win
2010	First round	Hong Kong 1–1 United Arab Emirates	Draw
	First round	Hong Kong 1–0 Uzbekistan	Win
	First round	Hong Kong 4–1 Bangladesh	Win
	Round of 16	Hong Kong 0–3 Oman	Loss
2014	First round	Hong Kong 1–1 Uzbekistan	Draw
	First round	Hong Kong 2–1 Afghanistan	Win
	First round	Hong Kong 2–1 Bangladesh	Win
	Round of 16	Hong Kong 0–3 South Korea	Loss
2018	First round	Hong Kong 3–1 Laos	Win
	First round	Hong Kong 4–0 Chinese Taipei	Win
	First round	Hong Kong 1–1 Palestine	Draw
	First round	Hong Kong 1–3 Indonesia	Loss
	Round of 16	Hong Kong 0–3 Uzbekistan	Loss

East Asian Games record

East Asian Games Record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1993 to 2001	Did not enter
2005	First round	5	3	1	0	2	4	3
2009	Champions	1	4	1	2	1	6	4
2013	Fourth place	4	4	0	2	2	2	11
Total	1 title	3/6	11	2	4	5	12	18

East Asian Games History
Year	Round	Score	Result
2005	First round	Hong Kong 0–0 North Korea	Draw
	First round	Hong Kong 0–2 China	Loss
	First round	Hong Kong 7–0 Macau	Win
2009	First round	Hong Kong 4–1 South Korea	Win
	First round	Hong Kong 0–1 China	Loss
	Semi-final	Hong Kong 1–1 North Korea	Draw
	Final	Hong Kong 1–1 Japan	Draw
2013	Group Stage	Hong Kong 0–0 China	Draw
	Group Stage	Hong Kong 0–0 Japan	Draw
	Group Stage	Hong Kong 2–5 North Korea	Loss
	Group Stage	Hong Kong 0–6 South Korea	Loss

Schedule and results

Win Draw Lose

2018

17 July 2018 Friendly	Thailand	1–0	Hong Kong	Bangkok, Thailand
17:00	Ekanit 90+4'			Stadium: Boonyachinda Stadium Attendance: 101

10 August 2018 (2018-08-10) 2018 AG GS	Laos	1–3	Hong Kong	Bekasi, Indonesia
16:00	Kongmathilath 62'	Report	Cheng Chin Lung 20' Tan Chun Lok 40' Lounlasy 86' (o.g.)	Stadium: Patriot Stadium Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

15 August 2018 (2018-08-15) 2018 AG GS	Hong Kong	4–0	Chinese Taipei	Bekasi, Indonesia
16:00	Tan Chun Lok 5', 37' Tarrés 9', 41'	Report		Stadium: Patriot Stadium Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia)

17 August 2018 (2018-08-17) 2018 AG GS	Hong Kong	1–1	Palestine	Bekasi, Indonesia
16:00	Lam Ka Wai 57'	Report	Yousef 17'	Stadium: Patriot Stadium Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)

20 August 2018 (2018-08-20) 2018 AG GS	Indonesia	3–1	Hong Kong	Bekasi, Indonesia
19:00	Irfan 46' Lilipaly 85' Hanif 90+4'	Report	Lau Hok Ming 39'	Stadium: Patriot Stadium Referee: Aziz Asimov (Uzbekistan)

23 August 2018 (2018-08-23) 2018 AG R16	Uzbekistan	3–0	Hong Kong	Cikarang, Indonesia
16:00	Alibaev 27' Sidikov 60' Urinboev 65'	Report		Stadium: Wibawa Mukti Stadium Referee: Sultan Al-Marzooqi (United Arab Emirates)

2019

2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification

22 March 2019	Hong Kong	1–1	Singapore	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
				Stadium: MFF Football Centre

24 March 2019	Mongolia	0–1	Hong Kong	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
				Stadium: MFF Football Centre

26 March 2019	North Korea	2–0	Hong Kong	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
				Stadium: MFF Football Centre

2021

2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

23 October 2021 (2021-10-23)	Cambodia	4–2	Hong Kong	J-Village Stadium, Hirono, Japan
13:00	Chanthea 40', 54' Pisoth 56' Ratanak 62'	Report	Lam 82', 90+3' (pen.)	Attendance: 0 Referee: Payam Heydari (Iran)

28 October 2021 (2021-10-28)	Hong Kong	0–4	Japan	J-Village Stadium, Hirono, Japan
13:00		Report	Fuijo 14', 49' Goke 63' Hosoya 85'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Bold Khash-Erdene

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head Coach	Cheung Kin Fung
Executive Manager	Liu Chun Fai
Assistant Coach	Hosaka Takuro
Goalkeeping Coach	Liu Chun Fai
Physical Coach	Mathew Pears
Technical Staff	Wu Chi Hang Fan Chun Yip
Physiotherapist	Lo Ho Cheong Yau Kai Ching

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the AFC U23 Championship qualifiers against Cambodia and Japan in October.

Head coach: Cheung Kin Fung

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Tse Ka Wing	(1999-09-04) 4 September 1999 (age 25)	2	0	HK U23
18	1GK	Lo Siu Kei	(2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Rangers
19	1GK	Choy Tsz To	(1999-09-04) 4 September 1999 (age 25)	0	0	Southern

2	2DF	Cheung Chun Hin	(1999-01-07) 7 January 1999 (age 25)	2	0	HK U23
3	2DF	Yip Cheuk Man	(2001-10-12) 12 October 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Resources Capital
4	2DF	Leung Yau Wai	(2002-01-13) 13 January 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Chiangrai City
16	2DF	Alexander Jojo	(1999-02-11) 11 February 1999 (age 25)	2	0	Eastern
21	2DF	Poon Pui Hin	(2000-10-03) 3 October 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Kitchee
22	2DF	Lam Hin Ting	(1999-12-09) 9 December 1999 (age 24)	8	0	Rangers

5	2DF	Chan Shinichi	(2002-09-05) 5 September 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Real Unión
6	3MF	Oliver Laxton	(1999-06-29) 29 June 1999 (age 25)	1	0	HKFC
7	3MF	Yuen Sai Kit	(1999-12-19) 19 December 1999 (age 24)	1	0	HK U23
9	3MF	Cheng Chun Wang	(2001-02-11) 11 February 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Southern
11	3MF	Ng Ka Yeung	(2001-05-02) 2 May 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Eastern
12	3MF	Cheng Tsz Sum	(1999-03-20) 20 March 1999 (age 25)	2	0	Rangers
13	3MF	Sohgo Ichikawa	(2004-07-30) 30 July 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Kitchee
14	3MF	Yu Joy Yin	(2001-10-08) 8 October 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Rangers
20	3MF	Wong Chi Hong	(1999-01-25) 25 January 1999 (age 25)	1	0	HK U23
23	3MF	Chiu Wan Chun	(2001-05-14) 14 May 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Resources Capital

8	4FW	Chang Hei Yin	(2000-04-06) 6 April 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Lee Man
10	4FW	Jordan Lam	(1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 25)	6	3	Resources Capital
15	4FW	Chu Wai Kwan	(1999-02-09) 9 February 1999 (age 25)	1	0	Eastern
17	4FW	Seb Buddle	(1999-07-27) 27 July 1999 (age 25)	1	0	HK U23

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the previous 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Alex Chin	(2000-02-03) 3 February 2000 (age 24)	South China	October Training Camp

DF	Chan Hoi Pak	(1999-01-29) 29 January 1999 (age 25)	Southern	Aug-Sept Training Camp, 20 August 2021
DF	Lau Wing Sang	(1999-09-15) 15 September 1999 (age 25)	Free Agent	Aug-Sept Training Camp, 20 August 2021

MF	Lai Pui Kei	(2001-12-30) 30 December 2001 (age 22)	HK U23	October Training Camp
MF	Lam Lok Yin	(2001-11-19) 19 November 2001 (age 22)	HK U23	October Training Camp

FW	Tang Hong Yin	(2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 24)	Kowloon City	Aug-Sept Training Camp, 20 August 2021
FW	Sun Ming Him	(2000-06-19) 19 June 2000 (age 24)	Eastern	Aug-Sept Training Camp, 20 August 2021
FW	Lee Oi Hin	(1999-07-16) 16 July 1999 (age 25)	HK U23	October Training Camp
^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury ^PRE Preliminary squad ^WD Player withdrawn from the squad. ^RET Player retired from international football

References

External links

HKFA.com
HKFA.com 香港代表隊近20年奧運預賽成績 (in Chinese)

Awards
Preceded by Hong Kong national track cycling team	Hong Kong Sports Stars Award Team Only Sport 2009	Succeeded by Hong Kong national seven-a-side rugby union team

v t e Hong Kong national football team
General	History Records China rivalry
Venues	Hong Kong Stadium Mong Kok Stadium Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground
Results	Overall 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Unofficial matches AFC Asian Cup
Players	International footballers
AFC Asian Cup Finals	1956 1964 1968 2023
Notable matches	May 19 incident against China (1985)
Other HKFA teams	Men Under-23 Under-20 Under-17 Women

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See also Geography Codes Player/Club of the Century Women's football

v t e National under-23 football teams of Asia (AFC)
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
East Asia (EAFF)	China Chinese Taipei¹ Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia North Korea Northern Mariana Islands² South Korea
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam
¹ Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, competes as "Chinese Taipei" ² Not a member of FIFA

v t e National men's football teams of Asia (AFC)
AFC Asian Cup
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
East Asia (EAFF)	China Chinese Taipei¹ Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia North Korea Northern Mariana Islands² South Korea
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia East Timor Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam
Defunct	Malaya Manchukuo North Vietnam South Vietnam South Yemen
Former	Israel (moved to UEFA in 1994) Kazakhstan (moved to UEFA in 2002) New Zealand (formed the OFC in 1966)
¹ Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, competes as "Chinese Taipei" ² Not a member of FIFA

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