Hong Kong national football team

Hong Kong
Nickname(s)	The Strength (勁揪)
Association	Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA); 香港足球總會
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	EAFF (East Asia)
Head coach	Mixu Paatelainen
Captain	Huang Yang
Most caps	Yapp Hung Fai (76)
Top scorer	Chan Siu Ki (37)
Home stadium	Mong Kok Stadium; Hong Kong Stadium
FIFA code	HKG
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	155 1 (19 December 2024)
Highest	90 (February 1996)
Lowest	172 (November 2012)
First international
	Hong Kong 3–2 South Vietnam ; (Mong Kok, Hong Kong; 20 April 1947)
Biggest win
	Hong Kong 15–0 Guam ; (Taipei, Taiwan; 7 March 2005)
Biggest defeat
	China 7–0 Hong Kong ; (Guangzhou, China; 17 November 2004) ; Hong Kong 0–7 Paraguay ; (So Kon Po, Hong Kong; 17 November 2010); Hong Kong 0–7 Argentina ; (So Kon Po, Hong Kong; 14 October 2014)
Asian Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1956)
Best result	Third place, 1956

The Hong Kong national football team (Chinese: 香港足球代表隊; pinyin: Xiānggǎng zúqiú dàibiǎo duì; Cantonese Yale: Hēunggóng jūkkàuh doihbíu deuih) represents Hong Kong in international football and is controlled by the Hong Kong Football Association, the governing body for football in Hong Kong. Hong Kong was the first in Asia to hold the AFC Cup in 1956 and won third place, and was also semi-finalist in 1964. Hong Kong has not qualified for another AFC tournament since 1968. Hong Kong had never qualified for the FIFA World Cup and its biggest celebrated victory was the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) where Hong Kong produced a 2–1 upset win against China which resulted in Hong Kong qualifying for the second rounds of qualification. Hong Kong has qualified for the EAFF E-1 Football Championship five times in 1995, 1998, 2003, 2010 and 2019.

History

Establishment and pre-WWII era

Before Hong Kong became a member of FIFA in 1954, Hong Kong began playing in the Hong Kong–Macau Interport tournament in 1937,^[4] which was one of the oldest competitions co-held by Hong Kong as well as continuously played. There were other interport tournaments in the past, such as the Shanghai-Hong Kong Interport which was first held in 1908.^[5] At that time the team was composed of ethnic Chinese as well as western expatriates, as in the 1935 and 1937 edition of Shanghai-Hong Kong Interport.^[6]^[7] There was another Interport tournament against Saigon.^[8] The aforementioned Macau, Shanghai and Saigon were not a member of FIFA nor a sovereign nation at that time, with Hong Kong and Macau only having joined FIFA in 1954 and 1978 respectively. The China national football team that participated in 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics, were mainly composed of ethnic Chinese players from Hong Kong, most famously Lee Wai Tong.^[9]^[10]

After WWII, a number of Shanghai-based players began representing Hong Kong, such as Chang King Hai and Hsu King Shing. Hong Kong played its first international match after World War II in 1949,^{[citation needed]} against South Korea. Its first victory came in 1953, a 4–0 win against South Korea.^{[citation needed]}

FIFA member (1954–present)

Hong Kong FA became a member of FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation since 1954. Since then Hong Kong played their first FIFA-recognized international match against other countries. HKFA also sent a scratch team for 1957 Merdeka Tournament, which was composed of players from Eastern due to their proximity, plus few players from other clubs. The club was having a pre-season tour in South Asia, thus the HKFA invited the club to represent Hong Kong. However, some of the players were in fact ineligible to play for Hong Kong, as they were ROC (Taiwan) international players.^[11]^[12]

Hong Kong qualified for three of the first four editions of the Asian Cup, including a third-place finish in the 1956 edition as host. At that time, most Hong Kong players represented Republic of China (Taiwan); they finished third in the Asian Cup in the 1960 edition, leaving more inferior players to the proper Hong Kong team.^[13]

Hong Kong has never qualified for the World Cup. However, its most celebrated victory happened during 1986 World Cup qualifying. On 19 May 1985, in Beijing, Hong Kong faced China in the final match of the first qualifying round, where Hong Kong needed a win to advance while China needed only a draw. Hong Kong, led by coach Kwok Ka Ming, produced a 2–1 upset win, with goals from Cheung Chi Tak and Ku Kam Fai, thereby winning the group and advancing to the knockout stage where it subsequently lost to Japan.

The year 2009 was a turning point in the diminishing football standards of Hong Kong. On 12 December, Hong Kong defeated Japan and took their first East Asian Games football gold medal, the first major competition Hong Kong have won. This result raised the belief that the Hong Kong football team could perform in major competition. The Hong Kong football team also won the 2010 Long Teng Cup and 2011 Long Teng Cup.

A short football fever appeared during 2018 World Cup qualifying in Hong Kong, as Hong Kong had drawn into the same group with their fierce rival, China. Due to the tensions built up from Hong Kong–Mainland China conflict, many local citizens became interested in this year's campaign; all four home matches were recorded as a sellout. Hong Kong ended the campaign with 4 victories against Bhutan and Maldives, 2 scoreless draws against China, and 2 losses against Qatar.

Stadium

For some of the friendly matches and the minor qualification matches, the Hong Kong team plays most often at the Mong Kok Stadium in Kowloon, which was re-opened in 2011 after a renovation. Moreover, the 2018 edition of the Lunar New Year Cup was held in Mong Kok.^[14] The cup was a local tradition to celebrate Chinese New Year, which was held in Government Stadium in the past.

The Jockey Club HKFA Football Training Centre is currently the main training ground for the Hong Kong national and youth teams.

Recent results and fixtures

Win Draw Lose

Only record the result that affect the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking
The FIFA Ranking Points showing below is just show as the reference for the points that Hong Kong gain at that time, does not show the affecting of weight.

2019

10 October 2019 2022 WCQ R2	Iraq	2–0	Hong Kong	Basra, Iraq
19:00 UTC+3	M. Ali 37' Adnan 79' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Basra International Stadium Attendance: 32,340 Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

14 November 2019 2022 WCQ R2	Hong Kong	0–0	Bahrain	Hong Kong Island
20:00 UTC+8		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 4,541 Referee: Kim Dong-jin (South Korea)

19 November 2019 2022 WCQ R2	Hong Kong	2–0	Cambodia	Hong Kong Island
20:00 UTC+8	Ha 20' Roberto 84'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 6,497 Referee: Ali Shaban (Kuwait)

11 December 2019 2019 EAFF E-1	South Korea	2–0	Hong Kong	Busan, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9	Hwang In-beom 45+1' Na Sang-ho 82'	Report		Stadium: Busan Asiad Main Stadium Attendance: 1,070 Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

14 December 2019 2019 EAFF E-1	Japan	5–0	Hong Kong	Busan, South Korea
19:30 UTC+9	Suga 8' Tagawa 14' Ogawa 26', 45+1', 58'	Report		Stadium: Busan Gudeok Stadium

18 December 2019 2019 EAFF E-1	Hong Kong	0–2	China	Busan, South Korea
16:15 UTC+9		Report	Ji Xiang 8' Zhang Xizhe 71' (pen.)	Stadium: Busan Asiad Main Stadium Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

2021

25 March 2021 2022 WCQ R2	Iran	v	Hong Kong	Tehran, Iran
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Azadi Stadium

30 March 2021 2022 WCQ R2	Hong Kong	v	Iraq	Hong Kong Island
--:-- UTC+8				Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium

15 June 2021 2022 WCQ R2	Bahrain	v	Hong Kong	Riffa, Bahrain
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium

Players

Current squad

The following players have been selected to the 23 players squad for the 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship.

Caps and goals as of 18 December 2019, after the match against China.

Players shown below are listed descendingly on their position, caps, goals and age.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Yapp Hung Fai	(1990-03-21) 21 March 1990 (age 34)	76	0	Eastern
18	1GK	Yuen Ho Chun	(1995-07-19) 19 July 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Lee Man
19	1GK	Tse Tak Him	(1985-02-10) 10 February 1985 (age 39)	10	0	Southern

2	2DF	Tsui Wang Kit	(1997-01-05) 5 January 1997 (age 27)	11	0	Lee Man
3	2DF	Law Tsz Chun	(1997-03-02) 2 March 1997 (age 27)	7	0	Kitchee
4	2DF	Fung Hing Wa	(1992-12-12) 12 December 1992 (age 32)	1	0	Eastern
5	2DF	Hélio	(1986-01-31) 31 January 1986 (age 38)	23	0	Kitchee
12	2DF	Leung Nok Hang	(1994-11-14) 14 November 1994 (age 30)	5	0	Zhejiang Greentown
13	2DF	Li Ngai Hoi	(1994-10-15) 15 October 1994 (age 30)	5	0	Kitchee
15	2DF	Roberto	(1983-05-28) 28 May 1983 (age 41)	22	1	Free agent
21	2DF	Tong Kin Man	(1985-01-10) 10 January 1985 (age 39)	9	0	Kitchee

6	3MF	Huang Yang (captain)	(1983-10-19) 19 October 1983 (age 41)	57	1	Kitchee
7	3MF	Wong Wai	(1992-09-17) 17 September 1992 (age 32)	26	1	Eastern
8	3MF	Chung Wai Keung	(1995-10-21) 21 October 1995 (age 29)	7	1	Eastern
10	3MF	Ju Yingzhi	(1987-07-24) 24 July 1987 (age 37)	31	4	Kitchee
11	3MF	Cheng Chin Lung	(1998-01-07) 7 January 1998 (age 26)	3	0	Kitchee
16	3MF	Tan Chun Lok	(1996-01-05) 5 January 1996 (age 28)	30	2	Guangzhou R&F
17	3MF	Chan Siu Kwan	(1992-08-01) 1 August 1992 (age 32)	2	0	Southern
20	3MF	Cheng Siu Kwan	(1997-11-03) 3 November 1997 (age 27)	5	0	Lee Man

9	4FW	Sandro	(1987-03-10) 10 March 1987 (age 37)	29	7	Eastern
14	4FW	James Ha	(1992-12-26) 26 December 1992 (age 31)	8	1	Southern
22	4FW	Giovane	(1982-11-25) 25 November 1982 (age 42)	6	0	Free agent
23	4FW	Sun Ming Him	(2000-06-19) 19 June 2000 (age 24)	4	0	Pegasus

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the previous 18 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Wang Zhenpeng	(1984-05-05) 5 May 1984 (age 40)	5	0	Kitchee	2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Final round ^PRE

DF	Andy Russell	(1987-11-21) 21 November 1987 (age 37)	20	0	Jiangxi Liansheng	2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Final round ^PRE
DF	Chak Ting Fung	(1989-11-27) 27 November 1989 (age 35)	12	0	Eastern	2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Final round ^PRE
DF	Dani Cancela	(1981-09-23) 23 September 1981 (age 43)	15	0	Kitchee	2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Final round ^PRE
DF	Tsang Kam To	(1989-06-21) 21 June 1989 (age 35)	5	0	Lee Man	vs. Bahrain and Cambodia ^PRE
DF	Festus Baise^RET	(1980-04-11) 11 April 1980 (age 44)	28	2	Retired	vs. Cambodia and Iran

MF	Lee Ka Yiu	(1992-04-10) 10 April 1992 (age 32)	8	0	Eastern	2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Final round ^PRE
MF	Xu Deshuai	(1987-07-13) 13 July 1987 (age 37)	39	4	Free agent	vs. Bahrain and Cambodia ^PRE

FW	Alex Akande	(1989-02-09) 9 February 1989 (age 35)	27	10	Dalian Pro	2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Final round ^PRE
FW	Chan Kwong Ho	(1996-12-31) 31 December 1996 (age 27)	1	0	Southern	2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Final round ^PRE

Notes

^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury
^PRE Preliminary squad
^RET Player retired from international football

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head Coach	Mixu Paatelainen
Technical Director	Thorlakur Arnason
Executive Manager	Liu Chun Fai
Assistant Coach	Anílton da Conceição
Assistant Coach	Chu Chi Kwong
Goalkeeping Coach	Fan Chun Yip
Physical coach	Mathew Pears
Specialist Conditioning Coach	Stephen Lee
Academy Head Coach	Bensley
Physiotherapist	Lo Ho Cheong
Physiotherapist	Yau Kai Ching

Records

Players in bold are still active at international level.

Most capped

#	Player	Chinese Name	Career	Position	Caps	Goals
1	Yapp Hung Fai	葉鴻輝	2010–	GK	76	0
2	Lee Chi Ho	李志豪	2000–2017	DF	70	0
3	Lee Wai Man	李偉文	1993–2006	DF	68	2
4	Chan Siu Ki	陳肇麒	2004–2017	FW	67	37
5	Chan Wai Ho	陳偉豪	2000–2017	DF	65	6
6	Poon Yiu Cheuk	潘耀焯	1998–2010	DF	62	4
7	Huang Yang	黃洋	2012–	MF	57	1
8	Cheung Sai Ho	蔣世豪	1995–2007	MF	56	8
9	Leung Chun Pong	梁振邦	2006–2018	MF	54	1
10	Lo Kwan Yee	盧均宜	2007–2017	DF	53	9
10	Jaimes McKee	麥基	2012–2019	FW	53	12
12	Wu Kwok Hung	胡國雄	1971–1986	MF	52	10
13	Lam Ka Wai	林嘉緯	2005–2018	MF	51	9
14	Chan Fat Chi	陳發枝	1977–1989	MF	50	7
14	Au Wai Lun	歐偉倫	1989–2005	FW	50	26
16	Cheung Chi Tak	張志德	1981–1997	DF	48	1
16	Lee Kin Wo	李健和	1987–2003	FW	48	11
18	Kwok Ka Ming	郭家明	1968–1979	FW	47	12
19	Tsang Ting Fai	曾廷輝	1973–1980	DF	46	0
19	Leung Sui Wing	梁帥榮	1980–1989	DF	46	1

Top Goalscorers

Goalscorers with an equal number of goals are ranked with the highest to lowest goals per game ratio.

#	Player	Chinese Name	Career	Position	Goals^	Caps	Average
1	Chan Siu Ki	陳肇麒	2004–2017	FW	37	67	0.5522
2	Au Wai Lun	歐偉倫	1989–2005	FW	26	50	0.52
3	Lau Wing Yip	劉榮業	1971–1986	FW	24	39	0.6154
4	Wan Chi Keung	尹志強	1976–1986	FW	18	32	0.5625
5	Chung Chor Wai	鍾楚維	1971–1979	FW	16	45	0.3556
6	Ho Cheng Yau	何祥友	1956–1968	FW	14	34	0.4118
6	Tim Bredbury	巴貝利	1986–1999	FW	14	34	0.4118
8	Li Kwok Keung	李國強	1964–1972	FW	13	34	0.3824
9	Yu Kwok Kit	余國傑	1973–1977	FW	12	13	0.9231
9	Kwok Ka Ming	郭家明	1968–1979	FW	12	47	0.2553
9	Jaimes McKee	麥基	2012–2019	FW	12	53	0.2264
12	Lau Chi Lam	劉志霖	1956–1964	MF	11	22	0.5
12	Lau Kai Chiu	劉繼照	1954–1964	FW	11	28	0.3929
12	Lee Kin Wo	李健和	1987–2003	FW	11	48	0.2992
15	Alex Akande	艾力士	2015–	FW	10	27	0.3704
15	Wu Kwok Hung	胡國雄	1971–1986	MF	10	52	0.1923

^ = Minimum 10 Goals

Captains records

Only record the players who were named as captains for the international official competitions.

Year	Tournament	Captain(s)
1954	The 2nd Asian Games	Ko Po Keung
1956	The 1st Asian Cup (Final)	Ko Po Keung
1958	The 3rd Asian Games	Ho Cheung Yau
1959	The 2nd Asian Cup (Qualifying)	Ho Cheung Yau
1963	The 3rd Asian Cup (Qualifying)	Ho Cheung Yau
1964	The 3rd Asian Cup (Final)	Cheung Wing Ching
1967	The 4th Asian Cup (Qualifying)	Kung Wah Kit
1968	The 4th Asian Cup (Final)	Kung Wah Kit
1971	The 5th Asian Cup (Qualifying)	Fok Pak Ling
1973	The 10th World Cup (Qualifying)	Kwok Ka Ming
1975	The 6th Asian Cup (Qualifying)	Cheng Yun Yue
1977	The 11th World Cup (Qualifying)	Wu Kwok Hung, Kwok Ka Ming
1979	The 7th Asian Cup (Qualifying)	Wu Kwok Hung
1980	The 12th World Cup (Qualifying)	Wu Kwok Hung
1984	The 8th Asian Cup (Qualifying)	Leung Sui Wing
1985	The 13th World Cup (Qualifying)	Leung Sui Wing
1987	The 24th Olympic Games (Qualifying)	Leung Sui Wing
1988	The 9th Asian Cup (Qualifying)	Leung Sui Wing
1989	The 14th World Cup (Qualifying)	Leung Sui Wing
1990	The 11th Asian Games	Cheung Chi Tak
1992	The 10th Asian Cup	Chan Ping On, Ku Kam Fai
1993	The 15th World Cup (Qualifying)	Lee Kin Wo
1994	The 12th Asian Games	Lee Kin Wo
1996	The 11th Asian Cup (Qualifying)	Lee Kin Wo
1997	The 16th World Cup (Qualifying)	Ku Kam Fai, Cheung Chi Tak
1998	The 13th Asian Games	Cheung Sai Ho
1999	The 12th Asian Cup (Qualifying)	Lee Kin Wo
2001	The 17th World Cup (Qualifying)	Cheung Sai Ho
2003	The 1st East Asian Football Championship (Qualifying)	Yau Kin Wai
2003	The 1st East Asian Football Championship (Final)	Lee Wai Man
2003	The 13th Asian Cup (Qualifying)	Yau Kin Wai, Cheung Sai Ho, Lee Wai Man
2004	The 18th World Cup (Qualifying)	Lee Wai Man, Cheung Sai Ho
2005	The 2nd East Asian Football Championship (Qualifying)	Lee Wai Man, Cheung Sai Ho
2006	The 14th Asian Cup (Qualifying)	Lee Wai Man, Cheung Sai Ho, Fan Chun Yip
2007	The 19th World Cup (Qualifying)	Cheung Sai Ho, Fan Chun Yip
2007	The 3rd East Asian Football Championship (Qualifying)	Cristiano Cordeiro
2009	The 4th East Asian Football Championship (Qualifying)	Man Pei Tak,^[16] Li Haiqiang^[17]^[18]
2009–2010	The 15th Asian Cup (Qualifying)	Cristiano Cordeiro, Poon Yiu Cheuk, Man Pei Tak, Chan Wai Ho
2010	The 4th East Asian Football Championship (Final)	Poon Yiu Cheuk, Chan Wai Ho, Au Yeung Yiu Chung
2011	The 20th World Cup (Qualifying)	Chan Wai Ho
2012	The 5th EAFF East Asian Cup (Qualifying)	Chan Wai Ho
2013–2014	The 16th Asian Cup (Qualifying)	Chan Wai Ho, Chan Siu Ki, Yapp Hung Fai
2014	The 6th EAFF East Asian Cup (Qualifying)	Yapp Hung Fai
2015–2016	The 21st World Cup (Qualifying)	Chan Wai Ho, Yapp Hung Fai
2016	The 7th EAFF E-1 Football Championship (Qualifying)	Yapp Hung Fai
2017–2018	The 17th Asian Cup (Qualifying)	Yapp Hung Fai
2018	The 8th EAFF E-1 Football Championship (Qualifying)	Huang Yang^[15]
2019	The 8th EAFF E-1 Football Championship (Final)	Huang Yang
2019–2020	The 22nd World Cup (Qualifying)	Huang Yang

Coaches records

Name	Coaching career	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Win %	Points per game^[19]
Tom Sneddon	1954–1956	6	1	4	1	16.7	1.17
Lai Shiu Wing	1958–1967	43	16	6	21	37.2	1.26
Fei Chun Wah^[20]	1964	5	0	1	4	0.0	0.20
Chu Wing Keung	1967	2	0	0	2	0.0	0.00
Tang Sum	1968	5	0	1	4	0.0	0.20
Lau Tim	1968	5	0	3	2	0.0	0.60
Hsu King Shing	1969–1970	3	0	1	2	0.0	0.33
Chan Fai Hung	1970–1972	23	7	3	13	30.4	1.04
Ho Ying Fun	1973–1975	23	9	6	8	39.1	1.43
Frans van Balkom	1976–1977	21	7	2	12	33.3	1.10
Chan Yong Chong	1978–1979	7	4	1	2	57.1	1.86
Peter McParland	1980	4	1	0	3	25.0	0.75
George Knobel	1980–1981	7	2	2	3	28.6	1.14
Kwok Ka Ming	1982–1990 1997	47	16	11	20	34.0	1.26
Wong Man Wai	1991–1992	3	0	3	0	0.0	1.00
Chan Hung Ping	1993	10	2	2	6	20.0	0.80
Koo Luam Khen	1994–1995	8	2	1	5	25.0	0.88
Tsang Wai Chung	1996 2010–2011	38	11	8	19	28.9	1.08
Sebastian Araujo	1998–2000	6	0	1	5	0.0	0.17
Arie van der Zouwen	2000–2002	13	3	2	8	23.1	0.85
Lai Sun Cheung	2003–2006 2007	45	15	9	21	33.3	1.20
Lee Kin Wo Chan Hiu Ming	2007	5	2	1	2	40.0	1.20
Dejan Antonić Goran Paulić^[21]	2008–2009	4	2	0	2	50.0	1.50
Liu Chun Fai	2011–2012 2018	8	4	2	2	50.0	1.75
Ernie Merrick	2012	5	2	0	3	40.0	1.20
Kim Pan-Gon	2009–2010 2012–2017	58	21	13	24	36.2	1.31
Gary White	2018	5	2	2	1	40.0	1.60
Mixu Paatelainen	2019–	8	1	2	5	12.5	0.63
Totals		417	130	87	200	31.2	1.14

Last updated: Hong Kong 0-2 China, 18 December 2019. Statistics include international "A" matches only.

Rivalries

Hong Kong maintains a specific rivalry with China. The rivalry began in 1978 and for the first decades before the return of Hong Kong to China, Hong Kong produced a shock 2–1 upset in Beijing, and this led to unrest by Chinese supporters.^[22] Since then, China never lost to Hong Kong, and has achieved more successes, but the rivalry continues to have some influence on Hong Kong society.^[23]^[24]^[25]

Competition history

See comprehensive article: Hong Kong national football team – record in qualifying and major tournaments

Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

All time results

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup finals									Qualifications
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1930 to 1970	Did not enter								Did not enter
1974	Did not qualify								4	3	0	1	4	3
1978									13	3	2	8	15	31
1982									4	0	3	1	3	4
1986									8	5	1	2	20	7
1990									6	0	3	3	5	10
1994									8	2	1	5	9	19
1998									4	1	0	3	3	10
2002									6	1	1	4	3	10
2006									6	2	0	4	5	15
2010									4	2	1	1	11	6
2014									2	0	0	2	0	8
2018									8	4	2	2	13	5
2022	To be determined								To be determined
Total	–	0/21	–	–	–	–	–	–	73	23	14	36	91	128

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup
Year	Result	Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A
1992 to 2021	Did not enter
Total	–	Did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–

AFC Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup finals record									AFC Asian Cup qualification
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1956	Third place	3	3	0	2	1	6	7	Qualified as host
1960	Did not qualify								2	1	0	1	11	7
1964	Fourth place	4	3	0	0	3	1	5	3	2	1	0	11	7
1968	Fifth place	5	4	0	1	3	2	11	4	4	0	0	9	1
1972	Did not qualify								2	0	0	2	2	4
1976									5	1	2	2	6	5
1980									6	3	1	2	10	6
1984									4	0	2	2	1	4
1988									4	0	1	3	0	5
1992									3	0	3	0	2	2
1996									3	2	0	1	12	3
2000									4	2	1	1	7	5
2004									8	2	2	4	10	14
2007									6	2	2	2	5	7
2011									6	0	1	5	1	18
2015									6	1	1	4	1	13
2019									14	5	4	5	17	12
2023	^{[to be determined]}	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	Third place		10	0	3	7	9	23	78	24	21	33	105	111

AFC Asian Cup History
Year	Round	Score	Result
1956	Finals	Hong Kong 2 – 3 Israel	Loss
	Finals	Hong Kong 2 – 2 South Korea	Draw
	Finals	Hong Kong 2 – 2 South Vietnam	Draw
1964	Finals	Hong Kong 0 – 1 Israel	Loss
	Finals	Hong Kong 0 – 1 South Korea	Loss
	Finals	Hong Kong 1 – 3 India	Loss
1968	Finals	Hong Kong 0 – 2 Iran	Loss
	Finals	Hong Kong 1 – 6 Israel	Loss
	Finals	Hong Kong 1 – 1 Republic of China	Draw
	Finals	Hong Kong 0 – 2 Burma	Loss

Asian Games

For results Since 2002, see Hong Kong national under-23 football team

Asian Games record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1951	Did not enter
1954	First round	5	2	1	1	0	7	5
1958	Quarter-finals	7	3	2	0	1	8	6
1962 to 1986	Did not enter
1990	First round	9	3	1	0	2	3	4
1994	First round	12	4	1	0	3	6	8
1998	First round	22	2	0	0	2	0	11
Total†	Quarter-finals		14	5	1	8	24	33

† Excluding 1998 onwards

Asian Games history
Year	Round	Score	Result
1954	First round	Hong Kong 3 – 3 South Korea	Draw
1954	First round	Hong Kong 4 – 2 Afghanistan	Win
1958	First round	Hong Kong 4 – 1 Philippines	Win
	First round	Hong Kong 2 – 0 Japan	Win
	Quarter-final	Hong Kong 2 – 5 India	Loss
1990	First round	Hong Kong 1 – 2 Kuwait	Loss
	First round	Hong Kong 0 – 2 Thailand	Loss
	First round	Hong Kong 2 – 0 Yemen	Win
1994	First round	Hong Kong 3 – 4 Malaysia	Loss
	First round	Hong Kong 2 – 1 Thailand	Win
	First round	Hong Kong 0 – 1 Uzbekistan	Loss
	First round	Hong Kong 1 – 2 Saudi Arabia	Loss
1998	First round	Hong Kong 0 – 6 Oman	Loss
	First round	Hong Kong 0 – 5 Thailand	Loss

Dynasty Cup and East Asian Football Championship

East Asian Football Championship Finals record									Qualifications record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1990 to 1992	Did not enter								N/A
1995	Third place	3	4	1	1	2	3	2
1998	Fourth place	4	3	0	0	3	1	7
2003	Fourth place	4	3	0	0	3	2	7	4	4	0	0	26	0
2005	Did not qualify								4	3	0	1	26	2
2008	Did not qualify								3	1	1	1	16	3
2010	Fourth place	4	3	0	0	3	0	10	3	2	1	0	16	0
2013	Did not qualify								4	2	0	2	4	6
2015									3	1	1	1	2	2
2017									3	2	0	1	7	5
2019	Fourth place	4	3	0	0	3	0	9	3	2	1	0	7	2
Total	Third place		16	1	1	14	6	35	27	17	4	6	104	20

East Asian Football Championship History
Year	Round	Score	Result
1995	Group stage	Hong Kong 0 – 3 Japan	Loss
	Group stage	Hong Kong 0 – 0 China	Draw
	Group stage	Hong Kong 2 – 3 South Korea	Loss
	Third place match	Hong Kong 4 – 2 China	Win
1998	Finals	Hong Kong 0 – 1 China	Loss
	Finals	Hong Kong 1 – 5 Japan	Loss
	Finals	Hong Kong 0 – 1 South Korea	Loss
2003	Finals	Hong Kong 1 – 3 South Korea	Loss
	Finals	Hong Kong 0 – 1 Japan	Loss
	Finals	Hong Kong 1 – 3 China	Loss
2010	Finals	Hong Kong 0 – 5 South Korea	Loss
	Finals	Hong Kong 0 – 3 Japan	Loss
	Finals	Hong Kong 0 – 2 China	Loss
2019	Finals	Hong Kong 0 – 2 South Korea	Loss
	Finals	Hong Kong 0 – 5 Japan	Loss
	Finals	Hong Kong 0 – 2 China	Loss

Minor tournaments

Minor tournaments record
Hosts / Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1965 Merdeka Tournament	Seventh place	7	6	2	2	2	11	9
1966 Merdeka Tournament	First round	9	5	0	1	4	2	8
1967 Merdeka Tournament	Sixth place	6	6	2	0	4	6	18
1970 Merdeka Tournament	Fourth place	4	7	3	1	3	10	14
1971 Merdeka Tournament	Eighth place	8	6	2	0	4	6	14
1972 Merdeka Tournament	Sixth place	6	6	2	2	2	8	8
1974 Merdeka Tournament	Third place	3	4	1	3	1	5	5
1975 Merdeka Tournament	Fifth place	5	7	3	0	4	17	13
1977 Beijing Invited Tournament	Runners-up	2	3	2	0	1	8	2
1983 Great Wall Cup	Eighth place	8	4	1	2	1	4	4
2006 Carlsberg Cup	Fourth place	4	2	0	0	2	0	7
2010 Long Teng Cup	Winner	1	3	2	1	0	9	3
2011 Long Teng Cup	Winner	1	3	2	1	0	14	4
2016 AYA Bank Cup	Fourth place	4	2	0	1	1	2	5
Total	2 Titles

References

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
^ "Hong Kong matches, ratings and points exchanged". World Football Elo Ratings: Hong Kong. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
^ "maan6 taam4 gong2 ou3 fau6 zai3 coi3" 漫談港澳埠際賽 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). HKFA. 15 June 2008. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
^ "wu6 gong2 bui1 wui4 gu3 (jat1)" 滬港盃回顧 (一) (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). HKFA. 8 November 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
^ "gong2 wu6 fau6 zai3 zuk1 kau4 coi3" 港滬埠際足球賽. The Kung Sheung Evening News (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong. 28 January 1935 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries MMIS.
^ "Colony soccer team favoured, but Shanghai are dangerous. Fung King Cheong must succeed, will Wilson find form?". The China Mail. Hong Kong. 10 February 1937 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries MMIS.
^ "san1 ceon1 gaai1 zit3 zuk1 kau4 daai6 coi3 hoeng1 gong2 deoi3 kong3 sai1 gung3" 新春佳節足球大賽香港對抗西貢. The Kung Sheung Evening News (in Chinese). Hong Kong. 29 January 1949 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries.
^ 我國參加世運足球隊遴選前後內幕六月上旬經星將作戰兩場. Nanyang Siang Pau. Singapore. 12 April 1948. Retrieved 9 September 2017 – via Singapore National Library.
^ 世運足球隊一行十九人昨日下午殺抵本土容領隊發表出國戰况及出席世運日期並謂馮景祥張金海日內動程來星集隊. Nanyang Siang Pau. Singapore. 18 May 1948. Retrieved 9 September 2017 – via Singapore National Library.
^ Lee, John C.W. (2015). 足球王國：戰後初期的香港足球 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong: Joint Publishing. p. 72. ISBN 9789620437823. Retrieved 18 December 2017 – via Google Book preview.
^ 足總首次執委會議渣甸東華均獲陞甲組足聯抗議另開會研討參加馬來亞獨立賽擬請東方代表. Wah Kiu Yat Po (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 14 August 1957. p. 8.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ 旺角場今午雙喜臨門港隊港聯同球迷賀歲. Oriental Daily (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
^ ^a ^b "mou4 geoi6 ciu4 sin1 paai4 ming4 gou1 zyu2 gaau3 lin6 wai4 dak6: jau5 seon3 sam1 ceoi2 sing3" 毋懼朝鮮排名高主教練韋特：有信心取勝 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). HKFA Facebook. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
^ https://web.archive.org/web/20090902153817/http://www.eaff.com/competitions/eafc2010semi/EAFC2010_ScoreSheet_2.pdf
^ https://web.archive.org/web/20090902221429/http://www.eaff.com/competitions/eafc2010semi/EAFC2010_ScoreSheet_3.pdf
^ https://web.archive.org/web/20090902214228/http://www.eaff.com/competitions/eafc2010semi/EAFC2010_ScoreSheet_5.pdf
^ Calculated by multiplying wins by 3, plus draws, divided by games.
^ Fei Chun Wah was appointed as the coach of Hong Kong team during the team's Asian Cup Final journey and the journey in Europe and Singapore afterwards as the official coach Lai Shiu Wing was not allowed to leave from his working place.
^ "Hong Kong Representative Team Training Squad". Hkfa.com. 21 January 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
^ https://supchina.com/2020/08/26/when-hong-kong-football-sparked-a-riot-in-beijing/
^ "Hong Kong and China to meet in one group". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016 – via HighBeam Research.
^ "Against all odds, Hong Kong hold China to 0-0 draw in World Cup qualifier". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
^ "EAFF: China beat Hong Kong as fans boo Chinese anthem amid protest flags in South Korea". South China Morning Post. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.

External links

Team news on the HKFA website
Hong Kong Football – (English version)
RSSSF Archive
Results and list of matches on FIFA.com
[1] Information about Asia Soccer matches

[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.

[2] "Hong Kong matches, ratings and points exchanged". World Football Elo Ratings: Hong Kong. Retrieved 24 November 2016.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-3] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.

[4] "maan6 taam4 gong2 ou3 fau6 zai3 coi3" 漫談港澳埠際賽 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). HKFA. 15 June 2008. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2008.

[5] "wu6 gong2 bui1 wui4 gu3 (jat1)" 滬港盃回顧 (一) (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). HKFA. 8 November 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2018.

[6] "gong2 wu6 fau6 zai3 zuk1 kau4 coi3" 港滬埠際足球賽. The Kung Sheung Evening News (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong. 28 January 1935 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries MMIS.

[7] "Colony soccer team favoured, but Shanghai are dangerous. Fung King Cheong must succeed, will Wilson find form?". The China Mail. Hong Kong. 10 February 1937 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries MMIS.

[8] "san1 ceon1 gaai1 zit3 zuk1 kau4 daai6 coi3 hoeng1 gong2 deoi3 kong3 sai1 gung3" 新春佳節足球大賽香港對抗西貢. The Kung Sheung Evening News (in Chinese). Hong Kong. 29 January 1949 – via Hong Kong Public Libraries.

[9] 我國參加世運足球隊遴選前後內幕六月上旬經星將作戰兩場. Nanyang Siang Pau. Singapore. 12 April 1948. Retrieved 9 September 2017 – via Singapore National Library.

[10] 世運足球隊一行十九人昨日下午殺抵本土容領隊發表出國戰况及出席世運日期並謂馮景祥張金海日內動程來星集隊. Nanyang Siang Pau. Singapore. 18 May 1948. Retrieved 9 September 2017 – via Singapore National Library.

[11] Lee, John C.W. (2015). 足球王國：戰後初期的香港足球 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong: Joint Publishing. p. 72. ISBN 9789620437823. Retrieved 18 December 2017 – via Google Book preview.

[12] 足總首次執委會議渣甸東華均獲陞甲組足聯抗議另開會研討參加馬來亞獨立賽擬請東方代表. Wah Kiu Yat Po (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 14 August 1957. p. 8.

[13] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[14] 旺角場今午雙喜臨門港隊港聯同球迷賀歲. Oriental Daily (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

[facebook-15] "mou4 geoi6 ciu4 sin1 paai4 ming4 gou1 zyu2 gaau3 lin6 wai4 dak6: jau5 seon3 sam1 ceoi2 sing3" 毋懼朝鮮排名高主教練韋特：有信心取勝 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). HKFA Facebook. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2018.

[16] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20090902153817/http://www.eaff.com/competitions/eafc2010semi/EAFC2010_ScoreSheet_2.pdf

[17] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20090902221429/http://www.eaff.com/competitions/eafc2010semi/EAFC2010_ScoreSheet_3.pdf

[18] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20090902214228/http://www.eaff.com/competitions/eafc2010semi/EAFC2010_ScoreSheet_5.pdf

[19] Calculated by multiplying wins by 3, plus draws, divided by games.

[20] Fei Chun Wah was appointed as the coach of Hong Kong team during the team's Asian Cup Final journey and the journey in Europe and Singapore afterwards as the official coach Lai Shiu Wing was not allowed to leave from his working place.

[21] "Hong Kong Representative Team Training Squad". Hkfa.com. 21 January 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2010.

[22] ttps://supchina.com/2020/08/26/when-hong-kong-football-sparked-a-riot-in-beijing/

[23] "Hong Kong and China to meet in one group". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016 – via HighBeam Research.

[24] "Against all odds, Hong Kong hold China to 0-0 draw in World Cup qualifier". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 16 September 2016.

[25] "EAFF: China beat Hong Kong as fans boo Chinese anthem amid protest flags in South Korea". South China Morning Post. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.

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